How do you say goodbye to a state park? On Monday, which was most likely Fairfield Lake State Park’s last day open to the public, hundreds of visitors poured into the 1,420-acre green space to experience the place for one last time—or for the first. Some hiked the forested, lakeside nature trails in the park, which is about a hundred miles southeast of Dallas. Others tried to catch their limit in the 2,400-acre lake, one of the hottest bass lakes in the state. Some grieved. Some raged. Some still couldn’t quite wrap their heads around how the state could allow one of its 89 parks to shutter at a time when more public land is direly needed. But by 10 p.m., when the gates closed,…The post Saying Goodbye to Fairfield Lake State Park appeared first on Texas Monthly.