“We’ve come to say goodbye”: Visitors flock to Fairfield Lake State Park on its last day

Gavin Navarro, 7, pushes his brother Jonah, 8, on swings at Fairfield Lake State Park on Monday, the last day the park was open to the public. (Credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune)

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FAIRFIELD LAKE STATE PARK — Mari Null pulled up to the window at the headquarters of Fairfield Lake State Park on Monday to buy entry tickets for perhaps the last time. Null was among a steady stream of visitors for the park’s final day — unless the state somehow finds a way to acquire the tree-covered land it sits on.