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2. Davis Mountains State Park - Wikipedia

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   Davis Mountains State Park is a 2,709-acre (1,096 ha) state park located in the Davis Mountains in Jeff Davis County, Texas. The closest town is Fort Davis, Texas. The park elevation is between 5,000 and 6,000 ft (1,500 and 1,800 m) above sea level. The original portion of the park was deeded to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department by a local ...

3. Davis Mountains - Wikipedia

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   The fort was named for then United States Secretary of War and later Confederate President Jefferson Davis. They are a popular site for camping and hiking and the region includes Fort Davis National Historic Site and Davis Mountains State Park. The historical and architectural value of the fort, alongside the rugged natural environment of the ...

4. List of Texas state parks - Wikipedia

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   Fort Boggy State Park: Leon 1,847 acres (747 ha) 1985 Fort Boggy State Park: Fort Leaton State Historic Site: Presidio 23.4 acres (9.5 ha) 1973 Fort Leaton State Historic Site: Fort Parker State Park: Limestone 1,458.8 acres (590.4 ha) 1941 Fort Parker State Park: Fort Richardson State Park, Historic Site, and Lost Creek Reservoir State ...

5. Celebrate Texas State Parks Day with free admission Nov. 3 - AOL

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   Oct. 21—AUSTIN — On Nov. 3, visitors will get free day-use entry at all Texas State Parks in honor of Texas State Parks Day, a tradition born from 2023's centennial celebration. "Any day in a ...

6. Jeff Davis County, Texas - Wikipedia

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   Fort Davis has always been the county's largest town. By 1970, Madera Springs was known as the smallest town in Texas. [13] Davis Mountains State Park opened to the public in the 1930s, improved during the Great Depression. [14] Fort Davis National Historic Site was established in 1961.

7. Point of Rocks (Texas) - Wikipedia

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   Point of Rocks also known as Bald Rock, [1]: 26 is a hill and a locale in Jeff Davis County, Texas. Point of Rocks, is an isolated hill with a spring once known as Bald Rock Spring. [1]: 26 It was used as a watering place and campsite on the San Antonio-El Paso Road, 10 miles west of Fort Davis, Texas, now Point of Rocks Roadside Park. The ...

8. Texas State Highway 166 - Wikipedia

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   SH 166 facilitated construction of Davis Mountains State Park and the University of Texas at Austin's McDonald Observatory during the 1930s. SH 166 is located entirely within Jeff Davis County and forms part of the route linking Fort Davis, the county seat, to Valentine, the county's only incorporated town. The highway link to Valentine is the ...

9. Fort Davis, Texas - Wikipedia

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   Fort Davis is located in southeastern Jeff Davis County at the southeastern foot of the Davis Mountains. Texas State Highway 17 (State Street) passes through the center of town, leading northeast 38 miles (61 km) to Interstate 10 at Balmorhea and southwest 21 miles (34 km) to Marfa.