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The federal government constructed the reservoir on Carpenter's Bayou in 1942 in order to support growing war-related industries along the Houston Ship Channel. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department acquired the reservoir in 1952 to provide a refuge for migratory waterfowl, a public fishing lake and a fish hatchery. It opened in 1955 as the ...
Bonham State Park headquarters: Brazos Bend State Park: Fort Bend 4,897 acres (1,982 ha) 1984 Brazos Bend State Park: Buescher State Park: Bastrop 1,016.7 acres (411 ha) 1940 Buescher State Park: Caddo Lake State Park: Harrison 468 acres (189 ha) 1933 Caddo Lake State Park: Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway: Briscoe 15,314 acres (6,197 ha ...
Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site is a 2,172.5-acre (879.2 ha) site operated by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. It is located off U.S. Route 90 in Val Verde County, and is accessible via Park Road 67. [4] It is adjacent to Amistad National Recreation Area. [5]
Mission Tejas State Park is a 660-acre (270 ha) state park located along Texas State Highway 21 in Houston County, Texas, originally constructed in 1935 and transferred to Texas Parks and Wildlife in 1957. The closest major town is Crockett, Texas. The park is open year-round.
Meridian State Park at The Look of Nature: Designing Texas State Parks During the Great Depression This page was last edited on 8 August 2024, at 16:50 ...
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Lake Mineral Wells State Park & Trailway is a state park located in Mineral Wells , Parker County, Texas . It includes Lake Mineral Wells , and is the only state park in Texas which protects part of the Western Cross Timbers and Mineral Wells Trailway .
Balmorhea State Park is a 46-acre (19 ha) state park located on the San Solomon Springs in Reeves County, Texas, opened in 1968. The closest city is Balmorhea, Texas. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department manages the park. The park is open year-round, and visitation is capped at 900 people per day.
McKinney Falls State Park is a state park in Austin, Texas, United States at the confluence of Onion Creek and Williamson Creek. It is administered by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department . The park opened on April 15, 1976 and is named after Thomas F. McKinney , a businessman, race horse breeder and rancher , who owned and lived on the land ...