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Lost Maples State Natural Area is a 2,906-acre (1,176 ha) area of hills and canyons on the upper Sabinal River in the Edwards Plateau Region of Texas. It is designated a Natural Area , rather than a State Park , which means the primary focus is the maintenance and protection of the property's natural state.
Lockhart State Park: Longhorn Cavern State Park: Burnet 645.62 acres (261 ha) 1976 Longhorn Cavern State Park: Lost Maples State Natural Area: Bandera, Real 2,906 acres (1,176 ha) 1979 Lost Maples State Natural Area: Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site - includes Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm: Gillespie 732.75 acres (297 ha) 1965
Lost Maples State Natural Area 1980 29°48′28″N 99°34′15″W / 29.807719°N 99.570697°W / 29.807719; -99.570697 ( Lost Maples State Natural
Lost Maples State Natural Area, located off RM 187. RM 187 winds through nearly seven miles (11 km) of brushland, passing several large ranches and farms alongside the Sabinal River. The highway heads through the unincorporated community of Vanderpool [7] and runs concurrently with RM 337 for a length of 1.1 miles (1.8 km).
During the last 30 years of the 20th century, with an estimated 80% of its land dedicated to farming and ranching industries, the county government facilitates three major actions to preserve its natural heritage: the Lost Maples State Natural Area opens to the public in 1979, [16] the Hill Country State Natural Area [17] opens to the public in ...
Hill Country State Natural Area (HCSNA) preserves 5,369 acres (21.73 km 2) of rugged, relatively pristine Hill Country terrain in Bandera County, Texas. [2] It was opened to the public in 1984. Since HCSNA is designated a "Natural Area" rather than a "State Park", the first priority of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is the ...
Vanderpool is located along the Sabinal River in the Sabinal Canyon. [4] It is in western Bandera Count at the intersection of Texas State Highway 187 and Ranch to Market Road 337, 30 miles (48 km) west of Bandera, 10 mi (16 km) north of Utopia, [3] 19 mi (31 km) north of Sabinal, 17 mi (27 km) east of Leakey, 43 mi (69 km) southwest of Kerrville, and 80 mi (130 km) west of San Antonio.
Only 5% of the native riparian, floodplain, and wetland habitats remain along the lower Rio Grande and its local tributaries, [citation needed] but the diversity within these fragments adds up to a significant 1,200 species of native plants, 700 species of vertebrates (including nearly 500 bird species), and 300 species of butterflies.