List of former Texas state parks
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This is a list of former state parks in Texas, United States, the year they were established and what they reverted to.
Park name | Established | Disbanded | County | Current name | Notes/Refs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
San Jacinto State Park | 1907 | ? | Harris | San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site | |
Fannin State Park | 1913 | 2008 | Goliad | Fannin Battleground State Historic Site | [1] |
Gonzales State Park | 1913 | ? | Gonzales | Unknown | [1] |
Beeville State Park | 1915? | ? | Bee | Kohler Park | |
King State Park | 1915 | ? | Refugio | Public Square in Refugio | [2] |
Washington State Park | 1915 | ? | Washington | Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site | [1] |
Boerne-Hallie Maude Neff State Park | 1924 | 1933 | Kendall | Unknown | |
Van Horn State Park | 1927 | ? | Culberson | Unknown | |
Clifton State Park | 1933 | 1934 | Bosque | Clifton City Park | [3] |
Grayson State Park | 1933 | ? | Grayson | Loy Park | [4] |
Hamilton State Park | 1933 | ? | Hamilton | Unknown | [3] |
Lampasas State Park | 1933 | 1941 | Lampasas | Horseshoe Falls Ranch | [3] |
Mineral Wells State Park | 1933 | ? | Palo Pinto | Texas Frontier Trails Western Heritage Park | [3] |
Normangee State Park | 1933 | 1950s | Leon | Normangee City Park | [5] |
Palisades State Park | 1933 | 1939 | Randall | Starlight Canyon Bed & Breakfast | [6] |
Stephenville State Park | 1933 | 1948 | Erath | Garner Park Ranch | [3] |
Texas Canyons State Park | 1933 | 1944 | Brewster | Big Bend National Park | [6] Renamed Big Bend State Park in 1933 |
Tres Palacios State Park | 1933 | ? | Matagorda | Unknown | [3] |
Kerrville-Schreiner State Park | 1936 | 2004 | Kerr | Kerrville-Schreiner Park | |
Fort Stockton State Park | ? | ? | Pecos | Unknown | |
Mackenzie State Park | ? | ? | Lubbock | Mackenzie Park | |
Avalon State Park | ? | ? | Bandera | Bandera County Medina Lake Park | Texas Park Road 37 still in commission even though state park is not. |
Brazos Island State Park | 1957 | 2007 | Cameron | Brazos Island | Transferred by lease to Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge |
Lewisville State Park | 1981 | 1995? | Denton | Hidden Cove Park | [7] |
Boca Chica State Park | 1994 | 2007 | Cameron | Boca Chica Beach | Transferred by lease to Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Steely, James Wright. Parks for Texas: Enduring Landscapes of the New Deal. Austin: U of Texas, 1999. p4. Print.
- ^ Steely. p5.
- ^ a b c d e f Steely. p35.
- ^ Steely. p56.
- ^ Obert, Don D. A Pictorial Sketch of Texas Showing State Parks, 1939
- ^ a b Steely. p33.
- ^ Guides, DFW. "Hidden Cove Park Marina Lake Lewisville The Colony". www.friscotownguide.com. Retrieved June 17, 2018.