Blanco State Park
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Park in the United States of America
| Blanco State Park | |
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| A photo of Blanco River in Blanco State Park The Blanco River in Blanco State Park | |
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| Location | Blanco County, Texas, United States |
| Nearest city | Blanco |
| Coordinates | 30°5′22′′N 98°25′26′′W / 30.08944°N 98.42389°W / 30.08944; -98.42389 [1] |
| Area | 104.6 acres (42.3 ha) |
| Established | 1934 |
| Visitors | 118,720 (in 2022)[2] |
| Governing body | Texas Parks and Wildlife Department |
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Blanco State Park is a 104.6-acre (42.3 ha) park, along a mile of the Blanco River, on the southern edge of Blanco, Texas. It features camping, picnicking, screened shelters, swimming, tubing, nature trails, and a wildlife viewing station. The park is hilly with mostly cedar, and pecan trees. Among the animals seen at the park are nutria, mallards, raccoon, armadillo and squirrel.[3]
Much of the early development of the park was done by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s, including a group picnic pavilion.
On May 24, 2015 the park was hit by a catastrophic flood.
See also
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References
[edit ]- ^ "Blanco State Park". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved January 7, 2013.
- ^ Christopher Adams. "What is the most visited state park in Texas? Here's the top 10 countdown". KXAN.com. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- ^ "Blanco State Park". Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
Links
[edit ]- Film segment about Blanco State Park in Vacation Trails: Hill Country and the Highland Lakes (1943) on the Texas Archive of the Moving Image
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