Texas Parks & Wildlife
More land bought for new state park
Park will be along the Colorado River in Central Texas
Here’s some great news for Texans and nature lovers, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) just bought a huge chunk of land to build a brand-new state park in Central Texas.
This beautiful property is 2,020 acres in Burnet County and sits along two miles of the Colorado River. It’s right across the river from Colorado Bend State Park and marks the first step in what could become an even bigger park project.
But there’s more, did you know that the TPWD is also looking at another 1,100-acre property? It’s nearby in Lampasas and Burnet counties. During meetings last week (January 22-23) the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission gave the TPWD’s executive director the okay to do what they need to get the second property from a willing seller. If that deal goes through, the park will total more than 3,000 acres.
The recently bought 2,020 acres came from a one-time mix of funding and money from the sporting goods sales tax. This is all part of the Centennial Parks Conservation Fund which is a $1 billion fund that voters approved back in 2023. The fund was set up to help Texas develop and expand its state parks, and that is exactly what they are doing!
This new park is just one of several land purchases TPWD has made recently. We wrote about the newly purchased 3,703 acres that will be added to the Enchanted Rock State Natural Area. They also purchased the 500-acre Lake Colorado City State Park…