This achievement joins the previous two acquisitions totaling 3,703 acres at Enchanted Rock State Natural Area along with the purchase of the 500-acre Lake Colorado City State Park, amongst others.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has acquired a 1,100-acre property in Lampasas and Burnet counties that will be combined with an existing 2,020-acre tract to create a new 3,000-acre state ...

Texas Parks and Wildlife purchased more land in Lampasas and Burnet counties, hoping to bring a more-than-3,000-acre state park, according to a release by the agency. In 2024, the agency announced ...

Texas purchases land for new 3,000-acre state park near Colorado Bend By Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman April 29, 2025 ...

The state park will be located across from the river from Colorado Bend State Park and will include 1.5 miles of Yancey Creek, limestone bluffs and several natural springs, according to TPWD.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department announced the acquisition of 1,100 acres, advancing plans for a new state park that will be over 3,000 acres.

Texas' state parks system is about to get a little bigger. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has finalized the purchase of 2,020 acres near Colorado Bend State Park in the Texas Hill ...

Updated: Jan 29, 2025 / 03:07 PM CST Editor’s Note: The photo featured in this story shows the existing Colorado Bend State Park, which is located across the river from the planned state park.

Colorado Bend State Park is located across the Colorado River from the 2,020-acre property the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department recently purchased to create a new state park.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is planning to create a new state park in Central Texas using 2,020 acres it acquired in Burnet County. The property is situated along a 2-mile stretch of ...

The land contains limestone bluffs, natural springs and 1.5 miles of Yancey Creek. It's also located right across the Colorado River from the Colorado Bend State Park.

Credit: Andrew Wilson Colorado Bend State Park Author: Ben Sawyers Published: 4:02 PM CDT April 21, 2025 Updated: 10:03 AM CDT April 22, 2025 ...