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 ...

Gorman Falls, in Colorado Bend State Park west of Lampasas, is Texas’ fourth-tallest waterfall and quite possibly its most beautiful.. First off, the 3-mile round-trip hike to the hidden canyon ...

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.

Colorado Bend State Park in Texas. Billy McDonald/Getty Images. Central Texas could be getting a new state park after a major land acquisition from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD).

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.

The property is located across the river from Colorado Bend State Park and includes 1.5 miles of Yancey Creek, limestone bluffs and several natural springs.

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.

With the 1,100-acre deal, the state now has purchased more than 3,000 acres for the new park, which will be near Colorado Bend State Park. San Antonio Express-News Hearst Newspapers Logo Skip to ...

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 ...

Colorado Bend State Park. Author: Ben Sawyers Published: 4:02 PM CDT ... 3,703 acres at Enchanted Rock State Natural Area and the 500-acre Lake Colorado City State Park. Close Ad.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) bought more than 2,000 acres in Burnet County along the Colorado River, across from Colorado Bend State Park. This is separate from the recently approved ...

Two other tracts—1,721 acres in Uvalde County and 2,020 acres across the river from Colorado Bend State Park, near San Saba—would likely be used to create new stand-alone parks, says Texas ...