Additionally, the department acquired 2,020 acres in Burnet County on the Colorado River to develop into a state park. TPWD ...

Since 1971, the park has attracted visitors to swim, fish, boat, paddle, hike, camp and enjoy nature amid the dry West Texas climate. More than 24,000 people went to Lake Colorado State Park in ...

In December, TPWD announced it had purchased Lake Colorado City State Park, between Abilene and Midland, from an energy company which owned the land but leased it to the state to operate the park.

The department also recently acquired the land it previously leased for the roughly 500-acre Lake Colorado City State Park. "It's great to see these acquisitions which will provide public access ...

In 2024, visits to the 43 parks totaled more than 18.9 million — about a 2% increase from the previous year, when closer to ...

The department also recently acquired the land it previously leased for the roughly 500-acre Lake Colorado City State Park. “It’s great to see these acquisitions which will provide public ...

In December 2024, the department approved $5 million to purchase 500 acres in Mitchell County it previously leased for Lake Colorado City State Park. Months earlier, in March, commissioners voted ...