This is a list of former state parks in Texas, United States, the year they were established and what they reverted to.

Central Texas museums
Park name Established Disbanded County Current name Notes/Refs
San Jacinto State Park1907 ?HarrisSan Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site
Fannin State Park19132008GoliadFannin Battleground State Historic Site[1]
Gonzales State Park1913 ?GonzalesUnknown[1]
Beeville State Park1915? ?BeeKohler Park
King State Park1915 ?RefugioPublic Square in Refugio[2]
Washington State Park1915 ?WashingtonWashington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site[1]
Boerne-Hallie Maude Neff State Park19241933KendallUnknown
Van Horn State Park1927 ?CulbersonUnknown
Clifton State Park19331934BosqueClifton City Park[3]
Grayson State Park1933 ?GraysonLoy Park[4]
Hamilton State Park1933 ?HamiltonUnknown[3]
Lampasas State Park19331941LampasasHorseshoe Falls Ranch[3]
Mineral Wells State Park1933 ?Palo PintoTexas Frontier Trails Western Heritage Park [3]
Normangee State Park19331950sLeonNormangee City Park [5]
Palisades State Park19331939RandallStarlight Canyon Bed & Breakfast[6]
Stephenville State Park19331948ErathGarner Park Ranch[3]
Texas Canyons State Park19331944BrewsterBig Bend National Park[6] Renamed Big Bend State Park in 1933
Tres Palacios State Park1933 ?MatagordaUnknown[3]
Kerrville-Schreiner State Park19362004KerrKerrville-Schreiner Park
Fort Stockton State Park ? ?PecosUnknown
Mackenzie State Park ? ?LubbockMackenzie Park
Avalon State Park ? ?BanderaBandera County Medina Lake ParkTexas Park Road 37 still in commission even though state park is not.
Brazos Island State Park19572007CameronBrazos Island State Scenic ParkTransferred by lease to Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Lewisville State Park19811995?DentonHidden Cove Park[7]
Boca Chica State Park19942007CameronBoca Chica BeachTransferred by lease to Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Steely, James Wright. Parks for Texas: Enduring Landscapes of the New Deal. Austin: U of Texas, 1999. p4. Print.
  2. ↑ Steely. p5.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Steely. p35.
  4. ↑ Steely. p56.
  5. ↑ Obert, Don D. A Pictorial Sketch of Texas Showing State Parks, 1939
  6. 1 2 Steely. p33.
  7. ↑ Guides, DFW. "Hidden Cove Park Marina Lake Lewisville The Colony". www.friscotownguide.com. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
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