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 Summary/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
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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