Blanco State Park

Blanco State Park
An icy day in Blanco State Park
Location	Blanco County, Texas, USA
Nearest city	Blanco
Coordinates	30°5′22″N 98°25′26″W / 30.08944°N 98.42389°WCoordinates: 30°5′22″N 98°25′26″W / 30.08944°N 98.42389°W[1]
Area	104.6 acres (42.3 ha)
Established	1934
Visitors	107,540[2] (in 2007)
Governing body	Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/state-parks/blanco

Blanco State Park is a 104.6-acre (42.3 ha) park, along a mile of the Blanco River, on the southern edge of Blanco, Texas. It features camping, picnicking, screened shelters, swimming, tubing, nature trails, and a wildlife viewing station. The park is hilly with mostly cedar, and pecan trees. Among the animals seen at the park are nutria, mallards, raccoon, armadillo and squirrel.^[3]

Much of the early development of the park was done by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s, including a group picnic pavilion.

On May 24th 2015 the park was hit by a catastrophic flood

See also

• List of Texas state parks

References

1. "Blanco State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
2. "Texas State Parks: Natural Economic Assets". Window on State Government. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
3. "Blanco State Park". Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Retrieved January 7, 2013.