Nearest city Strawn Established 2011 | Area 16.19 km² | |
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Location Palo Pinto County and Stephens County Texas, United States Governing body Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Address FM2372, Strawn, TX 76475, USA Management Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Similar Grulla National Wildlife R, Acton State Historic Site, Big Boggy National Wildlife R, Fannin Battleground State Hist, Fanthorp Inn State Historic S | ||
Palo pinto mountains state park texas parks and wildlife official
Palo Pinto Mountains State Park is an undeveloped 4,000 plus acre state park in Palo Pinto and Stephens County, Texas near the City of Strawn. The park is located in the Western Cross Timbers Ecoregion. The park is administered by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department which bought the property from private landowners in October 2011. The park has not received any development money and is not yet open to the public.
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- Palo pinto mountains state park texas parks and wildlife official
- A sneak peak at palo pinto mountains state park
- FloraEdit
- FaunaEdit
- References
The park land was originally a ranch. The land surrounds Tucker Lake, which is owned by the City of Strawn and provides drinking water for the town.
A sneak peak at palo pinto mountains state park
FloraEdit
The park is home to various types of trees, including live oak, blackjack oak, Texas red oak, post oak, Texas ash, prickly ash, cedar elm, mesquite, ashe juniper and pecan. There are bluebonnets, Indian blanket, prickly poppy, coreopsis, soft goldenaster, Texas bluebell, little bluestem, prickly pear cactus and sideoats grama, the state grass of Texas.
FaunaEdit
The park has white-tailed deer, wild turkey, raccoons, squirrels, and various small mammals and a variety of songbirds. Fish found in Tucker Lake include bass, catfish, crappie, bluegill and sunfish.