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 New State Park...
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02/04/25 12:39 PM
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TPWD buys 2,020 acres for new state park, eyes more landTexas' state parks system is about to get a little bigger. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has finalized the purchase of 2,020 acres near Colorado Bend State Park in the Texas Hill Country. The property includes two miles along the Colorado River and is located across the river from Colorado Bend State Park. The purchase is phase one of a potential two-phase property purchase to create a new state park spanning more than 3,000 acres, with TPWD exploring an additional 1,100-acre property in Lampasas and Burnet counties.....
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02/04/25 12:46 PM
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That is awesome.  Is Palo Pinto Mountains State Park open yet, if so has anyone been there?
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02/04/25 01:39 PM
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02/04/25 01:41 PM
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That is awesome. Is Palo Pinto Mountains State Park open yet, if so has anyone been there? Believe it is slated to be open to day use only later on this calendar year. Camping/overnight facilities are still in progress and may be 2026. Or that was the last time I checked on it. Looking forward to going there….
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02/04/25 01:58 PM
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That is awesome. Is Palo Pinto Mountains State Park open yet, if so has anyone been there? Believe it is slated to be open to day use only later on this calendar year. Camping/overnight facilities are still in progress and may be 2026. Or that was the last time I checked on it. Looking forward to going there…. It`s a state job so it`s gonna take twice as long. Lots of building it the first time with the amount budgeted and when they get more money, they tear it out and rebuild it the way they wanted it to begin with. I wish they would hurry TFU. I`m 26 miles away.
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02/04/25 02:27 PM
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I am sure I know when they built Ray Roberts they did that and put up a State Park
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02/04/25 02:55 PM
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I am sure I know when they built Ray Roberts they did that and put up a State Park You sure about that?
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02/04/25 03:12 PM
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I am sure I know when they built Ray Roberts they did that and put up a State Park You sure about that? I am 100% sure they did eminnent domains for lots of land at Ray Roberts, I don't know who owned the land where state park is. I know they had like 3 proposed damn sites and one of them would of taken some of my land. Who or whom owned the land around State park by the damn? What was their last names?
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02/04/25 03:21 PM
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My understanding is the owners approached the state and TPWD paid handsomely for it. The San Antonio news paper said the state paid $35 million for the 2020 acres, which seems rich to me. That's definitely not stealing it via eminent domain.
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02/04/25 03:25 PM
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My understanding is the owners approached the state and TPWD paid handsomely for it. The San Antonio news paper said the state paid $35 million for the 2020 acres, which seems rich to me. That's definitely not stealing it via eminent domain. Perhaps because they royally screwed up their chances with Fairfield State Lake Park
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02/04/25 03:32 PM
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And it will be as monetarily efficient as the USPS and my hunting license fees will pay for its operation.
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02/04/25 03:45 PM
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at least the chinese didnt get it
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02/06/25 04:24 PM
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Seems like a lot of state park expansion is going on lately. Has anyone seen a map of the 3k acres they just bought in Llano County to expand Enchanted Rock? I used to hunt a place near there so I'm interested to see where this piece is.
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02/06/25 05:13 PM
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I am still waiting for the Chinati Nature area to open. Probably another 10 years
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02/10/25 07:15 PM
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I am still waiting for the Chinati Nature area to open. Probably another 10 years Same with Powderhorn.
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02/10/25 07:17 PM
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Hope we keep it better than we kept Fairfield
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02/10/25 07:28 PM
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Palo Pinto SP is 30 minutes from my house and the wife and I are eager for it to open. We like to hike the parks.
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