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The Lighthouse, one of the fantastic fornmations wrought by centuries of erosion in Palo
Duro Canyon, incorporated in Palo Duro State Park.developing them. Solicitation of park sites,
beginning in 1923, had brought numerous
responses but many of the sites offered were
not of sufficient size or natural adaptability
for park purposes and a number of them
were returned. With better prospects of devel-
opment after 1933, solicitation of sites was
more effective.
Administration of the state parks is by the
State Parks Board. consisting of six nonsal-
aried members. Management is by a salaried
director who is in charge of a staff of pro-
fessional and clerical assistants. Operation of
the parks is supervised by a traveling staff.
Most of the parks are operated directly by
the board, but some are under concessions
contracts. Support is by legislative appropria-
tion.
State Parks of Texas
The thirty-six State Parks of Texas that
were equipped with recreational facilities, as
of Aug. 1, 1949, are briefly described in para-
graphs below. Further information may be
had by writing the Texas State Parks Board.
Austin, Texas.
Abilene State Park is located at the site of
an old Indian camping ground at the foot of
Big Chief Mountain on the famous Dodge, or
Western, cattle trail near historic Buffalo Gap
and Tuscola. It is reached over Farm High-way No. 89, about twenty miles southwest o01
Abilene, and is adjacent to scenic Lake Abi-
lene. Its picnic area is in a grove of 4,000 tall
native pecan trees. The park contains 507
acres of playground with picnic tables and
cooking pits. A 100,000-gallon capacity swim-
ming pool, a dance terrace, a riding academy
and playground equipment are available.
Balmorhea State Park in West Texas at the
entrance to the Davis Mountains includes ap-
proximately fifty acres around beautiful San
Solomon Springs on U.S. Highway 290, about
four miles southwest of Balmorbea. This park
is notable for its possession of the world's
largest walled swimming pool, fed daily by
the 26,000.000 gallons of water from the
springs, its buildings are of Spanish archi
tecture and include a concessions building
with bathhouse, terrace for dancing, a dining
room and eighteen cabins for overnight, week-
end or longer stay in the area of scenic
grandeur.
Bastrop State Park of 2,100 acres on U.S.
Highway 290, east of Bastrop. includes in its
area the beautiful "Lost Pines" of Texas.
(See p. 191.) A twelve-mile scenic park drive
connects it with companion Buescher State
Park near Smithville. Camping is popular in
its heavily shaded areas while its rock cabins
are grouped near a spring-fed lake. The dance
terrace and lawn of the refectory face toward430
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