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Recent developments feature a modern motel and resort complex with
golf course, river rafting, swimming pools, tennis courts, horseback riding,
restaurant, and genuine-looking "frontier" building styles with plank side-
walks and hitching rails. Inquire locally about all facilities. Caters to visitors
year round; winter season most popular. 915/424-3471.
Big Bend National Park-ome 20 miles east of Lajitas on F.M. 170. See
BIG BENI) NATIONAL PARK.
Big Bend Ranch State Natural Area-Vast region encompassing desert,
mountains, canyons, and the Rio Grande-offering primitive hiking and
backpacking, nature study, river rafting and canoeing, and bus tours.
Entrance and user fees.
Warnock Environmental Education Center-Archeological, historical,
and natural history profile of the Big Bend region; departure point for bus
tours of the Big Bend Ranch State Natural Area the third Sat. of each month;
tour fee includes meal deep in the natural area; reservations advisable
915/424-3327. Also information about vehicle, hiking, and river raft access; Warnock Environ
experienced backpackers only; no developed facilities. The center offers
maps, books and other informational material; self-guided tour of botanical
garden displaying characteristic plants of the Chihuahuan Desert. Open Brazoria & San B
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily; admission. Immediately east of Lajitas on F.M. 170. Dow Park-No ve
Rio Grande Float Trips-The National Park Service advises there are sev- Plantation and suga
eral licensed outfitters who provide river float trips or other wilderness 1 mi. on F.M. 2004
excursions in Big Bend National Park. An approved list can be obtained from Lake Jackson His
the park. early days with emn
Scenic Drive-El Camino del Rio, Spanish for "The River Road," local name p.m. 122 S. Parking
for F. 170 that stretches from Lajitas northwest to Presidio and beyond. An Wilderness Park
excellent paved route, it's one of the most spectacular drives in Texas, plung- Buffalo Camp Bayo
ing over mountains and canyons along the sun-drenched Rio Grande. Drivers loop, 4-mile hiking
are cautioned that the route encounters steep Trades (15%), sharp curves, pigs, small mammal
occasional loose livestock, and low-water crossings; special alert for large hiking. On Texas 3
RVs or vehicles pulling large trailers.
LA MARQU
Rafting on the Rin Groinde AND THE BAY CITIE
* LAMESA
A, Pop. 11,051
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describes the flat tei
and agricultural pro
counties.mental Educationai Center, Lajitas
ernard Wildlife Refuges-See ANGLETON.
hicular traffic in park; still visible are ruins of Jackson
r mill on lakeshore, some 50 yards from parking area. NE
from Texas 332, left on Lake Road to park entrance.
torical Museum-Features memorabilia from city's
phasis on wartime on the home front. Open Thurs. 1 - 5
Place.
-482-acre municipal park in natural state is bordered by
u and the Brazos River. Interpretive quarter-mile nature
trail with Brazos River views. Wildlife includes deer, vild
s, and alligators along the Brazos. Picnicking, fishing and
2, 1 mi. west of city.
E-TEXAS CITY-See HOUSTON - GALVESTON
3 OF TEXAS SECTION, Page 62.Alt. 2,975
Map J-9
General-Seat of Dawson County at the
southeast edge of Texas High Plains, which
are the southernmost extension of the Great
Plains of the United States. Name from
Spanish "la mesa," meaning "the table,"
'rain. Area economy based on extensive oil, industrial
auction. One of the state's largest cotton-producingLocal lakes have game fishing and water sports. Two golf courses, swim-
ming pool and acres of public parks provide recreation/entertainment.
Lamesa-Dawson County Museum & Art Center-Home furnishings,
pioneer tools, ranch and farm equipment from early clays of settlement.
Also exhibits of works by local artists. Open daily except Mon. 2 - 5 p.m.
In restored historic Dal-Paso Hotel, 306 S. First St.LAMPASAS
Pop. 6,352Alt. 1,025
Map N-16
General-Established as Burleson in early
1850s, name changed with creation ofLAKE JACKSON
Pop. 23,412Alt. 14
Map S-21
General-Founded as model community
1941 by Dow Chemical Co. as housing pro-
ject for war workers, is now largest city in
Brazoria County. Name is from small oxbow
lake on antebellum plantation of Major
Abner Jackson. Known for uniquely named streets sucich as Any Way, This
Way, That Way. Home of Brazosport College.
Brazosport Center for Arts & Sciences-See ChUTE.Lampasas County; made county seat.
Mineral springs popular among Indians long
before white settlers arrived, and they still
flow hardly half a mile from native stone courthouse, which is on National
Register of Historic Places. Historic structures include Keystone Hotel, early
Texas landmark-stagecoach stop, now restored savings-and-loan office.
Sportsmen find prime hunting for white-tailed deer, wild turkey, quail.
mourning clove, and excellent fishing in local creeks and nearby Lampasas
and Colorado Rivers.
Lampasas lies on U.S. 190, a segment of the Ports to Plains Highway con-
necting the state's heartland to coastal ports.
City is participant in Texas Main Street Project. Downtown buildings fea-
ture local limestone construction; several restored and others planned. Most
originally built in 1880s.L
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