Bastrop State Park

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location = Bastrop County, Texas
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(14.16 km²)
established = 1938
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caption = Bastrop State Park Lake is surrounded by the "Lost Pines of Texas" and is prime breeding ground for the Houston toad
nearest_city= Bastrop, Texas
lat_degrees = 30
lat_minutes = 6
lat_seconds = 39
lat_direction = N
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built =1933
architect= Maier, Herbert et al.; Henry, A.R. et al.
architecture= Bungalow/Craftsman, Other
designated= September 25, 1997cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1646763683&ResourceType=District |title= Bastrop State Park |accessdate=2008-06-26|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = September 25, 1997cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
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Bastrop State Park is a state park in Bastrop County, Texas. The park was established in 1938 and consists of stands of Loblolly pines mixed with post oak and junipers.

History

Much of the land for the park was donated to the state by the city of Bastrop in 1938 and the state purchased an additional convert|1450|acre|km2 in 1979. Companies 1805 and 1811 of the Civilian Conservation Corps built many of the park facilities between 1933 and 1939 using native stone to blend with the landscape. The facilities were designed by architect Herbert Maier, regional CCC director at the time. Maier designed a number of facilities for the Texas State Park system, and as a National Park Service administrator, his design philosophy had a great impact on national park facilities policy. Many of his buildings are National Historic Landmarks, including the CCC buildings at Bastrop.

Features

The park's trails include a convert|8.5|mi|km|sing=on loop through the park's undeveloped area. There is also an 18-hole golf course, open all year round, that winds through the forest. There is a large swimming pool open during the summer months.

Bastrop State Park is four miles (6 km) to the west of Buescher State Park, the two are connected by a scenic road.

Flora

The main feature of the park is the stands of Loblolly Pine trees. This pine woodland is isolated from the main body of East Texas pines by approximately convert|100|mi|km of post oak woodlands giving the Bastrop State Park Loblollies the nickname the "Lost Pines of Texas."

Fauna

Bastrop State Park is home to the largest mating group of the endangered Houston toad on public land. Areas of the park are closed to the public during the toad's mating season in February, March and April. The park also has White-tail deer, rabbits, squirrels, opossums and armadillos. Cardinals are one of the species of birds found in the park.

ee also

*List of Texas state parks
*List of registered historic places in Bastrop County

References

External links

* [http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/bastrop/ Texas Parks and Wildlife: Bastrop State Park]
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* [http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/historic_sites/ccc/ Civilian Conservation Corps work on Texas State Parks]
* [http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/BB/gkb1.html Bastrop State Park] Handbook of Texas Online
* [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.tx1037 Bastrop State Park, Cabin No. 4, Bastrop, Bastrop County, TX: information] at Historic American Building Survey
* [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.tx1036 Bastrop State Park, Refectory, Bastrop, Bastrop County, TX: more information] at Historic American Building Survey