San Angelo State Park is a Texas state park in

San Angelo San Angelo ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Tom Green County, Texas, United States. Its location is in the Concho Valley, a region of West Texas between the Permian Basin to the northwest, Chihuahuan Desert to the southwest, Osage Pl ...

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in the

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. It encompasses leased by

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from the

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. It opened in 1995 and is located on the shores of the O.C. Fisher Reservoir.

History

The O.C. Fisher Reservoir was completed in 1952 by the

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with assistance from the

Upper Colorado River Authority The Upper Colorado River Authority or UCRA was created in 1935 by the Texas Legislature as a quasi-governmental entity to manage the Colorado River as a water resource in Tom Green County and Coke County, Texas. The authority has since been ext ...

for the purpose of flood control and to provide secondary source of drinking water for

and the surrounding communities. The land surrounding it, which now makes up the area of the park, was leased to the

and opened as San Angelo State Park in 1995. Native Americans, according to archeological findings, had lived in the area for 18,000 years starting with Paleo-American hunters of giant Ice Age mammals. European Americans arrived in the early 16th century establishing missions for the resident Jumano Indians. Bison San Angelo State Park Texas

Facilities

Facilities at the park include six enclosed air-conditioned and heated mini-cabins and numerous campsites with water and electricity, picnic table and grills and nearby restroom facilities. The park also has over 50 miles of developed trails suitable for hiking, mountain biking, and equestrian use along with 10 horse pens. Boat ramps are available and a fishing dock was constructed. A small herd of

American bison The American bison (''Bison bison'') is a species of bison native to North America. Sometimes colloquially referred to as American buffalo or simply Bubalina, buffalo (a different clade of bovine), it is one of two extant species of bison, alongs ...

and part of the Official Texas State Longhorn Herd are kept at the park.

Activities

Some of the recreational opportunities offered on the site include

camping Camping is an outdoor activity involving overnight stays away from home, either without shelter or using basic shelter such as a tent, or a recreational vehicle. Typically, participants leave developed areas to spend time outdoors in more na ...

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, mountain biking, horseback riding, boating,

fishing Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment, but may also be caught from stocked bodies of water such as ponds, canals, park wetlands and reservoirs. Fishing techniques inclu ...

and lake swimming. With a State Park Annual Hunting Permit deer and turkey hunting is permitted.

References

External links

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department: San Angelo State Park

San Angelo Outdoors: San Angelo State Park

Friends of San Angelo State ParkHome movie (c. 1973) of hang gliding in San Angelo State Park from the Jenkins Family Films
from the

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