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432 TEXAS ALMANAC.-1949-1950.
Historic San Jose Mission,
San Antonio, the Texas State-State Parks Board Photo.
San Antonio, is maintained jointly by the Catholic Diocese of
Parks Board and the U.S. Parks Service.offers camping and picnic sites and shelters,
an attractive concession building and dance
terrace. One of the park's chief natural at-
tractions is its big tree, said to be the largest
live oak in existence, with a trunk circum-
ference of fifty feet at, the base and limbs
spread over 6,000 square feet of ground.
Huntsville State Park, adjoining Sam Hous-
ton National Forest, has a wonderfully tim-
bered area of 2,123 acres through which a
winding roadway leads to one of the best con-
cession buildings in the entire park system.
Completion of the park calls for rebuilding of
a dam to store waters of Nelson Creek and
its tributaries for boating, swimming and
greater fishing. Picnicking and camping fa-
cilities are available. The park is six miles
south of Huntsville on U.S. Highway 75 and
but sixty-four miles from metropolitan Hous-
ton.
Inks Lake State Park is on the control dam
of the Lower Colorado River Authority which
is one of the greatest fishing spots of the
Highland Lakes area of Texas. The park of
1.202 acres is on the east shore of Inks Lake
below Buchanan Dam, the largest multiple
arch dam in the world. The park is off Texas
State Highway 29, ten miles west of Burnet,
and is connected with Longhorn Cavern by a
scientific drive with exceptional view points.
Facilities are provided for boating, fishing,
lodging, camping and picnicking. Its conces-
sion building at the lake edge has a dance
terrace.
Jim Hogg State Park is a historical area
marking the homesite of James StephenHogg, first native Texan to become Gover-
nor of the state. Near the 177-acre narksite
two miles northeast of Rusk, just off U.S.
Highway 84, are the ruins of Governor
Hogg's birthplace and the family cemetery
which is the resting place of his mother and
several other members of the family.
Kerrville State Park occupies a 500-acre
site in the enchanting Hill Country along
the beautiful Guadalupe River. The park en-
trance _s on Texas Highway 16, three miles
southeast of Kerrville. Horseback riding, fish-
ing, picnicking and camping are its major
attractions and among children it is especially
liked because of the number of deer that
wander into the well-shaded picnic areas.
Lake Corpus Christi State Park is located
about four miles southwest of Mathis on U.S.
Highway 59. Boating, fishing and swimming
facilities are available and a cool dancing
terrace is a part of the imposing stone con-
cession building that stands on a high prom-
ontory with a fine view on the 14,111 acres
of the park and lake. Picnic areas and a boat
dock are in a sheltered cove.
Lockhart State Park, lying two miles south-
wvest of Lockhart and connected with Texas
Highway 29 by a paved park road, has one
of the famous lookout points of Central Tex-
as. The highest part of the park is used as
the site for a large combination building with
conveniences for use of the public. A golf
course, operated by the Lockhart Golf Asso-
ciation, is available for use of park patrons
on payment of regular greens fees. A swim-
ming pool with convenient bathhouse accom-
modations for men and women is situated in
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