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Colorado Bend State Park

State park in Texas, United States

Colorado Bend State Park
Summary

State park in Texas, United States

FieldValue
nameColorado Bend State Park
photoBase of Gorman Fall like Raining.jpg
photo_captionBase of the Gorman Falls
image_map
coordinates
area5328.3 acre
established1984
locationSan Saba County, Texas, Lampasas County, Texas
nearest_citySan Saba, Texas
visitation_num80,017
visitation_year2022
visitation_ref{{cite webauthor=Christopher Adamspublisher=url=https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/what-is-the-most-visited-state-park-in-texas-heres-the-top-10-countdown/title=What is the most visited state park in Texas? Here’s the top 10 countdown
workwebsite=KXAN.comaccess-date=November 21, 2023}}
governing_bodyTexas Parks and Wildlife Department
Beneath the Gorman Falls

Colorado Bend State Park is a 5328.3 acre state park located in the Hill Country region of the U.S. state of Texas, mostly in San Saba County. It was purchased by the state in 1984 and opened to the public in 1987. It is representative of the karst features typically seen in the Hill Country, with many sinkholes, caves, and springs.

Hiking trails

adj=on}}-long one way, but hikers can take a slightly different hike back. It has numerous spring-fed swimming holes along the trail.

The Gorman Creek trail is divided into a blue-marker loop and a yellow-marker loop, with dry chaparral terrain. The highlights of the park trails are a travertine creek on the east, and a large waterfall with caves on the west. A protected portion of the park is open by guided tour only. The Gorman Spring and a few other springs feed Gorman Creek, which then descends a spectacular 65 ft, forming what is known as Gorman Falls. The tour is a 1.5 mi round-trip trail leading to the spectacular waterfall, which is formed by fern-covered travertine. The self-guided Gorman Spring trail and the trail to the waterfall are now open to the public during regular park hours. Also, many wild-cave tour opportunities are available, ranging in difficulty from walking to crawling.

Flora and fauna

A variety of flowers can be found in Colorado Bend State Park. Image:Entire Leaf Indian Paintbrush.jpg|Castilleja indivisa Indian paintbrush, taken along Gorman Creek Trail Image:Asclepias asperula - Antelope Horns.jpg|Asclepias asperula Antelope horns, taken along Gorman Creek Trail

There are over 150 species of birds that live in the park, including the endangered golden-cheeked warbler. The endemic, near-threatened Guadalupe bass is among the fish that live in the river.

References

References

  1. "Texas Wild Cave Tours".
  2. "Colorado Bend State Park Nature — Texas Parks & Wildlife Department".
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