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Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site

State park in Texas, United States

Summary

State park in Texas, United States

Field	Value
name	Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site
photo	File:Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site July 2017.jpg
photo_caption	Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site
map	USA Texas#USA
relief	1
map_width	240
location	Gillespie County, Texas
nearest_city	Stonewall
coordinates
area	732.75 acre
established	1965
governing_body	Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site is a state park located along the Pedernales River in Gillespie County, Texas, United States west of Johnson City and east of Fredericksburg. The state created the park with donated land to honor Lyndon B. Johnson as a "national and world leader." The park opened to the public in 1970 and is managed by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

History

Friends of Johnson raised the money to buy the land across the Pedernales River from Johnson's Ranch (now part of the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park) for the park and donated the land to the State of Texas in 1965. The master plan for the park was developed by Austin-area architect J. Roy White, a personal friend of the Johnson family who had worked extensively on the Johnson Ranch. White also designed the park's visitor center. The 269 acre park was officially dedicated in August, 1970, in a ceremony attended by the Johnson family and a host of dignitaries. Since the dedication, the park has been expanded to approximately 732.75 acre.

Features

The park has a large visitor center complex with an interpretive center about Johnson's life. Tours of the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park are by permit only and are by self-guided driving tour departing from the state park's visitor center.

The park offers recreational facilities for swimming, tennis and baseball. Fishing is allowed in the Pedernales River and there is a nature trail for hiking. The park maintains small herds of Texas Longhorn cattle and American bison.

Sauer-Beckmann Farmstead

The Sauer-Beckmann Farmstead was settled by John Sauer and his family in the late 19th century and then by Herman Beckmann and his sons in the early 20th century. The Sauer-Beckmann Farmstead is a living history farm that presents rural Texas life as it was around 1918. The park interpreters wear period clothing and perform the daily routine of life using period tools and techniques.

Nature

Animals

White-tailed deer are often spotted within the park.

Flora

The park abounds with wildflowers during the spring and summer including Texas bluebonnets and Indian blankets. Trees documented in the park include southern catalpa, cedar elm, Mexican buckeye, live oak, ashe juniper and post oak.

References

Parent, Laurence. The Official Guide to Texas State Parks. University of Texas Press, Austin. Fourth printing, 2005. pp 90–91.

References

"J. Roy White Drawings". [[University of Texas at Austin]].

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