Texas acquires 54,000 acres to develop second-largest state park

Hill Country ranch with caves, cliffs and lake will become Texas’ second-largest state park

Close to 54,000 acres of former Hill Country ranchland with a 30-acre spring-fed lake will soon become the second-largest park in Texas. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department announced Wednesday that it has acquired the property, which will become Silver Lake State Park. The former Silver Lake Ranch, where sheep and cattle grazed, features steep […] The post Hill Country ranch with caves, cliffs and lake will become Texas’ second-largest state…

Newly acquired Silver Lake Ranch becomes Texas’ second-largest state park

Texans will soon have a new place to explore the beauty of the Hill Country thanks to the acquisition of almost 54,000-acres in Edwards and Kinney counties. The property – which will become Silver Lake State Park – is Texas’…

Texas Is Getting A New State Park And It Will Be The Second Largest In The State

Credit: Texas Parks And WildlifeTexas is about to get a massive new state park—and we might have to update our list of the most beautiful state parks in the South.The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department announced on Wednesday that it had acquired nearly 54,000 acres of Texas Hill Country, land that is slated to become Silver Lake State Park. The piece of land is so massive that when it is officially established, it will be the second-biggest sta…

Texas acquires 54,000 acres to develop second-largest state park

Texas is getting its second-largest state park behind Big Bend Ranch after it acquired 54,000 acres of land in the Hill Country.