Texas

Texas

Garner State Park

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Established
1941
Acreage
1,774 · 1,774 acres; original land acquired 1934-36, opened June 1, 1941; doubled in size with 790-acre addition in 1976
Location
Uvalde County, TX in the Texas Hill Country (near Concan)
Key features
2.9 miles of Frio River frontage; Old Baldy summit; CCC-built pavilion and stone cabins; Texas Hill Country bluffs and cypress-lined river
Activities
Swimming and tubing the Frio River, paddleboating, hiking 16 miles of trails, camping, miniature golf, the legendary nightly summer jukebox dance at the pavilion
Notable
Named for John Nance Garner, 32nd US Vice President (under FDR), who lived in nearby Uvalde; consistently the most popular camping park in the Texas state park system

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Source: en.wikipedia.org · 2026-05-08