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Garner State Park
- 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