Bass Lakes Texas

Lake Abilene is located on Elm Creek about 20 miles south of Abilene, and covers about 600 acres. It offers good laregemouth bass and crappie fishing. >>>

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Abilene State Park is a 529.4-acre (214.2 ha) park near Lake Abilene south of Abilene, Texas. It features camping, trailer facilities, picnicking, shelters, a swimming pool, hiking and fishing. A large grove of oak, elm and pecan trees, now a favorite picnic area, was once a campground for Comanche Indians. The park is located about 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Abilene, on FM 89.

Much of the early development of the park was done by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. The stone water tower and the swimming pool complex are the most impressive of the structures built during the period.

[edit] See also

• List of Texas state parks

[edit] External links

• Texas Parks and Wildlife Department: Abilene State Park
• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Abilene State Park

Tags: Lake Abilene, Texas Panhandle lakes

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