24. Scampsite #15. It was a lovely afternoon when we arrived, so we walked the nature trail nearest our site. The next morning it started raining, but managed to hike some more trails despite it. The lake is dry and has been for years now, and some of the trails go right through it. Lots of red dirt and small hills. The dam was originally built by the Army Corps of Engineers and was operated by them until 1995, when Texas Parks and Wildlife took over management. The facilities the Army Corps built look more barracks-like than state park facilities usually do and some are locked up and decaying. Parts of the park look "post-Apocalyptic", as Aaron said. The bathrooms are also notably far from the campsites, again, different from State Park construction.
Scampsite #15.
Nature trail.
View of the dam.
San Angelo State Park is almost in town, which is a great little city. It's home to San Angelo State University, the county seat, and tons of shopping, restaurants, hotels, parks, and brewery.
Update, 4/2 - 4/16: We returned to this park after Texas has had tons of rain and it was very different! There is water in the lake now! We spent more time at the North Shore of the park, the bird blind and in town and loved the entire weekend.
Part of the State Bison Herd.
Scampsite #10 with the lake and dam in background. This is right across the road from the site we had in 2015.
Concho River trail.
Bird blind at sunrise.
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