Abilene State Park, 3/31 - 4/2/18

64. Scampsite #73, in our "new" Scamp!!!  This is a very nice park - the hiking trails are all easily accessible from the camping areas, they are of varying lengths and mostly easy terrain.  There is a CCC-built pool (open in the summer), concession building and the lookout tower.  There is also a lovely pond and Lake Abilene, which appears to be dammed for flood control.  One of the other distinguishing features of this park is its yurts that are available to rent!  We saw a lot of birds here (there is a bird blind on the old CCC road) and a porcupine in a tree on the dam trail!

Scampsite 73.

Lake Abilene.

Porcupine.

Buffalo Wallow (pond).

Lookout / water tower.

Pool.

Concession building.

Concession building.

Concession building.

Stairway up the hill to the Concession building and pool.

Yurts! 

Bewick's Wren, building a nest in our Scampsite! 

Lark Sparrows.

Red-Shouldered Hawk (I think).

Spotted Towhee.

Nearby attractions: Abilene has 3 breweries, one of which is a pizza restaurant, one of which has a food truck frequently, and the last one has no food options.  Perini Ranch Steakhouse, ranked #3 in Texas by Texas Monthly, is 4 miles away from the park.  Abilene is a county seat, home to two colleges and an Air Force base.  It also has one of the few remaining drive-in movie theaters in Texas, and Dr. Seuss sculptures downtown!