Balmorhea State Park

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Balmorhea State Park
A photo of the main area of the swimming pool at Balmorhea State Park
The pool area at Balmorhea State Park
A map of Texas showing the location of Balmorhea State Park
A map of Texas showing the location of Balmorhea State Park
Location Reeves County, Texas, USA
Nearest city Balmorhea
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[1]
Area 46 acres (19 ha)
Established 1968
Visitors 51,993[2] (in 2007)
Governing body Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/state-parks/balmorhea

Balmorhea State Park is a 46-acre (19 ha) state park located on the San Solomon Springs in Reeves County, Texas, opened in 1968. The closest major town is Balmorhea, Texas. The park is open year round.

Features

The main feature of the park is the 1.75-acre (0.71 ha), 3.5-million-US-gallon (13,000 m3) freshwater pool built around the springs.[3] The spring has a constant flow of 22 to 28 million US gallons (110,000 m3) a day so no chlorination is required. The water temperature ranges from 72 to 76 °F (22 to 24 °C) and up to 30 feet (9.1 m) deep. The pool is used for both swimming and scuba diving. Company 1856 of the Civilian Conservation Corps built the pool between 1936 and 1941. It was constructed as part of FDR's New Deal during the Great Depression as a way to open up jobs for people needing work. The Civilian Conservation Corps also built San Solomon Springs Courts, which rents rooms available for overnight stays. Camping and recreational vehicle sites are also available.

The Balmorhea State Park Cienega Project recreated a desert wetland in the park. The cienega now serves as a habitat for endangered fish such as the Comanche Springs pupfish and Pecos gambusia as well as other aquatic life, birds and other animals.

  • A photo of the restored cienga

    The restored cienega at Balmorhea.

  • A photo of campsites at Balmorhea State Park

    The camping area at Balmorhea.

See also

References

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  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Balmorhea lake


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