west texas state parks
If you had the choice, which park would you stay at for 3 days ? Abilene State Park Lake Colorado City State Park Big Springs State Park looking at early April and would like opinions ( I know...
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Best Texas SP on I-20 is Monahans Sandhills.
Best Texas SP in west Texas on I-10 is Balmorhea.
Of the three you mentioned, Abklene is best because it is not dependent on the lake to enjoy.
Texas lakes won't recover unless they get several straight years of double or triple rainfall. Water usage due to population and industry growth from Texas lakes has increased greatly in the past decades. That along with draw down from the aquifers for ncreased agriculture means Texas uses more water than nature can replace.
Then add the massive usages of water by the oil and natural gas fracking industry, and we can pretty much forget Texas as a land of lakes for the future.
Best Texas SP in west Texas on I-10 is Balmorhea.
Of the three you mentioned, Abklene is best because it is not dependent on the lake to enjoy.
Texas lakes won't recover unless they get several straight years of double or triple rainfall. Water usage due to population and industry growth from Texas lakes has increased greatly in the past decades. That along with draw down from the aquifers for ncreased agriculture means Texas uses more water than nature can replace.
Then add the massive usages of water by the oil and natural gas fracking industry, and we can pretty much forget Texas as a land of lakes for the future.
