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Bastrop State Park is a state park in Bastrop County in Central Texas. The park was established in 1938 and consists of stands of loblolly pines mixed with post oak and junipers. ==History== Over for the park was donated to the state by the city of Bastrop in 1938. Companies 1805 and 1811 of the Civilian Conservation Corps built many of the park facilities between 1933 and 1939 using native stone to blend with the landscape. The facilities were designed by architect Arthur Fehr. The State of Texas purchased an additional in 1979 and another in 2000 to expand the golf course from 9 holes to 18 holes. Subsequent land purchases by the state in 2001 brought the park to its current size of . In September 2011, 96% of the park was burned by the Bastrop County Complex fire. Only around 100 acres were saved.〔(Texas Parks and Wildlife )〕 Most CCC structures were saved, but were still threatened. The park was closed on September 4 due to the fire and did not reopen until December 2.〔Dave Harmon. "Past The Ashes" ''Austin American-Statesman'' Nov. 24, 2011 pp 1,7.〕 In 2012, a campaign was begun to restore the forest within 30 years by replacing 4 million burned trees.〔http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/campaign-starts-to-replace-4-million-burned-trees-2444816.html〕 On May 25, 2015, the earthen dam impounding Bastrop State Park Lake failed after hours of heavy rain in the area. The lake emptied and flooded across Texas State Highway 71. The water moved through a subdivision south of the highway and emptied into the Colorado River. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bastrop State Park」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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