By TPR Staff
Texans will soon have a major new place to experience the rugged beauty of the Hill Country — just about 150 miles west of San Antonio.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has acquired nearly 54,000 acres in Edwards and Kinney counties for what will become Silver Lake State Park. The land sits between Rocksprings and Uvalde and includes steep canyons, limestone cliffs, rolling hills, miles of West Nueces River frontage and a 30-acre spring-fed lake.
Once developed, Silver Lake State Park will be the second-largest state park in Texas, behind only Big Bend Ranch State Park. State officials said the acquisition will help protect a significant stretch of Hill Country landscape and open it to the public for generations.
