Lake Colorado City State Park

4582 FM 2836
Colorado City TX 79512
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History: Lake Colorado City State Park is a 500-acre park, leased for 99 years from a utility company in Mitchell County, southwest of Colorado City. It was acquired in 1971 and was opened in 1972.

Lake Colorado City was built in 1949 on Morgan Creek, a tributary of the Colorado River, by Texas Electric Service Company to provide cooling water for the power plant, a water supply for Colorado City, and recreation.

Activities: Activities include picnicking, camping, fishing, and lake swimming (unsupervised). Containing more than five miles of shoreline, the 500 acres of park land afford numerous outdoor activities for lake swimmers, fisherman, skiers, jet-skiers, campers, hikers, and naturalists. Park visitors of all ages enjoy seeing part of the Texas Longhorn herd.

• Watch YouTube video of the Park.
• Check the Calendar for events and access restrictions scheduled within the next 3 months.
• Detailed fishing & lake information for Lake Colorado City.
• More Information on outdoor activities from the Experience Texas page.

Area Attractions: Lake Champion is a popular interest nearby on State Highway 208. Other areas of interest include the Heart of West Texas Museum, Heritage House, Ruddick Park, and numerous antique stores. Events of interest include the Annual 4th of July Fly-In; Annual Boer Goat Cook-Off; Annual St. Ann's Fall Festival; Railhead Arts and Crafts Weekend the third weekend each March, July, and November; Annual Golf Tournament; Hunters Appreciation Banquet held opening weekend of hunting season; Annual Cowboy Breakfast and Old-Timers Reunion; High Plains Junior Rodeo, Parade, and Queen's Contest; and the Annual Courthouse Lighting and Parade.

Facilities: The park now has 11 Limited Use Cabins, 10 are lakefront. They all have a small refrigerator, microwave, 2 bunk beds that sleep 4 people total (8 person max. per cabin), A/C, heat, ceiling fans, and shutters. Outside of each is a picnic table on a covered porch, a fire ring and a waist high grill. There is a 50-amp electric service hook-up for RVs available for an additional fee. The park also has campsites with water hook-ups and campsites with water and electrical hook-ups.

Day use facilities at the park include picnic tables with grills and water. There is a Group Picnic Pavilion with a capacity of 40 people and a Group Recreation Hall with a kitchen and a capacity of 75 people. While you are at the park be sure and visit the Texas State Park Store.

The park also has a lighted fishing pier, a lighted fishing barge, a 4-lane concrete boat ramp, restrooms with showers and two RV dump stations.

Wireless internet access (Wi-Fi) is available in some areas of the park for visitors to use. Please check with the park for details. Listing of State Parks with wireless internet access.

• Fees
• Map of park & location (PDF 129.4 KB)

Natural Features: Some of the wildlife that can be observed and photographed includes white-tailed deer, mallard duck, raccoon, armadillo, and squirrel. Note: Fishing is currently slow, contact the park for more information.

More information on the wildlife mentioned here:

• Texas Wildlife Factsheets.

Elevation: 2067 ft.
Weather: January average is 46.2 degrees; July average is 95 degrees. First/last freeze November 20/March 11.

• National Weather Service forecast for this area.

Schedule: The park is currently open Thursday - Monday (closed Tuesday & Wednesday).

• September 10 - March 15, park hours are 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. The gate will close at 7 pm.
• March 16- September 9, park hours are 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. The gate will close at 10 pm.

The busy season is Easter weekend through Labor Day. Check the Calendar for events and access restrictions scheduled within the next 3 months.

Directions: The park is located about 11 miles southwest of Colorado City off Interstate 20 on FM 2836.

Current conditions including, fire bans & water levels, can vary from day to day. For more details, contact the park.

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