Colorado Bend State Park

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Colorado Bend State Park is a 5328.3 acres (22 km²) Texas state park in the Hill Country region. It was purchased in 1984 and opened to public in 1987. It is representative of the karst features typically seen in the Hill Country, with many sinkholes, caves, and springs.

Contents 1 Hiking trails 2 Fauna 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Hiking trails

The Spicewood Springs trail is one of the hiking trail in the park with numerous creek crossings. The Gorman Creek trail is divided into a blue-marker loop and a yellow-marker loop, with dry chaparral terrain.

A large part of the park is open by guided tour only. The Gorman Spring and a couple of other springs feed the Gorman Creek and then descends in a spectacular 65 feet high Gorman Fall. The Gorman Fall tour is a 1.5 mile round trip trail leading to this wonderful Gorman Fall. The self-guided Gorman Spring trail is open only two days a year. There are also many wild cave tour opportunities, ranging in difficulties from walking to crawling.

[edit] Fauna

A variety of flowers could be found in Colorado Bend State Park.

Castilleja indivisa Indian Paintbrush, taken along Gorman Creek Trail

Asclepias asperula Antelope Horns, taken along Gorman Creek Trail

[edit] See also

• Colorado River (Texas)

[edit] References

• Official Homepage of Colorado Bend State Park
• Facilities Map of Colorado Bend State Park
• Event Schedules of Colorado Bend State Park