Garner State Park sits in Concan, Texas, about three hours southwest of Austin and showcases vivid fall colors along the Frio River. The park was developed in 1941 by the Civilian Conservation Corps, using bald cypress and native limestone to build the dance pavilion and other amenities. The park contains 2.9 miles of the Frio River and 1,774 acres of Hill Country with 16 miles of hiking trails. Visitors can swim, float, paddle, play mini-golf, geocache, and cycle. Birders seek the golden-cheeked warbler and the black-capped vireo. Bald cypress lining the river turn reddish in autumn.
Garner State Park, located in Concan, Texas, about three hours southwest of the Live Music Capital of the World. It's a popular destination for tubers who like to float the Frio River, but come fall, the park dazzles as trees turn from green to golden, orange, and red. Founded in 1941, Garner State Park is one of many parks built by the Civilian Conservation Corps, a program created by President Franklin Roosevelt to combat the unemployment crisis of the Great Depression.
Today, park-goers can enjoy the 2.9 miles of Frio River that twist through the park, plus 1,774 acres of picturesque Hill Country that includes 16 miles of trails for hiking. Visitors can swim, float, or paddle along the river, play mini-golf, go geocaching, or cycle along the trails. Birders love to try and spot the endangered golden-cheeked warbler (which nests only in the mixed Ashe juniper and oak woodlands of Central Texas) or the black-capped vireo,
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