Bastrop State Park

PO Box 518
Bastrop TX 78602-0518
512/321-2101

Bastrop State Park is a state park in Bastrop County, Texas. The park was established in 1938 and consists of stands of Loblolly pines mixed with post oak and junipers.

Welcome to Bastrop State Park

Over 2,000 acres 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 Herbert Maier, regional CCC director at the time. Maier designed a number of facilities for the Texas State Park system, and as a National Park Service administrator, his design philosophy had a great impact on national park facilities policy. 

Many of his buildings are National Historic Landmarks, including the CCC buildings at Bastrop.

The State of Texas purchased an additional 1,450 acres in 1979 and another 1,000 acres 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 5,926 acres.

Features
The park's trails include a 8.5-mile loop through the park's undeveloped area. There is also an 18-hole golf course, open all year round, that winds through the forest. There is a large swimming pool open during the summer months.

Bastrop State Park is four miles to the west of Buescher State Park, the two are connected by a scenic road.

Flora
The main feature of the park is the stands of Loblolly Pine trees. This pine woodland is isolated from the main body of East Texas pines by approximately 100 miles of post oak woodlands giving the Bastrop State Park Loblollies the nickname the "Lost Pines of Texas."

Fauna
Bastrop State Park is home to the largest mating group of the endangered Houston toad on public land. Areas of the park are closed to the public during the toad's mating season in February, March and April. The park also has White-tail deer, rabbits, squirrels, opossums and armadillos. Cardinals are one of the species of birds found in the park.

Activities

The park provides opportunities for backpacking, camping, picnicking, canoeing (park rents canoes), swimming (pool), golfing, wildlife viewing, hiking, and interpretive programs.