Meridian State Park, State park in Bosque County, United States.
Meridian State Park covers 505.4 acres in Bosque County, Texas. Civilian Conservation Corps Company 1827 built a rock and earthen dam across Bee Creek, impounding 72-acre Lake Meridian. The CCC also constructed the entrance portal, roads, water crossing, vehicle bridges and culverts, most still in use. Over 5 miles of trails cross limestone ledges and outcroppings.
Texas acquired the land from private owners in 1933. Civilian Conservation Corps Company 1827 then built the park's facilities from local limestone and timber, following National Park Service designs. The CCC raised a rock and earthen dam across Bee Creek, creating 72-acre Lake Meridian, and added the entrance portal, roads, water crossing, vehicle bridges and culverts, most still in use when the park opened in 1935.
CCC Company 1827 built the park's entrance portal, roads, water crossing, vehicle bridges and culverts, most still carrying traffic today. Workers used limestone quarried locally and timber, following National Park Service designs. The rock-and-earth dam they raised across Bee Creek created 72-acre Lake Meridian.
The park offers several overnight options, including eight sites with full hookups and six with electrical connections. Primitive camping areas and group facilities that sleep up to 72 people are also available.
The golden-cheeked warbler, listed as endangered, nests in Ashe juniper trees in the park during summer; it is the only bird that breeds exclusively in Texas. Birders watch for it among the juniper stands on the limestone slopes.
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