Fort Boggy State Park
State park in Texas, United States
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Swimming area in Fort Boggy State Park
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Location | Leon County , Texas , United States |
Nearest city | Leona |
Coordinates | 31°11′20″N 95°59′00″W / 31.18889°N 95.98333°W / 31.18889; -95.98333 [1] |
Area | 1,847 acres (747 ha) |
Established | 1985 |
Visitors | 12648 (in 2007 [3] ) |
Governing body | Texas Parks and Wildlife Department |
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Fort Boggy State Park is a 1,847 acres (747 ha) state park located in Leon County, Texas between Leona and Centerville . The park was donated to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department in 1985 by Eileen Crain Sullivan to be developed as a state park. The park features swimming , hiking , mountain biking , canoeing , kayaking and fishing .
The park participates in the "Tackle Loaner Program"; individuals can borrow rods, reels and tackle boxes with hooks, sinkers and bobbers. Common types of fish caught include largemouth bass , channel catfish , bluegill , redear sunfish , redbreast sunfish and rainbow trout (seasonal).
The park has woodlands rolling hills, meadows, and wetlands . Large trees species include post oak , hickory , elm , sweetgum and pecan . Smaller trees and shrubs include American beautyberry , dogwood , sassafras , yaupon , hawthorn , greenbriar and Alabama supplejack . Savannah grasslands in the park are made up of little bluestem , Indiangrass , purpletop , switchgrass and the endangered Centerville brazos-mint .
Wildlife present in the park include white-tailed deer , raccoons , squirrels , foxes and beavers . Waterfowl and other varieties of aquatic wildlife reside in the park as the park is subject to flooding during rainy periods.
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References
- ↑ "Fort Boggy State Park" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved January 6, 2013 .
- "Fort Boggy State Park" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved January 6, 2013 .
- ↑ "Texas State Parks: Natural Economic Assets" . Window on State Government. Archived from the original on January 7, 2013 . Retrieved January 6, 2013 .
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