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Choke Canyon Reservoir is a reservoir in South Texas, United States. The lake and the dam that creates it are owned by the United States Bureau of Reclamation and managed by the City of Corpus Christi.
Choke Canyon Reservoir provides drinking water for the city of Corpus Christi. The reservoir also provides good fishing opportunities, especially for largemouth bass and catfish. Choke Canyon State Park, located in two places on the south shore of the lake, provides access to the lake and a number of other recreational activities.
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Choke Canyon SP
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Choke Canyon Reservoir is a reservoir in South Texas, United States. The lake and the dam that creates it are owned by the United States Bureau of Reclamation and managed by the City of Corpus Christi.
Choke Canyon Reservoir provides drinking water for the city of Corpus Christi. The reservoir also provides good fishing opportunities, especially for largemouth bass and catfish. Choke Canyon State Park, located in two places on the south shore of the lake, provides access to the lake and a number of other recreational activities.
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Choke Canyon
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• Public consumption or display of any alcoholic beverage is prohibited.
• Only one unit per site is permitted to hook
up to utilities.
Restrooms
• An excess parking fee is required at campsites with more than two
vehicles (including trailers).
Swim at your own risk.
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• GRAY WATER AND BLACK WATER MUST BE
DISCHARGED ONLY AT DUMP STATIONS.
• A maximum of eight people permitted per campsite. Guests must
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• Campsite must be kept clean; all trash must be picked up before
leaving. Dumpsters are conveniently located on all camping loops.
• Pets must be kept on leash.
Please pick up after them.
• Valid permit required on windshield of each
vehicle in park. All vehicles must remain on
pavement.
• Numbered sites are for overnight camping only.
NO PICNICKING.
NO LIFEGUARD on duty.
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INTERPRETIVE GUIDE
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Choke Canyon State
Park is a great place to
enjoy the natural world
around you. Try your
luck fishing, take a hike
or ride a bike on one of
the trails, spend the night
at one of our campsites or
shelters, or just explore!
Any way you choose
to experience the park,
please enjoy it safely and
responsibly!
White-tailed Deer
WELCOME TO CHOKE
CANYON STATE PARK!
• Make sure your trash and especially your used fishing line ends
up in the proper waste bin. Trash can hurt animals and plants in
the park.
UNWIND AND RECHARGE
• The nature and history of the park are here for everyone to
enjoy; please don’t take anything away from future visitors.
IN THE BEAUTY THIS
• Please drive, bike, and hike only in designated areas so you don’t
disturb any wildlife or plants. It’s their home, after all.
SPECIAL PLACE OFFERS.
• Make sure all of your food is secure inside so it doesn’t tempt the
wildlife to investigate!
NATURE
• Leave feeding to nature. Feeding wild animals will make them
sick and more likely to cause harm to people.
LIES
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AROUND YOU IN SIGHTS
AND SOUNDS YOU WON’T
EXPERIENCE IN THE CITY.
WHETHER IT’S ON THE
TRAILS OR ON THE
NEARBY ATTRACTIONS
Choke Canyon State Park – South Shore Unit
Lake Corpus Christi State Park, near Mathis, TX
Goliad State Park, Goliad, TX
Choke Canyon State Park – Calliham Unit
358 Recreation Rd. 8, Calliham, TX 78007
(361) 786-3868 • www.tpwd.texas.gov/chokecanyon
WATER, GET OUT AND
ENJOY YOUR PARK!
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CHOKE
CANYON
S TAT E PA RK
C H O K E
C A N Y O N
S T A T E
P A R K
FOR THE
BIRDS!
Texas Tortoise
A PLACE WILDLIFE
CAN CALL HOME
Many types of wildlife, including some
special to South Texas, call Choke
Canyon Reservoir and State Park home.
None makes more of an impact on the imagination
than the American alligator. Often seen sunning
themselves on the shores or patrolling the waters
of the reservoir or 75-acre Lake, these prehistoric
residents can reach over 14 feet! On the furrier side
of things and moving through the honey mesquite,
javelinas, also known as collared peccaries, are no less
interesting. Look for them foraging along the brush
line, often in family units with young in tow. These
are not the feral hogs taking over the south, they’re
native Texans!
American
Alligator
With its variety of habitats
and abundant resources,
Choke Canyon is an excellent place for you to see birds
of every shape and size.
Some call the park home
year-round, others just visit
Turkey
in the winter, and some
spend just a few weeks while heading north or south.
The bright colors of the green jay and Bullock’s oriole
and the melodic songs of the northern
cardinal and long-billed thrasher
remind you of how beautiful
nature can be. Watch the
skies for Harris’ hawks
hunting in teams, power
poles for crested caracaras
watching for carrion, the brush
line for wild turkeys strutting their
stuff and listen at night for the
common pauraque’s call.
Crested Caracara
Harris’ Hawk
CREATION OF A LAKE,
LOSS OF A TOWN
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his area was once a part of Calliham,
Texas, a small community boasting the
first oil and gas wells in the south Texas
area. Investors in oil and gas helped to establish the
town from which a 68-mile-long pipeline was built
to deliver the first natural gas supply to San
Antonio. The industry continues to thrive in the
area surrounding the park.
As the years progressed, many people moved away
from Calliham and the population fell to about 120.
Meanwhile, the population of Corpus Christi grew.
In order to address water needs, the Bureau of
Reclamation built Choke Canyon Dam creating
the reservoir in 1982. The town of Calliham was
relocated three miles south of its original location
to make room for the reservoir.
The Choke Canyon Dam under construction, 1982.
Photo courtesy U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
CHOKE CANYON SP
BIRD CHECKLIST
This checklist is a list of common and specialty birds seen in the park. Staf
and volunteers have used previous checklists as well as eBird data to compile
these lists. This list should not be used as a comprehensive list of birds seen in
this park. Please help us protect the natural avian communities by refraining
from using playback tapes of bird songs. Thank you for your cooperation.
Waterfowl
___ Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
___ Fulvous Whistling-Duck
___ Blue-winged Teal
___ Cinnamon Teal
___ Northern Shoveler
___ Gadwall
___ American Wigeon
___ Northern Pintail
___ Green-winged Teal
___ Redhead
___ Ring-necked Duck
___ Lesser Scaup
___ Bufehead
___ Ruddy Duck
Grouse, Quail, and Allies
___ Northern Bobwhite
___ Wild Turkey
Grebes
___ Least Grebe
___ Pied-billed Grebe
Pigeons and Doves
___ Eurasian Collared-Dove
___ Inca Dove
___ Common Ground Dove
___ White-winged Dove
___ Mourning Dove
Cuckoos
___ Greater Roadrunner
___ Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Nightjars
___ Lesser Nighthawk
___ Common Nighthawk
___ Common Pauraque
Swifs
___ Chimney Swif
Hummingbirds
___ Ruby-throated Hummingbird
___ Black-chinned Hummingbird
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
___ Sora
___ Common Gallinule
___ American Coot
Cranes
___ Sandhill Crane
Shorebirds
___ Black-necked Stilt
___ Killdeer
___ Least Sandpiper
___ Wilson’s Snipe
___ Spotted Sandpiper
___ Greater Yellowlegs
___ Lesser Yellowlegs
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
___ Laughing Gull
___ Franklin’s Gull
___ Ring-billed Gull
___ Black Tern
___ Forster’s Tern
___ Storks
___ Wood Stork
Cormorants and Anhingas
___ Anhinga
___ Double-crested Cormorant
___ Neotropic Cormorant
Pelicans
___ American White Pelican
Herons, Ibis, and Allies
___ Great Blue Heron
___ Great Egret
___ Snowy Egret
___ Little Blue Heron
___ Tricolored Heron
___ Cattle Egret
___ Green Heron
___ Black-crowned Night-Heron
___ White Ibis
___ Roseate Spoonbill
Vultures, Hawks, and Allies
___ Black Vulture
___ Turkey Vulture
___ Osprey
___ Northern Harrier
___ Sharp-shinned Hawk
___ Cooper’s Hawk
___ Harris’s Hawk
___ Red-shouldered Hawk
___ Red-tailed Hawk
Owls
___ Great Horned Owl
Kingfshers
___ Belted Kingfsher
Woodpeckers
___ Golden-fronted Woodpecker
___ Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
___ Crested Caracara
___ American Kestrel
___ Peregrine Falcon
Tyrant Flycatchers: Pewees,
Kingbirds, and Allies
___ Eastern Phoebe
___ Say’s Phoebe
___ Vermilion Flycatcher
___ Ash-throated Flycatcher
___ Brown-crested Flycatcher
___ Great Kiskadee
___ Couch’s Kingbird
___ Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Vireos
___ White-eyed Vireo
___ Blue-headed Vireo
Shrikes
___ Loggerhead Shrike
Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens
___ Green Jay
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
___ Black-crested Titmouse
Penduline-Tits and Verdin
___ Verdin
Larks
___ Horned Lark
Martins and Swallows
___ Purple Martin
___ Tree Swallow
___ Barn Swallow
___ Clif Swallow
___ Cave Swallow
Kinglets
___ Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Gnatcatchers
___ Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Wrens
___ House Wren
___ Marsh Wren
___ Carolina Wren
___ Bewick’s Wren
Starlings and Mynas
___ European Starling
Catbirds, Mockingbirds,
and Thrashers
___ Long-billed Thrasher
___ Northern Mockingbird
Thrushes
___ Eastern Bluebird
___ American Robin
Waxwings
___ Cedar Waxwing
Old World Sparrows
___ House Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
___ American Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
___ Lesser Goldfnch
___ American Goldfnch
New World Sparrows
___ Olive Sparrow
___ Chipping Sparrow
___ Field Sparrow
___ Lark Sparrow
___ White-crowned Sparrow
___ Vesper Sparrow
___ Savannah Sparrow
___ Song Sparrow
___ Lincoln’s Sparrow
___ Swamp Sparrow
Yellow-breasted Chat
___ Yellow-breasted Chat
Blackbirds
___ Western Meadowlark
___ Eastern Meadowlark
___ Orchard Oriole
___ Hooded Oriole
___ Bullock’s Oriole
___ Audubon’s Oriole
___ Red-winged Blackbird
___ Bronzed Cowbird
___ Brown-headed Cowbird
___ Common Grackle
___ Great-tailed Grackle
Wood-Warblers
___ Black-and-white Warbler
___ Orange-crowned Warbler
___ Nashville Warbler
___ Common Yellowthroat
___ Yellow Warbler
___ Pine Warbler
___ Yellow-rumped Warbler
___ Yellow-throated Warbler
___ Black-throated Green Warbler
___ Wilson’s Warbler
Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies
___ Summer Tanager
___ Northern Cardinal
___ Pyrrhuloxia
___ Blue Grosbeak
___ Indigo Bunting
___ Painted Bunting
___ Dickcissel
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T E X A S
S T A T E
P A R K S
Choke
Canyon
S TAT E PA R K
SOUTH TEXAS PLAINS
Choke Canyon
ST A T E PA RK
For people who love boating, waterskiing and swimming,
Choke Canyon State Park is the place to go. Two units,
Calliham and South Shore (day use only), lie on the shores of
Choke Canyon Lake, a massive 26,000-acre reservoir. In
addition to water activities, the park also offers excellent
birding and other wildlife watching.
Camping: Campsites with water and electricity. Also walk-in
camping area.
Group Facilities: Group picnic pavilion (capacity 50). Sponsored
youth group area: recreation hall with kitchen; gymnasium with
dining hall.
Picnicking: Picnic sites with fire rings.
Swimming: In Choke Canyon Reservoir.
Boating: Boat ramp.
Fishing: Largemouth bass, white bass, bluegill, white crappie,
striped bass and channel catfish. A stocked 75-acre lake
provides fishing (Calliham Unit).
Special Features: Calliham Unit has tennis and basketball
courts, a baseball diamond, and an auditorium with kitchen.
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Three Rivers
Calliham
Calliham Unit - Located in McMullen County,
west of Three Rivers on Texas 72.
South Shore Unit - Located in Live Oak County,
west of Three Rivers on Texas 72.
www.tpwd.state.tx.us/parks
Rates and reservations, call (512) 389-8900.
For information only, call (800) 792-1112.
Choke Canyon State Park
Calliham Unit, P.O. Box 2, Calliham, Texas 78007
(361) 786-3868
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Publications Clearinghouse and/or Texas Depository Libraries. �
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4 100 Years of Texas Parks
6 Parks Near You
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DIRECTORY
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David Yoskowitz, Ph.D. Executive Director
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English and need assistance, email lep@tpwd.texas.gov. You can also contact Department of the Interior Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Civil Rights, 1849 C
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WELCOME
from Rodney Franklin, State Parks Director
This year is very special for Texas State Parks: We are
celebrating our 100-year anniversary in 2023. More and
more Texans are discovering the beauty of State Parks and
exploring the outdoors in new and adventurous ways. Our
teams across the state are incredibly excited to welcome
outdoor enthusiasts, especially those who have yet to
discover what our parks have to offer. The variety of Texas’ lands is unmatched; from
the mountains of west Texas to the Gulf shores, the Texas State Park system celebrates
and preserves the natural and cultural treasures that make Texas such a special place.
The 640,000-plus acres that make up the state park system are nearly as diverse as
the people of Texas. Since 1923, our mission has been to help connect our visitors with
the outdoors. As we honor those who have come before us, I invite a new generation to
be a part of the story of the lands that connect us all.
There is more to enjoy in our parks than you know, so please join us in our celebrations
and activities. Every day we look for new and better ways to ensure your state parks are
welcoming to every Texan, regardless of their background or experience being outside.
I hope you’ll visit soon and often, while bringing
your friends and family along. YOU are a natural and
we’re looking forward to celebrating the 100-year
anniversary of state parks with you!
WHAT’S NEW IN STATE PARKS
Galveston Island State Park reopened the
beachside of the park with a new headquarters,
campsites, restrooms, and more.
Bastrop State Park unveiled an extensive new
group of trails, the “Tree Army Trails,” many of
which are ADA-accessible.
Improvements and major repairs are planned for
Indian Lodge, Tyler, Inks Lake, Cedar Hill, South
Llano River, Eisenhower and several other state parks
All-terrain “GRIT” wheelchairs are now available at 10 parks with more adaptive
equipment on the way to help people of all abilities experience Texas State
Parks. Learn more about our accessibility efforts, page 14.
More information: TexasStateParks.org/whatsnew
100 Years of Texas Parks
The crown jewels of
Texas road trips started
as an unfunded wish list
before the Depression.
Back in 1923, Governor Pat Neff realized
rising numbers of new car travelers
needed places to camp overnight on
multi-day trips. Neff convinced the state
legislature to create a six-member State
Parks Board, half men, half women.
Isabella, the Governor’s mother, and her
family donated acreage on the Leon
Guía de
Parques
INSTALACIONES
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Contenido
Estero Llano Grande SP
2 Actividades y Programas
4 Parques Cercanos
6 Lugares para Quedarse
8 Tarifas y Pases
9 Directorio
10 Mapa de Parques
18 Instalaciones y Actividades
BIENVENIDO
Rodney Franklin, Director de Parques
Texas tiene algunas de las tierras públicas más diversas del país, con una
gran riqueza natural y cultural. La vida silvestre está por todas partes,
los paisajes florecen con belleza, y la historia es abundante. Sus parques
estatales son parte del legado que nos enorgullece. La gente de Texas ayuda a asegurar ese
legado para las generaciones futuras al visitar y ser voluntarios. ¡Gracias!
Estos más de 630,000 acres exhiben algunos de los grandes tesoros del estado. Los parques
nos ayudan a crear recuerdos con la familia y a encontrar consuelo en la naturaleza. Los
parques fortalecen las economías locales y unen a las comunidades. Sobre todo, los parques
nos permiten pasar tiempo al aire libre para recargar energías, estar saludables y relajarnos a
nuestra manera.
Les invito a disfrutar de sus parques estatales,
explorando lo mejor de Texas con amigos y familia. Los
parques están aquí para todos. Nos pertenecen a todos.
¡Visítelos, diviértase y ayude a protegerlos para siempre!
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federal. Para solicitar un acomodo especial u obtener información en un formato
alternativo, por favor contacte a TPWD en un Teléfono de Texto (TTY) al (512) 3898915 ó por medio de “Relay Texas” al 7-1-1 ó (800) 735-2989 ó por email a accessibility@tpwd.texas.gov. Si usted cree que TPWD ha discriminado en su contra, favor
de comunicarse con TPWD, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744, o con el
Servicio de Pesca y Vida Silvestre de EE.UU., Office for Diversity and Workforce
Management, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041.
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ACTIVIDADES Y PROGRAMAS
¿Qué puedo hacer en
los parques estatales?
¡Disfruta de un día de campo, visita un sitio histórico
o elige entre muchas otras opciones!
Bicicletas
Pedalea a lo largo de los
parques a cualquier velocidad,
en cualquier estilo, con cualquier grupo. Elige las rutas, el
tipo de terreno y las distancias que cumplan con tu zona
de confort.
Caminatas
Empieza con un circuito más
corto, avanza a terrenos más
difíciles o únete a una caminata guiada.
Pescar
Puedes pescar sin licencia en
tantos como 70 parques estatales. Muchos parques ofrecen
equipo para pescar a manera
de préstamo y eventos especiales para aprender a pescar.
Barcos
Renta canoas y kayacs y
explora uno de los senderos
acuáticos en Texas.
Nadar
Animales Silvestres
Acampar
Descubre aves, mamíferos y
plantas que tienen su hogar en
Texas. Muchos parques tienen
señalamientos y listados que
te ayudan a aprender más.
Encuentra un lugar que cumpla
con lo que quieres. Prueba
nuevas recetas, comparte historias favoritas y disfruta de
las estrellas.
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Escape del calor en arroyos,
ríos, lagos, manantiales, piletas
y playas del mar.
Tu seguridad en el agua
es muy importante. Lleva
el chaleco salvavidas.
Aprende a nadar. Guarda
a los niños.
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¡Pregunta en tu parque cuáles
están disponibles!
Los niños
de 12 años
y menores
entran
GRATIS
Cielos Estrellados
Escapa de las luces de la ciudad y goza de
maravillosas vistas del cielo que no encontrarás
en ninguna otra parte. Ven a una fiesta de
estrellas o toma una excursión de constelaciones auto-guiada.
Familias en la Naturaleza
Elige un taller o diseña tu propia aventura. ¡Monta
una tienda de campaña, cocina al exterior, prende
una fogata y juega al exterior! Nosotros te
Toma una publicación gratuita de actividades o
pregunta por los paquetes gratuitos con los parques proporcionamos todo el equipo. No es necesario
tener experiencia.
participantes. Usa los binoculares, lupas, libros de
bosquejos y libros de guías para explorar el parque.
Mochilas para Exploradores
Soldados Búfalo de Texas
Descubre la historia con cuentos, vestuarios y
herramientas. Sigue la pista de un animal, pesca con
caña, cocina sobre una fogata, visita los fuertes y más.
Adéntrate en las historias de vida de aquellos que
sirvieron valientemente en los primeros regimientos
Áfrico-Americanos de las Fuerzas Armadas.
!
Seguridad en el Parque
Ten cuidado con el agua
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