Lake Brownwood

Lake Brownwood SP https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/lake-brownwood https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Brownwood_State_Park Lake Brownwood State Park is located on the shore of Lake Brownwood in Brown County, Texas.

For assistance using this map, contact the park. Lake Brownwood State Park TexasStateParks.org/App 1 2 4 Volleyball Court 8 9 5 9 6 5 4 .7 es mil 11 Mini-Basketball Green numbers are water and electric sites that are for tents only. 66 65 3 63 2 68 64 61 62 1 59 69 60 51 58 52 53 50 57 56 54 55 14 12 Group Rec Hall Comanche Trails 67 13 Oak Lodge Beach Lodge Softball Field Buzzard's Bay Tyler Bay 7 10 #TexasStateParks McCartney Island FM 2125 Harbor Point Thunderbird Bay State Parks Store Lake Haven Docks La ke Tamarack Mountain Headquarters Dam Goat Island Restrooms Baptist Encampment Br ow nw oo d Byrds Showers FM 2125 Rattlesnake Draw Water Only Sites Sowell’s Draw Water and Electric Sites FM 2632 PARK ROAD 15 15 Lake Brownwood State Park 16 #BetterOutside LEGEND To Hwy. 183 3 10 Loma Vista Lodge FM 2273 7 6 TexasStateParks.org/SocialMedia 17 21 Sandy Beach Fisherman’s Lodge Doctor's Draw FM Turner Bay Volleyball Court Group Dining Hall Full Hookup Sites Cason’s Cove FM 2559 279 30 To Brownwood Shamrock Shores 1 Cabins Dump Station Screened Shelters TEXAS ins ss Pla 3 5 27 2 4 8 10 Sites 1-35 77 75 78 79 76 80 82 81 25 Fishing Pier • CHECK IN for campsites and shelters is 2 p.m.; CHECK OUT is 12 p.m. CHECK IN for cabins and lodges is 3 p.m.; CHECK OUT is 11 a.m. Renew permit by 9 a.m. (pending site availability). Hiking Trail • A maximum of eight people per campsite or shelter. Occupancy rate in cabins varies. Guests must leave the park by 10 p.m. Council Bluff 1. PLEASE NOTE • Public consumption or display of any alcoholic beverage is prohibited. Willow Point m ile s Picnic Area Boat Ramp 7 11 9 Shady Shores 12 13 14 35 1 6 34 15 18 19 16 33 31 29 17 45 47 Sites 36-47 32 30 28 24 40 37 46 43 44 41 42 23 22 39 25 26 38 36 21 20 To Cro 83 85 87 74 71 73 72 70 2.9 mile s 89 Interpretive Trail • Quiet hours are between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.; please be considerate of other people. Swimming Area • No person shall use electrical speakers or radios at a volume which emits beyond the immediate campsite. Residence • Dogs must be on a leash no longer than six feet and under control at all times. • Pets are not allowed in any buildings or beach area. 84 86 88 .5 m • Gathering of firewood is prohibited. iles N • Campfires are permitted only in fire rings provided at each site. • Swim at your own risk. NO LIFEGUARD on duty. • Always swim with a friend. Children must be supervised by an adult who can swim. • Stop the spread of invasive species. CLEAN, DRAIN and DRY your boat. TPWD receives funds from the USFWS. TPWD prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, disability, age, and gender, pursuant to state and federal law. To request an accommodation or obtain information in an alternative format, please contact TPWD on a Text Telephone (TTY) at (512) 389-8915 or by Relay Texas at 7-1-1 or (800) 735-2989 or by email at accessibility@tpwd.texas.gov. If you believe you have been discriminated against by TPWD, please contact TPWD, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744, or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office for Diversity and Workforce Management, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041. © 2023 TPWD PWD MP P4506-009F (2/23) Biking Trail This publication can be found at tpwd.texas.gov/spdest/parkinfo/maps/park_maps/ PARK RESERVATIONS TexasStateParks.org ParquesDeTexas.org (512) 389-8900 200 State Highway, Park Road 15 Brownwood, TX 76801 (325) 784-5223 Proud Sponsor of Texas State Parks 

For assistance using this map, contact the park. For a web version of the map text, visit our Trails Information page. For information on #TexasStateParks, visit texasstateparks.org Sign up today for free email updates: texasstateparks.org/email /TexasStateParks @TPWDparks @TexasStateParks Sponsor: Whole Earth Provision Co. 

JOHN CHANDLER INTERPRETIVE GUIDE NEAR THE GEOGRAPHICAL CENTER OF TEXAS, LAKE BROWNWOOD STATE PARK FEATURES RUSTIC FACILITIES, MILES OF SHORELINE, WINDING TRAILS AND ABUNDANT WILDLIFE. THE 7,300-ACRE RESERVOIR OFFERS SWIMMING, FISHING, BOATING AND SKIING. IN THE 1930s, THE EMERGENCY CONSERVATION WORK PROGRAM AND TWO CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS COMPANIES BUILT THE PARK’S ROADS, CABINS AND POPULAR RECREATION HALL, WHICH SITS ON A HILLTOP OVERLOOKING THE LAKE AND SURROUNDING HILLS. BUILT FROM TIMBER AND NATIVE ROCK FOUND IN THE PARK, THESE FACILITIES GIVE THE PARK AN EARTHY, ORGANIC CHARACTER. Whether it’s a quiet picnic or large family reunion, the park offers a wide variety of opportunities for enjoying the outdoors. STATE PAR K Lake Brownwood State Park, comprising 537.5 acres, is located approximately 16 miles northwest of the city of Brownwood. The park offers an atmosphere of rustic beauty and tranquility, with miles of shoreline where wildflowers, white-tailed deer, ducks, raccoons, armadillos, squirrels, and a variety of birds can be observed in a natural setting. A fishing pier and boat ramp offer easy lake access for boaters, water-skiers and anglers. Other activities include swimming, camping, picnicking, hiking (2.5 miles of hiking trails and a .5-mile nature trail), nature study and birdwatching. Good viewpoints are found along the hiking trail, especially atop Council Bluff, a high ridge overlooking the lake. History buffs will find the recreation hall, stone pavilions and cabins, and other structures built by the CCC to be a fascinating, tangible link to the past. The large group facilities make the park ideal for family reunions and other group get-togethers. Lake Brownwood State Park is a great place to relax and escape the hectic pace of modern life. For more information about programs, volunteering or joining the Friends group, contact the park or visit our website. Lake Brownwood State Park 200 Park Road 15, Lake Brownwood, Texas 76801 (325) 784-5223 • www.tpwd.texas.gov/lakebrownwood/ © 2020 TPWD. PWD BR P4506-009H (4/20) In accordance with Texas State Depository Law, this publication is available at the Texas State Publications Clearinghouse and/or Texas Depository Libraries. TPWD receives funds from the USFWS. TPWD prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, disability, age, and gender, pursuant to state and federal law. To request an accommodation or obtain information in an alternative format, please contact TPWD on a Text Telephone (TTY) at (512) 389-8915 or by Relay Texas at 7-1-1 or (800) 735-2989 or by email at accessibility@tpwd.texas.gov. If you believe you have been discriminated against by TPWD, please contact TPWD, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744, or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office for Diversity and Workforce Management, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041. Texas State Parks is a division of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. JOHN HOLLAND Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps, the recreation hall is a beautiful example of their expert craftsmanship and use of native materials. LAKE BROWNWOOD B R O W N W O O D S T A T E P A R K JOHN CHANDLER L A K E Brown County. Other settlers soon followed and began farming the floodplains and ranching the hill country. The county was organized in 1857 and named for Captain Brown. A RICH HISTORY C onstruction on the park began in 1933, after approval of county and state applications for relief work programs under Civil Works Administration (CWA) authority. The CWA employed local men who were part of Emergency Conservation Work programs, the forerunner of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). DEVASTATION CONTROLLED Though used by many Native American cultures long before Europeans arrived, the land in Brown County was first associated in eighteenth-century Spanish colonial histories with the Lipan, or eastern, Apaches. By the middle of the 1700s, the Comanche had mastered the horse and were quickly amassing a territory where they hunted and camped in a nomadic fashion. Captain Randolph B. Marcy of the U.S. Army, who led a patrol in the area in 1851, reported that Pecan Bayou was a favorite of the tribe. The Comanche and earlier Native American groups were drawn to this area by water and abundant game. Captain Henry S. Brown, a Texas Revolutionary soldier, was the first white man known to traverse the area. In 1828, Brown, with about 25 men and a Native American guide, trailed a Comanche raiding party into what is now Beginning in 1926, the Brown County Water Improvement District acquired seven tracts of land for the purpose of damming and impounding the waters of Pecan Bayou at its confluence with Jim Ned Creek. Construction commenced, and the dam was completed in early 1932. Skeptics predicted it would be years before the lake would fill with water. In July of the same year, a record-breaking flood swept down Pecan Bayou, and the lake filled to a le

LAKE BROWNWOOD 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 ___ Blue-winged Teal ___ Northern Shoveler ___ Gadwall ___ American Wigeon ___ Mallard ___ Northern Pintail ___ Green-winged Teal ___ Redhead ___ Ring-necked Duck ___ Lesser Scaup ___ Bufehead ___ Ruddy Duck Grouse, Quail, and Allies ___ Northern Bobwhite ___ Wild Turkey Grebes ___ Pied-billed Grebe ___ Horned Grebe ___ Eared Grebe Pigeons and Doves ___ Eurasian Collared-Dove ___ Inca Dove ___ White-winged Dove ___ Mourning Dove Cuckoos ___ Greater Roadrunner ___ Yellow-billed Cuckoo Nightjars ___ Common Nighthawk Swifs ___ Chimney Swif Hummingbirds ___ Black-chinned Hummingbird Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ___ American Coot Cranes ___ Sandhill Crane Shorebirds ___ Killdeer ___ Least Sandpiper ___ Wilson’s Snipe ___ Spotted Sandpiper ___ Greater Yellowlegs Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ___ Bonaparte’s Gull ___ Franklin’s Gull ___ Ring-billed Gull ___ Herring Gull ___ Black Tern ___ Forster’s Tern Cormorants and Anhingas ___ Double-crested Cormorant Pelicans ___ American White Pelican Herons, Ibis, and Allies ___ Great Blue Heron ___ Great Egret ___ Snowy Egret ___ Green Heron Vultures, Hawks, and Allies ___ Black Vulture ___ Turkey Vulture ___ Osprey ___ Mississippi Kite ___ Sharp-shinned Hawk ___ Bald Eagle ___ Swainson’s Hawk ___ Red-tailed Hawk Owls ___ Great Horned Owl Kingfshers ___ Belted Kingfsher Woodpeckers ___ Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ___ Golden-fronted Woodpecker ___ Red-bellied Woodpecker ___ Downy Woodpecker ___ Ladder-backed Woodpecker ___ Northern Flicker Falcons and Caracaras ___ American Kestrel Tyrant Flycatchers: Pewees, Kingbirds, and Allies ___ Eastern Phoebe ___ Ash-throated Flycatcher ___ Great Crested Flycatcher ___ Western Kingbird ___ Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Vireos ___ White-eyed Vireo Shrikes ___ Loggerhead Shrike Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens ___ Blue Jay ___ American Crow Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice ___ Carolina Chickadee ___ Black-crested Titmouse Penduline-Tits and Verdin ___ Verdin Martins and Swallows ___ Purple Martin ___ Barn Swallow ___ Clif Swallow ___ Cave Swallow Kinglets ___ Golden-crowned Kinglet ___ Ruby-crowned Kinglet Gnatcatchers ___ Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Wrens ___ House Wren ___ Carolina Wren ___ Bewick’s Wren ___ Cactus Wren Starlings and Mynas ___ European Starling Catbirds, Mockingbirds, and Thrashers ___ Northern Mockingbird Thrushes ___ Eastern Bluebird ___ Hermit Thrush ___ American Robin Waxwings ___ Cedar Waxwing Old World Sparrows ___ House Sparrow Wagtails and Pipits ___ American Pipit Finches, Euphonias, and Allies ___ House Finch ___ Lesser Goldfnch ___ American Goldfnch New World Sparrows ___ Cassin’s Sparrow ___ Grasshopper Sparrow ___ Chipping Sparrow ___ Field Sparrow ___ Lark Sparrow ___ Dark-eyed Junco ___ White-crowned Sparrow ___ Harris’s Sparrow ___ White-throated Sparrow ___ Vesper Sparrow ___ Savannah Sparrow ___ Song Sparrow ___ Lincoln’s Sparrow ___ Canyon Towhee ___ Rufous-crowned Sparrow ___ Spotted Towhee Blackbirds ___ Western Meadowlark ___ Eastern Meadowlark ___ Red-winged Blackbird ___ Brown-headed Cowbird ___ Common Grackle ___ Great-tailed Grackle Wood-Warblers ___ Orange-crowned Warbler ___ Nashville Warbler ___ Common Yellowthroat ___ Yellow Warbler ___ Yellow-rumped Warbler Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies ___ Summer Tanager ___ Northern Cardinal ___ Painted Bunting ___ Dickcissel © 2021 TPWD PWD CD P4506-0009K (5/21) TPWD receives funds from the USFWS. TPWD prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, disability, age, and gender, pursuant to state and federal law. To request an accommodation or obtain information in an alternative format, please contact TPWD on a Text Telephone (TTY) at (512) 389-8915 or by Relay Texas at 7-1-1 or (800) 735-2989 or by email at accessibility@tpwd.texas.gov. If you believe you have been discriminated against by TPWD, please contact TPWD, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744, or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office for Diversity and Workforce Management, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041. 

-Official- FACILITIES Get the Mobile App: MAPS ACTIVITIES TexasStateParks.org/app T O Y O T A T U N D R A The Toyota Tundra is built to explore the great outdoors. No matter what the weekend throws at you, your Tundra takes it on with ease. | toyota.com/tundra Official Vehicle of the Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation CONTENTS 4 100 Years of Texas Parks 6 Parks Near You 8 90 Checklist DIRECTORY TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT 52 68 20 38 60 30 84 68 David Yoskowitz, Ph.D. Executive Director Rodney Franklin State Parks Director Mischelle Diaz Communications Director TPW COMMISSION Arch “Beaver” Aplin, III, Chairman Lake Jackson Dick Scott, Vice-Chairman Wimberley James E. Abell Kilgore Oliver J. Bell Cleveland Paul L. Foster El Paso Anna B. Galo Laredo Jeffery D. Hildebrand Houston Robert L. “Bobby” Patton, Jr. Fort Worth Travis B. “Blake” Rowling Dallas T. Dan Friedkin, Chairman-Emeritus Houston Lee Marshall Bass, Chairman-Emeritus Fort Worth 52 Panhandle Plains 48 State Parks Map Special thanks to Toyota and advertisers, whose generous support made this guide possible. Texas State Parks is a division of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Cover illustration: Brad Woodard, bravethewoods.com Texas State Parks Official Guide, Nineteenth Edition © TPWD PWD BK P4000-000A (3/23) TPWD receives funds from DHS and USFWS. TPWD prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin (including limited English proficiency), disability, age, and gender, pursuant to state and federal law. If you believe you have been discriminated against by TPWD, visit tpwd.texas. gov/nondiscrimination or call (512) 389-4800 for information on filing a complaint. To obtain information in an alternative format, contact TPWD on a Text Telephone (TTY) at (512) 389-8915, by Relay Texas at 7-1-1, (800) 735-2989, or by email at accessibility@tpwd.texas.gov. If you speak a language other than 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 Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20240, and/or U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL), Mail Stop #0190 2707, Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., S.E. Washington, D.C. 20528. In accordance with Texas State Depository Law, this publication is available at the Texas State Publications Clearinghouse and/or Texas Depository Libraries. 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 Descarga la Aplicacíon Móvil MAPAS ACTIVIDADES texasstateparks.org/app ¡Los niños entran gratis! La entrada es gratis para los niños de 12 años y menores. Encuentra un parque: parquesdetexas.org 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! Foto de portada: Estero Llano State Park, Chase Fountain © 2021 TPWD PWD BK P4000-000A (5/21) TPWD recibe fondos del Servicio de Pesca y Vida Silvestre de EE.UU. (USFWS por sus siglas en ingles). TPWD prohíbe la discriminación por raza, color, religión, nacionalidad de origen, discapacidad, edad y género, conforme la ley estatal y 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. De acuerdo con la Ley de Depósito del Estado de Texas, esta publicación está disponible en el centro de Distribución de Publicaciones del Estado de Texas y/o las Bibliotecas de Depósito de Texas. 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. 2 Más información y reservaciones: parquesdetexas.org 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. (512) 389-8900 ¡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 Pre