More of Bastrop State Park Getting Opened
Things have improved in Bastrop State Park in the seven months since wildfires ravaged the land. Photo by Mose Buchele/KUT NewsBastrop State Park is expected to be almost completely open by this weekend – seven months after wildfires ravaged the area.
Officials say more than 80 percent of the park’s trails will be open in the coming days, and reservations are being taken for campgrounds and cabins. More on the closures is available at the park’s website.
Closed in the aftermath of the Central Texas wildfires, the grand re-opening of Bastrop State Park is being planned for Labor Day weekend – the one year anniversary of the wildfires. The park saw incredible damage from the Central Texas wildfires, with flames engulfing nearly two-thirds of the 6,600 acre park. (You can see photos of the devastation in a slide show from KUT News.)
But park officials write they’ve been heartened by the return of native species to the park’s pines – and now, the return of campers and visitors.
