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Brazos Bend State Park

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217:. The park's current nature center is built into a structure previously utilized as a hunting cabin. Over the years, improvements were made to the various water bodies in the park for both recreational and flood management purposes. A low-elevation levied walkway surrounds the perimeter of some of the larger water bodies (Elm Lake, 40 Acre Lake, etc.). While significant modifications were made to the land within the park in the past, the current management strategy is to allow, in balance with the recreational elements of the park's mission, the maintenance of a natural landscape. In 1984 the park was officially opened to the public, its lands having been donated to the state several years previously. In 2009, the park celebrated its 25th anniversary with a variety of special events and recognitions. Today the park is run by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, with the assistance of an active non-profit volunteer organization. 510: 31: 498: 356: 226: 486: 462: 339: 450: 47: 474: 438: 54: 347:
programs, and guided hikes of Creekfield Lake. In addition, a rotating assortment of crafts, story time and other educational programs are offered each week. Outside of scheduled programs, the Volunteer Organization also staffs and maintains a Nature Center containing live individuals representing many of the park's venomous and nonvenomous native snake species, baby alligators, and a host of educational displays and activities.
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife staff and the Brazos Bend State Park Volunteer Organization put on a variety of education programs on a weekly basis at the park, and actively conduction outreach efforts in the local area. Popular programs include bird and photography hikes, alligator and snake education
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In addition to the weekly hikes, educational programs, and other amenities offered by Park staff and volunteers, Brazos Bend plays host to a growing number of annual events and festivals. Highlights of the park's yearly offerings include the A Simple Christmas celebration, Prairie Heritage Days, and
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Although it contains recreational day-use areas (including a dining hall, campground, and picnic areas) Brazos Bend is by primary character a natural park. Its recreational opportunities revolve around enjoyment of its diverse ecosystems and species. Popular activities include hiking, fishing, and
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migratory route, bird watching in Brazos Bend is a popular activity, especially during the migratory seasons. The park offers numerous Scouting programs, an
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The park is a haven for a diverse mix of native wildlife and plants covering an equally diverse range of ecosystems. Brazos Bend contains areas of
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the July 4th Bike Parade. The park also hosts a variety of activities put on in conjunction with other entities, including the
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Highlights of the park's numerous inhabitants include over 300 species of resident and visiting migratory birds such as
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are found in the park. The most noteworthy and popular residents of the park are the relatively large population of
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wildlife viewing. Like in much of the upper Gulf Coast located along the northern vanguard areas of the
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and includes within its boundaries low-lying areas left over from the River's previous meanderings.
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inhabitants included a series of Native American groups, most notably the
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An American White Ibis flying at Brazos Bend State Park, July 2010.
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Barrington Living History Farm at Washington-on-the-Brazos
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Brazos Bend State Park Entrance Sign Dedicated Jan. 2012
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including open and semi-open lakes and transitional
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El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail
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Map showing the location of Brazos Bend State Park
Fort Bend County
Texas
Needville, Texas
29°22′44″N 95°35′42″W / 29.37889°N 95.59500°W / 29.37889; -95.59500
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
state park
Brazos River
unincorporated
Fort Bend County, Texas
Needville
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
controlled hunts
Brazos River
Pre-Columbian
Karankawa
cistern

coastal prairie
bottomland forest
wetlands
marshlands
black-bellied whistling duck
snowy egret
great egret
American white ibis
yellow-crowned night heron
northern cardinal
American coot

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