Lake Colorado City State Park

Things to Do

Activities include picnicking, camping, fishing, swimming (unsupervised), kayaking/canoeing, hiking, geocaching, nature photography, and birding. Featuring more than five miles of shoreline and 500 acres of parkland bordering the lake.

In addition to campsites with and without electricity, the park also has 11 limited cabins with air-conditioning, and group facilities.

The park rents kayaks. Paddles and life vests are provided.

The park is located in the Mesquite Plains, a subdivision of the western Rolling Plains. Originally an open grassland with a scattered, often localized, woody plant population, the area is now often dominated by mesquite. Mesquite trees are quite hardy, and like many other drought-tolerant plants, have thorns that protect them from browsers like deer and cattle. Mesquite trees are fast-growing and often create shade where other trees will not grow. As a legume (bean), they fix nitrogen in the soil which can improve soil quality.

Some of the wildlife that can be observed and photographed includes white-tailed deer, mallard ducks, raccoons, armadillos and squirrels. Popular fish are crappie, perch, catfish, bass and red drum.