| Area Attractions: Fort Griffin State Park & Historic Site; & Buffalo Gap, which was the original Taylor County Seat (1878) & one of the early frontier settlements through which passed the famous Butterfield Stage Route (also called the Southern Overland Mail Route). (Buffalo Gap was also on the Western or Goodnight Loving Trail over which pioneer Texas cattlemen drove their herds to the Kansas railhead.) Other nearby points of interest include the Grace Cultural Center with the Abilene Fine Arts Museum, Historical Museum, & Children's Museum; Paramount Theater; Abilene Zoological Gardens; Dyess Air Force Base's vintage aircraft; Buffalo Gap Historic Village; & a monthly art walk in downtown Abilene.
Facilities: Facilities include restrooms with & without showers; a playground area; a summertime 40' x 110' swimming pool; a 10' x 30' wading pool for children; a game area with a sand volleyball pit; a horseshoe pit; a basketball goal; a large open area for baseball, soccer, football, & kite flying. |
Abilene State Park Campground Web Site
Driving Direction GPS Coordinates:
32.244345, -99.876090
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Campground: Abilene State Park in Tuscola Texas *