More wilderness will be available to explore in the Hill Country in the coming months, thanks to a land acquisition from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD).

Bear Creek State Park, a 1,720-acre park purchased for $33.5 million, is located in Uvalde County, TPWD said in a Monday news release.

The park will be developed through the Centennial Parks Conservation Fund.

According to TPWD, this is a $1 billion endowment fund, which was approved by voters in 2023 to create dedicated funding for the development of state parks.

“This latest land purchase is another feather in the cap of the department for their efforts to provide more public spaces for Texans to recreate in the outdoors,” said Paul Foster, Chairman of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission. “Combined with the previo

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