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Bastrop State Park Reopening

Crews chipping burnt wood inside Bastrop State Park.
Photo courtesy Texas Parks and Wildlife
Crews chipping burnt wood inside Bastrop State Park.

Bastrop 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 .

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 from the Central Texas wildfires, with flames engulfing nearly two-thirds of the 6,600 acre park. (You can in a slide show from KUT News.)

But park officials write they’ve been heartened by the to the park’s pines â€� and now, the return of campers and visitors. 

 

Matt Largey is the Projects Editor at KUT. That means doing a little bit of everything: editing reporters, producing podcasts, reporting, training, producing live events and always being on the lookout for things that make his ears perk up. Got a tip? Email him at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @mattlargey.
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