Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway

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Recreation

In 1993, a hiking, biking, and equestrian rail trail opened that stretches through the park through Floyd, Briscoe, and Hall counties. The trailway was created after the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department acquired Script error: No such module "convert". of right-of-way from the abandoned Fort Worth and Denver Railroad's lines between Estelline and South Plains.[2] A unique feature is the Script error: No such module "convert". Clarity Railroad Tunnel.[3]

Climate

The park is located in West Texas and has a semi-arid climate. The average January minimum temperature is Script error: No such module "convert". and the average July maximum is Script error: No such module "convert".. The park receives Script error: No such module "convert". of precipitation annually.[2]

Nature

Flora

The area contains badlands with mesquite, cacti and junipers with tall grasses, plums, hackberries and cottonwoods in the canyons.[2]

Fauna

At the urging of his wife, Charles Goodnight preserved several plains bison from those that were being slaughtered.[4] This herd became one of the genetic sources from which current bison herds descend.[5][6] The herd was donated to the State of Texas in 1997.[7] In 2011, bison were allowed to roam throughout the park, and the Texas Legislature designated the bison herd at Caprock Canyons State Park as the official State Bison Herd of Texas.[8] The herd has minimal cattle introgression.[9][10]

African sheep (Barbary sheep), mule deer, white-tailed deer, coyote, opossum, raccoon, bobcat, fox, porcupine, white-throated woodrat, numerous species of snakes and lizards, and over 175 species of birds including golden eagle, red-tailed hawk and turkey vulture are found within the park. Lake Theo contains bass, catfish, and rainbow trout.[2][11] In the summer of 2012 black-tailed prairie dogs were reintroduced to a Script error: No such module "convert". area within the park.[12]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Caprock Canyons State Park from the Handbook of Texas Online
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