Lake Corpus Christi State Park is a state park located on Lake Corpus Christi in San Patricio County, Texas, United States southwest of Mathis. The state leased the land from the City of Corpus Christi in 1934 and the park was opened the same year.Lake Corpus Christi State Park History. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
History The park was constructed by Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Company 886 between 1934 and 1935. CCC buildings included a bathhouse, park residence, boat house and a refectory, but only the refectory remains. Other CCC structures include a lookout tower, Park Road 25, and bridges.Lake Corpus Christi. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Retrieved June 1, 2014.
Plants The park is a mixture of brushlands, wetlands, woodlands and the open waters of Lake Corpus Christi creating a diverse ecological area.Lake Corpus Christi State Park Nature. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Retrieved June 1, 2014. Documented plants in the park include honey mesquite, huisache, and anacua.
Animals Common birds within the park include the black-bellied whistling duck, American purple gallinule, white-winged dove, pauraque, long-billed thrasher, white-eyed vireo, pyrrhuloxia and black-throated sparrow. Common mammals include javelina, cottontail rabbits and white-tailed deer. Popular fish include blue, channel and yellow catfish and sunfish, bass and crappie.
See also List of Texas state parks
References
External links
Texas Parks and Wildlife: Lake Corpus Christi State Park