Albert and Bessie Kronkosky State Natural Area is a state park in Bandera and Kendall counties, Texas, United States. The park is under development and is managed by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The opening date is planned for late fall 2026. The park is named for Albert and Bessie Kronkosky who donated the land for the park.
History Albert and Bessie Kronkosky began buying property for themselves in 1946. By 1973, their holdings had grown to 3,814 acres. The couple willed the land to the State of Texas to protect it from development. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department accepted the donation of the ranch in March 2011.
The State of Texas invested approximately $29 million for development. Marmon Mok Architecture was the design firm for the park with Byrne Construction Services leading the build team. DHM Design served as the landscape architect.
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service provided $130,000 to remove an earthen dam that will reopen 3.7 miles of creek on the property.
Activities The park will offer camping in cabins, screened shelters, traditional tent sites and backcountry campsites, hiking and backpacking over 28 miles of trails, three of which are ADA accessible and some multi-use for cycling. The park will host programs in a 100-person amphitheater and a nature center.
Nature The park has several rare or endangered species such as golden-cheeked warbler, Texas alligator lizard, hairy sycamore-leaf snowbell, bigtooth maple, Boerne bean and Texas spring salamander. White-tailed deer, black-tailed jackrabbit and common raccoon are more common species in the park.
See also
List of Texas state parks
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