Big Spring State Park
Big Spring State Park is a Texas state park in Big Spring, Howard County, Texas in the United States. It was opened in 1936 after the 381.99 acres upon which it is situated was deeded to the state by the city of Big Spring in 1934 and 1935.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: 8:00 AM—sunset
- Type: Park
- Description: state park in Texas, United States
- Address: 1 Park Road 8, Big Spring, TX 79720
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hangar 25 Air Museum and Federal Correctional Institution, Big Spring.
Hangar 25 Air Museum
Museum
Photo: Barbara Brannon, CC BY 2.0.
Webb Air Force Base, previously named Big Spring Air Force Base, was a United States Air Force facility of the Air Training Command that operated from 1951 to 1977 in West Texas within the current city limits of Big Spring.
Federal Correctional Institution, Big Spring
Prison
The Federal Correctional Institution, Big Spring is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Texas. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Big Spring and Elbow.
Big Spring
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Big Spring is a city in and the county seat of Howard County, Texas, United States, at the crossroads of U.S. Highway 87 and Interstate 20. Its population was 26,144 at the 2020 census.
Elbow
Village
Elbow is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Texas, United States of America. It lies 8 miles by road south of Big Spring. Elbow is situated 5 miles south of Big Spring State Park.
Big Spring State Park
- Categories: Texas state park and recreation area
- Location: Howard, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.22899° or 32° 13′ 44″ northLongitude
-101.49116° or 101° 29′ 28″ westElevation
2,769 feet (844 metres)Open location code
854W6GH5+HGOpenStreetMap ID
way 56045746OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
5517072Wikidata ID
Q4906438
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Chinese—“Big Spring State Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Big Spring State Park”
- Chinese: “大斯普林州立公園”
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