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The Lower Colorado River Authority says that to protect visitors and staff from the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus it will be closing all LCRA-managed parks beginning March 23 until further notice.

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Visitor centers at LCRA parks are already closed and organized group activities have been canceled.

Officials say you can reschedule or cancel park reservations without penalty by heading to the LCRA website.

The list of parks on the LCRA website are:


Black Rock Park

Canyon of the Eagles

Camp Creek Park

Cedar Point Recreation Area

Gloster Bend Recreation Area

Grelle Recreation Area

Hollywood Bottom Park

Jessica Hollis Park

Lake Bastrop North Shore Park

Lake Bastrop South Shore Park

Lake Fayette Oak Thicket Park

Lake Fayette Park Prairie Park

Matagorda Bay Nature Park

McKinney Roughs Nature Park

Muleshoe Bend Recreation Area

Narrows Recreation Area

Pedernales River Nature Park

Plum Park on the Colorado

Shaffer Bend Recreation Area

Turkey Bend Recreation Area

Vendor-Operated Parks

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