Goliad State Park and Historic Site
State park and historic site in Texas, United States
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Goliad State Park and Historic Site is a 188.3 acres (76 ha) state park located along the San Antonio River on the southern edge of Goliad, Texas, United States.[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (#01000258) on March 12, 2001.[4] It is managed by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
| Goliad State Park and Historic Site | |
|---|---|
Former custodian's house for Goliad State Park. Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps circa 1936 | |
  Goliad State Park and Historic Site  Goliad State Park and Historic Site | |
| Location | US 183 at San Antonio River, Goliad, Texas |
| Coordinates | 28°39′24″N 97°23′14″W |
| Area | 188.3 acres (76.2 ha) |
| Established | 1936 |
| Visitors | 47,517 (in 2025)[1] |
| Governing body | Texas Parks and Wildlife Department |
| Website | Official site |
Goliad State Park Historic District | |
Texas State Historic Site | |
| Area | 250 acres (100 ha) |
| Built | 1931 |
| Architect | Atlee Bernard Ayres, Samuel Phelps Vosper, et al. |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Moderne, NPS Rustic |
| NRHP reference No. | 01000258[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 12, 2001 |
| Designated TSHS | 1936 |
Park
The park features campsites, screened shelters, Group Hall and Chapel, an amphitheater, and the El Camino Real de los Tejas Visitors Center.
Nature
Plants
American sycamore, pecan, cedar elm, and red mulberry grow along the San Antonio River. Honey mesquite and anacua are in the drier areas of the park.[5]
Animals
Mammals include White-tailed deer, eastern fox squirrel, Mexican long-nosed armadillo, collared peccary, gray fox, ringtail, and bobcat. The park has many colonies of leafcutter ant.[5] Reptiles include Texas spiny lizard, green anole, common spotted whiptail, red-eared slider and coachwhip.
Historic sites
Goliad area historic sites include:[6]
- Reconstructed Mission Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo de Zúñiga;
- Ruins of Mission Nuestra Señora del Rosario;
- Reconstructed birthplace of Ignacio Zaragoza; and
- Fannin Memorial Monument, the burial site of James Fannin and the Goliad Massacre victims, by Raoul Josset, 1939.
- Presidio La Bahía.
Fannin Memorial Monument by Raoul Josset, 1939.
San Antonio River, Goliad State Park & Historic Site
San Antonio River Trail, Goliad State Park & Historic Site
