List of Texas Recreational Roads
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Texas Recreational Roads are roads created and maintained since 1970 by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)
providing access to recognized recreational areas. Routes may include spurs linking to off-system roads as designated by the Texas Transportation Commission. However, none currently include spur routes.
The state's oldest and longest Recreational Road is RE 255. The shortest is RE 6, and the newest is RE 11. All routes are numbered chronologically according to when they were designated with the exception that there is no RE 1 (actually signed as Ranch Road 1
), and RE 255 bears the number of the former Farm to Market Road
from which it was created, FM 255
.
Texas Department of Transportation
The Texas Department of Transportation is a governmental agency in the U.S. state of Texas. Its stated mission is to "work cooperatively to provide safe, effective and efficient movement of people and goods" throughout the state...
providing access to recognized recreational areas. Routes may include spurs linking to off-system roads as designated by the Texas Transportation Commission. However, none currently include spur routes.
The state's oldest and longest Recreational Road is RE 255. The shortest is RE 6, and the newest is RE 11. All routes are numbered chronologically according to when they were designated with the exception that there is no RE 1 (actually signed as Ranch Road 1
Ranch Road 1
Ranch Road 1 is a highway in central Texas maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation . The route begins at U.S. Route 290 in Stonewall in Gillespie County and runs along the Pedernales River through Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park, the late President Lyndon Johnson's former...
), and RE 255 bears the number of the former Farm to Market Road
Farm to Market Road
In the United States, a farm-to-market road or ranch-to-market road is a state road or county road which serves to connect rural or agricultural areas to market towns...
from which it was created, FM 255
Farm to Market Road 255
There are two routes in the state of Texas formerly numbered Farm to Market Road 255:*FM 255 , which would redesignated Recreational Road 255*FM 255 , which would become part of Texas State Highway 255, the Camino Colombia Toll Road...
.
| Number | Counties | Length | Formed | Recreation Areas |
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| Val Verde Val Verde County, Texas Val Verde County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2008, estimated population was 55,000. Its county seat is Del Rio. In 1936, Val Verde County received Recorded Texas Historic Landmark number 5625 to commemorate its founding.Val Verde, which means "green... |
7.2 miles (11.6 km) | 1970 | Rough Canyon campground and marina, Amistad National Recreation Area Amistad National Recreation Area Amistad National Recreation Area includes the area around the Amistad Reservoir at the confluence of the Rio Grande River, the Devils River, and the Pecos River. "Amistad" is Spanish for "friendship", as the Amistad Reservoir is located on the border with Mexico... |
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| Fannin Fannin County, Texas As of the census of 2000, there were 31,242 people, 11,105 households, and 7,984 families residing in the county. The population density was 35 people per square mile . There were 12,887 housing units at an average density of 14 per square mile... |
2 miles (3.2 km) | 1970 | Lake Bonham Park | |
| Burleson | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) | 1970 | Big Creek Park | |
| Polk | 0.9 miles (1.4 km) | 1972 | Southland Park | |
| Comanche Comanche County, Texas Comanche County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in Central Texas. In 2000, its population was 14,026. Comanche was founded in 1856. Comanche is named for the Comanche Native American tribe... |
0.3 mile (0.482802 km) | 1972 | Sowell Creek Park | |
| McMullen | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) | 1981 | Choke Canyon Reservoir Choke Canyon Reservoir Choke Canyon Reservoir is a reservoir in southern Texas, USA. The lake and the dam that creates it are managed by the City of Corpus Christi.- Geography :... |
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| McMullen | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) | 1983 | Choke Canyon Reservoir Choke Canyon Reservoir Choke Canyon Reservoir is a reservoir in southern Texas, USA. The lake and the dam that creates it are managed by the City of Corpus Christi.- Geography :... |
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| Coleman | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) | 1993 | Padgitt Park | |
| Coleman | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) | 1996 | Kennedy Park | |
| Concho | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) | 1996 | Concho Park and Concho Recreation Area | |
| Jasper, Newton Newton County, Texas Newton County is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of Texas. In of 2000, its population was 15,072. Its county seat is Newton. Newton county is named for John Newton, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War... , Tyler |
56.6 miles (91.1 km) | 1970 | Sam Rayburn Sam Rayburn Reservoir Sam Rayburn Reservoir is a reservoir in the United States located in Southeast Texas, north of Beaumont. The reservoir is fed by the Angelina River, the major tributary of the Neches River. The capacity of the reservoir is , and is the largest lake wholly located within the state of Texas... and Toledo Bend Toledo Bend Reservoir Toledo Bend Reservoir is a reservoir on the Sabine River between Texas and Louisiana. The lake has an area of 185,000 acres , the largest man-made body of water in Texas, the largest in the South, and the fifth largest in the United States. The dam is capable of generating 92 megawatts of... reservoirs |