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State park in Texas, United States

Mother Neff State Park
A combination water storage tank and lookout tower at Mother Neff State Park. The tower was designed by Herman F. Cason and constructed by Civilian Conservation Corps Company 817 circa 1935.
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Location	Coryell County, Texas
Nearest city	Moody
Coordinates	31°19′18″N 97°28′9″W / 31.32167°N 97.46917°W / 31.32167; -97.46917
Area	259 acres (105 ha)
Established	1937
Visitors	33,429 (in 2022)
Governing body	Texas Parks and Wildlife Department


Mother Neff State Park and F. A. S. 21-B(1) Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Area	330 acres (130 ha)
Built	1934 (1934)
Architectural style	National Park Service Rustic
NRHP reference No.	92001303
Added to NRHP	October 2, 1992

Mother Neff State Park is a 259-acre (105 ha) state park located on the Leon River west of Moody, Texas in Coryell County. The park is part of Mother Neff State Park and F.A.S. 21-B(1) Historic District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 2, 1992.

The park's initial 6 acres (2.4 ha) were donated by Mrs. Isabella Eleanor Neff, mother of Governor Pat Morris Neff in 1916. Upon her death in 1921, Governor Neff created the Mother Neff Memorial Park, making it the first state park in Texas. The additional land was deeded to the state in 1934 by private owners; Governor Neff deeded 250 acres (100 ha) and Mr Frank Smith deeded 3 acres (1.2 ha). The park was opened to the public in 1937.

Company 817 of the Civilian Conservation Corps built the park from 1934 to 1938. The company used local materials such as limestone and local hardwoods (oak, elm, juniper, and cottonwood) to build the entrance portals, concession club house, caretaker’s building, pump and drainage systems, fences, and picnic areas. They also built roads, trails and terraced the flood plain.

Most of Mother Neff Park sits in the flood plain of the Leon River and flooding shut the park down in 1992 and 2007. Flooding in 2015 closed the lower half of the park, and the section is not reopened as of 2024.

Texas F.A.S. 21-B(1) (County Road 314 locally known as Old River Road or Oglesby Neff Park Road) is a 6-mile (9.7 km) length of road built in 1939. The Texas State Highway Department constructed the road using allocated federal funds. The road follows the Leon River for much of its length from the west entrance of the park to Farm to Market Road 107.

References

Christopher Adams. "What is the most visited state park in Texas? Here's the top 10 countdown". KXAN.com. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
Maxwell, Clayton. "Parks Less Traveled". texashighway.com. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
"The CCC in Texas". tpwmag.com. Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
Durden, Tyler. "Clean up at Mother Neff State Park still in progress after years of flooding". kxxv.com. KXXV. Retrieved May 22, 2024.

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