Texas Park Road 30 Explained

State:TX
Type:Park
Route:30
Alternate Name:Balmorhea State Park Road
Maint:TxDOT
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:PR 30 highlighted in red
Length Mi:0.277
Length Round:3
Established:1941
Direction A:South
Terminus A:Balmorhea State Park
Direction B:North
Terminus B: in Toyahvale
Counties:Reeves
Previous Type:FM
Previous Route:30
Next Type:SH
Next Route:31

Park Road 30 (PR 30), also known as Balmorhea State Park Road, is a short Park Road located in the western region of the U.S. state of Texas. The route is 0.277miles long, and connects Balmorhea State Park to State Highway 17 (SH 17) in Toyahvale in southwestern Reeves County. The route is made up of several individual drives within the park. The route was first built by the CCC in the mid-1930s, and was designated as PR 30 in 1941. The highway is maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).

Route description

The main roadway of PR 30 begins at the circulating drive around the parking lot in front of the concession building of the swimming pool at San Solomon Springs. The route proceeds to the north with a spur branching off to the east to the San Solomon Springs Courts before passing the park headquarters near the terminus of the road at SH 17.[1]

An extension of PR 30 begins at the entrance to the San Solomon Springs parking lot and proceeds to the east to the park campground. At the campground, the route ends as a circular drive accessing individual camping spaces and a viewing exhibit for a reconstructed desert wetland. The circular drive is bisected by another drive with bath facilities and campsites for recreational vehicles.[1]

History

The main portion of PR 30 from the parking lot at the swimming pool to SH 17 including the spur to the San Solomon Springs Courts was constructed between 1935 and 1940 by Company 1856 of the Civilian Conservation Corps.[2] An 0.66miles long stretch of the spur was designated as PR 30 on April 23, 1941. On May 30, 1961, the modern routing of PR 30 was designated, including the eastward extension toward the campgrounds.

Major intersections

This entire route is located in Balmorhea State Park, Reeves County.

External links

Notes and References

  1. . Balmorhea State Park . PDF . 2007 . April 15, 2012.
  2. Web site: TPWD Park: Balmorhea State Park . The Look of Nature: Designing Texas State Parks During the Great Depression . Staff . Texas Parks and Wildlife Department . April 15, 2012.