Stephen F. Austin State Park (San Felipe, Texas)

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Stephen F. Austin State Park and San Felipe State Historic Site is a state park in located on the Brazos River near the town of San Felipe in Austin County, Texas.

Two acres of the park are set aside as the San Felipe State Historic Site to honor the area's past; it was here Stephen F. Austin brought the first 297 families to colonize Texas under a contract with the Mexican Government. The town was burned on March 2, 1836 to prevent it from falling into the hands of the advancing Mexican Army during the Texas Revolution. On January 1, 2008, the San Felipe State Historic Site was transferred from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to the Texas Historical Commission.

The park offers camping, a picnic area, hiking trails and a public golf course.