Must-see park · Howard, Texas
Big Spring State Park
Big Spring State Park is a park in Howard, Texas.
Big Spring State Park: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Big Spring State Park
Season: Year-round, evenings.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Big Spring State Park — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 32.22929, -101.49249. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Big Spring State Park
- KBST-AM (Big Spring) · attraction · Howard · ~6 km · Must-see
- Lake Colorado City State Park · lake · Mitchell · ~67 km · Must-see
- Mushaway Peak · viewpoint · Borden · ~70 km · Must-see
- Champion Creek Dam · lake · Mitchell · ~75 km · Must-see
- Scenic Mountain · viewpoint · Howard · ~1 km
- Big Spring State Park on Route of Old Comanche War Trail · fort · Howard · ~1 km
- ABC Park · park · Howard · ~2 km
- Big Spring · lake · Howard · ~2 km
- Comanche Trail Park · park · Howard · ~2 km
- Hangar 25 Air Museum · museum · Howard · ~2 km
- First Church of the Nazarene · church · Howard · ~3 km
- Comanche Lake Dam · lake · Howard · ~3 km
- Church of Christ 14th and Main · church · Howard · ~3 km
- St. Paul's Lutheran Church · church · Howard · ~3 km
- Heritage Museum · museum · Howard · ~3 km
- Potton-Hayden House · museum · Howard · ~4 km
- First Presbyterian Church · church · Howard · ~4 km
- Earl of Aylesford · fort · Howard · ~4 km
See everything within a day’s drive of Big Spring State Park
Other parks near Big Spring State Park
- Bush Family Home State Historic Site · park · Midland · ~77 km · Must-see
- ABC Park · park · Howard · ~2 km
- Comanche Trail Park · park · Howard · ~2 km
- Birdwell Park · park · Howard · ~4 km
- Roy Anderson Sports Complex · park · Howard · ~5 km
- Winston Park · park · Scurry · ~95 km
- North East Park · park · Scurry · ~97 km
- Murry Fly Park · park · Ector · ~112 km
- Optimist Park · park · Ector · ~112 km
- Jim Parker Park · park · Ector · ~113 km
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Frequently asked
Is Big Spring State Park open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Big Spring State Park yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Big Spring State Park?
Year-round, evenings. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Big Spring State Park?
Nearby: KBST-AM (Big Spring) (attraction, 6 km), Lake Colorado City State Park (lake, 67 km), Mushaway Peak (viewpoint, 70 km), Champion Creek Dam (lake, 75 km), Scenic Mountain (viewpoint, 1 km), Big Spring State Park on Route of Old Comanche War Trail (fort, 1 km).
Is Big Spring State Park worth visiting?
Big Spring State Park is listed as a must-see park in Texas on Spotwander.