Editing San Angelo, Texas (section)

==Parks and recreation==
[[File:SanAngeloParkConcho.jpg|thumb|Pedestrian bridge at a park running along the [[Concho River]]]]

===City park system===
The San Angelo City Park system was created in 1903. The city has 32 parks with over {{convert|375|acre|km2}} of developed land. The department maintains a 33-acre municipal [[golf course]] (Santa Fe Park Golf Course) along the river, 25 playgrounds, and 25 sports practice fields.

The "crown jewels" of the parks system are the parks that make up the {{convert|10|mi|km}} of river frontage on the Concho River winding through downtown and beyond. The parks feature many plazas, public art displays, and numerous water features.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sanangelotexas.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={06512456-F271-40EE-908D-F1173A408EF2} |title=Parks – San Angelo |publisher=Sanangelotexas.org |access-date=April 29, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130312100607/http://www.sanangelotexas.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7B06512456-F271-40EE-908D-F1173A408EF2%7D |archive-date=March 12, 2013 }}</ref> The city is home to the International Water Lily Collection. The park contains over 300 varieties of water lilies, one of the largest collections in the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.internationalwaterlilycollection.com/aboutus.html |title=About us|publisher=Internationalwaterlilycollection.com |access-date=April 29, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/15/garden/for-waterlilies-an-odd-refuge-in-texas.html | work=[[The New York Times]] | first=Anne | last=Raver | title=For Waterlilies, an Odd Refuge in Texas | date=September 14, 2011|access-date=January 21, 2015}}</ref>

The city also provides several municipal parks on Lake Nasworthy, one of three lakes near the city; the others are Twin Buttes Reservoir and O.C. Fisher Reservoir.

===San Angelo State Park===
The {{convert|7677|acre|ha|adj=on}} [[San Angelo State Park]], owned and maintained by the [[Texas Parks and Wildlife Department]], is located on the shores of the O.C. Fisher Reservoir. Many activities are available within the park, including camping, picnicking, and swimming, as well as hiking, mountain biking, orienteering, and horseback riding on over {{convert|50|mi|km}} of developed trails. The park is home to the official [[State of Texas]] [[Texas Longhorn (cattle)|Longhorn]] [[herd]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/san-angelo |title=San Angelo State Park |publisher=Tpwd.texas.gov |access-date=April 29, 2013}}</ref>

===San Angelo Nature Center===
The San Angelo Nature Center closed permanently in 2022.  It was located at Lake Nasworthy.  It featured many native and exotic animals, including [[alligator]]s, [[bobcat]]s, [[prairie dog]]s, [[tortoise]]s, and 85 different species of reptiles, including 22 different species of [[rattlesnake]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/2010/jun/29/san-angelo-nature-center-snake-fan-not-easily/|title=Snake fan not easily rattled|work=San Angelo Standard-Times|first=Rick|last=Smith|access-date=January 21, 2014|date=June 29, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023110045/http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/2010/jun/29/san-angelo-nature-center-snake-fan-not-easily/|archive-date=October 23, 2013}}</ref> The center includes the Spring Creek Wetland, which has {{convert|260|acre|ha}} being developed by the Federal Bureau of Reclamation, including a {{convert|7|mi|km|adj=on}} trail; its terrain varies from a semiarid environment to a freshwater marsh. It also maintains the one-mile (1.6-km) nature trail off Spillway Road.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sanangelo.org/goodtimes/outdoors_naturecenter.php/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308135402/http://www.sanangelo.org/goodtimes/outdoors_naturecenter.php/|archive-date=March 8, 2012|title=The Great Outdoors|access-date=July 10, 2010|publisher=Sanangelo.org}}</ref>

===Fort Concho===
Historic Fort Concho, a [[National Historic Landmark]] maintained by the city of San Angelo, was founded in 1867 by the [[United States Army]] to protect settlers and maintain vital trade routes. The restored site is home to several museums, and is open to visitors Tuesday through Sunday.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fortconcho.com/ |title=Fort Concho National Historic Landmark |publisher=Fortconcho.com |access-date=April 29, 2013}}</ref> Fort Concho is one of nine forts along the [[Texas Forts Trail]].<ref name=TFT>{{cite book|last=Davis|first=Kristene|title=The Texas Forts Trail|year=2014|publisher=[[Abilene Christian University Press]]|location=[[Abilene, Texas]]|isbn=978-0-89112-364-4|pages=56, 74, 114}}</ref>

[[File:Conchosa.jpg|thumb|Fountains on the [[Concho River]]]]

===San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo===
The San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo is held annually. It began in 1932, making it one of the longest-running rodeos in the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sanangelorodeo.com/p/About-/147|title=History|access-date=January 22, 2015|publisher=Sanangelorodeo.com}}</ref> It is nationally renowned within the rodeo circuit, bringing in the top contestants and ranking as one of top-10 rodeos in the nation for monetary prizes awarded to contestants.<ref>{{cite web |title=About |url=https://www.sanangelorodeo.com/p/about |website=www.sanangelorodeo.com |publisher=San Angelo Stock Show & Rodeo Association |access-date=26 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref> It includes a parade, carnival, and concerts, and many other events in addition to the main stock show and rodeo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sanangelorodeo.com/rodeo_special_events.php |title=Special Events |access-date=July 10, 2010 |publisher=Sanangelorodeo.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100203032541/http://www.sanangelorodeo.com/rodeo_special_events.php |archive-date=February 3, 2010 }}</ref> <!-- San Angelo was mentioned in [[George Strait]]'s song "Lone Star Blues" in his album ''[[Here for a Good Time]]'', released in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metrolyrics.com/lone-star-blues-lyrics-george-strait.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016060524/http://www.metrolyrics.com/lone-star-blues-lyrics-george-strait.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 16, 2011|title=Lone Star Blues Lyrics|access-date=January 22, 2015|publisher=[[Metrolyrics.com]]}}</ref> -->