Cleburne State Park is a 528acre Texas state park in Johnson County, Texas operated by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The park includes the 116acre, spring-fed Cedar Lake that was created by construction of an earthen dam by the Civilian Conservation Corps.The park is reached via US 67 to Park Road 21.HistoryCleburne State Park is named for the nearby town of Cleburne, Texas. It was opened in 1939 after purchase from the city. Earlier Comanche Indians hunted in the area and had a trail passing through.Flora and faunaThe park is heavily wooded with cedar, oak, elm, mesquite, redbud, cottonwood, sycamore, ash and sumac trees. The ground is rocky. Animal life includes white-tailed deer, turkey, duck, armadillo, squirrel, skunk, bobcat, swamp rabbit, cottontail rabbit, raccoon, opossum, coyote, beaver, and many species of birds. Species of fish in Cedar Lake include crappie, bass, catfish, bluegill, and red ear sunfish.
