Monday, May 13, 2024
The City of Gatesville Parks and Recreation Department has announced that access to Faunt Le Roy Park, along with the walking trail, will be restricted between the dates of Friday, April 5 to Tuesday, April 9 due to the Total Eclipse.
“We are restricting access to Faunt Le Roy Park to provide safety and privacy to those who have paid for camping reservations specifically for viewing the eclipse,” Parks and Recreation Director Seth Phillips said. “Restricting access will help ensure these folks have an enjoyable time while visiting our great city.”
Part of the city’s plan is to accommodate out of town visitors for the eclipse and to utilize the park for expanded RV camping and tent camping. In addition to the existing RV spaces, the middle of the walking trail will be used for expanded RV camping as well.
Tent campers will reside in the picnic and playground area.
A bathroom and shower trailer will be placed in the park for all campers.
As of right now, there have been 116 people who have made reservations to camp in the park.
Parks and Recreation staff will be onsite throughout this time, and signs will be posted at the entrances giving notice of the closure.
Raby Park will remain open to the public as usual.
Spaces are to be reserved by visiting GatesvilleTxEclipse.com.
For further details, contact the City of Gatesville at 254-865-8951.
Faunt Le Roy Park is located on South 7th Street.
