Your Essential Guide to a West Texas Oasis Abilene State Park  is a 529-acre wooded oasis located 15 miles southwest of Abilene, Texas, along the shady banks of Elm Creek. The park offers camping, hiking, fishing, swimming, and horseback riding, with facilities built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. Quick Facts: Location:  150 Park Road 32, Tuscola, TX (16 miles southwest of Abilene via FM 89) Size:  529.4 acres Entry Fee:  $5 for ages 13+, free for ages 12 an