Lubbock, Texas -
Prairie Dog Town
A large field of dirt, surrounded by a low wall, in which thousands of prairie dogs pop in and out of holes.
- Address:
- Skyline Dr., Lubbock, TX
- Directions:
- I-27 exit 4. Drive north on the frontage road (Amarillo Rd), then turn right onto Municipal Drive, then right again on Canyon Drive into Mackenzie State Park. Take the first left onto Skyline Drive, and Prairie Dog Town will come up on the right.
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Prairie Dog Town In the west, prairie dogs used to be abundant in thousands of
"prairie dog towns" that often spanned hundreds of acres and housed huge numbers
of prairie dog inhabitants.
Most towns were destroyed as the prairie dogs were considered pests and exterminated. One such town does remain next to Mackenzie Park in Lubbock. The town is basically a large dirt field. It is fenced off with an approx. 2ft. high concrete wall and you can see the burrows of prairie dogs and see them running around. A sign stands in the middle which reads: "Prairie Dog Town, Population ?, Keep Out." [John Kyle, 05/04/2001]
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