A Sad Legacy, finale

Chicosa Lake State Park, on the high plains of northeastern New Mexico, is the only abandoned state park I have ever seen. In every other case that I know of, when a state gave up one of its parks for whatever reason, the park simply changes ownership. It becomes a privately-owned park, a county park, a city park or, in some cases, becomes a unit of the national park system or the Bureau of Land Management. It was really sad to see this abandoned park and what makes it even sadder is the fact that it is located in a county that has seen a massive population loss since the Dust Bowl of the 1930s.
Yet, I can still see some potential for this abandoned recreation area if the state ever wants to take it back, which is unlikely, or if anyone else wanted to take over operations of this park and reopen it. The fact that the lake dried up does not seem like a very good reason to close the park because there are other state parks in New Mexico and in other states that do not have a body of water to attact people, and those parks are doing quite well. Even though Chicosa Lake is now a dry mudflat, I think this place still has the potential to attract visitors and outdoor enthusiasts. First of all, since it is located in a very lightly populated area, it has extremely dark skies at night. This would be great for skywatchers and stargazers(like me). I can also envision a park that is dedicatd to the beauty that the Great Plains has to offer, with nature trails that interpret the different types of vegetation in the area. The western history of the area can also be exploited, such as the Goodnight-Loving cattle trail that once went through the park. Charles Loving and Oliver Goodnight are two of the most famous cattle drovers from the pioneer era. When the park was open, its museum dealt with the cattle drive history of the park, but I think that can be started up again, even if it is on a smaller scale. If I had the money to buy the park, fix it up and reopen it, I would. In the future, I would like to camp at the abandoned campground so I can sit under the big prairie sky and watch the stars. There is very little light pollution in this area because there are very few residences or businesses. Most of the lights visible are in the diminutive town of Roy, eight miles away and Roy only has 211 people. There are no big industries such as feedlots, mines or quarries that would give off light pollution, just the occasional, forlorn farmhouse or ranchhouse and these are widely separated
In summation, I still see potential for this abandoned state park and I think that either the state of New Mexico should look into reopening it.