All Parks Articles
Buy a Texas State Parks Pass Online
Caps, magnets and hiking medallions too, plus the annual pass that gets a carload in free.
Goose Island Pier Welcomes Saltwater Anglers
With lower temperatures and cooler waters in fall, fish species start schooling along Texas coast.
Monahans Gives Texans a Place to Go Sand Surfing
Monahans Sandhills State Park is the perfect place for sliding down hills.
Parks and Visitors Are Getting Used to the Online Reservation System
Use the online system to make sure you’re not turned away.
Explore Lake Mineral Wells State Park's Red Waterfront Trail
The trail follows the lake shore to a canyon of sandstone bluffs.
New Hiking Guides Cover Lost Maples, Franklin Mountains
Each guide contains maps, highlights and trailhead directions.
Palo Pinto's Journey to Becoming a State Park
The North Texas land holds a wild history.
The Future Looks Bright for Texas State Parks
These five new dream-worthy properties will one day be open to the public.
This Family Was Saved by Camping
Couple builds special family relationships by visiting all Texas state parks.
The Big Bend 100: A Hike Across Two West Texas Parks
Trailblazer creates the state’s longest backpacking route.
Bird Blinds of the State Parks
These structures bring birds up close for visitors of all abilities.
Bastrop State Park Provides a Home for the Houston Toad
Texas State University and the Houston Zoo stock 500,000 eggs in park ponds.
Landowners and Conservation Groups Play 'Devils Advocate' To Preserve Texas' Most Pristine River
The remote and beautiful Devils River is a Texas treasure.
Best Campsites in Texas State Parks
Catch an ocean breeze or a canyon sunset in one of Texas’ best places to pitch a tent.
9 Texas State Parks Kids Love
Picks from a writer who visited every state park in Texas in a single year.
10 State Parks With Swimming Holes
Swimming holes can help you beat the heat.
The 11 Best Texas State Parks for Paddling
Get out on the water in cypress-lined swamps, beachy shorelines and pristine rivers.
Rio Grande Valley Parks: Birds, Birds and More Birds
Rio Grande Valley parks offer the ultimate birder's paradise.
10 Texas State Parks That Bring History to Life
Discover battlegrounds, frontier forts and the town where Texas declared independence.
Birth of Palo Pinto State Park
First, you acquire some iconic Texas land. Then what?
