Family
Flashback! A Photo Essay of Texas State Parks Through The Years
To celebrate our 100-year anniversary, we dove into our archives for photos of Texas State Parks.
Bike Through the Pines of Tyler State Park
10 miles of trails that are perfect for mountain biking
State Parks Are Texans' Treasures: A Letter From TPWD's Executive Director
State parks protect our wild places and most iconic landscapes.
Find Beauty In The Details of Lake Corpus Christi’s Catfish Point Trail
The rambling Catfish Point Trail showcases the Tamaulipan Thornscrub ecosystem.
Inks Lake State Park Has Some of the Oldest Geology in Texas
Find some of the oldest geology in Texas at this Hill Country state park.
Dinosaur Sculptures Greet Visitors at Dinosaur Valley State Park
1964 World’s Fair statues stand watch over state park.
Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens to Undergo Renovation
Schoolchildren marvel at the schools of fish in the indoor and outdoor aquariums.
Texas' Hueco Tanks State Park is Legendary for Rock Climbing
Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site is the birthplace of modern bouldering.
The History of Mother Neff State Park
More than 100 years ago, the park was of the first in the Texas State Park System
Trials of the Trail: Backpacking Pedernales Falls
Wool socks, teenagers and other mysteries of life on a Pedernales Falls backpacking trip.