Park Spotlight

Two horse heads against a cloudy sky
March 2022 Issue

Lake Somerville Offers Peak Horseback Riding — Plus Boating, Hiking and More

Lake Somerville's trailway offers 40 miles of trail, most of it open to horse and rider.

Story by Russell Roe
A person walking the trail at Beaver Slide Nature Path overlayed with a map of the trail
March 2022 Issue

Discover An Easy 1.3-Mile Hike at Purtis Creek State Park

Beaver Slide Nature Path offers lake views, a bird blind and, if you're lucky, actual beavers.

Story by Russell Roe
palo pinto fields will soon be a state park
December 2020 Issue

Palo Pinto's Journey to Becoming a State Park

The North Texas land holds a wild history.

Story by Lydia Saldaña
Kronkosky State Natural Area with a hill in the background an a river running through a field of trees
June 2020 Issue

The Future Looks Bright for Texas State Parks

These five new dream-worthy properties will one day be open to the public.

Story by Louie Bond
rocky terrain with cacti and with a person in a canoe on the river in the background
August/September 2018 Issue

Landowners and Conservation Groups Play 'Devils Advocate' To Preserve Texas' Most Pristine River

The remote and beautiful Devils River is a Texas treasure.

Story by Tom Harvey
Western screech Owl perched in tree at night
May 2016 Issue

Rio Grande Valley Parks: Birds, Birds and More Birds

Rio Grande Valley parks offer the ultimate birder's paradise.

Story by Melissa Gaskill
Kronkosky State Natural Area with a hill in the background an a river running through a field of trees
July 2015 Issue

Birth of Palo Pinto State Park

First, you acquire some iconic Texas land. Then what?

Story by Rob McCorkle
4x5 Film positive of mountians in West Texas
April 2015 Issue

Photographer Jim Bones Sees Big Bend in a Different Light

Loss of sight caused the photographer to take a more impressionistic angle.

Story by Earl Nottingham
A woman takes a break from hiking to admire a waterhole at Colorado Bend State Park
October 2013 Issue

Explore The World Beneath Your Feet at Colorado Bend State Park

Colorado Bend State Park offers adventure above and below the ground.

Story by Tara Humphreys
Hiker on the rim of Palo Duro Canyon
September 2010 Issue

Hiking Texas' Palo Duro Canyon

Our own ‘Grand Canyon,' Palo Duro Canyon State Park paints a vivid surprise in the Panhandle.

Story by Cynthia Walker Pickens
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