West Texas

Vinegaroon climbing over rocks with a whip like tail
March 2024 Issue

Vinegaroons Sport Whip-Like Tails and Spray Acid

These weird and wonderful arachnids live in West Texas.

Story by Bill Rhodes
The winding ribbon of River Road follows the bends of the Rio Grande
October 2023 Issue

Presidio Serves as a Gateway to Big Bend

Art-filled border town is a great base for a Big Bend vacation.

By Eva Frederick
Sunrise over Enchanted Rock State Natural Area
October 2023 Issue

How the 1960s Were a Turning Point for Texas Parks

In the 1960s, Gov. John Connally merged agencies and ushered in an age of state park expansion.

By George Bristol
Bighorn sheep or Aoudad each standing facing each other
August/September 2023 Issue

Is It a Bighorn or an Aoudad?

The two species share many similarities.

A desert bighorn sheep stands on a rock wall at Big Bend Ranch state park
August/September 2023 Issue

Big Bend Bighorns

The charismatic desert sheep are back in their former stomping grounds.

By Kristen Tibbetts
Person in a red shirt hiking Lake Colorado City Trail with catci and trees surrounding the trail
March 2023 Issue

Wide-Open Spaces: Lake Colorado City’s Roadrunner Loop Trail

West Texas park offers cactus and lake views.

Story by Russell Roe
Monahans Sandhills State Park shin oaks growing from a sand dune
March 2023 Issue

Monahans Sandhills Contains a Massive Forest of Tiny Oaks

Thickets of shin oak stabilize the dunes at the state park.

Story by Dyanne Fry Cortez
Overhead view of Brownsville, Texas.
November 2022 Issue

Brownsville Beckons With Border-Influenced Food, Rich Culture and Thriving Wildlife

Spend a weekend exploring the tip of Texas, on the border and by the ocean.

Story by Steve Hall
Big Bend 100 route map with man hiking over rocks
April 2020 Issue

The Big Bend 100: A Hike Across Two West Texas Parks

Trailblazer creates the state’s longest backpacking route.

Story by Ky Harkey
The Big Spring in West Texas
January/February 2016 Issue

Big Spring Is a Life Force of West Texas

The oasis has slaked the thirst of explorers and settlers.

Story by Eric L. Moreno
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The October 2024 cover of Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine, featuring a surfer riding a wave along the Texas Gulf Coast

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