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Big Bend National Park

Big Bend National Park

Texas

There is a place in Far West Texas where night skies are dark as coal and rivers carve temple-like canyons in …

1,252 sq mi59trails58camps
National Park
Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Texas

Guadalupe Mountains National Park protects the world's most extensive Permian fossil reef, the four highest pe…

135 sq mi29trails15camps
National Park
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Palo Duro Canyon State Park

Texas

Palo Duro Canyon is the second-largest canyon in the United States at 120 miles long and up to 800 feet deep. …

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State Park

Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument

Texas

13,000 years ago, this site was well-known by mammoth hunters as a source of flint for tools. Centuries passed…

National Monument

Amistad National Recreation Area

Texas

An oasis in the desert, Amistad National Recreation Area consists of the US portion of the International Amist…

5camps
Nat'l Recreation Area

Angelina National Forest

Texas

The smallest of Texas's four national forests, Angelina nestles across 153,179 acres in the Piney Woods of Eas…

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National Forest

Big Thicket National Preserve

Texas

Life of all types abounds in the Big Thicket. This national preserve protects the incredible diversity of life…

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preserve

Chamizal National Memorial

Texas

Chamizal is more than just an urban park to recreate or enjoy a quiet afternoon. These grounds are a reminder …

National Memorial

Davy Crockett National Forest

Texas

Named for the legendary frontiersman who famously traveled through East Texas, Davy Crockett National Forest c…

251 sq mi
National Forest

Fort Davis National Historic Site

Texas

Fort Davis is one of the best surviving examples of an Indian Wars' frontier military post in the Southwest. F…

National Historic Site

Lake Meredith National Recreation Area

Texas

Within the dry, windswept plains of the Texas Panhandle lies a hidden oasis, a welcoming haven where wildlife …

3camps
Nat'l Recreation Area

Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park

Texas

---Lyndon Baines Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park tells the story of our 36th President begi…

National Historical Park

Padre Island National Seashore

Texas

Padre Island National Seashore separates the Gulf of Mexico from the Laguna Madre, one of a few hypersaline la…

National Seashore

Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park

Texas

On May 8, 1846, United States and Mexican troops clashed on the prairie of Palo Alto. The battle was the first…

National Historical Park

Rio Grande Wild & Scenic River

Texas

For 196 miles, this free-flowing stretch of the Rio winds its way through desert expanses and stunning canyons…

National Park

Sabine National Forest

Texas

The easternmost of Texas's national forests, Sabine stretches across 160,656 acres along Toledo Bend Reservoir…

251 sq mi2camps
National Forest

Sam Houston National Forest

Texas

The closest national forest to the Houston metropolitan area, Sam Houston National Forest covers 163,037 acres…

255 sq mi4camps
National Forest

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park

Texas

Welcome to San Antonio Missions, a National Park Service site and the only UNESCO World Heritage Site in Texas…

National Historical Park

Waco Mammoth National Monument

Texas

Standing as tall as 14 feet and weighing 20,000 pounds, Columbian mammoths roamed across what is present-day T…

National Monument