AUSTIN, Texas — A new state park is in the works for Texas, and it just got one step closer to a reality. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) announced Monday that it had finalized ...

Here are some tips from TPWD staff provided to make a Spring Break visit to a Texas State Park successful ... Martin Dies, Jr., Monahans Sandhills, Possum Kingdom and South Llano River have ...

Graham Averill is Outside magazine’s national parks columnist, but some of his favorite adventures have happened inside state parks. The modern world is not quiet. Or maybe I should say: people ...

The park welcomed 312,684 visitors in 2024, a 0.5% increase from 2023. 5. Enchanted Rock State Natural Area Enchanted Rock State Natural Area (Texas Parks and Wildlife Department photo ...

“Goodnight West Texas” highlights everything from the colorful sunsets to the oil derricks, the Monahans sandhills ... of when they think about the state.” She added that West Texas has ...

Texas. Aaron M. Sprecher/GETTY The new state park could be established with money drawn from the $1 billion Centennial Parks and Conservation Fund, which Texan voters approved in 2023 with the aim ...

Texas Parks and Wildlife is available to ... and this is what it's like to do some sand surfing at the Monahans Sandhills State Park. You can see some jackrabbit tracks. And you can see the ...

State officials have finalized a $35 million deal for 2,020-acre tract that will be part a new Hill Country state park. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department announced the purchase Tuesday ...

DALLAS — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is planning to create a new state park in Central Texas using 2,020 acres it acquired in Burnet County. The property is situated along a two-mile ...

AUSTIN, Texas — As the new year approaches ... Finally, the El Paso area features self-guided hikes at Monahans Sandhills State Park and Hueco Tanks State Park. Davis Mountains State Park and Franklin ...

A former ranchland located 75 miles west of Dallas-Fort Worth is slated to become one of Texas' newest state parks. Palo Pinto Mountains State Park, the 4,871-acre swath of land that was supposed ...

Now, Fuqua has written her first book – it’s a children’s picture book called “Goodnight, West Texas.” Fuqua said she wanted to show her children the beauty of their part of the Lone Star State ...