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National Parks near Austin, TX
There are quite a few epic National Parks near Austin, Texas! The Lone Star State is packed full of epic national park sites. From National Parks to National Monuments and Historic Sites there is ...
Austin Parks and Recreation announces annual wildflower meadow mowing to start August 11, 2025, for ecosystem health.
Meet the Texans vying for a national parks world record by: Kelsey Thompson Posted: Nov 20, 2022 / 02:46 PM CST Updated: Nov 20, 2022 / 09:04 PM CST ...
The pool also continues to show free movies, operated by the Austin Parks Foundation. Visitors can enjoy Moana 2 on July 10 and Splash on August 14. The historic pool can be found at 401 Deep Eddy ...
Just around the corner from Zilker Park, you’ll find a magical oasis dedicated to the works of renowned American sculptor Charles Umlauf. Umlauf taught at the University of Texas in Austin for ...
Still, nearly 400,000 people visit Palo Duro Canyon each year, making it one of Texas' most popular state parks, though it ...
Boneyard began releasing the prints during the centennial of the National Park Service and to date has released posters for slightly more than a third of the 59 parks. He works extensively with ...
ParkScore, a national comparison of parks across the U.S., found Austin dropped 10 spots to number 55.
How extreme heat affects our national parks by: Rich Segal Posted: Apr 12, 2025 / 11:31 AM CDT Updated: Apr 13, 2025 / 09:55 AM CDT ...
The agency recently released its visitation numbers for 2024, revealing a record-breaking 331.9 million visits at national parks across the country last year, up 2 percent over 2023.