Or Stay in a Cabin or Canvas Tent . Star Gaze . What Makes Palo Duro Canyon State Park Special. Located between Amarillo and Canyon, Palo Duro Canyon is one of the most popular Texas State Parks ...

Palo Duro Canyon is the second-largest canyon in the U.S. (120 miles long and 20 miles wide), etched out of the earth for over 200 million years. A state park on the canyon floor is a playground ...

To maximize daylight (because it gets dark soon in the winter), head to Palo Duro as soon as it opens, which is at 7 a.m. It closes at 9 p.m. with a day pass (only $8) but I didn't stay past 5 p.m ...