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Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...

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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) is a Texas state agency that oversees and protects wildlife and their habitats. In addition, the agency is responsible for managing the state's parks and historical areas. Its mission is to manage ...

. Several state historic sites that used to be managed by Texas Parks and Wildlife are now managed by the

Texas Historical Commission The Texas Historical Commission is an agency dedicated to historic preservation within the state of Texas. It administers the National Register of Historic Places for sites in Texas. The commission also identifies Recorded Texas Historic La ...

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Abilene State Park Abilene State Park is a park near Lake Abilene south of Abilene, Texas. It features camping, trailer facilities, picnicking, shelters, a swimming pool, and hiking. A large grove of oak, cedar, elm and pecan trees, now a favorite picnic are ...

* Albert and Bessie Kronkosky State Natural Area - under development *

Atlanta State Park Atlanta State Park is a state park in northeast Texas in the United States. It is located on Wright Patman Lake in northern Cass County, Texas, Cass County. Location Atlanta State Park is on the south shore of Wright Patman Lake, about northw ...

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Balmorhea State Park Balmorhea State Park is a state park located on the San Solomon Springs in Reeves County, Texas, opened in 1968. The closest city is Balmorhea, Texas. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department manages the park. The park is open year-round, and visita ...

Barton Warnock Visitor Center Barton Warnock Visitor Center consists of 99.9 acres located in Brewster County, Texas, United States. The center was built in 1982 by the Lajitas Foundation and was known as the Lajitas Museum Desert Gardens. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Departmen ...

Bastrop State Park Bastrop State Park is a state park in Bastrop County, Texas, United States. The park was established in 1933 and consists of stands of loblolly pines mixed with post oak and junipers. History Pre-foundation The Spanish travel route known as ...

Battleship TEXAS State Historic Site The San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site includes the location of the Battle of San Jacinto and the museum ship . It is located off the Houston Ship Channel in unincorporated Harris County, Texas near the city of Houston. The site was desi ...

* Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park *

Big Bend Ranch State Park Big Bend Ranch State Park is a state park located on the Rio Grande in Brewster and Presidio counties, Texas. It is the largest state park in Texas. The closest major town is Presidio, Texas, where the state park's head office is located.

* Big Spring State Park * Blanco State Park *

Bonham State Park Bonham State Park is a state park located in Bonham, Texas (in Fannin County, northeast of Dallas). It includes a lake, rolling prairies, and woodlands. History The state acquired the land for the park in 1933 from the City of Bonham. Civilia ...

Brazos Bend State Park Brazos Bend State Park is a state park along the Brazos River in unincorporated Fort Bend County, Texas (with a Needville postal address), run by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The park is a haven for a diverse mix of native wildlif ...

Buescher State Park Buescher State Park is a state park located just north of Smithville, Texas. The park consists of of public land donated to the state by Mr. Emil and Mrs. Elizabeth Buescher, as well as the City of Smithville. History Between the years 1933 ...

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Caddo Lake State Park Caddo Lake State Park is a state park located in the piney woods ecoregion of eastern Texas and operated as a wildlife management area (WMA), Caddo Lake is the lake that the state park encompasses, and is one of only a handful of natural lake ...

Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway is a Texas state park located along the eastern edge of the Llano Estacado in Briscoe County, Texas, United States, approximately southeast of Amarillo. The state park opened in 1982 and is in size, mak ...

* Cedar Hill State Park - includes Penn Farm Agricultural History Center * Chinati Mountains State Natural Area - not open to the public * Choke Canyon State Park - includes Calliham Unit and South Shore Unit * Cleburne State Park *

Colorado Bend State Park Colorado Bend State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Texas, located in the Texas Hill Country region. It was purchased by the state in 1984 and opened to the public in 1987. It is representative of the karst features typically seen in ...

Cooper Lake State Park Cooper Lake State Park is a Texas State Park in Delta and Hopkins counties, about three miles (5 km) south of Cooper, Texas. The park is situated on Jim Chapman Lake, formerly known as Cooper Lake. There are actually two geographically separ ...

- includes Doctors Creek Unit and South Sulphur Unit *

Copper Breaks State Park Copper Breaks State Park is a state park in Hardeman County, Texas, located approximately south of Quanah, the county seat. It covers and contains two small lakes and of trails. History Originally, Copper Breaks was part of the land held b ...

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* Daingerfield State Park * Davis Hill State Park - not open to the public *

Davis Mountains State Park Davis Mountains State Park is a state park located in the Davis Mountains in Jeff Davis County, Texas. The closest town is Fort Davis, Texas. The park elevation is between above sea level. The original portion of the park was deeded to Texas Pa ...

* Devil's Sinkhole State Natural Area - access by reservation only * Devils River State Natural Area - includes Dan Allen Hughes Unit and Del Norte Unit *

Dinosaur Valley State Park Dinosaur Valley State Park is a state park near Glen Rose, Texas, United States. History Dinosaur Valley State Park, located just northwest of Glen Rose in Somervell County, Texas, is a scenic park set astride the Paluxy River. The land for ...

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* Eisenhower State Park * Enchanted Rock State Natural Area * Estero Llano Grande State Park

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* Fairfield Lake State Park * Falcon State Park * Fort Boggy State Park * Fort Leaton State Historic Site *

Fort Parker State Park Fort Parker State Park is a Texas state park near Mexia and to Limestone County seat Groesbeck, Texas. The city of Mexia and three local landowners donated the land creating the park in 1935. From 1935 to 1942, Civilian Conservation Corps Compa ...

* Fort Richardson State Park, Historic Site, and Lost Creek Reservoir State Trailway *

Franklin Mountains State Park Franklin Mountains State Park is a Texas state park in El Paso, Texas, in the United States. Park headquarters are located at an elevation of with the highest peak reaching . It is one of the largest urban parks in the nation lying completely ...

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* Galveston Island State Park *

Garner State Park Garner State Park is a state park in the community of Concan, Texas located in Uvalde County, Texas, Uvalde County, Texas in the United States. Garner State Park, in the Texas Hill Country, is the most popular state park in Texas for overnight ca ...

Goliad State Park and Historic Site Goliad State Park and Historic Site is a state park located along the San Antonio River on the southern edge of Goliad, Texas. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (#01000258) on March 12, 2001. Park The park features ca ...

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Mission Rosario State Historic Site The Spanish Missions in Texas comprise a series of religious outposts established by Spanish Catholic Dominicans, Jesuits, and Franciscans to spread the Catholic doctrine among area Native Americans, but with the added benefit of giving Spai ...

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Zaragoza Birthplace State Historic Site The Zaragoza Birthplace State Historic Park is located adjacent to Presidio La Bahía in Goliad State Park and Historic Site, Goliad County in the U.S. state of Texas. An amphitheater and bronze statue of Ignacio Zaragoza are also on the ground ...

Goose Island State Park Goose Island State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Texas, located north of the city of Rockport on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. The park covers . It is surrounded by both St. Charles and Aransas Bays. The park was established on ...

Government Canyon State Natural Area First opened to the public in October, 2005, Government Canyon State Natural Area (GCSNA) preserves of rugged hills and canyons typical of the Texas Hill Country. It is designated a ''Natural Area'', rather than a ''State Park'', and therefore t ...

* Guadalupe River State Park

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Hill Country State Natural Area Hill Country State Natural Area (HCSNA) preserves of rugged, relatively pristine Hill Country terrain in Bandera County, Texas. It was opened to the public in 1984. Since HCSNA is designated a "Natural Area" rather than a "State Park", the fi ...

* Honey Creek State Natural Area * Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site *

Huntsville State Park Huntsville State Park is a wooded recreational area, six miles (10 km) southwest of Huntsville, Texas, within Walker County and the Sam Houston National Forest.Inks Lake State Park Inks Lake State Park is a state park located in Burnet County, Texas, United States, next to Inks Lake on the Colorado River. The landscape of the park is hilly, with many cedar, live oak, prickly pear cacti, and yuccas. The ground is rocky ...

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Kickapoo Cavern State Park Kickapoo Cavern State Park is a state park straddling the Kinney and Edwards county line in Texas, located 22 miles north of Brackettville. The park is . The state park Kickapoo Cavern was opened as a state park in 1991. Interesting featu ...

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* Lake Arrowhead State Park *

Lake Bob Sandlin State Park Lake Bob Sandlin State Park is located around Lake Bob Sandlin in Northeast Texas, in the Pineywoods region. The lake lies in Titus, Camp, and Franklin Counties, with a small part in the northeast corner of Wood County. The park covers 639.8 a ...

Lake Brownwood State Park Lake Brownwood State Park is a state park located on the shore of Lake Brownwood in Brown County, Texas, United States and is administered by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The 537.5 acre park was acquired by deed from the Brown County ...

* Lake Casa Blanca International State Park * Lake Colorado City State Park *

Lake Corpus Christi State Park Lake Corpus Christi State Park is a state park located on Lake Corpus Christi in San Patricio County, Texas, United States southwest of Mathis, Texas, Mathis. The state leased the land from the Corpus Christi, Texas, City of Corpus Christi in 1934 ...

* Lake Livingston State Park * Lake Mineral Wells State Park & Trailway * Lake Somerville State Park and Trailway - includes Birch Creek Unit and Nails Creek Unit *

Lake Tawakoni State Park Lake Tawakoni State Park ( ) is a state park located in Hunt County, Texas, United States, north of Wills Point. It is on the south central shore of Lake Tawakoni. History Constructed in 1960, the lake is named after the Tawakoni Native Americ ...

* Lake Whitney State Park * Lockhart State Park *

Longhorn Cavern State Park Longhorn Cavern State Park is a state park located in Burnet County, Texas, United States. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is administrator of the facility. The land for Longhorn Cavern State Park was acquired between 1932 and 1937 fro ...

Lost Maples State Natural Area Lost Maples State Natural Area is a area of hills and canyons on the upper Sabinal River in the Edwards Plateau Region of Texas. It is designated a ''Natural Area'', rather than a ''State Park'', which means the primary focus is the maintenan ...

Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site is a state park located along the Pedernales River in Gillespie County, Texas, United States west of Johnson City, Texas, Johnson City and east of Fredericksburg, Texas, Fredericksburg. The state cre ...

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Martin Creek Lake State Park Martin Creek Lake State Park is a developed recreational area in East Texas in the United States. The park is located southwest of Tatum, Texas, Tatum on Martin Creek Lake in Rusk County, Texas, Rusk County and is managed by the Texas Parks and W ...

* Martin Dies, Jr. State Park *

McKinney Falls State Park McKinney Falls State Park is a state park in Austin, Texas, United States at the confluence of Onion Creek and Williamson Creek. It is administered by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The park opened on April 15, 1976 and is named after ...

* Meridian State Park *

Mission Tejas State Park Mission Tejas State Park is a state park located along Texas State Highway 21 in Houston County, Texas, originally constructed in 1935 and transferred to Texas Parks and Wildlife in 1957. The closest major town is Crockett, Texas. The park is ...

Monahans Sandhills State Park The Monahans Sandhills State Park is a state park located in the southern Llano Estacado in Ward County and Winkler County, Texas. The closest major town is Monahans, Texas, and the closest limited-access highway ingress is Exit 86 on Interstat ...

* Mother Neff State Park * Mustang Island State Park

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Palmetto State Park Palmetto State Park is a state park located in Gonzales County, Texas, United States northwest of Gonzales and southeast of Luling. The land was acquired by deeds from private owners and the City of Gonzales in 1934 - 1936 and was opened in 1936. ...

* Palo Duro Canyon State Park * Palo Pinto Mountains State Park - under development *

Pedernales Falls State Park Pedernales Falls State Park is a 5,212-acre state park situated along the banks of the Pedernales River in Blanco County, Texas in the United States. Location The park is located east of Johnson City, and about 25 miles west of Austin, Texas ...

Possum Kingdom State Park Possum Kingdom State Park is a state park in Palo Pinto County, Texas, USA, that was built in the 1940s by Civilian Conservation Corps Company 2888 and opened to the public in 1950. It covers approximately , and lies in the Palo Pinto Mountains ...

* Powderhorn Ranch - not open to the public * Purtis Creek State Park

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Ray Roberts Lake State Park Ray Roberts Lake State Park is a state park located in Denton County, Texas, near Pilot Point, Texas. The park is . It is very popular due to its proximity to the Dallas–Fort Worth metro area – in 2016, it was the 8th most popular Texas st ...

- includes Isle du Bois Unit, Johnson Branch Unit, Jordan Park Unit, Ray Roberts Greenbelt Corridor, and Sanger Marina Unit *

Resaca de la Palma State Park Resaca de la Palma State Park is one of three state parks belonging to the World Birding Center and managed by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. At 1,200 acres, Resaca de la Palma State Park is the largest of the World Birding Center sites ...

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* San Angelo State Park *

Sea Rim State Park Sea Rim State Park is a state park in southeast Texas. The park is located on the Gulf of Mexico in southern Jefferson County, south of Port Arthur and just west of Sabine Pass. The park was closed for several years due to extensive damage fro ...

Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site is a state park in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located off U.S. Route 90, east of the Pecos River High Bridge, west of Comstock in Val Verde County. The park is conducive to camping, biking, bi ...

* Sheldon Lake State Park and Environmental Learning Center *

South Llano River State Park South Llano River State Park is a 2600 acre state park located along the South Llano River in Kimble County, Texas. The park opened to the public in 1990 and is managed by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. History The park's land was don ...

Stephen F. Austin State Park Stephen F. Austin State Park is a state park located on the Brazos River in San Felipe, Texas, San Felipe, Austin County, Texas, Austin County, Texas, United States. The park is managed by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. History The la ...

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Wyler Aerial Tramway Wyler Aerial Tramway is an aerial tramway in El Paso, Texas, United States. The tramway is operated by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and is located in Franklin Mountains State Park. The tramway complex covers on the east side of the Fran ...

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Texas Parks & Wildlife Department - Texas State Park List and MapList of All Parks & Recreation Areas in TexasParks Under the Lone Star
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Texas Archive of the Moving Image The Texas Archive of the Moving Image (TAMI) is an independent 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2002 by film archivist and University of Texas at Austin professor Caroline Frick, PhD. TAMI's mission is to preserve, study, and exhibit Texas film h ...

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