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Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...
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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.


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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


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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 *
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 ...
* Battleship TEXAS State Historic Site * Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park * Big Bend Ranch State Park * Big Spring State Park * Blanco State Park * Bonham State Park * Brazos Bend State Park *
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 *
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 ...
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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


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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 fo ...


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


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* Galveston Island State Park * Garner State Park * Goliad State Park and Historic Site - includes Mission Rosario State Historic Site and Zaragoza Birthplace State Historic Site * Goose Island State Park *
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 f ...
* Honey Creek State Natural Area * Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site * Huntsville State Park


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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


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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 Casa Blanca International State Park * Lake Colorado City State Park * Lake Corpus Christi State Park * 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 Whitney State Park * Lockhart State Park * Longhorn Cavern State Park *
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 ...
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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 ...
- includes Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm


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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 * Meridian State Park * Mission Tejas State Park *
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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* Old Tunnel 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 193 ...
* Palo Duro Canyon State Park * Palo Pinto Mountains State Park - under development * Pedernales Falls State Park * Possum Kingdom State Park * 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 * Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site * Sheldon Lake State Park and Environmental Learning Center * South Llano River State Park * Stephen F. Austin State Park


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* Tyler State Park


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* Village Creek State Park


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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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See also

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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 ...
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List of Texas state historic sites Official historic sites of the state of Texas may be under the supervision of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) or the Texas Historical Commission (THC). ;Key Sites with multiple historic designations are colored according to their ...
* List of U.S. national parks * List of former Texas state parks


External links


Texas Parks & Wildlife Department - Texas State Park List and MapList of All Parks & Recreation Areas in TexasParks Under the Lone Star
an online exhibit by the Texas Archive of the Moving Image, includes archival film and video footage of more than 50 Texas parks. {{Texas Texas state parks
State parks State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the sub-national level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural ...