Texas region guide

Things to do in High Plains

Plan a trip around 3 published destinations in High Plains. Compare parks, waterways, historic places, trails, caverns, wildlife areas, and visitor attractions, then connect the places that fit your route.

Explore High Plains

Use this guide as a starting point for discovering public lands, natural features, heritage sites, and visitor attractions across High Plains. Each destination page brings together location details, activities, amenities, current source information, and nearby stops so you can build a realistic itinerary instead of a disconnected list.

Before leaving, confirm operating hours, reservations, fees, weather, water conditions, closures, and access rules with the destination’s official source. Distances and services can vary considerably across Texas, so allow extra time between remote stops.

Destinations in High Plains

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natural area

Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Umbarger · Randall County County · High Plains

Discover shortgrass prairie, riparian woodland, seasonal wetlands, canyon scenery, wildlife drives, trails, and important habitat for migratory birds and native High Plains wildlife southwest of Amarillo.

auto tour
birding
environmental education
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natural area

Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge

Muleshoe · Bailey County County · High Plains

Experience High Plains grasslands, playa lakes, sandhills, wildlife drives, and one of the continent's notable winter concentrations of sandhill cranes at the oldest national wildlife refuge in Texas.

auto tour
birding
environmental education
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historic site

Slaton Harvey House

Slaton · Lubbock County County · High Plains

Tour a restored 1912 Harvey House that served Santa Fe Railway passengers and now interprets railroad, hospitality, and regional history.

guided tours
history
museum
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