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.
Popular activities in High Plains
Destinations in High Plains
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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.
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.
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.