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Balmorhea State Park
Toyahvale · Reeves County · West Texas
A spring-fed desert pool with swimming, camping, and historic CCC structures.
Battleship Texas
Galveston · Galveston County · Gulf Coast
A preserved early twentieth-century battleship and major Texas naval landmark.
Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park
Mission · Hidalgo County · South Texas
A premier Lower Rio Grande Valley birding destination and World Birding Center site.
Big Spring State Park
Big Spring · Howard County · West Texas
A day-use park atop Scenic Mountain with panoramic views, CCC-built structures, picnicking, playgrounds, and a loop road.
Blanco State Park
Blanco · Blanco County · Hill Country
A compact Hill Country park along the Blanco River with swimming, fishing, paddling, camping, and riverside picnicking.
Dinosaur Valley State Park
Glen Rose · Somervell County · North Texas
World-famous dinosaur tracks in the Paluxy River, with river swimming, hiking, camping, horseback riding, and family exploration.
Fort Richardson State Park & Historic Site
Jacksboro · Jack County · North Texas
A restored frontier military post with original and reconstructed buildings, Lost Creek trails, camping, fishing, and military history.
Garner State Park
Concan · Uvalde County · Hill Country
Frio River swimming, limestone hills, trails, cabins, and camping.
Goliad State Park & Historic Site
Goliad · Goliad County · South Texas
Mission history, riverside camping, paddling, and South Texas heritage.
Goose Island State Park
Rockport · Aransas County · Gulf Coast
Bayfront camping, fishing, birding, and the celebrated Big Tree.
Government Canyon State Natural Area
San Antonio · Bexar County · South Texas
Hill Country wilderness, dinosaur tracks, and extensive trails near San Antonio.
Hamilton Pool Preserve
Dripping Springs · Travis County · Hill Country
A protected Hill Country grotto, waterfall, and short nature trail.
Lockhart State Park
Lockhart · Caldwell County · Central Texas
A compact CCC-era park with a nine-hole golf course, seasonal swimming pool, trails, camping, fishing, and creek scenery.
Longhorn Cavern State Park
Burnet · Burnet County · Hill Country
A historic Hill Country cavern with guided walking and wild-cave tours, CCC architecture, hiking, and scenic overlooks.
Lyndon B. Johnson State Park & Historic Site
Stonewall · Gillespie County · Hill Country
A day-use historic park interpreting President Johnson's Hill Country heritage with the Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm, trails, exhibits, and river scenery.
Mission Tejas State Park
Grapeland · Houston County · East Texas
East Texas history centered on a reconstructed Spanish mission and the Rice Family Log Home, with wooded trails, fishing, and camping.
Monahans Sandhills State Park
Monahans · Ward County · West Texas
Wind-shaped dunes offer sand sliding, hiking, camping, wildlife viewing, horseback riding, and expansive West Texas skies.
Mother Neff State Park
Moody · Coryell County · Central Texas
Texas's oldest state park features prairie and woodland trails, a limestone rock tower, CCC history, camping, cabins, and family recreation.
Old Tunnel State Park
Fredericksburg · Kendall County · Hill Country
A former railroad tunnel that shelters a major Mexican free-tailed bat colony, with seasonal evening bat viewing, birding, and short nature trails.
Resaca de la Palma State Park
Brownsville · Cameron County · South Texas
A World Birding Center site protecting resaca wetlands and subtropical woodland, with exceptional birding, wildlife viewing, walking, biking, and tram access.
San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site
La Porte · Harris County · Gulf Coast
The battlefield where Texas secured independence, marked by the San Jacinto Monument.
Sheldon Lake State Park & Environmental Learning Center
Houston · Harris County · Gulf Coast
A restored wetland and prairie park on Houston's northeast side with fishing, wildlife viewing, birding, environmental education, trails, and an observation tower.
Stephen F. Austin State Park
San Felipe · Austin County · Gulf Coast
A wooded Brazos River park near the historic San Felipe de Austin site with hiking, biking, camping, birding, golf, and family recreation.
Texas State Capitol
Austin · Travis County · Central Texas
The historic seat of Texas government with public grounds, tours, and exhibits.