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Balmorhea State Park

Toyahvale · Reeves County · West Texas

A spring-fed desert pool with swimming, camping, and historic CCC structures.

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Battleship Texas

Galveston · Galveston County · Gulf Coast

A preserved early twentieth-century battleship and major Texas naval landmark.

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Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park

Mission · Hidalgo County · South Texas

A premier Lower Rio Grande Valley birding destination and World Birding Center site.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Garner State Park

Concan · Uvalde County · Hill Country

Frio River swimming, limestone hills, trails, cabins, and camping.

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Goliad State Park & Historic Site

Goliad · Goliad County · South Texas

Mission history, riverside camping, paddling, and South Texas heritage.

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Goose Island State Park

Rockport · Aransas County · Gulf Coast

Bayfront camping, fishing, birding, and the celebrated Big Tree.

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Government Canyon State Natural Area

San Antonio · Bexar County · South Texas

Hill Country wilderness, dinosaur tracks, and extensive trails near San Antonio.

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Hamilton Pool Preserve

Dripping Springs · Travis County · Hill Country

A protected Hill Country grotto, waterfall, and short nature trail.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site

La Porte · Harris County · Gulf Coast

The battlefield where Texas secured independence, marked by the San Jacinto Monument.

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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.

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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.

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Texas State Capitol

Austin · Travis County · Central Texas

The historic seat of Texas government with public grounds, tours, and exhibits.

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