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Abilene State Park
Tuscola · Taylor County · West Texas
Shaded Elm Creek recreation with historic CCC structures, trails, camping, fishing, and a seasonal swimming pool.
Acton State Historic Site
Acton · Hood County County · North Texas
Visit the burial place of Elizabeth Crockett, wife of Alamo defender David Crockett, marked by a prominent state monument.
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument
Fritch · Potter County County · Panhandle
Explore ancient Indigenous flint quarries, colorful stone deposits, petroglyphs, and ranger-led hikes above the Canadian River valley.
Amistad National Recreation Area
Del Rio · Val Verde County County · West Texas
A vast border reservoir known for boating, fishing, paddling, camping, desert scenery, and nearby rock-art sites.
Angelina National Forest
Zavalla · East Texas
Explore East Texas pine forests, Sam Rayburn Reservoir shorelines, scenic trails, campgrounds, fishing access, and wildlife habitat across Angelina National Forest.
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
Austwell · Aransas and Refugio Counties County · Gulf Coast
Experience coastal prairie, live-oak woodlands, tidal marshes, bays, wildlife drives, trails, and observation areas at the principal wintering grounds of the endangered whooping crane.
Atlanta State Park
Atlanta · Cass County · East Texas
A peaceful pine-and-hardwood retreat on Wright Patman Lake for fishing, boating, swimming, camping, and birding.
Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge
Eagle Lake · Colorado County County · Gulf Coast Prairie
Visit one of the largest protected remnants of coastal prairie in Texas and learn about recovery efforts for the critically endangered Attwater's prairie-chicken and its grassland ecosystem.
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge
Marble Falls · Burnet, Travis, and Williamson Counties County · Hill Country
Discover rugged Hill Country canyons, limestone hills, oak-juniper woodlands, springs, and habitat protected for the endangered golden-cheeked warbler, black-capped vireo, and diverse native wildlife.
Balmorhea State Park
Toyahvale · Reeves County · West Texas
A spring-fed desert pool with swimming, camping, and historic CCC structures.
Barrington Living History Farm
Washington · Washington County County · Central Texas
Experience the home and working farm of Anson Jones, the final president of the Republic of Texas, through demonstrations and living-history programs.
Barton Springs Pool
Austin · Travis County County · Central Texas
A three-acre, spring-fed public swimming pool in Zilker Park supplied by the Barton Springs system and known for year-round cool water.
Bastrop State Park
Bastrop · Bastrop County · Central Texas
Lost Pines scenery, CCC architecture, trails, camping, cabins, and a scenic drive connecting to Buescher State Park.
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 Bend National Park
Big Bend National Park · Brewster County County · West Texas
Texas' largest national park protects Chihuahuan Desert, Chisos Mountains, Rio Grande canyons, dark skies, and hundreds of miles of trails and roads.
Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge
Wadsworth · Matagorda County County · Gulf Coast
Experience protected saline and intermediate marsh habitat supporting wintering waterfowl, shorebirds, wading birds, eastern black rails, alligators, and colonial nesting birds at Dressing Point Island.
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.
Big Thicket National Preserve
Kountze · Hardin County County · East Texas
A biologically diverse preserve of pine forests, bayous, wetlands, carnivorous plants, paddling routes, and hiking trails across Southeast Texas.
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.
Blue Hole Regional Park
Wimberley · Hays County County · Hill Country
A municipal Hill Country park centered on a clear Cypress Creek swimming area shaded by mature bald cypress trees.
Bolivar Point Lighthouse
Port Bolivar · Galveston County County · Gulf Coast
View the distinctive black iron Bolivar Point Lighthouse, a privately owned survivor of Gulf storms and a landmark near the Galveston-Port Bolivar ferry landing.
Bonham State Park
Bonham · Fannin County · North Texas
A wooded North Texas retreat centered on a small lake, with paddling, fishing, swimming, hiking, biking, and camping.
Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge
Freeport · Brazoria County County · Gulf Coast
Explore coastal prairie, salt marsh, freshwater wetlands, tidal flats, wildlife drives, trails, fishing areas, and exceptional year-round birding along the Central Flyway.