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Texas State Parks
Activities:
Hiking
Biking
Camping
Picnicking
Fishing
Restrooms
Ownership:
State of Texas
acreage:
663.00
Location
Stephen F. Austin State Park
San Felipe, Texas
77473
United States
29° 49' 15.5532" N, 96° 6' 50.0112" W
See map: Google Maps
Welcome to Tyler State Park located in Tyler, Texas roughly halfway between Dallas/Fort Worth and Shreveport, Louisiana. This was one of many parks around the United States to have it's facilities built by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Franklin Delano Roosevelt administration. There are over 13 miles of trails here just waiting to be explored.
Activities:
Swimming
Hiking
Biking
Boating
Camping
Canoeing
Kayaking
Picnicking
Fishing
Restrooms
Ownership:
State of Texas
acreage:
985.50
Location
Tyler State Park
789 Park Road 16
Tyler, Texas
75706
United States
32° 28' 36.5448" N, 95° 18' 17.9496" W
See map: Google Maps
Activities:
Swimming
Hiking
Camping
Canoeing
Kayaking
Picnicking
Fishing
Restrooms
Ownership:
State of Texas
acreage:
1,090.00
Location
Village Creek State Park
8854 Park Road 74
Lumberton, Texas
77657
United States
30° 15' 17.694" N, 94° 9' 39.8592" W
See map: Google Maps
Welcome to the beautiful Palmetto State Park in Gonzales, Texas on the banks of the San Marcos River. This park got it's name due to the fact that it has many palmetto trees. The park itself was first established in the mid 1930's and many of it's facilities were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps.
Activities:
Swimming
Hiking
Camping
Canoeing
Kayaking
Picnicking
Fishing
Rafting
Restrooms
Ownership:
State of Texas
acreage:
270.00
Location
Palmetto State Park
78 Park Road 11 South
Gonzales, Texas
78629
United States
29° 35' 18.1896" N, 97° 34' 42.6216" W
See map: Google Maps
Activities:
Horse Back Riding
Hiking
Biking
Camping
Restrooms
Ownership:
State of Texas
acreage:
26,275.00
Location
Palo Duro Canyon State Park
11450 Park Road 5
Canyon, Texas
79015
United States
34° 55' 33.2832" N, 101° 40' 10.344" W
See map: Google Maps
Tags:
Activities:
Horse Back Riding
Swimming
Hiking
Biking
Camping
Picnicking
Fishing
Rafting
Restrooms
Ownership:
State of Texas
acreage:
5,211.00
Location
Pedernales Falls State Park
2585 Park Road 6026
Johnson City, Texas
78636
United States
30° 18' 28.2132" N, 98° 14' 55.2192" W
See map: Google Maps
Welcome to Port Isabel Lighthouse State Historic Site located on the beautiful Gulf Coast near Port Isabel, Texas. This lighthouse rises 50 feet above the ground and is the only one in the State of Texas to be open to the public. There are 15 others but they are closed to the public. This historic park also has picnic tables.
Ownership:
State of Texas
Location
Port Isabel Lighthouse State Historic Site
421 East Queen Isabella Boulevard
Port Isabel, Texas
78578
United States
26° 4' 39.6804" N, 97° 12' 27.4752" W
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Welcome to Possum Kingdom State Park in Caddo, Texas. This park was first established in 1950 and is the youngest of the Texas State Parks to have had it's facilities constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps and is about a one hour drive from the metropolis of Dallas/Fort Worth. The park was devastated by fire in 2011 but recovery effors are underway.
Activities:
Swimming
Hiking
Boating
Camping
Canoeing
Kayaking
Water-Skiing
Picnicking
Fishing
Scuba
Restrooms
Ownership:
State of Texas
acreage:
1,528.00
Location
Possum Kingdom State Park
3901 State Park Road 33
Caddo, Texas
76429
United States
32° 52' 13.296" N, 98° 33' 58.4856" W
See map: Google Maps
Welcome to Purtis Creek State Park in Eustace, Texas. The State of Texas first purchased this land in 1977 but it took them over a decade before the park finally opened in 1988.
Activities:
Swimming
Backpacking
Boating
Camping
Kayaking
Picnicking
Fishing
Restrooms
Ownership:
State of Texas
acreage:
1,582.00
Location
Purtis Creek State Park
14225 FM 316
Eustace, Texas
75124
United States
32° 21' 53.5788" N, 95° 59' 15.1764" W
See map: Google Maps
Tags:
Activities:
Horse Back Riding
Swimming
Hiking
Boating
Camping
Canoeing
Kayaking
Water-Skiing
Picnicking
Fishing
Restrooms
Ownership:
State of Texas
acreage:
30,000.00
Location
Ray Roberts Lake State Park
100 PW 4137
Pilot Point, Texas
76258
United States
33° 22' 57.792" N, 97° 1' 10.4772" W
See map: Google Maps