Garner State Park
- Crystal Cave Guided Hike
- Join the Interpretive Park Ranger on a morning hike to stunning overlooks and to Crystal Cave.
- River Model Activity
- Get your hands wet with a Park Ranger in this river model activity!
- Art in the Park
- Join a park volunteer outdoors at the park Visitor Center creating works of art!
- Old Baldy Guided Hike
- Join a Park Ranger on a guided hike to summit the park's most iconic hill, Old Baldy!
- Skins and Skulls
- Join a park ranger in exploring some of the skins and skulls of animals found in the park.
- Wild Horse Creek Guided Hike
- Join a park ranger on a 2.25-mile guided history hike to a scenic overlook of the Frio Canyon!
- River Investigations
- Explore the shallows of the Frio River with a ranger. Come investigate the riverbed and see all the wonderful critters swimming in the river!
- Star Party
- Take a peek through a telescope with a park ranger and enjoy the wonders of the night sky at Garner.
- Crystal Cave Guided Hike
- Join a park ranger on a morning hike to stunning overlooks and to the Crystal Cave.
- Wag in the Park Nature Hike
- Dogs welcome! Bring your dog on a nature hike with a ranger.
- Veterans Suicide Awareness Hike
- Join us for a hike in honor of those we have lost to suicide and in support of those still struggling to find a way to live after their service.
- River Bugs
- Explore the shallows of the Frio River with a ranger. Come investigate the riverbed and see all the wonderful critters swimming in the river!
- Birding with a Ranger
- Learn some birding basics with a park ranger as we explore the park bird blind and pollinator garden.
- International Observe the Moon Night
- Join park rangers for International Observe the Moon Night, where you will be able to explore and learn about our closest neighbor, the Moon.
- Wag in the Park Nature Hike
- Dogs welcome! Bring your dog on a nature hike with a ranger.
- 2025 Texas Pollinator Bioblitz Nature Walk
- Become a citizen scientist and learn how to record scientific observations using iNaturalist
- Tent-building Timed Competition
- Gather your friends and test your tent-building skills against a Texas Outdoor Family ranger! Also, Texas Outdoor Family hosts camping workshops all over Texas. Stop by to learn how to camp with them!
- Turkey Trot
- Get your workout in before the feast. Turkey trot along our Nature trail, a half-mile course and a three-mile course.
- Garner Parksgiving 2025
- This is our version of a Thanksgiving celebration. Come celebrate all the things you are thankful for at our potluck feast under the oak tree at the park pavilion.
- Christmas Open House Presented by Friends of Garner State Park
- Friends of State Park will be providing warm wassail and homemade cookies at the newly renovated Visitor Center. Santa will make a visit at 11:30am!
- Crystal Cave Guided Hike
- Join a park ranger on a morning hike to stunning overlooks and to the Crystal Cave.
- 2026 First Day Hike
- Start 2026 off right with a dose of nature! This is a guided First Day Hike to the top of Old Baldy revealing scenic overlooks of the Frio River and Texas Hill Country.
- Birding with a Ranger
- Learn some birding basics with a park ranger as we explore the park bird blind and pollinator garden.
- Crystal Cave Guided Hike
- Join a park ranger on a morning hike to stunning overlooks and to the Crystal Cave.
- Crystal Cave Valentines Hike
- Join a park ranger on a hike to stunning overlooks and to the Crystal Cave that will make you fall in love with Garner State Park.
- Art in the Park Plant Prints
- Join a park ranger in making plant print artworks to take home.
- Look Beyond the Snout Javelina Talk
- Come learn about the unique and unusual South Texas desert thriver and survivor…the javelina.
- Birding with a Ranger
- Learn some birding basics with a park ranger as we explore the park bird blind and pollinator garden.
- Reading with a Ranger
- Join a park ranger at El Progresso Memorial Library in Uvalde, Texas to read a children's story.
- Art in the Park
- Join a park ranger in creating artworks to take home.
- First Day of Spring Birding with a Ranger
- Learn some birding basics with a park ranger as we explore the park bird blind and pollinator garden.
- Crystal Cave Guided Hike
- Join a park ranger on a hike to stunning overlooks and to the Crystal Cave.
- The Bear Necessities - A Look at the Mexican Black Bear
- Stop by to feel the pelt of a Mexican Black Bear and discuss safety in bear country.
- Junior Ranger Academy
- Start your Garner State Park Spring Break visit off on the right track and learn how to be good stewards during your stay by going through the Junior Ranger Activity Booklet with Park Rangers.
- Wag in the Park Nature Hike
- Pets welcome! Bring your pet on a guided hike with a ranger to be sworn in.