Calendar of Events

100-Year Celebration

Join us to celebrate 100 years of Texas State Parks!

October 2023

Oct 7
9:00a
End Date

Lore, Legacy, and Legends

Cooper Lake State Park - South Sulphur Unit
🎉 We will host morning and evening activities.
Oct 7
10:00a
End Date

Ranching Heritage Day

Hill Country State Natural Area
🎉 POSTPONED - NEW DATE IS OCT. 7. Celebrate ranching life with us by visiting with exhibitors, making crafts, playing games, and viewing demonstrations.
Oct 7
10:00a
End Date

Destination Exploration

Galveston Island State Park
🎉 Follow the stories of the people and events that shaped the island and Galveston Island State Park
Oct 7
6:00p
End Date

Pedernales Falls Fest

Pedernales Falls State Park
🎉 Come celebrate 100 years of State Parks with a festival around the park and under the stars!
Oct 14 End Date

Welcome to the Dark Side of State Parks

Kickapoo Cavern State Park
🎉 Cavern tour, eclipse viewing, bat flight, and stargazing- experience darkness like you never have before at Kickapoo Cavern State Park! Watch the eclipse from the bat deck, maybe we will get to see some confused bats exiting midday!
Oct 14
10:00a
End Date

Annular Solar Eclipse Viewing

Lake Brownwood State Park
🎉 Celebrate 100 Years of Texas State Parks with us by watching the solar eclipse!
Oct 14
5:30p
End Date

Fall Forest Festival

Stephen F. Austin State Park
🎉 Come celebrate 100 years of Texas State Parks at the First Annual Fall Forest Festival 2023, presented by Stephen F. Austin State Park. We'll have food, music, fun and games for the entire family.
Oct 20 End Date

Find Your Trail

Big Bend Ranch State Park
🎉 Embark on you next great adventure at Big Bend Ranch State Park!
Oct 20
9:00a
End Date

Find Your Trail: A Hidden Hike to Little Brown Canyon

Big Bend Ranch State Park
🎉 Join a ranger on a trek to a hidden canyon of Big Bend Ranch State Park!
Oct 20
4:00p
End Date

Find Your Trail: Orienteering 101

Barton Warnock Visitor Center
🎉 Join a ranger to learn how to navigate the backcountry of Big Bend Ranch State Park!
Oct 20
7:00p
End Date

Find Your Trail: Meet a Ranger

Big Bend Ranch State Park
🎉 Are you curious about what a park ranger does? Stop by the West Contrabando trailhead to ask our panel of rangers your burning questions.
Oct 20
8:30p
End Date

Find Your Trail: The Night Shift - A "Day" in the Life of our Bats

Big Bend Ranch State Park
🎉 Join a ranger to discover the fantastic world of bats!
Oct 21
8:30a
End Date

Find Your Trail: Birding Along the River

Big Bend Ranch State Park
🎉 Join a ranger in search of our winged friends along the river!
Oct 21
10:00a
End Date

Harvest Heritage Festival 2023

Cedar Hill State Park
🎉 Come join us for our annual Harvest Heritage Festival here at Cedar Hill State Park!
Oct 21
10:00a
End Date

Find Your Trail: Journey through Cinco Tinajas with an Archeologist

Big Bend Ranch State Park
🎉 Join park rangers on a guided tour to view prehistoric rock imagery!
Oct 21
10:00a
End Date

29th Annual Hueco Tanks Community Fair

Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site
🎉 It's time for our Annual Community Fair! Come on out for a fun weekend full of tours, presentations, demonstrations, rock climbing and much more!
Oct 21
10:00a
End Date

Pollination Celebration

Big Spring State Park
🎉 Celebrate pollinators with us by visiting with exhibitors, making crafts, participating in the Texas Pollinator Bioblitz, and more!
Oct 21
11:00a
End Date

Celebrating Wildlife Rehabilitation

Purtis Creek State Park
🎉 We will have rehabilitators from all over northeast Texas educating us about what they do and showcasing some of the animals currently in their care.
Oct 21
12:00p
End Date

Find Your Trail: Camp Oh No!

Big Bend Ranch State Park
🎉 Somebody has been making a mess on the trail! Join Ranger Layla on a journey to uncover how you can reduce your footprint while recreating outdoors.
Oct 21
1:00p
End Date

Parks Through the Years

Atlanta State Park
🎉 Celebrate 100 years of Texas State Parks! It will be a blast from the past, and you're invited! Atlanta State Park will host a festival of booths, activities, music, free food, and vintage campers!
Oct 21
2:00p
End Date

Find Your Trail: Let's Talk about Black Bears

Barton Warnock Visitor Center
🎉 Join a wildlife biologist for a presentation on black bears in West Texas!
Oct 21
5:00p
End Date

Sheldon Spooktacular- 100 Year Celebration

Sheldon Lake State Park & Environmental Learning Center
🎉 Bring the family out for a 'haunting' good time!
Oct 21
8:00p
End Date

Find Your Trail: Star Party

Big Bend Ranch State Park
🎉 The Stars at Night are Big and Bright! Join park rangers on a tour across our galactic neighborhood
Oct 22
8:30a
End Date

Find Your Trail: Trail Run

Big Bend Ranch State Park
🎉 Kick off your Sunday Morning with a refreshing 2-mile run!
Oct 22
9:00a
End Date

Find Your Trail: Geology & Archeology Mountain Bike Tour

Big Bend Ranch State Park
🎉 Join an archeologist and geologist on a ride to explore the natural and cultural history of lower Fresno Canyon!
Oct 22
10:00a
End Date

Find Your Trail: Mosasaurs v. Modern Monsters

Barton Warnock Visitor Center
🎉Join a ranger to discover how mosasaurs were the T-Rex of the Cretaceous Seas!
Oct 22
10:00a
End Date

29th Annual Hueco Tanks Community Fair

Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site
🎉 It's time for our Annual Community Fair! Come on out for a fun weekend full of tours, presentations, demonstrations, rock climbing and much more!
Oct 22
2:00p
End Date

Find Your Trail: The Ever Changing Rio Grande

Big Bend Ranch State Park
🎉 Join an expert to explore the history of the Rio Grande!
Oct 22
2:00p
End Date

Find Your Trail: The Atlatl - A Hurl into the Past

Barton Warnock Visitor Center
🎉 Join Ranger Layla to discover how to use an atlatl and how it connects us to the past!
Oct 22
2:00p
End Date

Find Your Trail: The Ever Changing Rio Grande

Big Bend Ranch State Park
🎉Come learn about the history of the Rio Grande and how it has changed over time!
Oct 27
6:00p
End Date

Trunk or Treat!!

Bonham State Park
Bonham State Park's Annual Trunk or Treat event!
Oct 28
10:30a
End Date

100 S'more Years of Campfire Cooking

Lyndon B. Johnson State Park & Historic Site
Celebrate 100 Years of Texas State Parks with us as we enjoy s'mores around a campfire.
Oct 28
12:00p
End Date

Celebrate Bats, Trains & Astronomy!

Old Tunnel State Park
🎉 We will have booths with activities related to the bats, the railroad and dark skies/astronomy. The booths will shut down for the evening bat viewing. After the bat viewing, we will hold an astronomy program.

November 2023

Nov 4
8:00a
End Date

100 Trees for 100 Years

Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Isle Du Bois Unit
Join us in celebrating 100 years of Texas State Parks by Planting 100 trees in our park!
Nov 4
8:30a
End Date

100 Year Celebration Native Prairie Plant-a-thon

Sheldon Lake State Park & Environmental Learning Center
🎉 Join us for our annual Native Prairie Plant-a-thon volunteer event where we put thousands of native grasses and forbs back into the prairie as part of the park's continued restoration efforts.
Nov 4
10:00a
End Date

Bastrop Field and Fun Fest

Bastrop State Park
🎉 Join us in celebrating 100 Years of Texas State Parks!
Nov 4
10:00a
End Date

Outdoor Adventure Expo!

Lake Casa Blanca International State Park
🎉 Join us for a fun-filled day of adventure and experience Lake Casa Blanca like never before!
Nov 4
10:00a
End Date

Centennial Celebration at Monahans Sandhills

Monahans Sandhills State Park
🎉 Timeline celebration of Monahans Sandhills State Park and surrounding region. Come join us with activities for all ages!
Nov 4
10:00a
End Date

Fall Fest 2023

Mother Neff State Park
🎉 Mother Neff State Park is one of the first Texas State Parks where people have been coming for thousands of years. It’s now your turn to come explore and make memories of your own or return to make new memories. A fun fall celebration will take place featuring nature hikes, storybook trails, children's activities, demonstrations, and much more.
Nov 10 End Date

100 Years of Camping in Style!

Guadalupe River State Park
🎉 Join us to learn how RV and tent camping have changed over time.
Nov 11 End Date

Explore the Outdoors Day at Franklin Mountains State Park

Franklin Mountains State Park
🎉 Ever wonder "what is there to do in El Paso?" Wonder no more; explore more!
Nov 11
10:00a
End Date

Big Country Frontier Day

Abilene State Park
🎉 Join us to celebrate the Texas State Parks Centennial by immersing yourself in the wild history of the Texas frontier for a day.
Nov 11
10:00a
End Date

Rio! Rio!

Goliad State Park & Historic Site
🎉 For centuries people have been settling along the San Antonio River, from native hunters and gatherers to European immigrants. Come see how they lived and changed the surrounding area at this exciting event!
Nov 18
9:00a
End Date

Estero Outdoor Family Fiesta

Estero Llano Grande State Park
🎉 Join us for a day of outdoor family fun!
Nov 18
11:00a
End Date

100-Year Celebration Dutch Oven Cook-Off

Lake Tawakoni State Park
🎉 Celebrate 100 years of Texas State Parks with us and put your campfire culinary skills to the test!
Nov 21 End Date

Pioneer Day

Martin Dies, Jr. State Park
🎉Take a journey back in time and experience the life of pioneers.
Nov 23
10:30a
End Date

6th Annual Turkey Trot 5K/1-Mile Fun Run

South Llano River State Park
🎉 Come earn those Thanksgiving calories!
Nov 24
9:00a
End Date

Happy 91st Birthday, Longhorn Cavern!

Longhorn Cavern State Park
🎉 Join us Nov. 24, 2023, to celebrate Longhorn Cavern State Park's 91st birthday. We will have free cupcakes for the first 100 guests and special birthday activities throughout the day.
Nov 25
2:00p
End Date

Giving Thanks for a Desert Haven

Fort Leaton State Historic Site
🎉 Watch Fort Leaton come to life and experience what it was like for travelers taking refuge inside the walls of Fort Leaton!

December 2023

Dec 2
10:00a
End Date

🎉Buescher Lake Bash

Buescher State Park
Celebrate 100 Years of Texas State Parks with us at the Buescher Lake Bash!
Dec 2
2:00p
End Date

Christmas at the Ranch

South Llano River State Park
🎉 Come enjoy some Christmas Cheer!
Dec 9 End Date

Star Fest

Enchanted Rock State Natural Area
🎉 Join us for Star Fest and experience telescope viewings, constellation seeking, and other nighttime activities during this annual festival.
Dec 9 End Date

Huntsville Centennial Wrap Up

Huntsville State Park
🎉 Wrap up this years centennial celebration by learning how to enjoy Huntsville State Park for the next 100 years.
Dec 15
6:00p
End Date

Bonham State Park's Annual Christmas Light up the Park Event

Bonham State Park
🎉 Texas State Parks is 100 years old!! Celebrate this milestone with us at Bonham State Park. Drive through the campground and see the campsites decorated for the holiday season.
Dec 16
6:00p
End Date

Bonham State Park's Annual Christmas Light up the Park Event

Bonham State Park
🎉 Texas State Parks is 100 years old!! Celebrate this milestone with us at Bonham State Park. Drive through the campground and see the campsites decorated for the holiday season.
Dec 16
6:00p
End Date

Posada

Fort Leaton State Historic Site
🎉 Experience the holiday traditions of the borderlands at our annual Posada at Fort Leaton!
Dec 17
5:30p
End Date

54th Annual Tree Lighting

Lyndon B. Johnson State Park & Historic Site
🎉 Enjoy this special tradition started 54 years ago by President and Mrs. Johnson.