100-Year Celebration
Join us to celebrate 100 years of Texas State Parks!
June 2023
Jun
3
End Date
Fishing 101!
Lake Livingston State Park
🎉 Join park rangers for a day full of programs designed to teach you all of the skills you need to start fishing!
Jun
3
9:00a
End Date
Lockhart State Park Showcase
Lockhart State Park
🎉 Come see all Lockhart State Park has to offer and more for FREE at the Lockhart State Park Showcase!
Jun
3
10:00a
End Date
Guadalupe River State Park Birthday Bash!
Guadalupe River State Park
🎉 Join us in celebrating 100 years of Texas State Parks and Guadalupe River State Park's 40th!
Jun
3
10:00a
End Date
Jun
3
10:00a
End Date
100 S'more Years
Goliad State Park & Historic Site
Join us in celebrating 100 years of Texas State Parks with s'mores and a S'mission Competition!
Jun
3
1:30p
End Date
100 S'more Years - S'more Rescheduled
Fort Boggy State Park
Fort Boggy has rescheduled our s'more event. This time it will be rain or shine!
Jun
3
3:00p
End Date
Museum Exhibit - The Land That Shaped Us: Stories at Texas State Parks
El Paso, TX - International Museum of Art
🎉 Experience the stories that have formed our Texas State Parks in El Paso through this photograph exhibit.
Jun
9
3:00p
End Date
"I'll Be Back Again Next Year"
Garner State Park
🎉 Generations of young campers have been falling in love at the nightly summer dances for nearly 100 years. At the end of the summer, the summer lovers would make a promise that "I'll be back next year." Over the years the summer dance has created a tradition of generational campers. Come celebrate this tradition with us as part of Texas State Parks Centennial Celebration.
Jun
9
5:00p
End Date
Musical Performance Michael & Yuri
Garner State Park
Come see Michael and Yuri perform their music as part of Garner State Park's Centennial Celebration.
Jun
9
6:00p
End Date
Musical Performance: Country Singer, Camille Sanders
Garner State Park
As part of the Garner State Park Centennial Celebration Camile Sanders will perform her Country Music.
Jun
10
End Date
Lakeside Legacy Celebration
Fort Parker State Park
🎉 Celebrate! Texas State Parks is turning 100 this year and Fort Parker State Park is throwing a community-wide birthday bash! Join in the fun on Saturday, June 10m, 2023!
Jun
10
End Date
A Day in the Park
Lake Colorado City State Park
🎉 Wondering what Lake Colorado City State Park has to offer? This is the day to try it all...for free!
Jun
10
10:00a
End Date
Ethnohistory Presentation
Garner State Park
As part of our centennial celebration Wade and Collene Parsons, retired archeologists, will present artifacts from prehistoric people of the Frio River area.
Jun
10
10:00a
End Date
Retro Campers
As part of our centennial celebration, "I'll be back again next year," come check out campers from the 1940s through the 1980s.
Jun
10
10:00a
End Date
100-year Celebration Outdoor Community Day!
Cleburne State Park
🎉 Texas State Parks are turning 100! Join us for our 100-year celebration of Texas State Parks!
Jun
10
11:30a
End Date
Civilian Conservation Corps
Garner State Park
Local historian and author MaryAnne Abbott will give a presentation the CCC and the detailing the construction of the park.
Jun
10
1:00p
End Date
Cowboy History
Garner State Park
John Milner of the Frontier Times Museum will give a detailed history of cowboy culture in this part of Texas.
Jun
10
5:00p
End Date
Cowboy Poetry by Linda Kirkpatrick
Garner State Park
Listen to Linda's interpretation of the rich Cowboy history at Garner State Park
Jun
10
6:30p
End Date
Concert Jodi Pope
Garner State Park
Come see volunteer firefighter and local singer song writer Jodi Pope perform her brand of soul folk music.
Jun
17
5:00p
End Date
Celebrate 100 S'more Years
McKinney Falls State Park
Help us celebrate 100 S'more years of Texas State Parks!
Jun
17
8:00p
End Date
Jun
17
9:00p
End Date
Starry Skies of Balmorhea
Balmorhea State Park
🎉 Join us for an evening under the stars in the world's largest spring-fed swimming pool!
Jun
24
7:00p
End Date
S'mores and Stories
Lake Casa Blanca International State Park
Enjoy a fun night of story telling and then after enjoy making your own s'more!
July 2023
Jul
15
9:00a
End Date
100-Year Boat-A-Thon
Inks Lake State Park
🎉 Bring your non-motorized watercraft (canoes, kayaks, paddleboards), or borrow one of ours, for a celebration at the lake.
Jul
22
9:00a
End Date
Jul
22
8:00p
End Date
100 S'more Years of Texas State Parks!
Dinosaur Valley State Park
Come and 'toast' the next 100 Years of Texas State Parks!
August 2023
Aug
12
6:00p
End Date
Maples and Meteors Night Sky Fest
Lost Maples State Natural Area
🎉 Celebrate all things night sky related at our night sky fest and stay after for a star party!
September 2023
Sep
2
End Date
Sync Yourself Where "Life’s Better Outside”...at the Sinkhole!
Devil's Sinkhole State Natural Area
🎉 Celebrate 100-years in state parks with hikes, bats, and stars! What better way to enjoy the outdoors?!
Sep
9
8:00a
End Date
Family Fishing Festival
Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Johnson Branch Unit
🎉 Come celebrate 100 Years of Texas State Parks at Ray Roberts Lake State Park’s Family Fishing Festival, presented by the Pilot Point Chamber of Commerce!
Sep
15
5:00p
End Date
Prairie Palooza: Palo Duro Canyon – Back to the Future
Palo Duro Canyon State Park
🎉 Celebrate Texas State Parks’ 100-year anniversary at Palo Duro Canyon State Park! This three-day event will chronical 100 years of our past and showcase 100 years of partnerships for the future!
Sep
17
10:00a
End Date
Seed Stomp
Lyndon B. Johnson State Park & Historic Site
🎉 Plant wildflower seeds for future generations!
Sep
23
End Date
Bentsen Outdoor Skills Showcase
Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park
🎉 An exciting day for fun, games, and getting to know the outdoors!
Sep
23
10:00a
End Date
Seminole Canyon History Fair
Seminole Canyon State Park & Historic Site
🎉 Join us on this fun day with activities for all ages.
Sep
23
7:30p
End Date
Texas State Parks 100-Year Celebration!
Fort Boggy State Park
Texas State Parks is celebrating 100 years! Celebrate this milestone and the future at Fort Boggy State Park.
Sep
30
9:00a
End Date
Park Fun Day
Help us celebrate 100 years of State Park recreation at Choke Canyon State Park! We have fishing, archery, kayaking and basketball for all ages. Don't worry - we provide all equipment. Later, participants can test their new skills in a competition to bring home a trophy!
Don't forget, kids 12 and under are FREE.
Sep
30
10:00a
End Date
Texas State Parks 100-Year Celebration!!
Bonham State Park
🎉 Texas State Parks is 100 years old!! Celebrate this milestone with us at Bonham State Park.
October 2023
Oct
7
9:00a
End Date
An "Un" Natural Halloween
Cooper Lake State Park - South Sulphur Unit
🎉 Join us for An "Un" Natural Halloween! 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 OCTOBER 7TH. 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
5:00p
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. There will be 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
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
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 events, booths, music, vintage vehicles, and food.
Oct
21
10:00a
End Date
Hueco Tanks 29th Annual 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
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
22
10:00a
End Date
Hueco Tanks 29th Annual 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
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
8:30a
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 you have never before!
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
11
10:00a
End Date
Rio! Rio!
Goliad State Park & Historic Site
🎉Take a trip through time along the San Antonio River as demonstrators show what it took to survive in the times of Spanish Texas and how things have changed through today. From muskets to kayaks, blacksmithing to archaeology, there's so much to see and do!
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/-Mile Fun Run
South Llano River State Park
🎉Come earn those Thanksgiving calories!
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
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
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.