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
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
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.