Campfire Gatherings
December 2019
Dec
20
5:00p
End Date
Yuletide Firewalk
Palo Duro Canyon State Park
Join Ranger Lindsay and learn about the origins of Yuletide.
Dec
20
5:00p
End Date
BYO S'mores!
Franklin Mountains State Park
Gather with us around the campfire as people have gathered for thousands of years to share food, fun, and family time. This is a bring your own s'mores event!
Dec
20
7:00p
End Date
A Christmas Story and S'mores
Colorado Bend State Park
After hearing a classic Christmas story, enjoy s'mores and hot chocolate.
Dec
21
8:30a
End Date
Dec
21
2:00p
End Date
Campfire and Cheer
Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Johnson Branch Unit
Learn some campfire basics and celebrate the season.
Dec
21
2:00p
End Date
Cast Iron Cooking 101
Eisenhower State Park
Interested in learning about what it takes to cook with cast iron? Join us for an introduction to cast iron cooking and learn about the history behind that big black pot while you enjoy a sweet treat!
Dec
21
3:00p
End Date
Dutch Oven Cooking
Copper Breaks State Park
Join a park ranger to learn basic skills of cooking with a Dutch oven.
Dec
21
5:30p
End Date
Campfire Carols & Stories
Enchanted Rock State Natural Area
Campfire, music & stories... join us for a camping tradition.
Dec
26
3:00p
End Date
Country Campfire Construction
Pedernales Falls State Park
Learn to make your survival fire through many different methods!
Dec
28
8:30a
End Date
Dec
31
10:30p
End Date
Black Light Hike & Scavenger Hunt at Midnight!
Fort Parker State Park
Take a New Year’s hike at midnight with a Fort Parker State Park ranger! Visit the 1/2 mile Bur Oak Trail and see what you might with an awesome black light! Continue the New Year's fun with a "Riddle-Me-This" scavenger hunt. Can you answer the riddles to ring in the New Year?
Dec
31
11:00p
End Date
First Day Campfire and First Day Night Hike
Lake Livingston State Park
Join Ranger Joel around a campfire to celebrate New Year's. We might get a chance to see some local fireworks displays! We will take a short "First Day" night hike after the campfire.
January 2020
Jan
4
8:30a
End Date
Jan
4
9:00a
End Date
Jan
4
6:30p
End Date
Campfire Sing Along
Palo Duro Canyon State Park
Join Ranger Jeff around a cozy fire with hot Wassail!
Jan
10
5:00p
End Date
Campfire
Franklin Mountains State Park
Stories have always been a part of our traditions. Join the Park Rangers for a relaxed evening of sharing hot cocoa and stories.
Jan
11
8:30a
End Date
Jan
18
8:30a
End Date
Jan
25
8:30a
End Date
Jan
25
8:30a
End Date
Coffee and Conversation with a Ranger
Colorado Bend State Park
Join a ranger for hot coffee and conversation.
Jan
25
2:00p
End Date
Do It Yourself Dutch Ovens
Eisenhower State Park
Like cooking classes? Enjoy collaborative learning? Interested in learning how to use a camp Dutch oven, but don't have one? Then register for Do It Yourself Dutch Ovens!
February 2020
Feb
1
8:30a
End Date
Feb
8
8:30a
End Date
Feb
15
8:30a
End Date
March 2020
Mar
13
3:00p
End Date
Dutch Oven Cooking
Copper Breaks State Park
Join a park ranger to learn basic skills of cooking with a Dutch oven.