Calendar of Events

Campfire Gatherings

February 2025

Feb 7
5:30p
End Date

Campfire Talk: Historic Foodways

Cedar Hill State Park
What was cooking in Texas like 200 years ago? What about 1000 years ago?
Feb 8
11:00a
End Date

Dutch Oven Cooking

Purtis Creek State Park
Come check out what the Purtis Creek Dutch Oven Society is all about!
Feb 8
2:00p
End Date

Outgoing Outdoors 101: Campfire Safety

Palmetto State Park
Making camping s'more fun with fire safety
Feb 8
3:00p
End Date

More About S'mores

Eisenhower State Park
Have you ever wondered where s'mores came from?
Feb 8
5:00p
End Date

Cocoa by the Campfire: A Ranger’s Night Out

Galveston Island State Park
Let the campfire glow, the cocoa warm you up, and the ranger’s stories light up your evening! ✨
Feb 8
6:30p
End Date

Campfire Chat

Enchanted Rock State Natural Area
Sit around the campfire with a ranger or park volunteer and enjoy some wildlife stories!
Feb 14
5:00p
End Date

Dutch Oven Cooking

Choke Canyon State Park - Calliham Unit
Learn how to make a dish with Dutch Oven cooking!
Feb 14
5:00p
End Date

Fire Building 101

Dinosaur Valley State Park
Learn how to master two essential fire-starting techniques and then enjoy delicious s’mores by the flames!
Feb 19
2:00p
End Date

Campfire 101: Making Camping S’more Fun

Lockhart State Park
Join us for a fire-building demonstration!
Feb 22
5:00p
End Date

Cocoa by the Campfire: A Ranger’s Night Out

Galveston Island State Park
Let the campfire glow, the cocoa warm you up, and the ranger’s stories light up your evening! ✨

March 2025

Mar 1
10:00a
End Date

Coffee with a Ranger

Galveston Island State Park
Warm up this winter with a cup of coffee great conversation at Galveston Island State Park!
Mar 8
6:30p
End Date

Campfire Chat

Enchanted Rock State Natural Area
Sit around the campfire with a ranger or park volunteer and enjoy some wildlife stories!
Mar 14
5:00p
End Date

S'mores and Skills: Geocaching!

Galveston Island State Park
Learn new outdoor skills or brush up on some you already know with dessert!
Mar 15
10:00a
End Date

Coffee with a Ranger

Galveston Island State Park
Warm up this winter with a cup of coffee great conversation at Galveston Island State Park!

December 2025

Dec 31
9:30p
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 Nature Trail and see what you might with an awesome black light! Continue the New Year's fun with a "Riddle-Me-This" scavenger hunt by moonlight. Can you answer the riddles to ring in the New Year?

December 2026

Dec 31
9:30p
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 Nature Trail and see what you might with an awesome black light! Continue the New Year's fun with a "Riddle-Me-This" scavenger hunt by moonlight. Can you answer the riddles to ring in the New Year?

December 2027

Dec 31
9:30p
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 Nature Trail and see what you might with an awesome black light! Continue the New Year's fun with a "Riddle-Me-This" scavenger hunt by moonlight. Can you answer the riddles to ring in the New Year?

December 2028

Dec 31
9:30p
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 Nature Trail and see what you might with an awesome black light! Continue the New Year's fun with a "Riddle-Me-This" scavenger hunt by moonlight. Can you answer the riddles to ring in the New Year?

December 2029

Dec 31
9:30p
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 Nature Trail and see what you might with an awesome black light! Continue the New Year's fun with a "Riddle-Me-This" scavenger hunt by moonlight. Can you answer the riddles to ring in the New Year?