Deaf Outdoors Day

Discover your park with ASL interpreters!

Together with the Texas Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities, Cedar Hill State Park is hosting a special day of programs for the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community on September 28. Join us to learn more about state parks, take a guided hike, enjoy hands-on activities, discover the park’s history, and more! Parks will have ASL Interpreters at activities but for other reasonable modification requests or information related to accessibility, visit TPWD Accessibility.

Registration is required – register here.

Are you an ASL user interested in volunteering with Texas State Parks for this event? Sign up here.

The event is free, and park entrance fees will be waived for all registered participants.

Event Schedule:

• 10am: Welcome and kickoff at the park’s Recreation Hall. Booths and self-guided activities for kids will be available here until 1pm. Some of the activities will include skins and skulls, setting up a campsite, leave no trace, solar prints and moon viewing. Self-guided activities will include Junior Ranger Journals and scavenger hunts.
• 10:45am - 11:45am: Guided at Penn Farm Trailhead. Take a 0.60-mile walk with a ranger and explore the buildings and farm equipment that were once used by the Penn Family around the turn of the 20th century.
• Noon – 1pm: Recreation Hall - Dutch oven cooking and demonstrations by the Prairie Dog Dutch Oven Society.