Cooking
February 2023
Feb
4
9:00a
End Date
Cowboy Coffee
Copper Breaks State Park
Join a park ranger to learn how cowboys would brew coffee on the range rounding up longhorns, and try it for yourself!
Feb
4
10:00a
End Date
Dutch Oven Cooking: History in a Black Pot
Tyler State Park
Connections to the past through cooking.
Feb
4
11:00a
End Date
Dutch Oven Cooking Class
Eisenhower State Park
Sit around the campfire with us and learn about the rich history and many uses of the Dutch Oven. Live cooking demonstration and taste testing of a main course dish using a Dutch Oven. Registration required.
Feb
11
2:00p
End Date
Tea for Texas
Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park
Do you love tea? Want to try something new? Get a taste for wild valley tea from native plants!
Feb
18
9:00a
End Date
Dutch Oven 101
Cooper Lake State Park - Doctors Creek Unit
Dutch Oven Cooking - Mouthwatering meals made here! Reservations required to participate.
Feb
18
10:00a
End Date
Smokehouse Secrets
Lyndon B. Johnson State Park & Historic Site
Discover how to preserve meat before refrigeration.
Feb
18
11:00a
End Date
Dutch Oven Cooking Class
Eisenhower State Park
Sit around the campfire with us and learn about the rich history of the Dutch Oven. Live cooking demonstration and taste testing of a delicious dessert dish.
Feb
18
1:00p
End Date
Dutch Oven 101
Cooper Lake State Park - South Sulphur Unit
Dutch Oven Cooking - Mouthwatering meals made here!
Reservations required to participate.
Feb
18
2:00p
End Date
Steeped in Legacy
Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park
Celebrate the phenomenal Texas Ebony tree with fresh Ebony Cowboy Coffee and fireside tales.
March 2023
Mar
4
10:00a
End Date
Cowboy Coffee
Copper Breaks State Park
Join a park ranger to learn how cowboys would brew coffee on the range, and try it for yourself!
Mar
11
9:00a
End Date
Pioneer and Settler Day!
Lake Livingston State Park
🎉 Join us for a frontier-themed day at the park. We will feature different programs starting at 9 am that cover how people lived and worked in the pioneer era.
Mar
12
10:00a
End Date
Cowboy Coffee
Copper Breaks State Park
Join a park ranger to learn how cowboys would brew coffee on the range, and try it for yourself!
Mar
15
2:00p
End Date
Dutch Oven Cooking
Copper Breaks State Park
Join a park ranger to learn basic skills of cooking with a Dutch oven.
Mar
18
2:00p
End Date
Art in the Park
Cooper Lake State Park - Doctors Creek Unit
Calling all artist! Creativity takes courage. - Henri Matisse
Mar
25
8:30a
End Date
Dutch Oven 101
Cooper Lake State Park - Doctors Creek Unit
Cast iron cooking - cowboy classic! Reservations required to participate.
Mar
25
1:00p
End Date
Dutch Oven 101
Cooper Lake State Park - South Sulphur Unit
Dutch Oven Cooking - Mouthwatering meals made here! Reservations required to participate.
April 2023
Apr
8
10:00a
End Date
Easter at the Farm
Lyndon B. Johnson State Park & Historic Site
Celebrate Easter at an early 20th-century German-Texan farm.
Apr
22
10:00a
End Date
Family Adventure Fest
Falcon State Park
🎉 Join us for a one-day event full of wild activities for everyone to enjoy here at the park. This year's event will offer outdoor activities for all ages focusing on different skills such as archery, kayaking, fishing, outdoor cooking, camping, hiking and much more!
May 2023
May
13
10:00a
End Date
A Day in the Life of a Cedar Chopper
Colorado Bend State Park
🎉 Take a tour of what tent life might have been like for the hard-working Cedar Choppers. Take time to enjoy some good Dutch oven recipes.
October 2023
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!
November 2023
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!