WILLS POINT, Texas — A massive spider web first spotted covering several acres of oak-elm woodlands along a Lake Tawakoni State Park trail in early August and later reported in a Fort Worth Star-Telegram story on Aug. 29 made national and international headlines throughout the Labor Day Weekend.
PRESIDIO, Texas — Yee-Ha! Would you like to be a cowboy or cowgirl? On Oct. 4-6, Big Bend Ranch State park invites guests to participate in the park’s fall cattle drive and roundup.
AUSTIN, Texas — In celebration of National Public Lands Day on Sat., Sept. 29, Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) stores in Texas will sponsor projects at three Texas State Parks—Cedar Hill State Park south of Dallas, McKinney Falls State Park in Austin, and Huntsville State Park north of Houston.
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is seeking qualified applicants to fill about 200 new employee positions in Texas State Parks. Thanks to recent appropriations by the Texas Legislature, this is the first major infusion of new staffing for state parks in many years.
AUSTIN, Texas — August is usually one of Texas’ hottest months, parching the landscape and shrinking the state’s lake and rivers. This year it is shaping up to be one of the best months for getting outdoors.
QUANAH, TX.—Hank the Cow Dog illustrator Gerald L. Holmes joins 22 local young artists for the annual Summer Art Exhibition at Copper Breaks State Park. The unique theme for this year’s exhibition is “Refrigerator Art.”
PRESIDIO, Texas — Learn how to better capture the grandeur of the Lone Star State’s natural landscapes at a fall digital photography workshop Sept. 14-16 at Big Bend Ranch State Park in far West Texas.
MONAHANS, Texas — The year was 1957. Dwight D. Eisenhower was president. The Russians launched Sputnik. The most popular movie was The Ten Commandments. Texas A&M’s John David Crow won the Heisman Trophy. And, Monahans Sandhills State Park opened to the public west of Odessa.
NEEDVILLE, Texas — Brazos Bend has always been a Texas state park offering plenty to see and do. Now, it’s also a minor planet orbiting within our solar system.
AUSTIN, Texas — With the publication of the fourth edition of the Texas State Park Guide, lovers of the outdoors and Texas’ unique heritage have one more reason to plan an outing in coming months to one of more than 100 state recreational parks and historic sites.