For thousands of years, humans have used the fibers within yucca leaves to create cordage for a variety of uses. Stop by and try it yourself!

Go “shopping” for wildlife habitat with a ranger at Government Canyon State Natural Area.

Explore the trails at Government Canyon with a ranger and earn your Junior Ranger badge.

Want to spend more time in the beautiful Texas Hill Country, but unsure how to begin? Hiking is a wonderful way to immerse yourself in the outdoors and provides a great source of relaxation and physical fitness.

The Sun is not just a light bulb in the sky—it is a spinning, magnetic, eruptive star that enables life on Earth. Learn more about the sun's layers, solar "wind," radiation flares, and more...and safely view the sun's surface through a filtered telescope.

Do spiders give you the creeps? Why, when they do so much good in the environment? Let's talk about it, while we all cool down with a chilly treat.

Bring a blanket or portable chairs for an evening of star gazing and planet-watching.

Take a self-guided hike with your troop and use one of our wildlife "shopping lists" on a habitat scavenger hunt, for Girl Scouts Love State Parks weekend.

Glow-in-the-dark scorpions, mysterious moths, and more...this night walk is just for invertebrate enthusiasts.

Take a self-guided hike with your troop and use one of our wildlife "shopping lists" on a habitat scavenger hunt, for Girl Scouts Love State Parks weekend.

Take a plant walk to discover the diverse native wildflowers, trees, and shrubs of Bexar County.

Wildlife habitat isn't just in our parks. Your own yard can provide a place of refuge for butterflies, birds, and other wildlife...as well as yourself.

Join us as we walk to break the stigma around mental health and support veterans and families impacted by the unseen wounds of service.

Join dedicated volunteers for an informative and FUN hike at Government Canyon SNA

Listen to some verses about vultures, and take a walk with a ranger to search for vultures in the sky.

Learn the history of Government Canyon’s trailblazing women and hear stories about the positive impacts they made on the canyon.

Take a plant walk to discover the diverse native wildflowers, trees, and shrubs of Bexar County.

Explore the trails at Government Canyon with a ranger and earn your Junior Ranger badge.

Take a short, wooded hike to visit a series of trail stations where you'll learn about "spooky" wildlife including scorpions, bats, spiders and more. Bring your trick-or-treat gear!

Take a 5-mile guided hike to see the dinosaur tracks at Government Canyon.

The diverse native plants of south-central Texas have always offered food, medicine, fiber, and other gifts to people who know how to use them.

Come out to Government Canyon State Natural Area and celebrate our military members with a Veterans Day Hike!

Stop by the Picnic Pavilion to create beautiful artwork that captures the colors of Government Canyon.

Take a plant walk to discover the diverse native wildflowers, trees, and shrubs of Bexar County.

Take a 5-mile guided hike to see the dinosaur tracks at Government Canyon.

Take a walk with knowledgeable volunteers to explore the historical and present-day symbiotic relationship between native plants, animals and people in the Government Canyon area.

Join us on a trip back in time with a short but beautiful hike to the historic Kallison Ranch complex.

Celebrate the holidays the old-fashioned way by hand-crafting items families might have been made on the historic ranches that became Government Canyon.

Bring a blanket and settle in for a festive story read by a ranger, then make s'mores over our campfire.

Explore the trails at Government Canyon with a ranger and earn your Junior Ranger badge.

Kids will learn how to identify common birds and practice with binoculars on this ranger-led bird walk.

Join us on a trip back in time with a short but beautiful hike to the historic Kallison Ranch complex.

Search for vesper sparrows, loggerhead shrikes, spotted towhees, and other winter residents in the varied habitats along Lytle's Loop.

Join us on a trip back in time with a short but beautiful hike to the historic Kallison Ranch complex.

Join us on a trip back in time with a short but beautiful hike to the historic Kallison Ranch complex.

Join us on a trip back in time to the historic Kallison Ranch complex.