Texas Parks and Outdoor Spaces
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Abilene State Park(Abilene)
Tuscola · 525 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Adolph Thomae Jr. County Park(Thomae Park)
Rio Hondo · 500 acres
Managed by: Cameron County
Visit website →Amistad National Recreation Area(Lake Amistad)
Del Rio · 57,292 acres
Managed by: NPS
Visit website →Andrew Trautmann Park(Trautmann)
Laredo · 30 acres
Managed by: City of Laredo
Visit website →Angelina National Forest(Angelina)
Zavalla · 153,179 acres
Managed by: USFS
Visit website →Anzalduas County Park(Anzalduas)
Mission · 96 acres
Managed by: Hidalgo County
Visit website →Aransas National Wildlife Refuge(Aransas NWR)
Austwell · 115,324 acres
Managed by: USFWS
Visit website →Arroyo Colorado Park(Arroyo Park)
Harlingen · 40 acres
Managed by: City of Harlingen
Visit website →Ascarate Park(Ascarate)
El Paso · 448 acres
Managed by: El Paso County
Visit website →Atlanta State Park(Atlanta)
Atlanta · 1,475 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Aue Leon Creek Greenway(Leon Creek)
San Antonio · 1,500 acres
Managed by: City of San Antonio
Visit website →Balmorhea State Park(Balmorhea)
Toyahvale · 46 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Bastrop State Park(The Lost Pines)
Bastrop · 6,600 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Beal Park(Beal)
Midland · 150 acres
Managed by: City of Midland
Visit website →Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park(Bentsen)
Mission · 764 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Bicentennial Park(Bicentennial)
Southlake · 450 acres
Managed by: City of Southlake
Visit website →Big Bend National Park(Big Bend)
Terlingua · 801,163 acres
Managed by: NPS
Visit website →Big Bend Ranch State Park(The Other Side)
Presidio · 311,000 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Big Thicket National Preserve(The Big Thicket)
Kountze · 113,122 acres
Managed by: NPS
Visit website →Bill Cody Park(Cody Park)
Lubbock · 20 acres
Managed by: City of Lubbock
Visit website →Bill Schupp Park(Schupp Park)
McAllen · 20 acres
Managed by: City of McAllen
Visit website →Blackland Heritage Park(Blackland)
Pflugerville · 300 acres
Managed by: LCRA
Visit website →Blanco State Park(Blanco)
Blanco · 104 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Bob Jones Nature Center(Bob Jones)
Southlake · 758 acres
Managed by: City of Southlake
Visit website →Bonham State Park(Bonham)
Bonham · 261 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Brackenridge Park(Brackenridge)
San Antonio · 343 acres
Managed by: City of San Antonio
Visit website →Brazos Bend State Park(Brazos Bend)
Needville · 4,897 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Buescher State Park(Buescher)
Smithville · 1,018 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Buffalo Bayou Park(Buffalo Bayou)
Houston · 160 acres
Managed by: Buffalo Bayou Partnership
Visit website →Caddo Lake State Park(Caddo)
Karnack · 484 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Cameron Park
Waco · 416 acres
Managed by: City of Waco
Visit website →Candy Cane Park(Candy Cane)
Conroe · 24 acres
Managed by: City of Conroe
Visit website →Canyon Lake Drive Parks(Lubbock Canyon)
Lubbock · 500 acres
Managed by: City of Lubbock
Visit website →Canyon Lake Gorge(The Gorge)
Canyon Lake · 133 acres
Managed by: GBRA
Visit website →Canyon Mist Park(Canyon Mist)
Marble Falls · 50 acres
Managed by: LCRA
Visit website →Caprock Canyons State Park(Caprock)
Quitaque · 15,314 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Cedar Brake Park(Belton Lake)
Belton · 150 acres
Managed by: USACE
Visit website →Cedar Hill State Park(Cedar Hill)
Cedar Hill · 1,826 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Cedar Point Park(Cedar Point)
Buchanan Dam · 400 acres
Managed by: LCRA
Visit website →Chamizal National Memorial(Chamizal)
El Paso · 55 acres
Managed by: NPS
Visit website →Choke Canyon State Park(Calliham)
Three Rivers · 1,100 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Clear Creek Natural Heritage Center(Clear Creek)
Denton · 2,900 acres
Managed by: City of Denton
Visit website →Cleburne State Park(Cleburne)
Cleburne · 528 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Cole Park
Corpus Christi · 43 acres
Managed by: City of Corpus Christi
Visit website →Colorado Bend State Park(Colorado Bend)
Bend · 5,328 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Comanche Trail Park(Comanche Trail)
Odessa · 100 acres
Managed by: City of Odessa
Visit website →Cooper Lake State Park(South Sulphur)
Sulphur Springs · 2,560 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Cooper Lake State Park (Doctors)(Doctors Creek)
Cooper · 715 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Cullen Park(Cullen)
Houston · 9,270 acres
Managed by: City of Houston
Visit website →Daingerfield State Park(Daingerfield)
Daingerfield · 551 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Davis Mountains State Park(Davis Mountains)
Fort Davis · 2,709 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Davy Crockett National Forest(Davy Crockett)
Ratcliff · 160,647 acres
Managed by: USFS
Visit website →Devils River State Natural Area(Devils River)
Del Rio · 37,000 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Dinosaur Valley State Park(Dino Valley)
Glen Rose · 1,524 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Discovery Green
Houston · 12 acres
Managed by: Discovery Green Conservancy
Visit website →Dunbar Historical Lake Park(Dunbar Lake)
Lubbock · 200 acres
Managed by: City of Lubbock
Visit website →Edinburg Scenic Wetlands(Edinburg Wetlands)
Edinburg · 40 acres
Managed by: City of Edinburg
Visit website →Emancipation Park(Emancipation)
Houston · 10 acres
Managed by: City of Houston
Visit website →Enchanted Rock State Natural Area(E-Rock)
Fredericksburg · 1,644 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Estero Llano Grande State Park(Estero)
Weslaco · 230 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Falcon State Park(Falcon Lake)
Roma · 576 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Firemen's Park(McAllen Town Lake)
McAllen · 25 acres
Managed by: City of McAllen
Visit website →Forest Park
Fort Worth · 235 acres
Managed by: City of Fort Worth
Visit website →Fort Davis National Historic Site(Fort Davis)
Fort Davis · 523 acres
Managed by: NPS
Visit website →Fort Parker State Park(Fort Parker)
Mexia · 1,458 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Fort Worth Water Gardens(Water Gardens)
Fort Worth · 4 acres
Managed by: City of Fort Worth
Visit website →Franklin Mountains State Park(The Franklins)
El Paso · 24,247 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Frisco Commons Park(Frisco Commons)
Frisco · 63 acres
Managed by: City of Frisco
Visit website →Galveston Island State Park(Galveston SP)
Galveston · 2,013 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Garner State Park(Garner)
Concan · 1,774 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Gateway Park(Gateway)
Fort Worth · 1,000 acres
Managed by: TRWD
Visit website →George Bush Park(Bush Park)
Houston · 7,800 acres
Managed by: Harris County Pct 3
Visit website →Glespy Park(Glespy)
Bastrop · 60 acres
Managed by: LCRA
Visit website →Goliad State Park & Historic Site(Goliad)
Goliad · 276 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Goose Island State Park(The Big Tree)
Rockport · 321 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Government Canyon State Natural Area(Government Canyon)
San Antonio · 12,085 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Guadalupe Mountains National Park(The Guadalupes)
Salt Flat · 86,367 acres
Managed by: NPS
Visit website →Guadalupe River State Park(The Guad)
Spring Branch · 1,938 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Hagerman NWR(Hagerman)
Sherman · 11,320 acres
Managed by: USFWS
Visit website →Hermann Park(Hermann)
Houston · 445 acres
Managed by: City of Houston
Visit website →Hickory Creek Park(Hickory Creek)
Hickory Creek · 100 acres
Managed by: USACE
Visit website →Hill Country State Natural Area(Bandera)
Bandera · 5,368 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site(Hueco Tanks)
El Paso · 860 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Huntsville State Park(Huntsville)
Huntsville · 2,083 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Inks Lake State Park(Inks Lake)
Burnet · 1,201 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Jocelyn Nungaray NWR(Anahuac NWR)
Anahuac · 34,000 acres
Managed by: USFWS
Visit website →John Stiff Memorial Park(John Stiff)
Amarillo · 150 acres
Managed by: City of Amarillo
Visit website →Kickapoo Cavern State Park(Kickapoo)
Brackettville · 6,368 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Kirby Park(Kirby)
San Angelo · 50 acres
Managed by: City of San Angelo
Visit website →Klyde Warren Park(Klyde Warren)
Dallas · 5 acres
Managed by: Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation
Visit website →Laguna Atascosa NWR(Laguna Atascosa)
Harlingen · 120,000 acres
Managed by: USFWS
Visit website →Lake Arrowhead State Park(Arrowhead)
Wichita Falls · 524 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Lake Bob Sandlin State Park(Bob Sandlin)
Mount Pleasant · 639 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Lake Brownwood State Park(Brownwood)
Brownwood · 537 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Lake Casa Blanca International State Park(Casa Blanca)
Laredo · 371 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Lake Colorado City State Park(Colorado City)
Colorado City · 500 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Lake Corpus Christi State Park(Lake CC)
Mathis · 356 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Lake Meredith National Recreation Area(Lake Meredith)
Fritch · 44,977 acres
Managed by: NPS
Visit website →Lake Mineral Wells State Park(Mineral Wells)
Mineral Wells · 3,283 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Lake Ray Hubbard Park(Ray Hubbard)
Rowlett · 33 acres
Managed by: City of Dallas
Visit website →Lake Somerville State Park(Somerville)
Somerville · 5,920 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Lake St. Catherine/Texoma(Eisenhower)
Denison · 423 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Lake Tawakoni State Park(Tawakoni)
Wills Point · 376 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Lake Victor/Village Creek(Village Creek)
Lumberton · 1,090 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Lake View Park(Lake View)
Laredo · 25 acres
Managed by: City of Laredo
Visit website →Lake Whitney State Park(Whitney)
Whitney · 1,280 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Lakeview Park(Lakeview)
San Angelo · 120 acres
Managed by: City of San Angelo
Visit website →Landa Park(Landa)
New Braunfels · 51 acres
Managed by: City of New Braunfels
Visit website →Lear Park
Longview · 180 acres
Managed by: City of Longview
Visit website →Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center(Turnbull)
Port Aransas · 10 acres
Managed by: City of Port Aransas
Visit website →Levy Park(Levy)
Houston · 6 acres
Managed by: Upper Kirby District
Visit website →Live Oak Ridge Park(Belton Lake)
Belton · 80 acres
Managed by: USACE
Visit website →Livingston State Park(Lake Livingston)
Livingston · 635 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Longhorn Cavern State Park(The Caverns)
Burnet · 645 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Lost Maples State Natural Area(Lost Maples)
Vanderpool · 2,908 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Lucy Park
Wichita Falls · 178 acres
Managed by: City of Wichita Falls
Visit website →Lyndon B. Johnson National Hist. Park(LBJ Ranch)
Johnson City · 1,571 acres
Managed by: NPS
Visit website →Mackenzie Park(Mackenzie)
Lubbock · 248 acres
Managed by: City of Lubbock
Visit website →Martin Creek Lake State Park(Martin Creek)
Tatum · 286 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Martin Dies Jr. State Park(Steinhagen)
Jasper · 705 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Matagorda Bay Nature Park(Matagorda Bay)
Matagorda · 1,600 acres
Managed by: LCRA
Visit website →Maxey Park(Maxey)
Lubbock · 80 acres
Managed by: City of Lubbock
Visit website →McFaddin NWR(McFaddin)
Sabine Pass · 58,861 acres
Managed by: USFWS
Visit website →McGovern Centennial Gardens(Hermann South)
Houston · 15 acres
Managed by: Hermann Park Conservancy
Visit website →McKinney Falls State Park(McKinney Falls)
Austin · 744 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →McKinney Roughs Nature Park(McKinney Roughs)
Cedar Creek · 1,100 acres
Managed by: LCRA
Visit website →Memorial Park(Memorial)
Houston · 1,466 acres
Managed by: City of Houston
Visit website →Meridian State Park(Meridian)
Meridian · 505 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Monahans Sandhills State Park(The Sandhills)
Monahans · 3,840 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Monte Bella Trails Park(Monte Bella)
Brownsville · 230 acres
Managed by: City of Brownsville
Visit website →Mother Neff State Park(Mother Neff)
Moody · 259 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Mueller Lake Park(Mueller)
Austin · 30 acres
Managed by: City of Austin
Visit website →Murchison Rogers Park(Scenic Drive)
El Paso · 10 acres
Managed by: City of El Paso
Visit website →Mustang Island State Park(Mustang Island)
Port Aransas · 3,954 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Navasota Park(Lake Somerville)
Somerville · 250 acres
Managed by: USACE
Visit website →Nelson Park
Abilene · 150 acres
Managed by: City of Abilene
Visit website →North Cat Mountain(Cat Mountain)
Austin · 150 acres
Managed by: LCRA
Visit website →Oak Point Park & Nature Preserve(Oak Point)
Plano · 800 acres
Managed by: City of Plano
Visit website →Old Hidalgo Pump House(The Pump House)
Hidalgo · 20 acres
Managed by: City of Hidalgo
Visit website →Old Settlers Park(Old Settlers)
Round Rock · 645 acres
Managed by: City of Round Rock
Visit website →Padre Island National Seashore(PINS)
Corpus Christi · 130,434 acres
Managed by: NPS
Visit website →Palo Alto Battlefield(Palo Alto)
Brownsville · 3,400 acres
Managed by: NPS
Visit website →Palo Duro Canyon (Municipal)(Thompson Park)
Amarillo · 600 acres
Managed by: City of Amarillo
Visit website →Palo Duro Canyon State Park(The Grand Canyon of Texas)
Canyon · 29,182 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Palo Pinto Mountains State Park(Palo Pinto Mountains)
Strawn · 4,871 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Pease District Park(Pease Park)
Austin · 84 acres
Managed by: Pease Park Conservancy
Visit website →Pedernales Falls State Park(Pedernales)
Johnson City · 5,212 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Phil Hardberger Park(Hardberger Park)
San Antonio · 330 acres
Managed by: City of San Antonio
Visit website →Possum Kingdom State Park(PK State Park)
Caddo · 1,528 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Potter's Creek Park(Canyon Lake)
Canyon Lake · 300 acres
Managed by: USACE
Visit website →Purgatory Creek Natural Area(Purgatory Creek)
San Marcos · 570 acres
Managed by: City of San Marcos
Visit website →Purtis Creek State Park(Purtis Creek)
Eustace · 1,582 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Quakertown Park(Quakertown)
Denton · 32 acres
Managed by: City of Denton
Visit website →Quinta Mazatlan(Quinta)
McAllen · 15 acres
Managed by: City of McAllen
Visit website →Ray Roberts Lake State Park(Ray Roberts)
Pilot Point · 3,777 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Resaca de la Palma(Resaca State Park)
Brownsville · 1,200 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Rio Vista Park(Rio Vista)
San Marcos · 17 acres
Managed by: City of San Marcos
Visit website →Sabal Palm Sanctuary(Sabal Palm)
Brownsville · 527 acres
Managed by: Gorgas Science Foundation
Visit website →Sabine National Forest(Sabine Forest)
Hemphill · 160,873 acres
Managed by: USFS
Visit website →Sabine Pass Battleground(Sabine Pass)
Port Arthur · 58 acres
Managed by: THC
Visit website →Sam Houston National Forest(Sam Houston)
New Waverly · 163,037 acres
Managed by: USFS
Visit website →San Antonio Missions National Hist. Park(The Missions)
San Antonio · 948 acres
Managed by: NPS
Visit website →San Bernard NWR(San Bernard)
Freeport · 45,730 acres
Managed by: USFWS
Visit website →San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site(San Jacinto)
La Porte · 1,200 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Santa Ana NWR(Santa Ana)
Alamo · 2,088 acres
Managed by: USFWS
Visit website →Sea Rim State Park(Sea Rim)
Sabine Pass · 4,141 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Shaffer Bend Recreation Area(Shaffer Bend)
Marble Falls · 508 acres
Managed by: LCRA
Visit website →Sherman Island(Sherman)
Austin · 12 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →South Texas Botanical Gardens(The Gardens)
Corpus Christi · 182 acres
Managed by: Non-Profit
Visit website →SPI Birding & Nature Center(SPI Birding)
South Padre Island · 50 acres
Managed by: City of South Padre Island
Visit website →Spring Lake Natural Area(Spring Lake)
San Marcos · 251 acres
Managed by: City of San Marcos
Visit website →The Woodlands Waterway(The Waterway)
The Woodlands · 20 acres
Managed by: The Woodlands Township
Visit website →Thompson Park
Amarillo · 600 acres
Managed by: City of Amarillo
Visit website →Town Lake Metro Park(Lady Bird Lake Park)
Austin · 351 acres
Managed by: City of Austin
Visit website →Trinity Park
Fort Worth · 252 acres
Managed by: City of Fort Worth
Visit website →Trinity River Project(Trinity Forest)
Dallas · 10,000 acres
Managed by: City of Dallas
Visit website →Tyler Rose Garden(The Rose Garden)
Tyler · 14 acres
Managed by: City of Tyler
Visit website →Tyler State Park(Tyler)
Tyler · 985 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Tyrrell Park(Tyrrell)
Beaumont · 500 acres
Managed by: City of Beaumont
Visit website →Village Creek State Park(Village Creek)
Lumberton · 1,090 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →W.G. Jones State Forest(Jones State Forest)
Conroe · 1,722 acres
Managed by: TFS
Visit website →Waco Mammoth National Monument(Waco Mammoths)
Waco · 107 acres
Managed by: NPS
Visit website →Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park(Walnut Creek)
Austin · 293 acres
Managed by: City of Austin
Visit website →Washington-on-the-Brazos(Birthplace of Texas)
Brenham · 293 acres
Managed by: TPWD
Visit website →Westlake Park(Westlake)
Hickory Creek · 80 acres
Managed by: USACE
Visit website →Wheelock Park(Wheelock)
Lubbock · 40 acres
Managed by: City of Lubbock
Visit website →White Rock Lake Park(White Rock)
Dallas · 1,015 acres
Managed by: City of Dallas
Visit website →Wichita Bluffs Nature Preserve(The Bluffs)
Wichita Falls · 250 acres
Managed by: City of Wichita Falls
Visit website →Wiggly Field Dog Park(Wiggly Field)
Denton · 3 acres
Managed by: City of Denton
Visit website →Windy Point Park(Windy Point)
Austin · 15 acres
Managed by: City of Austin
Visit website →Woodway Park(Woodway)
Woodway · 100 acres
Managed by: City of Woodway
Visit website →Zilker Metropolitan Park(Zilker)
Austin · 351 acres
Managed by: City of Austin
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