List of Texas state parks

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates This is a list of state parks and state natural areas in Texas, United States, managed by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Several state historic sites that used to be managed by Texas Parks and Wildlife are now managed by the Texas Historical Commission. Template:Location map+

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State parks

Park Name	County or Counties	Size	Year Established	Image
Abilene State Park	Taylor	529.4-acre (214.2 ha)	1933	File:Buffalo Wallow Abilene State Park Texas 2023.jpg Abilene State Park
Atlanta State Park	Cass	1,475 acres (597 ha)	1954	File:Bobo Ferry Trail Atlanta State Park Texas 2023.jpg Bobo Ferry Trail
Balmorhea State Park	Reeves	751 acres (304 ha)	1968	File:Balmorhea pool 2009.jpg Balmorhea State Park Pool
Barton Warnock Visitor Center	Brewster	99.9 acres	1990
Bastrop State Park	Bastrop	Template:Convert	1937	File:Bastrop state park lake.jpg Bastrop State Park
Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park	Hidalgo	764 acres (309 ha)	1944	File:Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA (15 April 2016).jpg Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park
Big Bend Ranch State Park	Presidio, Brewster	311,000 acres (125,857 ha)	1988	File:Solitario Peak.jpg Big Bend Ranch State Park
Big Spring State Park	Howard	381.99 acres (154.59 ha)	1936	File:Big spring sp concession building.jpg Big Spring State Park
Blanco State Park	Blanco	104.6 acres (42.3 ha)	1934	File:Blanco State Park 12.jpg The Blanco River in Blanco State Park
Bonham State Park	Fannin	261 acres (106 ha)	1933	File:Bonham state park headquarters.jpg Bonham State Park headquarters
Brazos Bend State Park	Fort Bend	Template:Convert	1984	File:Horseshoe Lake with Reflection of Clouds.jpg Brazos Bend State Park
Buescher State Park	Bastrop	1,016.7 acres (411 ha)	1940	File:Buescher state park 2007.jpg Buescher State Park
Caddo Lake State Park	Harrison	468 acres (189 ha)	1933	File:Caddo lake trees.jpg Caddo Lake State Park
Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway	Briscoe	15,314 acres (6,197 ha)	1982	File:Caprock Canyons 2014 6.JPG Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway
Cedar Hill State Park - includes Penn Farm Agricultural History Center	Dallas	1,826 acres (739 ha)	1982	File:Cedar hill state park swimming area.jpg Swimming area in Cedar Hill State Park
Choke Canyon State Park - includes Calliham Unit and South Shore Unit	Live Oak, McMullen	25,670 acres (10,390 ha)	1987	File:Alligator At Choke Canyon.jpg Alligator at Choke Canyon State Park
Cleburne State Park	Johnson	528 acres (214 ha)	1938	File:Cleburne State Park October 2020 06 (Cedar Lake).jpg Cedar Lake at Cleburne State Park
Colorado Bend State Park	Lampasas, San Saba	5,328.3 acres (2,156 ha)	1987	File:Base of Gorman Fall like Raining.jpg Colorado Bend State Park
Cooper Lake State Park - includes Doctors Creek Unit and South Sulphur Unit	Cooper	3,026 acres (1,225 ha)	1992	File:Cooper Lake State Park July 2015 1.jpg Cooper Lake State Park
Copper Breaks State Park	Hardeman	1,898.8 acres (768 ha)	1974	File:Copper Breaks State Park Rock Outcropping.jpg Copper Breaks State Park
Daingerfield State Park	Morris	507 acres (205 ha)	1938	File:Daingerfield sp reflection.jpg Daingerfield State Park
Davis Mountains State Park	Davis	2,709 acres (1,096 ha)	1938	File:Davis Mountains State Park View.JPG Davis Mountains State Park
Devils River State Natural Area - includes Dan Allen Hughes Unit and Del Norte Unit	Val Verde	Template:Convert	1988	File:Devils River - Dolan Falls (174119624).jpg Devils River State Natural Area
Devil's Sinkhole State Natural Area	Edwards	1,859.7 acres (752.6 ha)	1985
Dinosaur Valley State Park	Somervell	Template:Convert	1972	File:Dinosaur Valley State Park - Track2.jpg Dinosaur Valley State Park
Eisenhower State Park	Grayson	Template:Convert	1954	File:Red Oak Eisenhower State Park Texas 2024.jpg Five-star red oak in Eisenhower State Park
Enchanted Rock State Natural Area	Llano	Template:Convert <ref>https://tpwmagazine.com/parks/enchanted-rock-parkland-triples-in-size/</ref>	1978	File:Enchanted rock 2006.jpg Enchanted Rock State Natural Area
Estero Llano Grande State Park	Hidalgo	Template:Convert	2006	File:A resaca in Estero Llano Grande State Park, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA (13 April 2016).jpg Estero Llano Grande State Park
Falcon State Park	Zapata, Starr	572.6 acres (231.7 ha)	1965
Fort Boggy State Park	Leon	1,847 acres (747 ha)	1985	File:Fort Boggy State Park Cabin.jpg Fort Boggy State Park
Fort Leaton State Historic Site	Presidio	23.4 acres (9.5 ha)	1973	File:A portion of Fort Leaton, a Texas State Historic Site, on the edge of Presidio, along the Rio Grande River in Brewster County, Texas LCCN2014630294.jpg Fort Leaton State Historic Site
Fort Parker State Park	Limestone	1,458.8 acres (590.4 ha)	1941	File:Fort parker state park.jpg Fort Parker State Park
Fort Richardson State Park, Historic Site, and Lost Creek Reservoir State Trailway	Jack	Template:Convert	1968	File:Fort Richardson.JPG Fort Richardson State Park, Historic Site, and Lost Creek Reservoir State Trailway
Franklin Mountains State Park	El Paso	Template:Convert	1987	File:Franklin mts entrance.jpg Franklin Mountains State Park
Galveston Island State Park	Galveston	Template:Convert	1975	File:Gfp-texas-galveston-peaceful-ocean-at-sunset.jpg Galveston Island State Park
Garner State Park	Uvalde	Template:Convert	1941	File:Garner state park.jpg The Frio River in Garner State Park
Goliad State Park and Historic Site - includes Mission Rosario State Historic Site and Zaragoza Birthplace State Historic Site	Goliad	188.3 acres (76 ha)	1936	File:Spanish Colonial Era Mission of Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo de Zuñiga in Goliad, Texas.jpg Goliad State Park and Historic Site
Goose Island State Park	Aransas	321.4 acres (130 ha)	1935	File:Big tree.jpg Goose Island State Park
Government Canyon State Natural Area	Bexar	12,085 acres (4,891 ha)	1993	File:Government Canyon State Natural Area.jpg Government Canyon State Natural Area
Guadalupe River State Park	Comal, Kendall	1,938.7 acres (785 ha)	1983	File:Guadalupe river state park.jpg Guadalupe River State Park
Hill Country State Natural Area	Bandera, Medina	5,369 acres (2,173 ha)	1984	File:HCSNApano2wiki.jpg Hill Country State Natural Area
Honey Creek State Natural Area	Comal	Template:Convert	1985	File:Honey Creek State Natural Area (5872468219).jpg Honey Creek State Natural Area
Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site	El Paso	Template:Convert	1970	File:Rock drawings, or pictographs, in a restricted area of Hueco Tanks State Historic Site near El Paso in El Paso County, Texas LCCN2014631144.tif Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site
Huntsville State Park	Walker	2,083.2-acre (843 ha)	1956	File:Huntsville sp swimming.jpg Huntsville State Park swimming area
Inks Lake State Park	Burnet	1,201 acres (486 ha)	1950	File:Devil's Waterhole.jpg Inks Lake State Park
Kickapoo Cavern State Park	Kinney, Edwards	Template:Convert	1991	File:Kickapoo Cavern State Park, landscape.jpg Kickapoo Cavern State Park
Lake Arrowhead State Park	Clay	Template:Convert	1970	File:Lake Arrowhead State Park (45190340834).jpg Lake Arrowhead State Park
Lake Bob Sandlin State Park	Titus, Camp, Franklin	Template:Convert	1987
Lake Brownwood State Park	Brown	537.5 acres (218 ha)	1938	File:Lake Brownwood 2.jpg Lake Brownwood State Park
Lake Casa Blanca International State Park	Webb	Template:Convert	1991
Lake Colorado City State Park	Mitchell	Template:Convert	1972	File:View Lake Colorado City State Park 2023.jpg Lake Colorado
Lake Corpus Christi State Park	San Patricio	356 acres (144 ha)	1934	File:Lake corpus christi sp refectory.jpg Lake Corpus Christi State Park
Lake Livingston State Park	Polk	Template:Convert	1977	File:Lake Livingston SP Observation Tower.jpg Lake Livingston State Park
Lake Mineral Wells State Park & Trailway	Parker	Template:Convert	1981	File:Lake Mineral Wells State Park View.jpg Lake Mineral Wells State Park
Lake Somerville State Park and Trailway - includes Birch Creek Unit and Nails Creek Unit	Burleson, Lee	5,520 acres (2,233.9 ha)	1970	File:Lake Summerville State Park. Lee County, Texas, USA (11 May 2017).jpg Lake Summerville State Park
Lake Tawakoni State Park	Hunt	376 acres (14,900 ha)	1984	File:Lake Tawakoni September 2015 1.jpg Lake Tawakoni State Park
Lake Whitney State Park	Hill	Template:Convert	1965	File:Two Bridges Trail Lake Whitney SP Texas 2024.jpg Two Bridges Trail
Lockhart State Park	Caldwell	263.7 acres (107 ha)	1948	File:Lockhart state park combination building.jpg Lockhart State Park
Longhorn Cavern State Park	Burnet	645.62 acres (261 ha)	1976	File:Longhorn cavern entrance.jpg Longhorn Cavern State Park
Lost Maples State Natural Area	Bandera, Real	Template:Convert	1979	File:Aerial View of Autumn Forest Colors.jpg Lost Maples State Natural Area
Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site - includes Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm	Gillespie	732.75 acres (297 ha)	1965	File:A statue of President Lyndon B. Johnson on the Texas State Parks' portion of the LBJ Ranch near Stonewall in the Texas Hill Country LCCN2014633794.tif Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site
Martin Creek Lake State Park	Rusk	Template:Convert	1976	File:Docks at Martin Creek Lake State Park 2019.jpg Martin Creek Lake State Park
Martin Dies, Jr. State Park	Jasper, Tyler	Template:Convert	1965	File:Martin-Dies-Jr-State-Park.jpg Martin Dies, Jr. State Park
McKinney Falls State Park	Travis	744.4 acres (301 ha)	1976	File:Mckinney lower falls.jpg McKinney Falls State Park
Meridian State Park	Bosque	Template:Convert	1935	File:Meridian state park concession building.jpg Meridian State Park
Mission Tejas State Park	Houston	660 acres (270 ha)	1957	File:Mission tejas 2014.jpg Mission Tejas State Park
Monahans Sandhills State Park	Ward, Winkler	3,840 acres (1,550 ha)	1957	File:Monahans Sandhills 2009.jpg Monahans Sandhills State Park
Mother Neff State Park	Coryell	259 acres (105 ha)	1937	File:Mother neff state park lookout tower.jpg Mother Neff State Park
Mustang Island State Park	Nueces	3,954 acres (1,600 ha)	1979	File:Mustang Island.JPG Mustang Island State Park
Old Tunnel State Park	Kendall	16.1 acres (6.5 ha)	1991	File:Old tunnel state park tunnel 2013.jpg Old Tunnel State Park
Palmetto State Park	Gonzales	270.3 acres (109 ha)	1936	File:Palmetto state park.jpg Palmetto State Park
Palo Duro Canyon State Park	Randall	28,000 acres (11,331 ha)	1934	File:Palo Duro Lighthouse.jpg Palo Duro Canyon State Park
Palo Pinto Mountains State Park (under development)	Palo Pinto, Stephens	4,000 acres (1,600 ha)	2011
Pedernales Falls State Park	Blanco	5,211.7 acres (2,109 ha)	1971	File:Pedernales1.jpg Pedernales Falls State Park
Possum Kingdom State Park	Palo Pinto	Template:Convert	1940	File:Possum Kingdom State Park View.jpg Possum Kingdom State Park
Purtis Creek State Park	Henderson, Van Zandt	Template:Convert	1988	File:Purtis Creek State Park - panoramio (2).jpg Purtis Creek State Park
Ray Roberts Lake State Park - includes Isle du Bois Unit, Johnson Branch Unit, Jordan Park Unit, Ray Roberts Greenbelt Corridor, and Sanger Marina Unit	Denton, Cooke, Grayson	Template:Convert	1993
Resaca de la Palma State Park	Cameron	Template:Convert	2008
San Angelo State Park	Tom Green	7,677 acres (3,107 ha)	1995	File:Fisher Lake from San Angelo State Park 2019.jpg Fisher Lake and San Angelo State Park
Sea Rim State Park	Jefferson	4,141 acres (1,676 ha)	1977	File:Sea Rim State Park.jpg Sea Rim State Park
Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site	Val Verde	2,172.5 acres (879.2 ha)	1980	File:Seminole Canyon Park7.JPG Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site
Sheldon Lake State Park and Environmental Learning Center	Harris	1,200 acres (1133 ha)	1984	File:Tower Sheldon Lake SP Harris Co Texas 2024.jpg John Jacob Observation Tower
South Llano River State Park	Kimble	2,600 acres (1052 ha)	1990	File:South Llano River State Park.jpg South Llano River State Park
Stephen F. Austin State Park	Austin	663.3 acres (268 ha)	1940	File:Austin state park deer.jpg White-tailed deer in Stephen F. Austin State Park
Tyler State Park	Smith	985.5 acres (399 ha)	1939	File:Tyler state park tx.jpg Tyler State Park swimming area
Village Creek State Park	Hardin	1,090 acres (441 ha)	1994	File:Cane Slough Village Creek State Park Texas 2023.jpg Cane Slough
Wyler Aerial Tramway (closed)	El Paso	196 acres (79.3 ha)	2001	File:Wyler Aerial Tramway.jpg Wyler Aerial Tramway

A

• Abilene State Park
• Albert and Bessie Kronkosky State Natural Area - under development
• Atlanta State Park

B

• Balmorhea State Park
• Barton Warnock Visitor Center
• Bastrop State Park
• Battleship TEXAS State Historic Site
• Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park
• Big Bend Ranch State Park
• Big Spring State Park
• Blanco State Park
• Bonham State Park
• Brazos Bend State Park
• Buescher State Park

C

• Caddo Lake State Park
• Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway
• Cedar Hill State Park - includes Penn Farm Agricultural History Center
• Chinati Mountains State Natural Area - not open to the public
• Choke Canyon State Park - includes Calliham Unit and South Shore Unit
• Cleburne State Park
• Colorado Bend State Park
• Cooper Lake State Park - includes Doctors Creek Unit and South Sulphur Unit
• Copper Breaks State Park

D

• Daingerfield State Park
• Davis Hill State Park - not open to the public
• Davis Mountains State Park
• Devil's Sinkhole State Natural Area - access by reservation only
• Devils River State Natural Area - includes Dan Allen Hughes Unit and Del Norte Unit
• Dinosaur Valley State Park

E

• Eisenhower State Park
• Enchanted Rock State Natural Area
• Estero Llano Grande State Park

F

• Falcon State Park
• Fort Boggy State Park
• Fort Leaton State Historic Site
• Fort Parker State Park
• Fort Richardson State Park, Historic Site, and Lost Creek Reservoir State Trailway
• Franklin Mountains State Park

G

• Galveston Island State Park
• Garner State Park
• Goliad State Park and Historic Site - includes Mission Rosario State Historic Site and Zaragoza Birthplace State Historic Site
• Goose Island State Park
• Government Canyon State Natural Area
• Guadalupe River State Park

H

• Hill Country State Natural Area
• Honey Creek State Natural Area
• Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site
• Huntsville State Park

I

• Inks Lake State Park

K

• Kickapoo Cavern State Park

L

• Lake Arrowhead State Park
• Lake Bob Sandlin State Park
• Lake Brownwood State Park
• Lake Casa Blanca International State Park
• Lake Colorado City State Park
• Lake Corpus Christi State Park
• Lake Livingston State Park
• Lake Mineral Wells State Park & Trailway
• Lake Somerville State Park and Trailway - includes Birch Creek Unit and Nails Creek Unit
• Lake Tawakoni State Park
• Lake Whitney State Park
• Lockhart State Park
• Longhorn Cavern State Park
• Lost Maples State Natural Area
• Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site - includes Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm

M

• Martin Creek Lake State Park
• Martin Dies, Jr. State Park
• McKinney Falls State Park
• Meridian State Park
• Mission Tejas State Park
• Monahans Sandhills State Park
• Mother Neff State Park
• Mustang Island State Park

O

• Old Tunnel State Park

P

• Palmetto State Park
• Palo Duro Canyon State Park
• Palo Pinto Mountains State Park - under development
• Pedernales Falls State Park
• Possum Kingdom State Park
• Powderhorn Ranch - not open to the public
• Purtis Creek State Park

R

• Ray Roberts Lake State Park - includes Isle du Bois Unit, Johnson Branch Unit, Jordan Park Unit, Ray Roberts Greenbelt Corridor, and Sanger Marina Unit
• Resaca de la Palma State Park

S

• San Angelo State Park
• Sea Rim State Park
• Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site
• Sheldon Lake State Park and Environmental Learning Center
• South Llano River State Park
• Stephen F. Austin State Park

T

• Tyler State Park

V

• Village Creek State Park

W

• Wyler Aerial Tramway

See also

• Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
• List of Texas state historic sites
• List of U.S. national parks
• List of former Texas state parks

References

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External links

• Texas Parks & Wildlife Department - Texas State Park List and Map
• List of All Parks & Recreation Areas in Texas
• Parks Under the Lone Star, an online exhibit by the Texas Archive of the Moving Image, includes archival film and video footage of more than 50 Texas parks.