We want to hear from you!

Please help us better understand your interests by completing our six-question survey.

Take Survey
Travel Information
Small Towns Year-Round Wildflowers Freedom Colonies Panhandle Canyons Underexplored State Parks Dude Ranches RV Life
Piney Woods Prairies and Lakes Hill Country Big Bend Country Panhandle Plains South Texas Plains Gulf Coast
Amarillo Lubbock Abilene Wichita Falls Dalhart Canadian Palo Duro Canyon Muleshoe San Angelo
Dallas Fort Worth Arlington Denton Corsicana Mineral Wells
Marshall Longview Tyler Rusk Palestine Lufkin Huntsville Nacogdoches Texarkana Mount Pleasant
Houston Galveston Beaumont Baytown Bay City
Corpus Christi Port Aransas Rockport Port Lavaca
Austin Georgetown San Marcos New Braunfels Marble Falls Fredericksburg Kerrville Uvalde
Waco Temple Killeen Bryan College Station Brenham
Midland Odessa El Paso Monahans Fort Stockton Alpine/Fort Davis Marfa Terlingua Del Rio Big Bend Ozona Sonora
San Antonio Gonzales Goliad Laredo Eagle Pass
South Padre Island Brownsville Kingsville McAllen Mission Edinburg
Advertiser Index Download Travel Guide PDF
A large red rock outcropping against a semi-cloudy blue sky
Palo Duro Canyon State Park. Photo by Michael Amador

Palo Duro Canyon

Palo Duro Canyon, the second-largest canyon in the U.S., is found near the aptly-named town of Canyon. It’s a community with a mix of Panhandle beauty, culture, and adventure to make the area well worth a trip.

Explore attractions in and around Palo Duro Canyon

Find upcoming events in and around Palo Duro Canyon

Find more events in Palo Duro Canyon

Read more about Palo Duro Canyon

Your Guide to Maximizing Texas Wildflower Season

2023 in Photos: A Year of Exploring Texas

A picture of a man wearing a tan jacket holding his arms up in the air, in front of a large expanse of canyonlands

The Daytripper Visits Palo Duro Canyon

Get the Magazine

Save up to 62% off the cover price

Subscribe

Sign Up for Our Newsletters

Sign up for magazine extras, upcoming events, Mercantile specials, subscription offers, and more.

Sections

Events

The Magazine

Travel Resources

Celebrating 50 years on the road

Published 10 times per year by the Texas Department of Transportation, Texas Highways, the official travel magazine of Texas, encourages travel to and within the Lone Star State and tells the Texas story to readers around the world.

Connect with Texas Highways

Texas Commission on the Arts logo Texas Historical Commission logo Texas Parks and Wildlife logo Travel Texas logo

©2008-2024. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy.