South Llano River State Park, a Treasured Hill Country Haven, is Getting a New Headquarters and Bridge
South Llano River State Park, a former goat and sheep ranch that’s now a beloved outdoors playground on the edge ... Read More »
A New Adventure Tour at Natural Bridge Caverns Gives Novices a Chance to Be Explorers
A new tour at Natural Bridge Caverns takes visitors up rocky inclines and across slippery ledges into portions ... Read More »
How One Houston Family Visited All 89 Texas State Parks—And More
For Mother’s Day in 2016, Sarah Strauss asked her family to do something different: go on a hike at Huntsville ... Read More »
What a 500-Year-Old Tree Taught Me About Putting Down Roots
In the early weeks of summer, a restlessness set in. Shouldn’t something be happening? When I was young, ... Read More »
Wildfires Continue Across Texas as Temperatures Soar and Droughts Worsen
High temperatures and extremely dry conditions have caused wildfires throughout Texas this summer—the most ... Read More »
Oak Tree Thought to be Extinct Found in Big Bend National Park
Until recently, the oak species Quercus tardifolia was commonly known among botanical researchers to be extinct. ... Read More »
San Antonio’s Morgan’s Wonderland Caters to Kids with Disabilities
Upon entering Morgan’s Wonderland theme park in San Antonio, visitors are welcomed by a 25-foot-tall bronze ... Read More »
What Lurks in the Dark at Texas Parks?
I’m following Trevor Francke down a twisty trail at Muleshoe Bend Recreation Area an hour after dusk, sweeping a ... Read More »
Big Bend is Ground Zero for a Thriving Black Market for Native Plants
Retired Big Bend National Park biologist Raymond Skiles spent a lot of time hiking the desert and mountains in the ... Read More »
More Parks Receive Grants for Improvement Projects from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Since 1996, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission has awarded both small and urban communities with matching grants for park projects. Read More »
Photo: Monahans Sandhills State Park
West Texas winds transform an ever-changing landscape of sand dunes at the 3,840-acre Monahans Sandhills State Park. The field of dunes begins south of Monahans and stretches north into New Mexico. Opened in 1957, the state park harbors a peaceful Chihuahuan Desert playground where people can explore the rolling landscape, slide down the hills, picnic, camp, and take in extraordinary sunrises and sunsets. Read More »
Texas A&M Forest Service Branches Out by Hosting “Forest Bathing” Events
Based on a Japanese practice, the Texas Forest Service sets out to prove communing with nature can lead to increased happiness. Read More »
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