August 16, 2023 | By Melissa Gaskill
The Texas State Parks system marks its 100th anniversary this year. With 89 parks, natural areas, and historic sites to choose from, visitors can experience all kinds of outdoor activities.
May 2, 2023 | By
Though our family has traveled to far-flung parks like Big Bend National Park out west and Caddo Lake State Park in East Texas, it wasn’t until last month that we finally visited McKinney Falls State Park in South Austin, about 25 minutes from our home.
May 2, 2023 | By Dan Oko
April 13, 2023 | By Melissa Gaskill
The Texas State Parks system marks its 100th anniversary this year. With 89 parks, natural areas, and historic sites to choose from, visitors can experience all kinds of outdoor activities.
March 10, 2023 | By Melissa Gaskill
The Texas State Parks system marks its 100th anniversary this year. With 89 parks, natural areas, and historic sites to choose from, visitors can experience all kinds of outdoor activities.
February 3, 2023 | By Melissa Gaskill
The Texas State Parks system marks its 100th anniversary this year. With 89 parks, natural areas, and historic sites to choose from, visitors can experience all kinds of different outdoor activities.
December 31, 2022 | By Clayton Maxwell
November 22, 2022 | By Joe Nick Patoski
October 12, 2022 | By Matt Joyce
August 8, 2022 | By Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano
October 21, 2020 | By Julia Jones
August 6, 2020 | By Pam LeBlanc
Looking to escape your home? Book campsites in advance and bring your own sanitation supplies to make the most of an outdoors getaway.
March 26, 2020 | By Pam LeBlanc
As of 5 p.m. on April 7, all Texas State Parks are closed to the public at the direction of Gov.
February 6, 2019 | By Matt Joyce
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department unveiled a new reservation website today that allows visitors to book specific campsites and reserve day-use passes online—features designed to make reserving a site and checking into a park more efficient for both visitors and park employees.
November 8, 2017 | By
On a bluff overlooking La Grange, ice skaters swirl on an imaginary pond and penguins check their fishing lines amid a sea of twinkling lights.
May 28, 2015 | By
Read JUNE 11, 2015 UPDATE for State Park openings/closures
Even as more storms continue to hammer a rain-soaked state, communities and families are knee-deep in recovery efforts from the torrential Memorial Day Weekend storms.
Published monthly 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.
