List of Texas state parks
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.
Park Name | County or Counties | Size | Year Established | Image |
Abilene State Park | Taylor | 529.4-acre | 1933 | |
Atlanta State Park | Cass | 1,475 acres | 1954 | |
Balmorhea State Park | Reeves | 46 acres | 1968 | |
Barton Warnock Visitor Center | Brewster | 99.9 acres | 1990 | |
Bastrop State Park | Bastrop | 6,600 acres | 1937 | |
Battleship TEXAS State Historic Site | Harris | 1948 | ||
Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park | Hidalgo | 764 acres | 1944 | |
Big Bend Ranch State Park | Presidio, Brewster | 311,000 acres | 1988 | |
Big Spring State Park | Howard | 381.99 acres | 1936 | |
Blanco State Park | Blanco | 104.6 acres | 1934 | |
Bonham State Park | Fannin | 261 acres | 1933 | |
Brazos Bend State Park | Fort Bend | 4,897 acres | 1984 | |
Buescher State Park | Bastrop | 1,016.7 acres | 1940 | |
Caddo Lake State Park | Harrison | 468 acres | 1933 | |
Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway | Briscoe | 15,314 acres | 1982 | |
Cedar Hill State Park - includes Penn Farm Agricultural History Center | Dallas | 1,826 acres | 1982 | |
Choke Canyon State Park - includes Calliham Unit and South Shore Unit | Live Oak, McMullen | 25,670 acres | 1987 | |
Cleburne State Park | Johnson | 528 acres | 1938 | |
Colorado Bend State Park | Lampasas, San Saba | 5,328.3 acres | 1987 | |
Cooper Lake State Park - includes Doctors Creek Unit and South Sulphur Unit | Cooper | 3,026 acres | 1992 | |
Copper Breaks State Park | Hardeman | 1,898.8 acres | 1974 | |
Daingerfield State Park | Morris | 507 acres | 1938 | |
Davis Mountains State Park | Davis | 2,709 acres | 1938 | |
Devil's Sinkhole State Natural Area | Edwards | 1,859.7 acres | 1985 | |
Devils River State Natural Area - includes Dan Allen Hughes Unit and Del Norte Unit | Val Verde | 37,000 acres | 1988 | |
Dinosaur Valley State Park | Somervell | 1,524.72 acres | 1972 | |
Eisenhower State Park | Grayson | 463.1 acres | 1954 | |
Enchanted Rock State Natural Area | Llano | 1,640.5 acres | 1978 | |
Estero Llano Grande State Park | Hidalgo | 230 acres | 2006 | |
Fairfield Lake State Park | Freestone | 1,460 acres | 1976 | |
Falcon State Park | Zapata, Starr | 83,654 acres | 1965 | - |
Fort Boggy State Park | Leon | 1,847 acres | 1985 | |
Fort Leaton State Historic Site | Presidio | 23.4 acres | 1973 | |
Fort Parker State Park | Limestone | 1,458.8 acres | 1941 | |
Fort Richardson State Park, Historic Site, and Lost Creek Reservoir State Trailway | Jack | 454.16 acres | 1968 | |
Franklin Mountains State Park | El Paso | 24,247 acres | 1987 | |
Galveston Island State Park | Galveston | 2,013.1 acres | 1975 | |
Garner State Park | Uvalde | 1,420 acres | 1941 | |
Goliad State Park and Historic Site - includes Mission Rosario State Historic Site and Zaragoza Birthplace State Historic Site | Goliad | 188.3 acres | 1936 | |
Goose Island State Park | Aransas | 321.4 acres | 1935 | |
Government Canyon State Natural Area | Bexar | 12,085 acres | 1993 | |
Guadalupe River State Park | Comall, Kendall | 1,938.7 acres | 1983 | |
Hill Country State Natural Area | Bandera, Medina | 5,369 acres | 1984 | |
Honey Creek State Natural Area | Comal | 2,293.7 acres | 1985 | |
Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site | El Paso | 860 acres | 1970 | |
Huntsville State Park | Walker | 2,083.2-acre | 1956 | |
Inks Lake State Park | Burnet | 1,201 acres | 1950 | |
Kickapoo Cavern State Park | Kinney, Edwards | 6,368.4 acres | 1991 | |
Lake Arrowhead State Park | Clay | 524 acres | 1970 | |
Lake Bob Sandlin State Park | Titus, Camp, Franklin | 641 acres | 1987 | |
Lake Brownwood State Park | Brown | 537.5 acres | 1938 | |
Lake Case Blanca International State Park | Webb | 525 acres | 1991 | |
Lake Colorado City State Park | Mitchell | 500 acres | 1972 | |
Lake Corpus Christi State Park | San Patricio | 356 acres | 1934 | |
Lake Livingston State Park | Polk | 635 acres | 1977 | |
Lake Mineral Wells State Park and Trailway | Parker | 3,282.5 acres | 1981 | |
Lake Somerville State Park and Trailway - includes Birch Creek Unit and Nails Creek Unit | Burleson, Lee | 5,520 acres | 1970 | |
Lake Tawakoni State Park | Hunt | 376 acres | 1984 | |
Lake Whitney State Park | Hill | 1280.7 | 1965 | |
Lockhart State Park | Caldwell | 263.7 acres | 1948 | |
Longhorn Cavern State Park | Burnet | 645.62 acres | 1976 | |
Lost Maples State Natural Area | Bandera, Real | 2,906 acres | 1979 | |
Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site - includes Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm | Gillespie | 732.75 acres | 1965 | |
Martin Creek Lake State Park | Rusk | 286.9 acres | 1976 | |
Martin Dies, Jr. State Park | Jasper, Tyler | 730 acres | 1965 | |
McKinney Falls State Park | Travis | 744.4 acres | 1976 | |
Meridian State Park | Bosque | 505.4 acres | 1935 | |
Mission Tejas State Park | Houston | 660 acres | 1957 | |
Monahans Sandhills State Park | Ward, Winkler | 3,840 acres | 1957 | |
Mother Neff State Park | Coryell | 259 acres | 1937 | |
Mustang Island State Park | Nueces | 3,954 acres | 1979 | |
Old Tunnel State Park | Kendall | 16.1 acres | 2012 | |
Palmetto State Park | Gonzales | 270.3 acres | 1936 | |
Palo Duro Canyon State Park | Randall | 28,000 acres | 1934 | |
Palo Pinto Mountains State Park | Palo Pinto, Stephens | 4,000 acres | 2011 | |
Pedernales Falls State Park | Blanco | 5,211.7 acres | 1971 | |
Possum Kingdom State Park | Palo Pinto | 1,528.7 acres | 1940 | |
Purtis Creek State Park | Henderson, Van Zandt | 1,582.4 acres | 1988 | |
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 | 29,350 acres | ||
Resaca de la Palma State Park | Cameron | 1,200 acres | 2008 | |
San Angelo State Park | Tom Green | 7,677 acres | 1995 | |
Sea Rim State Park | Jefferson | 4,141 acres | 1977 | |
Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site | Val Verde | 2,172.5 acres | 1980 | |
Sheldon Lake State Park and Environmental Learning Center | Harris | 1,200 acres | 1984 | |
South Llano River State Park | Kimble | 2,600 acres | 1990 | |
Stephen F. Austin State Park | Austin | 663.3 acres | 1940 | |
Tyler State Park | Smith | 985.5 acres | 1939 | |
Village Creek State Park | Hardin | 1,090 acres | 1994 | |
Wyler Aerial Tramway | El Paso | 196 acres | 2001 |
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
- Fairfield Lake State Park
- 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
J
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 and 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
N
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
Q
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
U
V
- Village Creek State Park
W
- Wyler Aerial Tramway
X