Texas is embarking on a major expansion of its state park system, fueled by a $1 billion Centennial Parks Conservation Fund ...

Just down the road from Garner State Park, TPWD is working to open Bear Creek State Park, a 1,620-acre property with access ...

TEXAS -- If fa-la-la-ing in the forest and caroling around a campfire sound way better than battling crowds at a mall or facing "out of stock" icons online, maybe you need to gift yourself an ...

DALLAS — All 85 of Texas's state Parks will be free for visitors on Nov. 2, the agency announced. On Nov. 2 the state will forgo the $8 entry fee charged at the state's parks in honor of Texas State ...

Garner State Park is the most visited park in Texas with 464,733 visitors in 2024, according to TPWD. Located near Uvalde, the popular park has 16 miles of scenic trails and a 2.9-mile stretch of ...

LAMPASAS On a blistering June morning, Andy Sipocz brushes his fingers through the thick, sawgrass fronds rising higher than his head beside a creek in the Texas Hill Country. Around him, rocky ...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department spent September connecting veterans to nature at state parks across Texas to highlight suicide prevention awareness month. The department’s third annual hike ...

More opportunities to visit the outdoors are coming soon – but it will take some time. Over the next 12 to 15 years, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department plans to open six new state parks from Big ...

Texas Parks and Wildlife purchased more land in Lampasas and Burnet counties, hoping to bring a more-than-3,000-acre state park, according to a release by the agency. The new property purchased ...