List of Texas state parks facts for kids

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.

State parks

Park Name	County or Counties	Size	Year Established	Image
Abilene State Park	Taylor	529.4-acre (214.2 ha)	1933	Abilene State Park
Atlanta State Park	Cass	1,475 acres (597 ha)	1954
Balmorhea State Park	Reeves	751 acres (304 ha)	1968	Balmorhea State Park Pool
Barton Warnock Visitor Center	Brewster	99.9 acres	1990
Bastrop State Park	Bastrop	6,600 acres (2,700 ha)	1937	Bastrop State Park
Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park	Hidalgo	764 acres (309 ha)	1944	Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park
Big Bend Ranch State Park	Presidio, Brewster	311,000 acres (125,857 ha)	1988	Big Bend Ranch State Park
Big Spring State Park	Howard	381.99 acres (154.59 ha)	1936	Big Spring State Park
Blanco State Park	Blanco	104.6 acres (42.3 ha)	1934	The Blanco River in Blanco State Park
Bonham State Park	Fannin	261 acres (106 ha)	1933	Bonham State Park headquarters
Brazos Bend State Park	Fort Bend	4,897 acres (1,982 ha)	1984	Brazos Bend State Park
Buescher State Park	Bastrop	1,016.7 acres (411 ha)	1940	Buescher State Park
Caddo Lake State Park	Harrison	468 acres (189 ha)	1933	Caddo Lake State Park
Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway	Briscoe	15,314 acres (6,197 ha)	1982	Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway
Cedar Hill State Park - includes Penn Farm Agricultural History Center	Dallas	1,826 acres (739 ha)	1982	Cedar Hill State Park
Choke Canyon State Park - includes Calliham Unit and South Shore Unit	Live Oak, McMullen	25,670 acres (10,390 ha)	1987	Alligator At Choke Canyon State Park
Cleburne State Park	Johnson	528 acres (214 ha)	1938	Cedar Lake at Cleburne State Park
Colorado Bend State Park	Lampasas, San Saba	5,328.3 acres (2,156 ha)	1987	Colorado Bend State Park
Cooper Lake State Park - includes Doctors Creek Unit and South Sulphur Unit	Cooper	3,026 acres (1,225 ha)	1992	Cooper Lake State Park
Copper Breaks State Park	Hardeman	1,898.8 acres (768 ha)	1974	Copper Breaks State Park
Daingerfield State Park	Morris	507 acres (205 ha)	1938	Daingerfield State Park
Davis Mountains State Park	Davis	2,709 acres (1,096 ha)	1938	Davis Mountains State Park
Devils River State Natural Area - includes Dan Allen Hughes Unit and Del Norte Unit	Val Verde	37,000 acres (15,000 ha)	1988	Devils River State Natural Area
Devil's Sinkhole State Natural Area	Edwards	1,859.7 acres (752.6 ha)	1985
Dinosaur Valley State Park	Somervell	1,524.72 acres (617.03 ha)	1972	Dinosaur Valley State Park
Eisenhower State Park	Grayson	463.1 acres (187.4 ha)	1954
Enchanted Rock State Natural Area	Llano	1,640.5 acres (663.9 ha)	1978	Enchanted Rock State Natural Area
Estero Llano Grande State Park	Hidalgo	230 acres (93 ha)	2006	Estero Llano Grande State Park
Fairfield Lake State Park	Freestone	1,460 acres (591 ha)	1976	Fairfield Lake State Park
Falcon State Park	Zapata, Starr	83,654 acres (33,854 ha)	1965
Fort Boggy State Park	Leon	1,847 acres (747 ha)	1985	Fort Boggy State Park
Fort Leaton State Historic Site	Presidio	23.4 acres (9.5 ha)	1973	Fort Leaton State Historic Site
Fort Parker State Park	Limestone	1,458.8 acres (590.4 ha)	1941	Fort Parker State Park
Fort Richardson State Park, Historic Site, and Lost Creek Reservoir State Trailway	Jack	454.16 acres (183.79 ha)	1968	Fort Richardson State Park, Historic Site, and Lost Creek Reservoir State Trailway
Franklin Mountains State Park	El Paso	24,247 acres (9,812 ha)	1987	Franklin Mountains State Park
Galveston Island State Park	Galveston	2,013.1 acres (814.7 ha)	1975	Galveston Island State Park
Garner State Park	Uvalde	1,420 acres (570 ha)	1941	The Frio River in Garner State Park
Goliad State Park and Historic Site - includes Mission Rosario State Historic Site and Zaragoza Birthplace State Historic Site	Goliad	188.3 acres (76 ha)	1936	Goliad State Park and Historic Site
Goose Island State Park	Aransas	321.4 acres (130 ha)	1935	Goose Island State Park
Government Canyon State Natural Area	Bexar	12,085 acres (4,891 ha)	1993	Government Canyon State Natural Area
Guadalupe River State Park	Comal, Kendall	1,938.7 acres (785 ha)	1983	Guadalupe River State Park
Hill Country State Natural Area	Bandera, Medina	5,369 acres (2,173 ha)	1984	Hill Country State Natural Area
Honey Creek State Natural Area	Comal	2,293.7 acres (928.2 ha)	1985	Honey Creek State Natural Area
Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site	El Paso	860 acres (350 ha)	1970	Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site
Huntsville State Park	Walker	2,083.2-acre (843 ha)	1956	Huntsville State Park swimming area
Inks Lake State Park	Burnet	1,201 acres (486 ha)	1950	Inks Lake State Park
Kickapoo Cavern State Park	Kinney, Edwards	6,368.4 acres (2,577.2 ha)	1991	Kickapoo Cavern State Park
Lake Arrowhead State Park	Clay	524 acres (212 ha)	1970	Lake Arrowhead State Park
Lake Bob Sandlin State Park	Titus, Camp, Franklin	641 acres (259 ha)	1987
Lake Brownwood State Park	Brown	537.5 acres (218 ha)	1938	Lake Brownwood State Park
Lake Casa Blanca International State Park	Webb	525 acres (212 ha)	1991
Lake Colorado City State Park	Mitchell	500 acres (200 ha)	1972
Lake Corpus Christi State Park	San Patricio	356 acres (144 ha)	1934	Lake Corpus Christi State Park
Lake Livingston State Park	Polk	635 acres (257 ha)	1977	Lake Livingston State Park
Lake Mineral Wells State Park & Trailway	Parker	3,282.5 acres (1,328.4 ha)	1981	Lake Mineral Wells State Park
Lake Somerville State Park and Trailway - includes Birch Creek Unit and Nails Creek Unit	Burleson, Lee	5,520 acres (2,233.9 ha)	1970	Lake Summerville State Park
Lake Tawakoni State Park	Hunt	376 acres (14,900 ha)	1984	Lake Tawakoni State Park
Lake Whitney State Park	Hill	1,280.7 acres (518.3 ha)	1965
Lockhart State Park	Caldwell	263.7 acres (107 ha)	1948	Lockhart State Park
Longhorn Cavern State Park	Burnet	645.62 acres (261 ha)	1976	Longhorn Cavern State Park
Lost Maples State Natural Area	Bandera, Real	2,906 acres (1,176 ha)	1979	Lost Maples State Natural Area
Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site - includes Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm	Gillespie	732.75 acres (297 ha)	1965	Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site
Martin Creek Lake State Park	Rusk	286.9 acres (116.1 ha)	1976	Martin Creek Lake State Park
Martin Dies, Jr. State Park	Jasper, Tyler	730 acres (300 ha)	1965	Martin Dies, Jr. State Park
McKinney Falls State Park	Travis	744.4 acres (301 ha)	1976	McKinney Falls State Park
Meridian State Park	Bosque	505.4 acres (204.5 ha)	1935	Meridian State Park
Mission Tejas State Park	Houston	660 acres (270 ha)	1957	Mission Tejas State Park
Monahans Sandhills State Park	Ward, Winkler	3,840 acres (1,550 ha)	1957	Monahans Sandhills State Park
Mother Neff State Park	Coryell	259 acres (105 ha)	1937	Mother Neff State Park
Mustang Island State Park	Nueces	3,954 acres (1,600 ha)	1979	Mustang Island State Park
Old Tunnel State Park	Kendall	16.1 acres (6.5 ha)	2012	Old Tunnel State Park
Palmetto State Park	Gonzales	270.3 acres (109 ha)	1936	Palmetto State Park
Palo Duro Canyon State Park	Randall	28,000 acres (11,331 ha)	1934	Palo Duro Canyon State Park
Palo Pinto Mountains State Park (under development)	Palo Pinto, Stephens	4,000 acres (1,600 ha)	2011
Pedernales Falls State Park	Blanco	5,211.7 acres (2,109 ha)	1971	Pedernales Falls State Park
Possum Kingdom State Park	Palo Pinto	1,528.7 acres (618.6 ha)	1940	Possum Kingdom State Park
Purtis Creek State Park	Henderson, Van Zandt	1,582.4 acres (640.4 ha)	1988	Purtis Creek State Park
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 (11,880 ha)	1993
Resaca de la Palma State Park	Cameron	1,200 acres (490 ha)	2008
San Angelo State Park	Tom Green	7,677 acres (3,107 ha)	1995	Fisher Lake and San Angelo State Park
Sea Rim State Park	Jefferson	4,141 acres (1,676 ha)	1977	Sea Rim State Park
Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site	Val Verde	2,172.5 acres (879.2 ha)	1980	Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site
Sheldon Lake State Park and Environmental Learning Center	Harris	1,200 acres (1133 ha)	1984
South Llano River State Park	Kimble	2,600 acres (1052 ha)	1990	South Llano River State Park
Stephen F. Austin State Park	Austin	663.3 acres (268 ha)	1940	White-tailed deer in Stephen F. Austin State Park
Tyler State Park	Smith	985.5 acres (399 ha)	1939	Tyler State Park
Village Creek State Park	Hardin	1,090 acres (441 ha)	1994
Wyler Aerial Tramway (closed)	El Paso	196 acres (79.3 ha)	2001	Wyler Aerial Tramway

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 & 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

Y

Z

See also

• Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
• List of Texas state historic sites
• List of U.S. national parks
• List of former Texas state parks