Texas State Parks

We headed out to Fort Parker State Park for some day hiking. I was surprised that we were able to reserve a day pass the day of. Most State Parks (especially now during the Covid-19 situation) are booking out weeks in advance. That honestly concerned me a little. Why was ...
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It's been 20 years since I last visited Dinosaur Valley State Park. I always visited during the summer to swim in the river and had never hiked any of the trails. So, I grabbed my son and husband on a brisk 35 degree January morning and off we hiked. My ...
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Tucked away on the outskirts of Fredericksburg, Texas is a 920-foot tunnel from an old railroad track that now houses millions of Mexican free-tailed bats and thousands of cave myotis bats during the summer months beginning around May. Old Tunnel State Park is the smallest state park in Texas, however, ...
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When I told everyone we were spending Spring Break at Fort Richardson State Park, I got a bunch of "Eww, why would you go there?" or "I wouldn't go there" or "I'd find somewhere else to do". When I booked our spring break vacation, Fort Richardson State Park was the ...
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Mother Neff State Park was the very first State Park in Texas donated by Isabella Neff in her will upon her death in 1921. She donated six acres to the State of Texas for a park. Located a short distance from Fort Hood, it offers hiking & camping. Swimming and ...
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Mckinney Falls State Park is located near Austin, Texas and offers several hiking trails as well as camping, swimming, fishing, biking, and geocaching. Sidenote: I still have hiking to do here (and pictures). Check back as I will be updating this post soon! Hiking The park has almost 9 miles ...
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It only took us 3 years, but we finally made it to Colorado Bend State Park to do some day hiking. The park is 5,328.3-acres with 6 miles of river front and has over 35 miles of trails. The park also offers primitive camping, hiking, mountain biking, caving (by tour only), ...
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