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First opened to the public in October, 2005, Government Canyon State Natural Area (GCSNA) preserves 12,244 acres (49.5 km 2; 19.1 sq mi) of rugged hills and canyons typical of the Texas Hill Country. It is designated a Natural Area , rather than a State Park , and therefore the primary focus is maintenance and protection of the property's ...
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 ...
Government Canyon State Natural Area: San Antonio: United States Texas Parks and Wildlife Department: 12,244.0 4,955.0 Opened to the public in October 2005, the natural area consists of rugged hills, and canyons typical of the Texas Hill Country. — [note 1] Trinity River Project Dallas: United States Government of Dallas: 10,000.0 4,046.9
Balcones Canyonlands is a national wildlife refuge located in the Texas Hill Country to the northwest of Lago Vista, Texas. [1] The refuge was formed in 1992 to conserve habitat for two endangered songbirds, the golden-cheeked warbler (Setophaga chrysoparia) and the black-capped vireo (Vireo atricapilla), and to preserve Texas Hill Country habitat for numerous other wildlife species. [2]
The four National Parks within Colorado are: . Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park near Montrose; Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve near Mosca; Mesa Verde National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site near Cortez
It is one of the four major wildlife trail systems designated by the State of Texas. The trail system consists of two separate groups of rails. The western trails, which are more prairie terrain, cover an area stretching from Brenham and College Station in the south to Wichita Falls and Denison in the north.
[5] [6] Croton Creek Watchable Wildlife Area, about 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Cheyenne has two trail loops totaling 1.6 miles (2.6 km). [7] The Washita Battlefield National Historic Site is located just west of Cheyenne and offers a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) walking trail, a visitors center, and a panoramic view of the Battlefield and the National ...
In 1993, a hiking, biking, and equestrian rail trail opened that stretches through the park through Floyd, Briscoe, and Hall counties. The trailway was created after the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department acquired 64.25 miles (103 km) of right-of-way from the abandoned Fort Worth and Denver Railroad's lines between Estelline and South Plains. [3]