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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
Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site is a 2,172.5-acre (879.2 ha) site operated by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. It is located off U.S. Route 90 in Val Verde County, and is accessible via Park Road 67. [4] It is adjacent to Amistad National Recreation Area. [5]
McKinney Falls State Park welcomed just under 310,000 visitors in 2023. The park is open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Adult entrance fees are $6 per day, and children under 12 get in free.
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]
Earth Day is on Monday, and we've compiled a list of the state's top-ranked parks to visit this weekend.
Lake Somerville State Park and Trailway is an 8700-acre state park located in Lee County and Burleson County, Texas on the shore of Lake Somerville. The park is a complex of four units; Lake Somerville State Park-Birch Creek Unit, Lake Somerville State Park-Nails Creek Unit, Somerville Trailway and Somerville Public Hunting Land. [ 2 ]
Ray Roberts Lake State Park is a state park located in Denton County, Texas, near Pilot Point, Texas. The park is 3,777 acres (1,528 ha). [ 2 ] It is very popular due to its proximity to the Dallas–Fort Worth metro area – in 2016, it was the 8th most popular Texas state park with 244,193 visitors. [ 3 ]
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department acquired part of the natural area from the Nature Conservancy in 1985 [1] and the rest from a private individual in 1988. Honey Creek opened in 1985 with access by guided tour only. [2] Since Honey Creek is designated a "Natural Area" rather than a "State Park", the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's ...