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Palo Duro Canyon is a canyon system of the Caprock Escarpment located in the Texas Panhandle near the cities of Amarillo and Canyon. [2] The second largest canyon system in the United States , it is roughly 25–40 mi (40–64 km) long and has an average width of 6 mi (9.7 km), but reaches a width of 20 mi (32 km) at places.
Almost one million years ago, the headwaters of the Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River began carving their way through the Palo Duro area. The canyon is now about 800 feet (240 meters) deep and about 20 miles (30 kilometers) across, making it the second largest canyon in the United States behind Arizona’s Grand Canyon.
The escarpment's features formed by erosion from rivers and streams, creating arroyos and highly diverse terrain, including the large Palo Duro Canyon southeast of Amarillo, Texas. [1] One will notice the change in elevation of several hundred feet while crossing the Caprock Escarpment on Interstate 40 between Adrian, Texas and San Jon, New Mexico.
The event will celebrate 100 years of Texas State Parks on Saturday, beginning at 7:30 a.m. Enjoy a day in Palo Duro Canyon as Texas State Parks celebrate 100 years Skip to main content
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]
Palo Duro Canyon State Park: 1976: Armstrong, Randall: state/Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife Spectacular canyon that is an excellent example of a landform created by running water. Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge: 1966
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 ...
Hundreds of families lined up around Palo Duro High School to get toys for their children at the 11th annual Northside Toy Drive Saturday in Amarillo.