Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Official historic sites of the state of Texas may be under the supervision of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) or the Texas Historical Commission (THC). Key Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap
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 ...
Park activities include hiking, picknicking, rock climbing, primitive backpacking, camping, and caving. [11] The Summit Trail is the most popular hiking path. [12]Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) partners with Friends of Enchanted Rock, [13] a volunteer-based nonprofit organization that works for the improvement and preservation of Enchanted Rock State Natural Area.
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]
Mission Tejas State Park is a 660-acre (270 ha) state park located along Texas State Highway 21 in Houston County, Texas, originally constructed in 1935 and transferred to Texas Parks and Wildlife in 1957. The closest major town is Crockett, Texas. The park is open year-round.
Fort Sherman, a Republic of Texas stockade, was established by 1838, and eventually the land was used for farming and ranching by settlers, until it was acquired by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department in 1978. [3] Lake Bob Sandlin is located on Big Cypress Creek. It was impounded in 1977 with the construction of the Fort Sherman Dam.
The town was burned on March 2, 1836, to prevent it from falling into the hands of the advancing Mexican Army during the Texas Revolution. On January 1, 2008, the San Felipe State Historic Site was transferred from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to the Texas Historical Commission.
state/Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife An excellent illustration of Edwards Plateau flora and fauna. Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge: 1980: Bailey: federal/US Fish & Wildlife Service Saline lake beds, and shortgrass grama grasslands characteristic of the high plains.