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Texas State Parks

Texas State Parks

Texas State Parks Overview

There are more than 640,000 acres of land owned or leased which consist of 89 state parks, historic sites, and natural areas.

Texas’ largest state park, Big Bend Ranch State Park, offers all of the flora and fauna of the Big Bend area without the national park crowds. Located in far West Texas on the U.S.-Mexico border, this state park offers rugged adventure in the form of hiking, horseback riding, river floating, biking, and more.

List of Texas State Parks 

Park NameCounty or Counties
Goose Island State ParkAransas
Stephen F. Austin State ParkAustin
Hill Country State Natural AreaBandera
Lost Maples State Natural AreaBandera
Bastrop State ParkBastrop
Buescher State ParkBastrop
Government Canyon State Natural AreaBexar
Blanco State ParkBlanco
Pedernales Falls State ParkBlanco
Meridian State ParkBosque
Barton Warnock Visitor CenterBrewster
Big Bend Ranch State ParkBrewster
Caprock Canyons State Park and TrailwayBriscoe
Lake Brownwood State ParkBrown
Lake Somerville State Park and Trailway - includes Birch Creek Unit and Nails Creek UnitBurleson
Inks Lake State ParkBurnet
Longhorn Cavern State ParkBurnet
Lockhart State ParkCaldwell
Resaca de la Palma State ParkCameron
Lake Bob Sandlin State ParkCamp
Atlanta State ParkCass
Lake Arrowhead State ParkClay
Honey Creek State Natural AreaComal
Guadalupe River State ParkComall
Ray Roberts Lake State Park - includes Isle du Bois Unit, Johnson Branch Unit, Jordan Park Unit, Ray Roberts Greenbelt Corridor, and Sanger Marina UnitCooke
Cooper Lake State Park - includes Doctors Creek Unit and South Sulphur UnitCooper
Mother Neff State ParkCoryell
Cedar Hill State Park - includes Penn Farm Agricultural History CenterDallas
Davis Mountains State ParkDavis
Ray Roberts Lake State Park - includes Isle du Bois Unit, Johnson Branch Unit, Jordan Park Unit, Ray Roberts Greenbelt Corridor, and Sanger Marina UnitDenton
Devil's Sinkhole State Natural AreaEdwards
Kickapoo Cavern State ParkEdwards
Franklin Mountains State ParkEl Paso
Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic SiteEl Paso
Wyler Aerial Tramway (closed)El Paso
Bonham State ParkFannin
Brazos Bend State ParkFort Bend
Lake Bob Sandlin State ParkFranklin
Fairfield Lake State ParkFreestone
Galveston Island State ParkGalveston
Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site - includes Sauer-Beckmann Living History FarmGillespie
Goliad State Park and Historic Site - includes Mission Rosario State Historic Site and Zaragoza Birthplace State Historic SiteGoliad
Palmetto State ParkGonzales
Eisenhower State ParkGrayson
Ray Roberts Lake State Park - includes Isle du Bois Unit, Johnson Branch Unit, Jordan Park Unit, Ray Roberts Greenbelt Corridor, and Sanger Marina UnitGrayson
Copper Breaks State ParkHardeman
Village Creek State ParkHardin
Sheldon Lake State Park and Environmental Learning CenterHarris
Caddo Lake State ParkHarrison
Purtis Creek State ParkHenderson
Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State ParkHidalgo
Estero Llano Grande State ParkHidalgo
Lake Whitney State ParkHill
Mission Tejas State ParkHouston
Big Spring State ParkHoward
Lake Tawakoni State ParkHunt
Fort Richardson State Park, Historic Site, and Lost Creek Reservoir State TrailwayJack
Martin Dies, Jr. State ParkJasper
Sea Rim State ParkJefferson
Cleburne State ParkJohnson
Guadalupe River State ParkKendall
Old Tunnel State ParkKendall
South Llano River State ParkKimble
Kickapoo Cavern State ParkKinney
Colorado Bend State ParkLampasas
Lake Somerville State Park and Trailway - includes Birch Creek Unit and Nails Creek UnitLee
Fort Boggy State ParkLeon
Fort Parker State ParkLimestone
Choke Canyon State Park - includes Calliham Unit and South Shore UnitLive Oak
Enchanted Rock State Natural AreaLlano
Choke Canyon State Park - includes Calliham Unit and South Shore UnitMcMullen
Hill Country State Natural AreaMedina
Lake Colorado City State ParkMitchell
Daingerfield State ParkMorris
Mustang Island State ParkNueces
Palo Pinto Mountains State Park (under development)Palo Pinto
Possum Kingdom State ParkPalo Pinto
Lake Mineral Wells State Park & TrailwayParker
Lake Livingston State ParkPolk
Big Bend Ranch State ParkPresidio
Fort Leaton State Historic SitePresidio
Palo Duro Canyon State ParkRandall
Lost Maples State Natural AreaReal
Balmorhea State ParkReeves
Martin Creek Lake State ParkRusk
Lake Corpus Christi State ParkSan Patricio
Colorado Bend State ParkSan Saba
Tyler State ParkSmith
Dinosaur Valley State ParkSomervell
Falcon State ParkStarr
Palo Pinto Mountains State Park (under development)Stephens
Abilene State ParkTaylor
Lake Bob Sandlin State ParkTitus
San Angelo State ParkTom Green
McKinney Falls State ParkTravis
Martin Dies, Jr. State ParkTyler
Garner State ParkUvalde
Devils River State Natural Area - includes Dan Allen Hughes Unit and Del Norte UnitVal Verde
Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic SiteVal Verde
Purtis Creek State ParkVan Zandt
Huntsville State ParkWalker
Monahans Sandhills State ParkWard
Lake Casa Blanca International State ParkWebb
Monahans Sandhills State ParkWinkler
Falcon State ParkZapata

Texas State Parks