This is a list of state parks and state natural areas in Texas, United States, managed by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Several state historic sites that used to be managed by Texas Parks and Wildlife are now managed by the Texas Historical Commission.
State parks Park NameImageCounty or Counties SizeYear EstablishedAbilene State ParkTaylor529.4-acre (214.2 ha)1933Albert and Bessie Kronkosky State Natural Area (slated for opening in late 2026)Bandera, Kendall3814-acre (1543.5 ha)2011Atlanta State ParkCass1,475 acres (597 ha)1954Balmorhea State ParkReeves751 acres (304 ha)1968Barton Warnock Visitor CenterBrewster99.9 acres1990Bastrop State ParkBastrop1937Bear Creek State Park (under development)Uvalde2025Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State ParkHidalgo764 acres (309 ha)1944Big Bend Ranch State ParkPresidio, Brewster311,000 acres (125,857 ha)1988Big Spring State ParkHoward381.99 acres (154.59 ha)1936Blanco State ParkBlanco104.6 acres (42.3 ha)1934Bonham State ParkFannin261 acres (106 ha)1933Brazos Bend State ParkFort Bend 1984Buescher State ParkBastrop1,016.7 acres (411 ha)1940Caddo Lake State ParkHarrison468 acres (189 ha)1933Caprock Canyons State Park and TrailwayBriscoe15,314 acres (6,197 ha)1982Cedar Hill State Park - includes Penn Farm Agricultural History CenterDallas1,826 acres (739 ha)1982Chinati Mountains State Natural Area (under development)Presidio39,000 acres (15,783 ha)1996Choke Canyon State Park - includes Calliham Unit and South Shore UnitLive Oak, McMullen25,670 acres (10,390 ha)1987Cleburne State ParkJohnson528 acres (214 ha)1938Colorado Bend State ParkLampasas, San Saba5,328.3 acres (2,156 ha)1987Cooper State Park - includes Doctors Creek Unit and South Sulphur UnitCooper3,026 acres (1,225 ha)1992Copper Breaks State ParkHardeman1,898.8 acres (768 ha)1974Daingerfield State ParkMorris507 acres (205 ha)1938Davis Hill State Natural Area (under development) Liberty1700 acres (688 ha)1983Davis Mountains State Park Davis2,709 acres (1,096 ha)1938Devils River State Natural Area - includes Dan Allen Hughes Unit and Del Norte UnitVal Verde1988Devil's Sinkhole State Natural AreaEdwards1985Dinosaur Valley State ParkSomervell1972Eisenhower State ParkGrayson1954Enchanted Rock State Natural AreaLlano 1978Estero Llano Grande State ParkHidalgo2006Falcon State ParkStarr576 acres (233 ha)1965Fort Boggy State ParkLeon1,847 acres (747 ha)1985Fort Leaton State Historic SitePresidio23.4 acres (9.5 ha)1973Fort Parker State ParkLimestone1,458.8 acres (590.4 ha)1941Fort Richardson State Park, Historic Site, and Lost Creek Reservoir State TrailwayJack1968Franklin Mountains State ParkEl Paso1987Galveston Island State ParkGalveston1975Garner State ParkUvalde1941Goliad State Park and Historic Site - includes Mission Rosario State Historic Site and Zaragoza Birthplace State Historic SiteGoliad188.3 acres (76 ha)1936Goose Island State ParkAransas321.4 acres (130 ha)1935Government Canyon State Natural AreaBexar12,085 acres (4,891 ha)1993Guadalupe River State ParkComal, Kendall1,938.7 acres (785 ha)1983Hill Country State Natural AreaBandera, Medina5,369 acres (2,173 ha)1984Honey Creek State Natural AreaComal1985Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic SiteEl Paso1970Huntsville State ParkWalker2,083.2-acre (843 ha)1956Inks Lake State ParkBurnet1,201 acres (486 ha)1950Kickapoo Cavern State ParkKinney, Edwards1991Lake Arrowhead State ParkClay1970Lake Bob Sandlin State ParkTitus, Camp, Franklin1987Lake Brownwood State ParkBrown537.5 acres (218 ha)1938Lake Casa Blanca International State ParkWebb1991Lake Colorado City State ParkMitchell1972Lake Corpus Christi State ParkSan Patricio356 acres (144 ha)1934Lake Livingston State ParkPolk1977Lake Mineral Wells State Park & TrailwayParker1981Lake Somerville State Park and Trailway - includes Birch Creek Unit and Nails Creek UnitBurleson, Lee5,520 acres (2,233.9 ha)1970Lake Tawakoni State ParkHunt376 acres (14,900 ha)1984Lake Whitney State ParkHill1965Lockhart State ParkCaldwell453 acres (183 ha)1948Longhorn Cavern State ParkBurnet645.62 acres (261 ha)1976Lost Maples State Natural AreaBandera, Real1979Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site - includes Sauer-Beckmann Living History FarmGillespie732.75 acres (297 ha)1965Martin Creek Lake State ParkRusk1976Martin Dies, Jr. State ParkJasper, Tyler1965McKinney Falls State ParkTravis744.4 acres (301 ha)1976Meridian State ParkBosque1935Mission Tejas State ParkHouston660 acres (270 ha) 1957Monahans Sandhills State ParkWard, Winkler3,840 acres (1,550 ha)1957Mother Neff State ParkCoryell259 acres (105 ha)1937Mustang Island State ParkNueces3,954 acres (1,600 ha) 1979Old Tunnel State ParkKendall16.1 acres (6.5 ha)1991Palmetto State ParkGonzales270.3 acres (109 ha)1936Palo Duro Canyon State ParkRandall28,000 acres (11,331 ha)1934Palo Pinto Mountains State ParkPalo Pinto, Stephens4,871 acres (1,971 ha)2011Pedernales Falls State ParkBlanco5,211.7 acres (2,109 ha)1971Possum Kingdom State ParkPalo Pinto1940Post Oak Ridge State Park (under development)Burnet, Lampasas2025Powderhorn State Park (under development)Calhoun2021Purtis Creek State ParkHenderson, Van Zandt1988Ray Roberts Lake State Park - includes Isle du Bois Unit, Johnson Branch Unit, Jordan Park Unit, Ray Roberts Greenbelt Corridor, and Sanger Marina UnitDenton, Cooke, Grayson1993Resaca de la Palma State ParkCameron2008San Angelo State ParkTom Green7,677 acres (3,107 ha)1995Sea Rim State ParkJefferson4,141 acres (1,676 ha)1977Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic SiteVal Verde2,172.5 acres (879.2 ha)1980Sheldon Lake State Park and Environmental Learning CenterHarris1,200 acres (1133 ha)1984Silver Lake State Park (under development)Edward and Kinney54,000 acres (21,853 ha)2026South Llano River State ParkKimble2,600 acres (1052 ha)1990Stephen F. Austin State ParkAustin663.3 acres (268 ha)1940Tyler State ParkSmith985.5 acres (399 ha)1939Village Creek State ParkHardin1,090 acres (441 ha)1994
See also Texas Parks and Wildlife Department List of Texas state historic sites List of U.S. national parks List of former Texas state parks
References
External links
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department - Texas State Park List and Map List of All Parks & Recreation Areas in Texas Parks Under the Lone Star, an online exhibit by the Texas Archive of the Moving Image, includes archival film and video footage of more than 50 Texas parks.