List of Texas state parks

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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.

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Texas State Parks (Hover mouse over pog to popup clickable link)

State parks


Park NameCounty or CountiesSizeYear EstablishedImage
Abilene State Park Taylor529.4-acre (214.2 ha)1933
Abilene State Park Buffalo Wallow Abilene State Park Texas 2023.jpg
Abilene State Park
Atlanta State Park Cass1,475 acres (597 ha)1954
Balmorhea State Park Reeves751 acres (304 ha)1968
Balmorhea State Park Pool Balmorhea pool 2009.jpg
Balmorhea State Park Pool
Barton Warnock Visitor Center Brewster99.9 acres1990
Bastrop State Park Bastrop6,600 acres (2,700 ha)1937
Bastrop State Park Bastrop state park lake.jpg
Bastrop State Park
Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park Hidalgo764 acres (309 ha)1944
Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA (15 April 2016).jpg
Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park
Big Bend Ranch State Park Presidio, Brewster311,000 acres (125,857 ha)1988
Big Bend Ranch State Park Solitario Peak.jpg
Big Bend Ranch State Park
Big Spring State Park Howard381.99 acres (154.59 ha)1936
Big Spring State Park Big spring sp concession building.jpg
Big Spring State Park
Blanco State Park Blanco104.6 acres (42.3 ha)1934
The Blanco River in Blanco State Park Blanco State Park 12.jpg
The Blanco River in Blanco State Park
Bonham State Park Fannin261 acres (106 ha)1933
Bonham State Park headquarters Bonham state park headquarters.jpg
Bonham State Park headquarters
Brazos Bend State Park Fort Bend4,897 acres (1,982 ha)1984
Brazos Bend State Park Horseshoe Lake with Reflection of Clouds.jpg
Brazos Bend State Park
Buescher State Park Bastrop1,016.7 acres (411 ha)1940
Buescher State Park Buescher state park 2007.jpg
Buescher State Park
Caddo Lake State Park Harrison468 acres (189 ha)1933
Caddo Lake State Park Caddo lake trees.jpg
Caddo Lake State Park
Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway Briscoe15,314 acres (6,197 ha)1982
Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway Caprock Canyons 2014 6.JPG
Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway
Cedar Hill State Park - includes Penn Farm Agricultural History CenterDallas1,826 acres (739 ha)1982
Cedar Hill State Park Cedar hill state park perch pond.jpg
Cedar Hill State Park
Choke Canyon State Park - includes Calliham Unit and South Shore UnitLive Oak, McMullen25,670 acres (10,390 ha)1987
Alligator At Choke Canyon State Park Alligator At Choke Canyon.jpg
Alligator At Choke Canyon State Park
Cleburne State Park Johnson528 acres (214 ha)1938
Cedar Lake at Cleburne State Park Cleburne State Park October 2020 06 (Cedar Lake).jpg
Cedar Lake at Cleburne State Park
Colorado Bend State Park Lampasas, San Saba5,328.3 acres (2,156 ha)1987
Colorado Bend State Park Base of Gorman Fall like Raining.jpg
Colorado Bend State Park
Cooper Lake State Park - includes Doctors Creek Unit and South Sulphur UnitCooper3,026 acres (1,225 ha)1992
Cooper Lake State Park Cooper Lake State Park July 2015 1.jpg
Cooper Lake State Park
Copper Breaks State Park Hardeman1,898.8 acres (768 ha)1974
Copper Breaks State Park Copper Breaks State Park Rock Outcropping.jpg
Copper Breaks State Park
Daingerfield State Park Morris507 acres (205 ha)1938
Daingerfield State Park Daingerfield sp reflection.jpg
Daingerfield State Park
Davis Mountains State Park Davis2,709 acres (1,096 ha)1938
Davis Mountains State Park Davis Mountains State Park View.JPG
Davis Mountains State Park
Devils River State Natural Area - includes Dan Allen Hughes Unit and Del Norte UnitVal Verde37,000 acres (15,000 ha)1988
Devils River State Natural Area Devils River - Dolan Falls (174119624).jpg
Devils River State Natural Area
Devil's Sinkhole State Natural Area Edwards1,859.7 acres (752.6 ha)1985
Dinosaur Valley State Park Somervell1,524.72 acres (617.03 ha)1972
Dinosaur Valley State Park Dinosaur Valley State Park - Track2.jpg
Dinosaur Valley State Park
Eisenhower State Park Grayson463.1 acres (187.4 ha)1954
Enchanted Rock State Natural Area Llano1,640.5 acres (663.9 ha)1978
Enchanted Rock State Natural Area Enchanted rock 2006.jpg
Enchanted Rock State Natural Area
Estero Llano Grande State Park Hidalgo230 acres (93 ha)2006
Estero Llano Grande State Park A resaca in Estero Llano Grande State Park, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA (13 April 2016).jpg
Estero Llano Grande State Park
Fairfield Lake State Park Freestone1,460 acres (591 ha)1976
Fairfield Lake State Park Fairfield Lake State Park.jpg
Fairfield Lake State Park
Falcon State Park Zapata, Starr83,654 acres (33,854 ha)1965
Fort Boggy State Park Leon1,847 acres (747 ha)1985
Fort Boggy State Park Fort Boggy State Park Cabin.jpg
Fort Boggy State Park
Fort Leaton State Historic Site Presidio23.4 acres (9.5 ha)1973
Fort Leaton State Historic Site A portion of Fort Leaton, a Texas State Historic Site, on the edge of Presidio, along the Rio Grande River in Brewster County, Texas LCCN2014630294.tif
Fort Leaton State Historic Site
Fort Parker State Park Limestone1,458.8 acres (590.4 ha)1941
Fort Parker State Park Fort parker state park.jpg
Fort Parker State Park
Fort Richardson State Park, Historic Site, and Lost Creek Reservoir State Trailway Jack454.16 acres (183.79 ha)1968
Fort Richardson State Park, Historic Site, and Lost Creek Reservoir State Trailway Fort Richardson.JPG
Fort Richardson State Park, Historic Site, and Lost Creek Reservoir State Trailway
Franklin Mountains State Park El Paso24,247 acres (9,812 ha)1987
Franklin Mountains State Park Franklin mts entrance.jpg
Franklin Mountains State Park
Galveston Island State Park Galveston2,013.1 acres (814.7 ha)1975
Galveston Island State Park Gfp-texas-galveston-peaceful-ocean-at-sunset.jpg
Galveston Island State Park
Garner State Park Uvalde1,420 acres (570 ha)1941
The Frio River in Garner State Park Garner state park.jpg
The Frio River in Garner State Park
Goliad State Park and Historic Site - includes Mission Rosario State Historic Site and Zaragoza Birthplace State Historic Site Goliad188.3 acres (76 ha)1936
Goliad State Park and Historic Site Spanish Colonial Era Mission of Nuestra Senora del Espiritu Santo de Zuniga in Goliad, Texas.jpg
Goliad State Park and Historic Site
Goose Island State Park Aransas321.4 acres (130 ha)1935
Goose Island State Park Big tree.jpg
Goose Island State Park
Government Canyon State Natural Area Bexar12,085 acres (4,891 ha)1993
Government Canyon State Natural Area Government Canyon State Natural Area.jpg
Government Canyon State Natural Area
Guadalupe River State Park Comal, Kendall1,938.7 acres (785 ha)1983
Guadalupe River State Park Guadalupe river state park.jpg
Guadalupe River State Park
Hill Country State Natural Area Bandera, Medina5,369 acres (2,173 ha)1984
Hill Country State Natural Area HCSNApano2wiki.jpg
Hill Country State Natural Area
Honey Creek State Natural Area Comal2,293.7 acres (928.2 ha)1985
Honey Creek State Natural Area Honey Creek State Natural Area (5872468219).jpg
Honey Creek State Natural Area
Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site El Paso860 acres (350 ha)1970
Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site Rock drawings, or pictographs, in a restricted area of Hueco Tanks State Historic Site near El Paso in El Paso County, Texas LCCN2014631144.tif
Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site
Huntsville State Park Walker2,083.2-acre (843 ha)1956
Huntsville State Park swimming area Huntsville sp swimming.jpg
Huntsville State Park swimming area
Inks Lake State Park Burnet1,201 acres (486 ha)1950
Inks Lake State Park Devil's Waterhole.jpg
Inks Lake State Park
Kickapoo Cavern State Park Kinney, Edwards6,368.4 acres (2,577.2 ha)1991
Kickapoo Cavern State Park Kickapoo Cavern State Park, landscape.jpg
Kickapoo Cavern State Park
Lake Arrowhead State Park Clay524 acres (212 ha)1970
Lake Arrowhead State Park Lake Arrowhead State Park (45190340834).jpg
Lake Arrowhead State Park
Lake Bob Sandlin State Park Titus, Camp, Franklin641 acres (259 ha)1987
Lake Brownwood State Park Brown537.5 acres (218 ha)1938
Lake Brownwood State Park Lake Brownwood 2.jpg
Lake Brownwood State Park
Lake Casa Blanca International State Park Webb525 acres (212 ha)1991
Lake Colorado City State Park Mitchell500 acres (200 ha)1972
Lake Corpus Christi State Park San Patricio356 acres (144 ha)1934
Lake Corpus Christi State Park Lake corpus christi sp refectory.jpg
Lake Corpus Christi State Park
Lake Livingston State Park Polk635 acres (257 ha)1977
Lake Livingston State Park Lake Livingston SP Observation Tower.jpg
Lake Livingston State Park
Lake Mineral Wells State Park & Trailway Parker3,282.5 acres (1,328.4 ha)1981
Lake Mineral Wells State Park Lake Mineral Wells State Park View.jpg
Lake Mineral Wells State Park
Lake Somerville State Park and Trailway - includes Birch Creek Unit and Nails Creek UnitBurleson, Lee5,520 acres (2,233.9 ha)1970
Lake Summerville State Park Lake Summerville State Park. Lee County, Texas, USA (11 May 2017).jpg
Lake Summerville State Park
Lake Tawakoni State Park Hunt376 acres (14,900 ha)1984
Lake Tawakoni State Park Lake Tawakoni September 2015 1.jpg
Lake Tawakoni State Park
Lake Whitney State Park Hill1,280.7 acres (518.3 ha)1965
Lockhart State Park Caldwell263.7 acres (107 ha)1948
Lockhart State Park Lockhart state park combination building.jpg
Lockhart State Park
Longhorn Cavern State Park Burnet645.62 acres (261 ha)1976
Longhorn Cavern State Park Longhorn cavern entrance.jpg
Longhorn Cavern State Park
Lost Maples State Natural Area Bandera, Real2,906 acres (1,176 ha)1979
Lost Maples State Natural Area Aerial View of Autumn Forest Colors.jpg
Lost Maples State Natural Area
Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site - includes Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm Gillespie732.75 acres (297 ha)1965
Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site A statue of President Lyndon B. Johnson on the Texas State Parks' portion of the LBJ Ranch near Stonewall in the Texas Hill Country LCCN2014633794.tif
Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site
Martin Creek Lake State Park Rusk286.9 acres (116.1 ha)1976
Martin Creek Lake State Park Docks at Martin Creek Lake State Park 2019.jpg
Martin Creek Lake State Park
Martin Dies, Jr. State Park Jasper, Tyler730 acres (300 ha)1965
Martin Dies, Jr. State Park Martin-Dies-Jr-State-Park.jpg
Martin Dies, Jr. State Park
McKinney Falls State Park Travis744.4 acres (301 ha)1976
McKinney Falls State Park Mckinney lower falls.jpg
McKinney Falls State Park
Meridian State Park Bosque505.4 acres (204.5 ha)1935
Meridian State Park Meridian state park concession building.jpg
Meridian State Park
Mission Tejas State Park Houston660 acres (270 ha)1957
Mission Tejas State Park Mission tejas 2014.jpg
Mission Tejas State Park
Monahans Sandhills State Park Ward, Winkler3,840 acres (1,550 ha)1957
Monahans Sandhills State Park Monahans Sandhills 2009.jpg
Monahans Sandhills State Park
Mother Neff State Park Coryell259 acres (105 ha)1937
Mother Neff State Park Mother neff state park lookout tower.jpg
Mother Neff State Park
Mustang Island State Park Nueces3,954 acres (1,600 ha)1979
Mustang Island State Park Mustang Island.JPG
Mustang Island State Park
Old Tunnel State Park Kendall16.1 acres (6.5 ha)2012
Old Tunnel State Park Old tunnel state park tunnel 2013.jpg
Old Tunnel State Park
Palmetto State Park Gonzales270.3 acres (109 ha)1936
Palmetto State Park Palmetto state park.jpg
Palmetto State Park
Palo Duro Canyon State Park Randall28,000 acres (11,331 ha)1934
Palo Duro Canyon State Park Palo Duro Lighthouse.jpg
Palo Duro Canyon State Park
Palo Pinto Mountains State Park (under development)Palo Pinto, Stephens4,000 acres (1,600 ha)2011
Pedernales Falls State Park Blanco5,211.7 acres (2,109 ha)1971
Pedernales Falls State Park Pedernales1.jpg
Pedernales Falls State Park
Possum Kingdom State Park Palo Pinto1,528.7 acres (618.6 ha)1940
Possum Kingdom State Park Possum Kingdom State Park View.jpg
Possum Kingdom State Park
Purtis Creek State Park Henderson, Van Zandt1,582.4 acres (640.4 ha)1988
Purtis Creek State Park Purtis Creek State Park - panoramio (2).jpg
Purtis Creek State Park
Ray Roberts Lake State Park - includes Isle du Bois Unit, Johnson Branch Unit, Jordan Park Unit, Ray Roberts Greenbelt Corridor, and Sanger Marina UnitDenton, Cooke, Grayson29,350 acres (11,880 ha)1993
Resaca de la Palma State Park Cameron1,200 acres (490 ha)2008
San Angelo State Park Tom Green7,677 acres (3,107 ha)1995
Fisher Lake and San Angelo State Park Fisher Lake from San Angelo State Park 2019.jpg
Fisher Lake and San Angelo State Park
Sea Rim State Park Jefferson4,141 acres (1,676 ha)1977
Sea Rim State Park Sea Rim State Park.jpg
Sea Rim State Park
Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site Val Verde2,172.5 acres (879.2 ha)1980
Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site Seminole Canyon Park7.JPG
Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site
Sheldon Lake State Park and Environmental Learning Center Harris1,200 acres (1133 ha)1984
South Llano River State Park Kimble2,600 acres (1052 ha)1990
South Llano River State Park South Llano River State Park.jpg
South Llano River State Park
Stephen F. Austin State Park Austin663.3 acres (268 ha)1940
White-tailed deer in Stephen F. Austin State Park Austin state park deer.jpg
White-tailed deer in Stephen F. Austin State Park
Tyler State Park Smith985.5 acres (399 ha)1939
Tyler State Park Tyler state park tx.jpg
Tyler State Park
Village Creek State Park Hardin1,090 acres (441 ha)1994
Wyler Aerial Tramway (closed)El Paso196 acres (79.3 ha)2001
Wyler Aerial Tramway Wyler Aerial Tramway.jpg
Wyler Aerial Tramway

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