Across the Lone Star State, there are 85 state parks, natural areas and historic sites currently operated by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. But which gets the most visitors each spring?

If cartographers were to design a pictorial map of Texas’s national and State parks, the map would likely be punctuated with a lot of colorful doodles. Sitting on the globe in a shape that resembles ...

If you're searching for the most popular parks to visit in the state of Texas, the parks department has released their numbers for total visitors in 2025.

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It's finally sweater weather (well, mostly) in Austin, which means this weekend you'll likely find everybody enjoying the outdoors. Want to join them? Remember that a burn ban is currently in effect ...