Outdoor adventurers are able to hike, fish, camp, and explore Texas' first new state park in 25 years. Open since March 1, Palo Pinto Mountains State Park, located at 100 Park Road 77 in Strawn, spans ...

The park is about 5,000 acres.

Palo Pinto Mountains State Park, a 4,871-acre piece of land in North Texas, will open to the public for the first time this ...

Work continues at Palo Pinto Mountains State Park, including construction of a fishing pier as pictured on May 21 in Strawn.

10:50 a.m. Dec. 20, 2024: Revised to reflect the state paid $5 million for the property, according to a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department spokesperson. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department ...

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Natural Resources Coordinator Andy Sipocz, center, stands as Nick Boysen, left, and Kaitlyn Skinner Morris examine remains possibly belonging to a feral hog near ...

AUSTIN The annual Texas State Parks ornament for 2024 is here and available for purchase on the Texas State Parks Online Store and at state parks across Texas. This year’s ornament features the ...

STRAWN — On the first morning of the year, a line of cars was already wrapping around the entrance of Texas’ soon-to-be newest state park. Hundreds of visitors from Beaumont, Austin, Dallas and San ...

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.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has purchased another 1,100 acres for a new state park in Central Texas. The land deal was the second made for a new park across the river from Colorado Bend ...