GO: Parks News & Updates
No Big Bend Ranch State Park Cattle Drive in 2012
According to Robert McCorkle, Media Relations Coordinator with Texas Parks & Wildlife Department there will be no spring cattle drive at Big Bend Ranch SP in 2012.
Buescher State Park Offers “Lost Pines” Experience
State park fans reeling from the closure of Bastrop State Park due to destruction caused by the recent wildfire that blackened all but 100 acres of the park can still enjoy a winter outing in the “Lost Pines” by visiting its nearby Buescher State Park, which escaped unscathed from the widespread fire.
TPWD Asks for Donations to Keep Parks Open
Message from Executive Director Carter Smith Record drought and heat, devastating wildfires, and a drop in visitation have led to [...]
New Texas State Park Guide Available
The latest edition of the 112-page Texas State Park Guide is now available in several formats just in time for [...]
Texas State Bison Herd to Once Again Freely Roam the Caprock
QUITAQUE – Eighty descendants of the great Southern Plains bison herd that numbered in the tens of millions in the [...]
Choice River Tract to be Added to Big Bend Ranch State Park
AUSTIN — Texas’ largest state park, Big Bend Ranch State Park near Presidio, may soon be expanding by 520 acres [...]
State Parks Dealing With Historic Drought Conditions
AUSTIN – While some state parks report slowing visitation, dropping lake levels, trickling rivers and parched vegetation and wildlife due [...]
Big Bend Ranch Cattle Drive Set for April 21-23 (2011)
Live the lore of the Old West by saddling up for the biannual Longhorn Cattle Drive taking place April 21-23…(Read more)
Far West Texas Wildlife Trail Debut Marks Milestone
Some of Texas’ most remarkable natural history and most iconic wildlife can be found at sites at sites featured on the Far West Texas Wildlife Trail whose…(Read more)
Free National Park Entrance Fees August 14–15 (2010)
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the National Park Service will waive entrance fees…(Read more)
5-Year Study Reveals Who’s Visiting Texas State Parks
The visitor survey of 27,000 customers showed, too, that the vast majority of state park visitors are satisfied with…
eBird Kiosks Debut at Texas State Parks
The network, called the eBird Trail Tracker, was developed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society…
One of the BEST IN TEXAS State Parks Adds Acreage
AUSTIN – One of Texas’ most beloved outdoor recreation destinations – Garner State Park near Concan – will be adding [...]
