Is Texas getting a new state park?

Upcoming Texas state parks Texas will add at least six new state parks over the next 15 years. Driving the news: Rodney Franklin, director of Texas State Parks, says there is a need for additional parks and recreational opportunities to accommodate the state's growing population, per Texas Parks and Wildlife magazine.



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Upcoming Texas state parks
  • Palo Pinto Mountains State Park.
  • Chinati Mountains State Natural Area.
  • Devils River State Natural Area.
  • Albert and Bessie Kronkosky State Natural Area.
  • Powderhorn State Park.
  • Davis Hill State Natural Area.


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About Palo Pinto Mountains State Park The new state park fronts 4.7 miles on Palo Pinto Creek in the Cross Timbers ecoregion and contains impressive, diverse topography, with extraordinary conservation and recreational potential.

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Fairfield Lake State Park is closing after being sold to a developer. One lawmaker hopes to change that with a bill that would use eminent domain to seize the property.

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An exciting new project is on the horizon for Frisco, Texas. On Jan. 11, 2023, Mayor Jeff Cheney announced that the city would be the home of a brand new Universal Studios theme park.

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Old Tunnel State Park is the smallest state park in Texas at 16.1 acres.

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nope. Honestly, this is a rumor that has spread multiple times in the Disney space, so we wanted to debunk the rumor. Disney is not planning to make a move to Texas or to build a theme park in Texas anytime soon.

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Here are the Top 10 most visited Texas State Parks in 2022!
  • Ray Roberts Lake State Park - 885,173 visitors / escape DFW Metroplex.
  • Garner State Park - 517,317 visitors.
  • Palo Duro Canyon State Park - 442,242 visitors.
  • McKinney Falls State Park - 335,332 visitors /ATX city limits.


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Big Bend Ranch State Park, west of Big Bend National Park, has the darkest night skies for stargazing in Texas.

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The New River in West Virginia may be one of the oldest rivers in the world, but it's also the namesake of America's newest national park: New River Gorge National Park and Preserve.

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Caving in Texas State Parks
  • Colorado Bend State Park.
  • Devil's Sinkhole State Natural Area.
  • Kickapoo Cavern State Park.
  • Longhorn Cavern State Park.


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For the first time in 25 years, a new state park is set to open in North Texas. The Palo Pinto Mountains State Park — located about 75 miles west of Fort Worth — will open at the end of the year in coordination with the centennial celebration of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD).

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Death Valley National Park claims the hottest recorded temperature on Earth of 134 degrees, a world record that was set in 1913. Sandra Uckschweret, visiting from Germany, said the heat feels hotter than a hair dryer.

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Plano Parks and Recreation ranked first in Texas and 15th in the U.S. in the 2022 Trust for Public Land annual ParkScore. The study evaluates how well the 100 biggest U.S. cities are meeting the need for parks, the organization said.

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Niagara Falls State Park is the oldest state park in the U.S. Established in 1885 as the Niagara Reservation, it was the first of several such reservations that eventually became the cornerstones to the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.

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