List of Texas state parks

Palo Duro Canyon State Park

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.

Park Name County or Counties Size Year Established Visitors (2007) Image
Abilene State Park Abilene 529.4-acre

(214.2 ha)

 1933 53,750
Atlanta State Park Cass 1,475 acres (597 ha) 1954 39,940
Balmorhea State Park Reeves 46 acres (19 ha) 1968 51,993
Barton Warnock Visitor Center Brewster 99.9 acres 1990
Bastrop State Park Bastrop 6,600 acres 1937 225,348
Battleship Texas State Historic Site Harris 1948
Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park Hidalgo 764 acres (309 ha) 1944 52,337
Big Bend Ranch State Park Presidio, Brewster 311,000 acres (125,857 ha) 1988 2,500
Big Spring State Park Howard 381.99 acres (154.59 ha) 1936 35,663
Blanco State Park Blanco 104.6 acres (42.3 ha) 1934 107,540
Bonham State Park Fannin 261 acres (106 ha) 1933
Brazos Bend State Park Fort Bend 4,897 acres 1984
Buescher State Park Bastrop 1,016.7 acres (411 ha) 1940
Caddo Lake State Park Karnack 468 acres (189 ha) 1933
Caprock Canyons State Park Briscoe 15,314 acres (6,197 ha) 1982
Cedar Hill State Park Dallas 1,826 acres (739 ha) 1982
Choke Canyon State Park Live Oak, McMullen 25,670 acres (10,390 ha) 1987
Cleburne State Park Johnson 528 acres (214 ha) 1938
Colorado Bend State Park Lampasas, San Saba 5,328.3 acres (2,156 ha) 1987
Cooper Lake State Park Cooper 3,026 acres (1,225 ha) 1992
Copper Breaks State Park Hardeman 1,898.8 acres (768 ha) 1974
Daingerfield State Park Morris 507 acres (205 ha) 1938
Davis Mountains State Park Jeff Davis 2,709 acres (1,096 ha) 1938
Devil's Sinkhole State Natural Area Edwards 1,859.7 acres (752.6 ha) 1985
Devils River State Natural Area Val Verde 37,000 acres (15,000 ha) 1988
Dinosaur Valley State Park Somervell 1,524.72 acres 1972
Eisenhower State Park Grayson 463.1 acres (171 ha) 1954
Enchanted Rock State Natural Area Llano 1,640.5 acres 1978
Estero Llano Grande State Park Hidalgo 230 acres 2006
Fairfield Lake State Park Freestone 1,460 acres (591 ha) 1976
Falcon State Park Zapata, Starr 83,654 acres (33,854 ha) 1965
Fanthorp Inn State Historic Site Grimes 1.4 acres (0.57 ha) 1987
Fort Boggy State Park Leona, Centerville 1,847 acres (747 ha) 1985 12,648
Fort Leaton State Historic Site Presidio 23.4 acres (9.5 ha) 1973
Fort Parker State Park Limestone 1,458.8 acres (590.4 ha) 1941
Fort Richardson State Park and Historic Site Jack 454.16 acres 1968
Franklin Mountains State Park El Paso 24,247 acres 1987
Galveston Island State Park Galveston 2,013.1 acres 1975
Garner State Park Uvalde 1,420 acres 1941
Goliad State Park and Historic Site Goliad 188.3 acres (76 ha) 1936
Goose Island State Park Aransas 321.4 acres (130 ha) 1935
Government Canyon State Natural Area Bexar 12,085 acres (4,891 ha) 1993
Guadalupe River State Park Comall, Kendall 1,938.7 acres (785 ha) 1983
Hill Country State Natural Area Bandera, Medina 5,369 acres (2,173 ha) 1984
Honey Creek State Natural Area Comal 2,293.7 acres 1985
Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site El Paso 860 acres 1970
Huntsville State Park Walker 2,083.2-acre (843 ha) 1956
Indian Lodge Jeff Davis 1939
Inks Lake State Park Burnet 1,201 acres (486 ha) 1950
Kickapoo Cavern State Park Kinney, Edwards 6,368.4 acres 1991
Lake Arrowhead State Park Clay 524 acres 1970
Lake Bob Sandlin State Park Titus, Camp, Franklin 641 acres 1987
Lake Brownwood State Park Brown 537.5 acres (218 ha) 1938
Lake Case Blanca International State Park Webb 525 acres 1991
Lake Colorado City State Park Mitchell 500 acres 1972
Lake Corpus Christi State Park San Patricio 356 acres (144 ha) 1934
Lake Livingston State Park Polk 635 acres 1977
Lake Mineral Wells State Park Parker 3,282.5 acres 1981
Lake Somerville State Park Burleson, Washington, Lee 11,456 acres (4,636 ha)
Lake Tawakoni State Park Hunt 36,700 acres (14,900 ha) 1984
Lake Whitney State Park Hill 1965
Lipantitlan State Historic Site Nueces 5 acres (2.0 ha) 1949
Lockhart State Park Caldwell 263.7 acres (107 ha) 1948
Longhorn Cavern State Park Burnet 645.62 acres (261 ha) 1976
Lost Maples State Natural Area Bandera, Real 2,906 acres 1979
Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site Gillespie 732.75 acres (297 ha) 1965
Martin Creek Lake State Park Rusk 286.9 acres 1976
Martin Dies, Jr. State Park Jasper, Tyler 730 acres 1965
McKinney Falls State Park Travis 744.4 acres (301 ha) 1976
Meridian State Park Bosque 505.4 acres 1935
Mission Tejas State Park Houston 660 acres (270 ha)  1957
Monahans Sandhills State Park Ward, Winkler 3,840 acres (1,550 ha) 1957
Monument Hill and Kreische Brewery State Historic Sites La Grange 40.4 acres 1983
Mother Neff State Park Coryell 259 acres (105 ha) 1937
Mustang Island State Park Nueces 3,954 acres (1,600 ha)  1979
Old Tunnel State Park Kendall 16.1 acres 2012
Palmetto State Park Gonzales 270.3 acres (109 ha) 1936
Palo Duro Canyon State Park Randall 28,000 acres 1934
Palo Pinto Mountains State Park (under development) Palo Pinto, Stephens 4,000 acres (1,600 ha) 2011
Pedernales Falls State Park Blanco 5,211.7 acres (2,109 ha) 1971
Port Isabel Lighthouse State Historic Site Cameron 0.9 acres 1976
Possum Kingdom State Park Palo Pinto 1,528.7 acres  1940
Purtis Creek State Park Henderson, Van Zandt 1,582.4 acres 1988
Ray Roberts Lake State Park Denton, Cooke, Grayson 29,350 acres
Resaca de la Palma State Park Cameron 1,200 acres 2008
San Angelo State Park Tom Green 7,677 acres (3,107 ha) 1995
San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site Harris 1,200 acres (490 ha) 1966
Sea Rim State Park Jefferson 4,141 acres (1,676 ha) 1977
Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site Val Verde 2,172.5 acres (879.2 ha) 1980
Sheldon Lake State Park and Environmental Learning Center Harris 2,800 acres 1984
South Llano River State Park Hill 2,600 acres 1990
Stephen F. Austin State Park Austin 663.3 acres (268 ha) 1940
Tyler State Park Smith 985.5 acres (399 ha) 1939
Village Creek State Park Hardin 1,090 acres (441 ha) 1994
Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site Washington 293.1 acres 1949
Wyler Aerial Tramway El Paso 2001

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