With cooler weather on the way, Houstonians seeking a taste of nature can do so for free on Texas State Parks Day on Sunday, ...

Have you always wanted to visit a state park but never been? Make plans to visit one of 89 Texas State Parks on Nov. 2! In ...

Best known for its distinct color, this Texas river extends all the way to Arkansas, full of history, water activities, and ...

If you're craving outdoor adventure, and you live in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, then you need to know about this park ...

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It’s been a slow start to fall in Central and South Texas. Cold fronts have certainly brought cooler days – with two digit degree drops – to the northern edges of the state, but inner-state towns have ...

AUSTIN The temperature is finally cooling off, so it’s time to go outside! Fall is the ideal season for warming up by a campfire, telling stories and making s’mores, and Texas State Parks have ...

Glamping sites will be open to visitors at two state parks in the Poconos starting in spring 2026. The accommodations at Hickory Run State Park in Carbon County and Promised Land State Park in Pike ...

Texas Parks and Wildlife wants to buy a 54,000-acre Hill Country ranch owned by a Galveston family — and turn it into the state’s next major park. FBI investigates hunting stand with sight line to ...

Gov. Josh Shapiro's administration is looking to keep people coming to state parks in 2026 with not only more access to camping but also glamping, or glamorous camping. According to the governor's ...

State leaders have prided themselves on finding bipartisan consensus, but President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops from Texas to Illinois has ripped the veneer off that image. By J. David ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department staffers say they want to buy ranch land in the Hill Country and turn it into a state park. They're working to acquire the 54,000-acre Silver Lake ...