Texas State Parks

Congratulations! 👏

Meet our newest addition: Silver Lake State Park. 🥳 Just two hours west of San Antonio, this incredible landscape will expand recreational opportunities for Texans and generations to come. 📲 Learn more about this acquisition: t.ly/8JDN8

Post Oak Ridge State Park - Public Meeting details: ENGLISH: t.ly/x2psW ESPAÑOL: t.ly/ElurG

We'll soon be hosting public meetings for these state parks. 👷 These meetings are a great chance to check out the Public Use Plan, connect with park staff, and help shape what you’d like to see at these new properties. 📆 Upcoming public meetings: t.ly/POnyl

Are you a demure birder or a full blown hardcore bird whisperer 👀 Up your game this summer with the Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine Texas Bird Bingo! Explore region-specific Bingo cards across Texas and play along for prizes! 📲 Join the fun at TexasBirdBingo.com

When the sign calls, you SPIN 🔥 Get ready for Good Neighbor Day America, a movement dedicated to inspiring the Good Neighbor in all of us through love, kindness, and service. Check back on our socials tomorrow for ways to spread stewardship and kindness. 💚

We’re thrilled to share that Franklin Mountains State Park is expanding 👏 This new acquisition opens access to the northeastern side of the park and helps protect critical desert bighorn sheep habitat across the main mountain range. DETAILS: shorturl.at/9yeJW

Last week, staff from state parks across Texas completed an immersive 10-day Managing Park Operations course. 🎓 These new and future park leaders gained the training, resources, and connections they need to help visitors experience the natural and cultural treasures of Texas.

Looks like you need a scroll break ☕️ Being in nature doesn’t always mean hiking, biking, or paddling. Sometimes it’s simply sitting still and letting the outdoors do what it does best. A little break goes a long way. 💚 🎥 Lake Tawakoni State Park

The chronicles of the traveling time capsule continue! 🚙 The Centennial Time Capsule, filled with 100 years of Texas State Parks history, is calling Palo Duro Canyon State Park home for the next six months. DETAILS📲 shorturl.at/lQaAz

Exciting day! 🥳 Today we celebrated the grand opening of Palo Pinto Mountains State Park, west of Fort Worth. Thank you to everyone that attended! Special thanks to @GovAbbottPress & @TPWFoundation

CATFISH ARE COMING 🎣 Starting this Friday, we’ll stock Neighborhood Fishing lakes around Texas through October (with a brief pause during the August heat). Details 👉 tinyurl.com/CatfishStockin… Español: tinyurl.com/CatfishStockin…

April is #TexasStateParks Month at @WholeEarthProv 🎉🥾 Donate to parks and get perks! Celebrate with these 2 Texas originals all month long. 👉 wholeearthprovision.com/info/texas-sta…

A fan favorite is expanding! This means more land to explore and more room for the bison to roam. 🦬 We’ll develop a plan with input from the public to determine recreational opportunities for the expansion of Caprock Canyons. DETAILS: shorturl.at/vNBkU 📸 Brady Cowen

The Bastrop State Park #SpringPineFire is over 50% contained as crews continue fire response. Smoke may remain for a few days. Check latest park updates at tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/ba… ⚠️Please respect road closures and first responder safety.

There is a wildfire at Bastrop State Park. The park has evacuated areas impacted by the ongoing #SpringPineFire. We are working with local emergency management to respond to the situation. ⚠️ Please respect road closure barricades and first responder safety.

Help shape the future of this state park! 🛠️ Bear Creek State Park is a new 1,700+ acre park along the Frio River in Uvalde County. We’re inviting the community to share ideas and help guide what this park becomes. 👉 DETAILS, shorturl.at/TjZLd

Discover the legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers across Texas. Explore historic forts, parks, and communities that tell their story on the new Buffalo Soldiers Heritage Trail website, created by @TPWDnews and @TxHistComm. Start exploring: texastimetravel.com/buffalo-soldie…

So stinkin’ cute 🥰 No literally, these little guys can get stinky. The musk turtle is a small freshwater turtle known for its ability to release a foul musky odor from scent glands on the edge of its shell, earning the nickname stinkpot. 📸 Galveston Island State Park

Texas' newest state park opens for visitors on March 1 🥳🎉⛺️ Located between Abilene and DFW, Palo Pinto Mountains State Park offers plenty of room to hike, bike, camp, fish, and explore. DETAILS at tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia/rele…