Category: Palo Duro Canyon State Park

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CANYON, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — Palo Duro Canyon State Park announced it has received significant rainfall and reports that all trails are closed, also including roads between the Lighthouse Park…

TEXAS Outdoor Musical Drama celebrates 60th season inside the Palo Duro Canyon State Park.

While Texas isn’t usually known for its mountains, the western portion of the state boasts numerous mountain campsites with stunning scenery.

Texans will soon have a massive new state park to explore, second only to Big Bend Ranch State Park in size. Silver Lake Ranch, the 54,000-acre plot of land spanning Edwards and Kinney counties, was owned by the Moody Foundation, and now, largely thanks to a major philanthropic gift, it’s headed into public hands.

For the category of Best State Park for 2026, Mohican State Park took the second spot and Hocking Hills State Park was ranked 5th.

Ohio is the only state to have two of its parks rank in the USA TODAY 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards. See which two made the cut.

Popular Texas state parks like Palo Duro Canyon, Garner, and Enchanted Rock all deserve their accolades, and each one is worthy of a road trip from any corner of the state.