Texas state parks by region
Texas Parks and Wildlife splits the state into seven travel regions. Pick one to see its parks.
Big Bend Country
Far West Texas: Chihuahuan Desert, the Davis and Chisos mountains, and the Rio Grande canyons along the Mexican border.
13 parks in this guide
Panhandle Plains
High, flat plains at the top of the state, cut by the canyons of the Caprock Escarpment.
11 parks in this guide
Prairies and Lakes
Rolling blackland prairie and post oak savanna across North and Central Texas, dotted with reservoirs.
21 parks in this guide
Pineywoods
East Texas pine and hardwood forest, with bayous, swamps and big lakes near the Louisiana line.
11 parks in this guide
Hill Country
The Edwards Plateau west of Austin and San Antonio: limestone hills, spring-fed rivers and granite domes.
22 parks in this guide
Gulf Coast
Barrier islands, beaches, bays and coastal marsh along the Gulf of Mexico.
9 parks in this guide
South Texas Plains
Brush country between San Antonio and the Rio Grande Valley, with subtropical habitat in the far south.
6 parks in this guide