TX State ParksAn independent field guide

Prairies and Lakes state parks

Rolling blackland prairie and post oak savanna across North and Central Texas, dotted with reservoirs.

21 parks in this guide

  • Bastrop State ParkState park, Bastrop County$5 per adult, kids 12 and under free, swimming allowed, dogs on leash.
  • Bonham State ParkState park, Fannin County$4 per adult, kids 12 and under free, swimming allowed, dogs on leash.
  • Buescher State ParkState park, Bastrop County$5 per adult, kids 12 and under free, dogs on leash.
  • Cedar Hill State ParkState park, Dallas County$7 per adult, kids 12 and under free, swimming allowed, dogs on leash.
  • Cleburne State ParkState park, Johnson County$6 per adult, kids 12 and under free, swimming allowed, dogs on leash.
  • Cooper State ParkState park, Delta County$5 per adult, kids 12 and under free, swimming allowed, dogs on leash.
  • Dinosaur Valley State ParkState park, Somervell County$8 per adult, kids 12 and under free, swimming allowed, dogs on leash.
  • Eisenhower State ParkState park, Grayson County$5 per adult, kids 12 and under free, swimming allowed, dogs on leash.
  • Fort Boggy State ParkState park, Leon County$3 per adult, kids 12 and under free, swimming allowed, dogs on leash.
  • Fort Parker State ParkState park, Limestone County$5 per adult, kids 12 and under free, swimming allowed, dogs on leash.
  • Lake Mineral Wells State Park & TrailwayState park, Parker County$7 per adult, kids 12 and under free, swimming allowed, dogs on leash.
  • Lake Somerville State Park & TrailwayState park, Burleson County$5 per adult, kids 12 and under free, swimming allowed, dogs on leash.
  • Lake Tawakoni State ParkState park, Hunt County$5 per adult, kids 12 and under free, swimming allowed, dogs on leash.
  • Lake Whitney State ParkState park, Hill County$5 per adult, kids 12 and under free, swimming allowed, dogs on leash.
  • Lockhart State ParkState park, Caldwell County$3 per adult, kids 12 and under free, swimming allowed, dogs on leash.
  • Meridian State ParkState park, Bosque County$5 per adult, kids 12 and under free, swimming allowed, dogs on leash.
  • Mother Neff State ParkState park, Coryell County$2 per adult, kids 12 and under free, no swimming, dogs on leash.
  • Palmetto State ParkState park, Gonzales County$3 per adult, kids 12 and under free, swimming allowed, dogs on leash.
  • Purtis Creek State ParkState park, Henderson County$5 per adult, kids 12 and under free, swimming allowed, dogs on leash.
  • Ray Roberts Lake State ParkState park, Denton County$7 per adult, kids 12 and under free, swimming allowed, dogs on leash.
  • Stephen F. Austin State ParkState park, Austin County$5 per adult, kids 12 and under free, dogs on leash.

Regions follow the travel regions Texas Parks and Wildlife uses.

Map of Texas with the Prairies and Lakes region highlightedAbilene State ParkAlbert & Bessie Kronkosky State Natural AreaAtlanta State ParkBalmorhea State ParkBarton Warnock Visitor CenterBastrop State ParkBear Creek State ParkBentsen-Rio Grande Valley State ParkBig Bend Ranch State ParkBig Spring State ParkBlanco State ParkBonham State ParkBrazos Bend State ParkBuescher State ParkCaddo Lake State ParkCaprock Canyons State Park & TrailwayCedar Hill State ParkChinati Mountains State Natural AreaChoke Canyon State ParkCleburne State ParkColorado Bend State ParkCooper State ParkCopper Breaks State ParkDaingerfield State ParkDavis Mountains State ParkDevil's Sinkhole State Natural AreaDevils River State Natural AreaDinosaur Valley State ParkEisenhower State ParkEnchanted Rock State Natural AreaEstero Llano Grande State ParkFalcon State ParkFort Boggy State ParkFort Leaton State Historic SiteFort Parker State ParkFort Richardson State Park, Historic Site & Lost Creek Reservoir State TrailwayFranklin Mountains State ParkGalveston Island State ParkGarner State ParkGoliad State Park & Historic SiteGoose Island State ParkGovernment Canyon State Natural AreaGuadalupe River State ParkHill Country State Natural AreaHoney Creek State Natural AreaHueco Tanks State Park & Historic SiteHuntsville State ParkIndian LodgeInks Lake State ParkKickapoo Cavern State ParkLake Arrowhead State ParkLake Bob Sandlin State ParkLake Brownwood State ParkLake Casa Blanca International State ParkLake Colorado City State ParkLake Corpus Christi State ParkLake Livingston State ParkLake Mineral Wells State Park & TrailwayLake Somerville State Park & TrailwayLake Tawakoni State ParkLake Whitney State ParkLockhart State ParkLonghorn Cavern State ParkLost Maples State Natural AreaLyndon B. Johnson State Park & Historic SiteMartin Creek Lake State ParkMartin Dies, Jr. State ParkMcKinney Falls State ParkMeridian State ParkMission Tejas State ParkMonahans Sandhills State ParkMother Neff State ParkMustang Island State ParkOld Tunnel State ParkPalmetto State ParkPalo Duro Canyon State ParkPalo Pinto Mountains State ParkPedernales Falls State ParkPossum Kingdom State ParkPost Oak Ridge State ParkPowderhorn State ParkPurtis Creek State ParkRay Roberts Lake State ParkResaca de la Palma State ParkSan Angelo State ParkSea Rim State ParkSeminole Canyon State Park & Historic SiteSheldon Lake State Park & Environmental Learning CenterSouth Llano River State ParkStephen F. Austin State ParkTyler State ParkVillage Creek State ParkWyler Aerial Tramway