Amistad National Recreation Area
Del Rio, Texas 78840Filed Under: Camping, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Hunting, Paddling
A splash of blue stands out against limestone cliffs. The honking of a great blue heron, interspersed with the descending trill of a canyon wren, can be heard off in the distance. This landscape, whic ...
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Benbrook Lake
Fort Worth, Texas 76101Filed Under: Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Hunting, Paddling
Benbrook Lake is located in the scenic open countryside of rolling hills and prairie meadows southwest of Fort Worth, Texas. Conveniently accessible from the Fort Worth / Dallas metroplex, the lake i ...
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Big Bend National Park
Big Bend National Park, Texas 79834Filed Under: Camping, Climbing, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Paddling
Big Bend National Park is a land of borders. Situated on the boundary with Mexico along the Rio Grande, it is a place where countries and cultures meet. It is also a place that merges natural environm ...
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Big Thicket National Preserve
Beaumont, Texas 77701Filed Under: Camping, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Hunting, Paddling
The Preserve consists of nine land units and six water corridors encompassing more than 97,000 acres. Big Thicket was the first Preserve in the National Park System established October 11, 1974, and p ...
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Cooper Lake
Sulphur Springs, Texas 75482Filed Under: Camping, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Hunting, Paddling
When complete, will impound the South Sulphur River in Delta and Hopkins Counties. Directions ---------- From Cooper, 5 mi E on FM 154, then 4 mi S on FM 19. References and External Links - ...
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Grapevine Lake
Grapevine, Texas 76051Filed Under: Camping, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Hunting, Paddling
Centrally located in the heart of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex just minutes from DFW Airport, Grapevine Lake offers a variety of outdoor recreation opportunities. Nationally recognized trails, ful ...
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Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Salt Flat, Texas 79847Filed Under: Camping, Hiking, Horseback
Rising from the desert, this mountain mass contains portions of the world's most extensive and significant Permian limestone fossil reef. Also featured are a tremendous earth fault, lofty peaks, unusu ...
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Joe Pool Lake
Cedar Hill, Texas 75106Filed Under: Camping, Cultural, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Paddling
Joe Pool Lake is a 7,400-acre impoundment located in the southern portion of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The lake is centrally located between Dallas and Fort Worth and has four developed parks: ...
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Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
Fritch, Texas 79036Filed Under: Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Hunting, Paddling
Contrasting spectacularly with its surroundings, Lake Meredith lies on the dry and windswept High Plains of the Texas Panhandle. The lake itself was created by Sanford Dam on the Canadian River; it no ...
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Lavon Lake
Wylie, Texas 75098Filed Under: Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback, Hunting, Paddling
The Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary in nearby McKinney features natural history exhibits and nature trails. Map ---------- http://www.swf-wc.usace.army.mil/lavon/areamap.htm ...
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