Thanks to a recent acquisition by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), 630 acres in the Texas Hill County have been preserved adjacent to Enchanted Rock State Natural Area. The property, which had the potential to hold a subdivision with hundreds of new...
How do you encompass 100 years of Texas State Parks’ history? That was the challenge state parks staff has spent the past year tackling. The result? A wooden time capsule created by the Texas State Parks Exhibit Shop from pecan trees harvested at Mother Neff State...
Throughout 2023, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation is raising money for much-needed projects at all Texas State Parks. The Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation is a non-profit organization that supports our state parks through fundraising, and they are working...
Fairfield Lake – The TPW Commission held a special meeting on June 10 regarding the Fairfield Lake where the commissioners voted unanimously to use the state’s eminent domain authority to purchase Fairfield Lake SP. This is an unprecedented action, and the...
Two Developing Texas Multi-County Trails Receive TxDOT/USDOT Grant with support of Texans for State Parks and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Two inter-county trails in Texas were recently awarded a total of $25 million through the Texas Department of...
The Battleship Texas has left its long-time berth at the San Jacinto Battleground and was towed to a drydock in Galveston where it will undergo significant repairs over the next few years. The ship, now managed by the nonprofit Battleship Texas Foundation but still...
