Dinosaur Valley

Dinosaur Valley SP https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/dinosaur-valley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaur_Valley_State_Park Dinosaur Valley State Park, located just northwest of Glen Rose in Somervell County, Texas, is a scenic park set astride the Paluxy River. Long ago, dinosaurs left footprints in the mud at the edge of an ancient ocean. Today, you can walk in their tracks in the bed of the Paluxy River. This long trip to the past is just a short drive from Fort Worth.

For assistance using this map, contact the park. Dinosaur Valley Trails on this map are not to scale. Please use Trail Map (available at Park Headquarters) for detailed paths and information. State Park TexasStateParks.org/App TexasStateParks.org/SocialMedia • CHECK OUT time is noon or renew permit by 9 a.m. (pending site availability). CHECK IN time is 2 p.m. W il dc Ho llow #3 • Campsites must be kept clean. Remove trash before leaving. #2 #4 Caution – Cliffs Main Track Site 30 28 17 18 15 14 19 27 2 24 0 21 16 12 31 29 10 34 26 35 22 8 36 25 23 6 39 5 41 37 7 38 4 43 Children’s 40 42 Trail 45 44 3 46 32 W 13 33 Ozark Site RT Bird Site Denio Cr ee k #1 11 North Primitive Backpacking Area 2 1 #6 Amphitheater • Pets must be kept on leash. Please pick up after them. Equestrian Trail Pa lux yR ive r .3 miles eC ree k N Picnic Area Group Picnic Pavilion ey ck Maintenance Residence Theropod Tracks er Taylor Site Dump Station Sauropod Tracks 2 3 4 5 6 Group Camp • Campfires are permitted only in fire rings provided at each site. Bu Riv S Ballroom Site Water and Electric Sites Scenic Overlook xy Sauropod Group Site Trailhead Playground u Pal Dinosaur Models Showers Primitive Campsites E Blue Hole Restrooms • A maximum of eight people permitted per campsite. Guests must leave the park by 10 p.m. Quiet time is 10 p.m. – 6 a.m. Theropod Group Site Monarch Trail Park Store Parking • All trails are hiking and biking unless otherwise noted. Denio Site Headquarters • Public consumption or display of any alcoholic beverage is prohibited. • Gathering of live or dead firewood is prohibited. 9 47 anch O possum Br #5 #BetterOutside LEGEND PLEASE NOTE at #TexasStateParks 7 Metatarsal Tracks 1 Park Store South Primitive Camping Area (No Vehicles) 8 PARK ROAD Equestrian Area 59 To FM G le n 205 Ro se r Pa ry da un o kB TPWD receives funds from the USFWS. TPWD prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, disability, age, and gender, pursuant to state and federal law. To request an accommodation or obtain information in an alternative format, please contact TPWD on a Text Telephone (TTY) at (512) 389-8915 or by Relay Texas at 7-1-1 or (800) 735-2989 or by email at accessibility@tpwd.texas.gov. If you believe you have been discriminated against by TPWD, please contact TPWD, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744, or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office for Diversity and Workforce Management, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041. © 2023 TPWD PWD MP P4503-094R (2/23) This publication can be found at tpwd.texas.gov/spdest/parkinfo/maps/park_maps/ Cold drinks, snack foods, T-shirts, caps and dinosaur-related gift items are available. All proceeds go to benefit the park and provide free educational programs. PARK RESERVATIONS TexasStateParks.org ParquesDeTexas.org (512) 389-8900 P.O. Box 396 1629 Park Rd 59 Glen Rose, TX 76043 (254) 897-4588 Proud Sponsor of Texas State Parks 

For assistance using this map, contact the park. For a web version of the map text, visit our Trails Information page. For information on #TexasStateParks, visit texasstateparks.org Sign up today for free email updates: texasstateparks.org/email /TexasStateParks @TPWDparks @TexasStateParks Sponsor: Whole Earth Provision Co. 

Dinosaur Valley State Park is home to world-class examples of fossilized dinosaur tracks. During the Cretaceous Age, dinosaurs left tracks in the soft mud of a shallow sea that covered central Texas 113 million years ago. Dirt and sediment covered the dried prints, which the Paluxy River slowly revealed through millennia of erosion. Today, you can view two types of tracks in the river: the three-toed tracks of theropods and the saucer-shaped tracks of sauropods. NICOLE GILBERT, TPWD INTERPRETIVE GUIDE THINGS TO DISCOVER As you wade through the cool waters of the Paluxy River and look for dinosaur tracks, use caution as rocks are slick and currents can be swift. Check out our ranger-led track talks and other interpretive programs to learn about the park’s amazing resources. Dates and times for all of the programs are posted online and around the park. When hiking our beautiful trails, make sure to wear appropriate shoes and take plenty of water — the trails are steep and rugged. Grab your binoculars and look for the endangered goldencheeked warbler and black-capped vireo. Snap your picture with the dinosaur models from the 1964 World’s Fair in New York City. Please help us care for the special natural and cultural resources of Dinosaur Valley State Park by leaving things as you found them and staying on designated trails. All of the plants, animals and fossils are protected by law so that everyone can enjoy them. Visit the park store for souvenirs and refreshments. Dinosaur Valley State Park 1629 Park Road 59, Glen Rose, Texas 76043 (254) 897-4588 • www.tpwd.texas.gov/dinosaurvalley Cover photo: ©Glen J. Kuban DINOSAUR VALLEY STATE PARK DINOSAUR VALLEY STATE PARK IS MORE THAN JUST DINOSAUR TRACKS. IT IS THE SITE OF THE FIRST SAUROPOD TRACKWAY EVER DISCOVERED IN THE WORLD. DINOSAURS FROM THE CRETACEOUS AGE LEFT THEIR FOOTPRINTS IN THE SOFT MUD OF A SHALLOW The discovery of dinosaur tracks here changed the field of paleontology. Trackways show that the sauropods moved more slowly (about 2.7 miles per hour) than the speedier theropods (about 5 miles per hour). The trackways also show that the sauropods travelled in herds. Adults positioned themselves on the flanks and juveniles stayed in the middle, possibly to deter attacks from predators. Fossil hunter Roland T. Bird excavated large sections of the riverbed in the late 1930s. He theorized that the Paluxy trackway provided evidence of an attack by the faster and more ferocious theropod on a slower-moving sauropod, an idea that has been debated for years. The National Park Service designated Dinosaur Valley State Park a National Natural Landmark in 1968 because of its unique prehistoric resource. SEA THAT COVERED CENTRAL TEXAS 113 MILLION YEARS AGO. HERE IN THE RIVERBED OF THE SCENIC PALUXY RIVER YOU CAN SEE WORLD-CLASS EXAMPLES OF THE SAUCER-SHAPED F O O T P RIN T S O F SA U RO P O D S A N D © 2019 TPWD. PWD BR P4503-0094S (7/19) In accordance with Texas State Depository Law, this publication is available at the Texas State Publications Clearinghouse and/or Texas Depository Libraries. TPWD receives funds from the USFWS. TPWD prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, disability, age, and gender, pursuant to state and federal law. To request an accommodation or obtain information in an alternative format, please contact TPWD on a Text Telephone (TTY) at (512) 389-8915 or by Relay Texas at 7-1-1 or (800) 735-2989 or by email at accessibility@tpwd.texas.gov. If you believe you have been discriminated against by TPWD, please contact TPWD, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744, or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office for Diversity and Workforce Management, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041. Texas State Parks is a division of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. ©GLEN J. KUBAN THREE-TOED TRACKS OF THEROPODS. D I N O S A U R V A L L E Y S T A T E P A R K CHASE A. FOUNTAIN, TPWD A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT Dinosaur Valley State Park owes its scenic beauty to its location in the Paluxy River Valley. Ashe juniper woodlands cover half of the hilly, hardscrabble limestone terrain providing habitat for the endangered golden-cheeked warbler and black-capped vireo. Meadows of big and little bluestem prairie grasses flourish in the open spaces. The riparian area along the river boasts tall hardwood trees like bur oaks, cottonwoods and pecans. Springtime brings beautiful displays of native wildflowers. Golden-cheeked warbler STEVE MASLOWSKI, USFWS Armadillo NICOLE GILBERT, TPWD While studying theropod tracks in the Paluxy riverbed, Bird made his big discovery—a large sauropod track! The Paluxy prints were the first distinct sauropod tracks ever found in the world. As he searched for more he found a near-perfect trackway recording the many steps of both sauropods and theropods. Sauropods were large, plant-eating dinosaurs. Their pillarlike legs and large feet left distinct impressions in the mud. Rounded

TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE BIRDS OF DINOSAUR VALLEY S T A T E P A R K A FIELD CHECKLIST 2017 Cover: Illustration of Golden-cheeked Warbler by Clemente Guzman III. INTRODUCTION D inosaur Valley State Park, on the Lampasas Cutplain in Somervell County, contains 1,597 acres, nearly half of which is covered in evergreen Ashe juniper woodlands. This large area of cedar brake on hilly terrain is dissected by several drainages which empty into the Paluxy River — the park’s primary watercourse. One of these tributary drainages, Denio Creek, contains habitat which harbors one of the most sought-after birds in the park, the Golden-cheeked Warbler. The visiting birder should look for this warbler between late March and late June along the Denio Creek and Ridge Trails. While searching for the warbler, expect to find Black-chinned Hummingbirds, Bewick’s Wrens (year-round), Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, Black-and-white Warblers, and Field Sparrows (year-round). Lesser Goldfinches and House Finches can sometimes be found in the park, especially during spring and summer along the Denio Creek Trail. Please stay on the trail so as not to disturb the breeding cycle of our Texas specialties. Perhaps a third of Dinosaur Valley consists of a large fairly open grassland where live oak, yucca, prickly pear and a diversity of shrubby growth predominate. In summer, this habitat is home for Scissor-tailed Flycatchers, orioles, and Rufous-crowned Sparrows. If you’re lucky, you might find a Bell’s Vireo in a dense shrubby thicket. On spring and summer evenings, listen for Common Poorwills along Farm Road 1007 as it winds along the park’s western border. Much of the remaining habitat in Dinosaur Valley along the Paluxy River is riparian. Originating some 10 miles north of Stephenville, the Paluxy traverses eastern Erath, southwestern Hood and central Somervell counties before joining the Brazos east of Glen Rose. During the dry summer months, the Paluxy normally stops flowing and, within the park, is reduced to only a few pools of water. At this time, you may find herons feeding on fish trapped in the shallow pools or early shorebirds foraging at the water’s edge. It is along the Paluxy that the largest variety of birds can be found. Oaks, elms, hackberry, and to a lesser extent, willows, pecans and 1 sycamore grow heaviest at the river’s edge attracting in summer such birds as Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Great Crested Flycatchers, White-eyed Vireo, Summer Tanager, and Painted Bunting. In migration, a variety of flycatchers, vireos, warblers, and sparrows are found near the river as well. Along the dryer banks, the Rufous-crowned Sparrow can be seen year-round. Another resident, the Canyon Wren, should be looked for along the Main Trail where rocky outcroppings occur. The camping and picnic grounds can be two good areas to find birds as well. In winter, one can expect to see Northern Flicker, Hermit Thrush, Pine Siskin, American Goldfinch, Spotted Towhee, and many different species of sparrows (including Harris’s) at these locations. The large field upriver from the picnic grounds, when it hasn’t been mowed, can be an excellent area to look for wintering Le Conte’s Sparrow — a rare but perhaps regular winter resident. This checklist was compiled by Carl B. Haynie and updated by Mark Lockwood. The compiler gratefully acknowledges the cooperation of many contributors who assisted in the preparation of this checklist and especially Charles Crabtree, Charles Easley, Bill Lawley, Kennett Offill, Warren Pulich, J.W. Sifford, and the Fort Worth Audubon Society. Checklist nomenclature and organization follow the A.O.U. Checklist of North American Birds, 1998 as amended by supplements. You can contribute to our knowledge of the park’s birdlife by sharing new and unusual sightings or changes in status with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Please report your observations to the Natural Resources Program, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, Texas 78744, or leave your detailed observations at the park headquarters for forwarding. Please help us protect the natural avian communities in our parks by refraining from using playback tapes of bird songs. Frequent use of these tapes disrupts normal avian activity patterns, including essential territorial behavior, and may lead to nest failure. Thank you for your cooperation. 2 LEGEND Seasons Sp – Spring Su – Summer F – Fall W – Winter March, April, May June, July, August September, October, November December, January, February Abundance a= abundant — should be seen on 75% or more of trips in proper habitat and season c= common — should be seen on 50% or more of trips in proper habitat and season f = fairly common — should be seen on 40% or more of trips in proper habitat and season u= uncommon — should be seen on 25% or more of trips in proper habitat and season o= occasional — should be seen on 10% or more of trips in proper habitat and season r= rare — not se

DINOSAUR VALLEY SP BIRD CHECKLIST This checklist is a list of common and specialty birds seen in the park. Staf and volunteers have used previous checklists as well as eBird data to compile these lists. This list should not be used as a comprehensive list of birds seen in this park. Please help us protect the natural avian communities by refraining from using playback tapes of bird songs. Thank you for your cooperation. Waterfowl ___ Canada Goose ___ Wood Duck ___ Blue-winged Teal ___ Gadwall ___ Mallard Grouse, Quail, and Allies ___ Northern Bobwhite ___ Wild Turkey Pigeons and Doves ___ Rock Pigeon ___ Eurasian Collared-Dove ___ Inca Dove ___ White-winged Dove ___ Mourning Dove Cuckoos ___ Greater Roadrunner ___ Yellow-billed Cuckoo Nightjars ___ Common Nighthawk ___ Common Poorwill ___ Chuck-will’s-widow Swifs ___ Chimney Swif Hummingbirds ___ Ruby-throated Hummingbird ___ Black-chinned Hummingbird Cranes ___ Sandhill Crane Shorebirds ___ Killdeer ___ Upland Sandpiper ___ Spotted Sandpiper ___ Solitary Sandpiper Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ___ Franklin’s Gull Cormorants and Anhingas ___ Double-crested Cormorant Pelicans ___ American White Pelican Herons, Ibis, and Allies ___ Great Blue Heron ___ Great Egret ___ Snowy Egret ___ Little Blue Heron ___ Cattle Egret ___ Green Heron Vultures, Hawks, and Allies ___ Black Vulture ___ Turkey Vulture ___ Osprey ___ Mississippi Kite ___ Northern Harrier ___ Sharp-shinned Hawk ___ Cooper’s Hawk ___ Red-shouldered Hawk ___ Broad-winged Hawk ___ Swainson’s Hawk ___ Red-tailed Hawk Owls ___ Eastern Screech-Owl Kingfshers ___ Belted Kingfsher Woodpeckers ___ Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ___ Golden-fronted Woodpecker ___ Red-bellied Woodpecker ___ Downy Woodpecker ___ Ladder-backed Woodpecker ___ Northern Flicker Falcons and Caracaras ___ Crested Caracara ___ American Kestrel Tyrant Flycatchers: Pewees, Kingbirds, and Allies ___ Eastern Wood-Pewee ___ Least Flycatcher ___ Eastern Phoebe ___ Ash-throated Flycatcher ___ Great Crested Flycatcher ___ Western Kingbird ___ Eastern Kingbird ___ Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Vireos ___ Black-capped Vireo ___ White-eyed Vireo ___ Bell’s Vireo ___ Red-eyed Vireo Shrikes ___ Loggerhead Shrike Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens ___ Blue Jay ___ American Crow Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice ___ Carolina Chickadee ___ Tufed Titmouse ___ Black-crested Titmouse Martins and Swallows ___ Northern Rough-winged Swallow ___ Purple Martin ___ Tree Swallow ___ Barn Swallow ___ Clif Swallow Long-tailed Tits and Bushtit ___ Bushtit Kinglets ___ Golden-crowned Kinglet ___ Ruby-crowned Kinglet Treecreepers ___ Brown Creeper Gnatcatchers ___ Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Wrens ___ Canyon Wren ___ House Wren ___ Carolina Wren ___ Bewick’s Wren Starlings and Mynas ___ European Starling Catbirds, Mockingbirds, and Thrashers ___ Brown Thrasher ___ Northern Mockingbird Thrushes ___ Eastern Bluebird ___ Hermit Thrush ___ American Robin Waxwings ___ Cedar Waxwing Old World Sparrows ___ House Sparrow Finches, Euphonias, and Allies ___ House Finch ___ Pine Siskin ___ Lesser Goldfnch ___ American Goldfnch New World Sparrows ___ Grasshopper Sparrow ___ Chipping Sparrow ___ Clay-colored Sparrow ___ Field Sparrow ___ Lark Sparrow ___ Fox Sparrow ___ Dark-eyed Junco ___ White-crowned Sparrow ___ Harris’s Sparrow ___ White-throated Sparrow ___ Vesper Sparrow ___ LeConte’s Sparrow ___ Savannah Sparrow ___ Song Sparrow ___ Lincoln’s Sparrow ___ Rufous-crowned Sparrow ___ Spotted Towhee ___ Eastern Towhee Yellow-breasted Chat ___ Yellow-breasted Chat Blackbirds ___ Western Meadowlark ___ Eastern Meadowlark ___ Orchard Oriole ___ Baltimore Oriole ___ Red-winged Blackbird ___ Brown-headed Cowbird ___ Common Grackle ___ Great-tailed Grackle Wood-Warblers ___ Louisiana Waterthrush ___ Black-and-white Warbler ___ Orange-crowned Warbler ___ Nashville Warbler ___ Common Yellowthroat ___ Northern Parula ___ Yellow Warbler ___ Yellow-rumped Warbler ___ Golden-cheeked Warbler Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies ___ Summer Tanager ___ Northern Cardinal ___ Blue Grosbeak ___ Indigo Bunting ___ Painted Bunting ___ Dickcissel © 2021 TPWD PWD CD P4503-0094T (5/21) TPWD receives funds from the USFWS. TPWD prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, disability, age, and gender, pursuant to state and federal law. To request an accommodation or obtain information in an alternative format, please contact TPWD on a Text Telephone (TTY) at (512) 389-8915 or by Relay Texas at 7-1-1 or (800) 735-2989 or by email at accessibility@tpwd.texas.gov. If you believe you have been discriminated against by TPWD, please contact TPWD, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744, or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office for Diversity and Workforce Management, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041. 

-Official- FACILITIES Get the Mobile App: MAPS ACTIVITIES TexasStateParks.org/app T O Y O T A T U N D R A The Toyota Tundra is built to explore the great outdoors. No matter what the weekend throws at you, your Tundra takes it on with ease. | toyota.com/tundra Official Vehicle of the Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation CONTENTS 4 100 Years of Texas Parks 6 Parks Near You 8 90 Checklist DIRECTORY TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT 52 68 20 38 60 30 84 68 David Yoskowitz, Ph.D. Executive Director Rodney Franklin State Parks Director Mischelle Diaz Communications Director TPW COMMISSION Arch “Beaver” Aplin, III, Chairman Lake Jackson Dick Scott, Vice-Chairman Wimberley James E. Abell Kilgore Oliver J. Bell Cleveland Paul L. Foster El Paso Anna B. Galo Laredo Jeffery D. Hildebrand Houston Robert L. “Bobby” Patton, Jr. Fort Worth Travis B. “Blake” Rowling Dallas T. Dan Friedkin, Chairman-Emeritus Houston Lee Marshall Bass, Chairman-Emeritus Fort Worth 52 Panhandle Plains 48 State Parks Map Special thanks to Toyota and advertisers, whose generous support made this guide possible. Texas State Parks is a division of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Cover illustration: Brad Woodard, bravethewoods.com Texas State Parks Official Guide, Nineteenth Edition © TPWD PWD BK P4000-000A (3/23) TPWD receives funds from DHS and USFWS. TPWD prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin (including limited English proficiency), disability, age, and gender, pursuant to state and federal law. If you believe you have been discriminated against by TPWD, visit tpwd.texas. gov/nondiscrimination or call (512) 389-4800 for information on filing a complaint. To obtain information in an alternative format, contact TPWD on a Text Telephone (TTY) at (512) 389-8915, by Relay Texas at 7-1-1, (800) 735-2989, or by email at accessibility@tpwd.texas.gov. If you speak a language other than English and need assistance, email lep@tpwd.texas.gov. You can also contact Department of the Interior Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Civil Rights, 1849 C Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20240, and/or U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL), Mail Stop #0190 2707, Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., S.E. Washington, D.C. 20528. In accordance with Texas State Depository Law, this publication is available at the Texas State Publications Clearinghouse and/or Texas Depository Libraries. WELCOME from Rodney Franklin, State Parks Director This year is very special for Texas State Parks: We are celebrating our 100-year anniversary in 2023. More and more Texans are discovering the beauty of State Parks and exploring the outdoors in new and adventurous ways. Our teams across the state are incredibly excited to welcome outdoor enthusiasts, especially those who have yet to discover what our parks have to offer. The variety of Texas’ lands is unmatched; from the mountains of west Texas to the Gulf shores, the Texas State Park system celebrates and preserves the natural and cultural treasures that make Texas such a special place. The 640,000-plus acres that make up the state park system are nearly as diverse as the people of Texas. Since 1923, our mission has been to help connect our visitors with the outdoors. As we honor those who have come before us, I invite a new generation to be a part of the story of the lands that connect us all. There is more to enjoy in our parks than you know, so please join us in our celebrations and activities. Every day we look for new and better ways to ensure your state parks are welcoming to every Texan, regardless of their background or experience being outside. I hope you’ll visit soon and often, while bringing your friends and family along. YOU are a natural and we’re looking forward to celebrating the 100-year anniversary of state parks with you! WHAT’S NEW IN STATE PARKS Galveston Island State Park reopened the beachside of the park with a new headquarters, campsites, restrooms, and more. Bastrop State Park unveiled an extensive new group of trails, the “Tree Army Trails,” many of which are ADA-accessible. Improvements and major repairs are planned for Indian Lodge, Tyler, Inks Lake, Cedar Hill, South Llano River, Eisenhower and several other state parks All-terrain “GRIT” wheelchairs are now available at 10 parks with more adaptive equipment on the way to help people of all abilities experience Texas State Parks. Learn more about our accessibility efforts, page 14. More information: TexasStateParks.org/whatsnew 100 Years of Texas Parks The crown jewels of Texas road trips started as an unfunded wish list before the Depression. Back in 1923, Governor Pat Neff realized rising numbers of new car travelers needed places to camp overnight on multi-day trips. Neff convinced the state legislature to create a six-member State Parks Board, half men, half women. Isabella, the Governor’s mother, and her family donated acreage on the Leon

Guía de Parques INSTALACIONES Descarga la Aplicacíon Móvil MAPAS ACTIVIDADES texasstateparks.org/app ¡Los niños entran gratis! La entrada es gratis para los niños de 12 años y menores. Encuentra un parque: parquesdetexas.org Contenido Estero Llano Grande SP 2 Actividades y Programas 4 Parques Cercanos 6 Lugares para Quedarse 8 Tarifas y Pases 9 Directorio 10 Mapa de Parques 18 Instalaciones y Actividades BIENVENIDO Rodney Franklin, Director de Parques Texas tiene algunas de las tierras públicas más diversas del país, con una gran riqueza natural y cultural. La vida silvestre está por todas partes, los paisajes florecen con belleza, y la historia es abundante. Sus parques estatales son parte del legado que nos enorgullece. La gente de Texas ayuda a asegurar ese legado para las generaciones futuras al visitar y ser voluntarios. ¡Gracias! Estos más de 630,000 acres exhiben algunos de los grandes tesoros del estado. Los parques nos ayudan a crear recuerdos con la familia y a encontrar consuelo en la naturaleza. Los parques fortalecen las economías locales y unen a las comunidades. Sobre todo, los parques nos permiten pasar tiempo al aire libre para recargar energías, estar saludables y relajarnos a nuestra manera. Les invito a disfrutar de sus parques estatales, explorando lo mejor de Texas con amigos y familia. Los parques están aquí para todos. Nos pertenecen a todos. ¡Visítelos, diviértase y ayude a protegerlos para siempre! Foto de portada: Estero Llano State Park, Chase Fountain © 2021 TPWD PWD BK P4000-000A (5/21) TPWD recibe fondos del Servicio de Pesca y Vida Silvestre de EE.UU. (USFWS por sus siglas en ingles). TPWD prohíbe la discriminación por raza, color, religión, nacionalidad de origen, discapacidad, edad y género, conforme la ley estatal y federal. Para solicitar un acomodo especial u obtener información en un formato alternativo, por favor contacte a TPWD en un Teléfono de Texto (TTY) al (512) 3898915 ó por medio de “Relay Texas” al 7-1-1 ó (800) 735-2989 ó por email a accessibility@tpwd.texas.gov. Si usted cree que TPWD ha discriminado en su contra, favor de comunicarse con TPWD, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744, o con el Servicio de Pesca y Vida Silvestre de EE.UU., Office for Diversity and Workforce Management, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041. De acuerdo con la Ley de Depósito del Estado de Texas, esta publicación está disponible en el centro de Distribución de Publicaciones del Estado de Texas y/o las Bibliotecas de Depósito de Texas. ACTIVIDADES Y PROGRAMAS ¿Qué puedo hacer en los parques estatales? ¡Disfruta de un día de campo, visita un sitio histórico o elige entre muchas otras opciones! Bicicletas Pedalea a lo largo de los parques a cualquier velocidad, en cualquier estilo, con cualquier grupo. Elige las rutas, el tipo de terreno y las distancias que cumplan con tu zona de confort. Caminatas Empieza con un circuito más corto, avanza a terrenos más difíciles o únete a una caminata guiada. Pescar Puedes pescar sin licencia en tantos como 70 parques estatales. Muchos parques ofrecen equipo para pescar a manera de préstamo y eventos especiales para aprender a pescar. Barcos Renta canoas y kayacs y explora uno de los senderos acuáticos en Texas. Nadar Animales Silvestres Acampar Descubre aves, mamíferos y plantas que tienen su hogar en Texas. Muchos parques tienen señalamientos y listados que te ayudan a aprender más. Encuentra un lugar que cumpla con lo que quieres. Prueba nuevas recetas, comparte historias favoritas y disfruta de las estrellas. 2 Más información y reservaciones: parquesdetexas.org Escape del calor en arroyos, ríos, lagos, manantiales, piletas y playas del mar. Tu seguridad en el agua es muy importante. Lleva el chaleco salvavidas. Aprende a nadar. Guarda a los niños. (512) 389-8900 ¡Pregunta en tu parque cuáles están disponibles! Los niños de 12 años y menores entran GRATIS Cielos Estrellados Escapa de las luces de la ciudad y goza de maravillosas vistas del cielo que no encontrarás en ninguna otra parte. Ven a una fiesta de estrellas o toma una excursión de constelaciones auto-guiada. Familias en la Naturaleza Elige un taller o diseña tu propia aventura. ¡Monta una tienda de campaña, cocina al exterior, prende una fogata y juega al exterior! Nosotros te Toma una publicación gratuita de actividades o pregunta por los paquetes gratuitos con los parques proporcionamos todo el equipo. No es necesario tener experiencia. participantes. Usa los binoculares, lupas, libros de bosquejos y libros de guías para explorar el parque. Mochilas para Exploradores Soldados Búfalo de Texas Descubre la historia con cuentos, vestuarios y herramientas. Sigue la pista de un animal, pesca con caña, cocina sobre una fogata, visita los fuertes y más. Adéntrate en las historias de vida de aquellos que sirvieron valientemente en los primeros regimientos Áfrico-Americanos de las Fuerzas Armadas. ! Seguridad en el Parque Ten cuidado con el agua Pre