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Garner SP https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/garner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garner_State_Park Garner State Park is located in the Texas Hill Country, in the community of Concan, Uvalde County. It is the most popular state park in Texas for overnight camping. It often fills by noon in peak parts of the season. The park is popular with campers and local residents for its activities on the Frio River and the dances held nightly during the spring and summer.

TWELVE WAYS TO BE A VALUED VISITOR • CHECK OUT time is 2 p.m. or renew permit by 9 a.m. (pending availability). • Public consumption or display of an alcoholic beverage in a public place is prohibited. • Day Use Visitors must be out at time of Park closing. • Maximum of eight people per campsite. Quiet time is from 10 p.m. - 6 a.m. • Excess parking fee is required at campsites with more than two vehicles (including trailers). • Trash dumpsters are conveniently located on all camping loops. Campsite must be clean. • GRAY WATER AND BLACK WATER MUST BE DISCHARGED ONLY AT DUMP STATIONS. • Only one unit per site is permitted to hook up to utilities. • Pets must be kept on a leash no longer than six feet and must be attended at all times. Please pick up after them. • Valid permit is required on windshield of each vehicle in park. • All vehicles are to remain on pavement. • Numbered sites for overnight camping only. • Feeding wildlife is prohibited. EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS 911 830-232-6132 ext 8 FRIENDS OF GARNER STATE PARK 830-232-5999 www.friendsofgarner.org DONATE TODAY! 1 Shawn Streib Gray, Owner/Broker 230 South US Hwy. 83 • Leakey, Texas 830.232.4500 friocanyonrealestate.com Riverfront Cabins RV Sites - Store 20# Ice - Shirts Fire Wood 2 RIVERWAY "ON THE FRIO" 685 Hwy. 1050 at the Bridge 1 Minute East of Garner Park Entrance 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM MON. - SAT. CLOSED SUNDAY MONDAY THRU FRIDAY: 9-Holes = $1000 18-Holes = $1400 OPEN 7 Days A Week 417-B, US Hwy. 83, Leakey, TX 78873 (830) 232-4993 COOL, CLEAN & CONVENIENT STAINLESS, FRONT LOADING, LARGE & EX-LARGE WASHERS & DRYERS ECO FRIENDLY FRESH MEAT & PRODUCE BEER & WINE  CAMPING SUPPLIES HWY 83 & 337 ON THE CORNER 830-232-6299 13 Josh’s Outf tfitt tter Find Everything You Need: • Souvenirs • T-shirts • Caps • River Gear • Fishing Tackle • Women’s Clothing • Swimwear • Jewelry • Camping Gear • Tubes & Kayaks • Bait worms • Bait Minnows (Leakey only) • Gelato & Coffee CRIDER’S FRIO RIVER CABINS Cabins & General Store Home of Bonnie's Bakery 1½ miles North of Garner State Park www.cridersonthefrio.com (830) 232-5583 19 Hwy. 83 • Leakey, TX 78873 1½ miles south of Utopia on Hwy. 187 830-966-5577 TUBES KAYAKS SHUTTLE RIVER EXIT Plan your next vacation with us on CR 350 between Concan & Garner State Park 9 10 14 FRIO RIVER OUTFITTERS & LODGING (830) 232-6595 Great Selection of Gifts, T-Shirts & Caps www.onthefrio.com • happyhollow@hctc.net 1 mile North of Garner on US 83 WE CATER Frio River Cabins B.E.N.T. RIVER RETREAT 16 CABINS - 150 ACRES 1½ miles North of Garner "The Cabins on the Frio" • frioriver.net 888.388.3707 www.cabinsfrioriver.com 830-232-5996 FRIO ACRES • "It's the Place to Be" frioacres.com • 877.635.4848 Frio Country Resort Riverfront Lodging Week night Specials. Live Music on Weekends. 15 Great Food and Fun every night. 3 Pool Tables, Shuffleboard, 5 Big Screen T V’s Drive Thru Beverage Barn Now Open *Tubing *Gifts *Clothes 16 Family Fun on the Frio! www.friocountry.com 888-9CONCAN Wi-fi Parkview Riverside Rally Facilities • Water & Sewer to all sites 20/30/50 amp Electric to all sites Air-Conditioned Bathhouse & Laundry Room High Speed Wireless Internet • Propane Satellite TV • Dump Station 21 Dining Room Open Seasonally - please call in advance for hours Please Join Us for Hill Country Dining in Concan, overlooking the beautiful Frio River (830) 232-5813 • nealscafe@yahoo.com www.nealsdiningroom.com 20720 Hwy. 127, Concan, TX 78838 22 EAT Well! Grill Big! BBQ, Specialty Meats, Prepared Foods, Fresh Produce, Beer/Wine, Picnic, Gifts 830-232-5559 24 29 18 BEARSMARKET.com 830-232-6910 Fuel • Diesel • ATM • Lottery Ice • Cold Drinks • T-Shirts Firewood • BBQ Supplies Gift Shop • River Gear Tubes & Kayak Rentals • Shuttles Hunt Brothers Pizza 20 31611 Hwy 83 North • Concan, TX 78838 830-232-5444 www.andysonriverroad.com 17 Beautiful Frio-Riverfront Across from Garner State Park (830) 232-4006 www.buckhornbarngrill.com Cabins & Rooms for Rent • Tent Camping Groceries • Gift Shop • Tubes • Kayaks Shuttles • Family Owned Best Float Trips on the Frio Located ½ mile from the Frio River For Float Trip Times or Reservations Call: RV PARK parkviewrv@gmail.com www.ParkViewRiversideRV.com Located 4.4 miles north of Garner on Hwy. 83. FRIO TUBING COMPANY GUIDED HORSEBACK RIDES SCENIC HILL COUNTRY TRAIL 9 MILES S. OF LEAKEY • ¼ MILE N. OF GARNER HOURLY RIDES $30 PER HORSE REGULAR TRAIL $45 PER HORSE MOUNTAIN TRAIL BREAKFAST RIDES AVAILABLE $10 PONY RIDES FOR LITTLE ONES INCLUDES PETTING ZOO (830) 232-5365 12 11 1½ MILE FRIO RIVER FRONTAGE 4377 Hwy.83 South 830-232-4755 6 567 Hwy. 83 South • 830-232-4577 Jeffrey DeLeon • 830-225-0573 cell BIRDING, BIKING, NATURE TRAILS RIVER GEAR FISHING GEAR GROCERIES CAMPING GOODS ELM CREEK STABLES 23 8 4 CABINS ON THE FRIO Special Weekdays for Seniors (65) & Juniors: 9-Holes = $800 18-Holes = $1100 Weekends & Holidays: 9-Holes = $1200 18-Holes

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. 

INTERPRETIVE GUIDE GARNER STATE PARK Garner boasts the only CCC-constructed dance pavilion in a state park still used for regular dances. GENERATIONS FREQUENT GARNER STATE PARK, SUSTAINING CUSTOMS UNIQUE TO THIS PLACE. THE MOST POPULAR OF THESE TRADITIONS, THE DANCE, HAS ITS ROOTS IN THE PARK’S GREAT DEPRESSION-ERA CONSTRUCTION. AN INEXPENSIVE FORM OF ENTERTAINMENT, LOCAL DANCES BECAME A POPULAR PASTIME IN THE 1930S. WHEN THE PARK OPENED, LOCAL BANDS PERFORMED IN THE BEAUTIFUL NATIVE LIMESTONE AND CYPRESS DANCE PAVILION. LATER, A JUKEBOX Garner State Park is one of the most popular parks in the state. The rich cultural history of the park and its facilities, the clear waters of the Frio River, and steep wooded canyons combine to form a treasured place for all Texans. Help us keep the park a special place for everyone. • Hike only on designated trails and stay out of closed areas. • Leave no trace. Keep your park clean by picking up your trash. • Preserve the park for future generations and leave plants, animals, and fossils where you find them. • Join the Friends of Garner State Park, a non-profit group that supports the park through donations, service, programs, and running the Visitor Center. Garner State Park 234 RR 1050, Concan, TX 78838 (830) 232-6132 • www.tpwd.texas.gov/garner/ REPLACED THE BANDS, AND THE ESTABLISHED DANCE CONTINUES ON WARM SUMMER NIGHTS. © 2021 TPWD. PWD BR P4507-061M (7/21) 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. G A R N E R S T A T E P A R K The land was a kitchen for some Native Americans! Some groups built large earth ovens to slow cook tough roots and tubers. Great Western Trail. European immigrants also settled in the area, their livelihood based on ranching and farming. German immigrants like the Magers and Streibs moved here, setting up ranching operations to support their families. The Frio River, serving the needs of people for thousands of years, isn’t only valuable today for swimming and tubing. It feeds lakes and aquifers, like the Choke Canyon Reservoir and the Edwards Aquifer, that Texans rely on for drinking water. THE DRAW OF THE WATER Think for a moment about what brought you to Garner State Park. Perhaps it was the promise of leisure time with your family, the opportunity to float in a cool river, or a chance to see plants and animals that live here. Your reasons for visiting this canyon differ very little from what brought people in the past. Around 12,000 years ago, prehistoric people started to travel through this land. They were attracted to the game animals, useful plants, and stones for toolmaking they could find here. The river provided a dependable source of water and helped to cool the canyons, providing a sanctuary during warm summers. Spanish expeditions in the 1600s were the first Europeans to explore this land, leaving their mark by naming what they saw. Their name for the river, Frio, means cold. Later, during the rise of cattle drives, the canyon again offered security to cattle and cowboys traveling on the We still use most CCC-constructed facilities at Garner today, including roads, picnic tables, a lodge, overnight cabins, and the dance pavilion. THE MAKING OF A STATE PARK As the automobile gained in popularity during the early 1900s, vacation camping became a popular pastime for city dwellers. The Frio River and the beautiful canyons made this an ideal location. In the 1920s, the Magers family opened a piece of their land along the Frio River for camping, where the park is today. Soon after, the Great Depression of the 1930s brought a debilitating unemployment crisis to the country. With more than half the young men under 25 years of age out of work, President Franklin Roosevelt created the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) to provide opportunities for them. In Texas, the program put young men to work developing state and national parks. Civilian Conservation Corps Company 879 constructed the park between 1935 and 1941. With hand tools and hard work, they built everything the park needed to welcome visitors. June 1, 1941 marked the grand opening and dedication of Garner State Park, named after former vice president John Nance Garner, a local son. REMARKABLE RIPARIAN T ake a look beyond the tubes and swimmers and you’ll find a special habitat along the Frio River. This riparian landscape is where water, soil, and p

GARNER 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 ___ Black-bellied Whistling-Duck ___ Egyptian Goose ___ Ring-necked Duck Grouse, Quail, and Allies ___ Northern Bobwhite ___ Wild Turkey Grebes ___ Pied-billed Grebe Pigeons and Doves ___ Rock Pigeon ___ Eurasian Collared-Dove ___ Inca Dove ___ Common Ground 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 ___ Spotted Sandpiper Herons, Ibis, and Allies ___ Great Blue Heron ___ Great Egret ___ Cattle Egret Vultures, Hawks, and Allies ___ Black Vulture ___ Turkey Vulture ___ Osprey ___ Northern Harrier ___ Sharp-shinned Hawk ___ Cooper’s Hawk ___ Harris’s Hawk ___ Red-shouldered Hawk ___ Swainson’s Hawk ___ Zone-tailed Hawk ___ Red-tailed Hawk Owls ___ Eastern Screech-Owl ___ Great Horned Owl Kingfshers ___ Ringed Kingfsher ___ Belted Kingfsher ___ Green Kingfsher Woodpeckers ___ Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ___ Golden-fronted Woodpecker ___ Downy Woodpecker ___ Ladder-backed Woodpecker ___ Northern Flicker Falcons and Caracaras ___ Crested Caracara ___ American Kestrel Tyrant Flycatchers: Pewees, Kingbirds, and Allies ___ Olive-sided Flycatcher ___ Eastern Wood-Pewee ___ Acadian Flycatcher ___ Least Flycatcher ___ Black Phoebe ___ Eastern Phoebe ___ Say’s Phoebe ___ Vermilion Flycatcher ___ Ash-throated Flycatcher ___ Great Crested Flycatcher ___ Brown-crested Flycatcher ___ Couch’s Kingbird ___ Western Kingbird ___ Eastern Kingbird ___ Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Vireos ___ Black-capped Vireo ___ White-eyed Vireo ___ Bell’s Vireo ___ Hutton’s Vireo ___ Yellow-throated Vireo ___ Blue-headed Vireo ___ Red-eyed Vireo Shrikes ___ Loggerhead Shrike Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens ___ Blue Jay ___ Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay ___ Chihuahuan Raven ___ Common Raven Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice ___ Carolina Chickadee ___ Black-crested Titmouse Penduline-Tits and Verdin ___ Verdin Martins and Swallows ___ Northern Rough-winged Swallow ___ Purple Martin ___ Tree Swallow ___ Bank Swallow ___ Barn Swallow ___ Clif Swallow ___ Cave Swallow Long-tailed Tits and Bushtit ___ Bushtit Kinglets ___ Golden-crowned Kinglet ___ Ruby-crowned Kinglet Treecreepers ___ Brown Creeper Gnatcatchers ___ Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Wrens ___ Rock Wren ___ Canyon Wren ___ House Wren ___ Carolina Wren ___ Bewick’s Wren ___ Cactus Wren Starlings and Mynas ___ European Starling Catbirds, Mockingbirds, and Thrashers ___ Long-billed 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 ___ Cassin’s Sparrow ___ Grasshopper Sparrow ___ Olive Sparrow ___ Chipping Sparrow ___ Clay-colored Sparrow ___ Field Sparrow ___ Black-throated Sparrow ___ Lark Sparrow ___ Dark-eyed Junco ___ White-crowned Sparrow ___ Vesper Sparrow ___ Savannah Sparrow ___ Song Sparrow ___ Lincoln’s Sparrow ___ Canyon Towhee ___ Rufous-crowned Sparrow ___ Spotted Towhee Yellow-breasted Chat ___ Yellow-breasted Chat Blackbirds ___ Western Meadowlark ___ Eastern Meadowlark ___ Orchard Oriole ___ Hooded Oriole ___ Bullock’s Oriole ___ Audubon’s Oriole ___ Scott’s Oriole ___ Red-winged Blackbird ___ Bronzed Cowbird ___ Brown-headed Cowbird ___ Great-tailed Grackle Wood-Warblers ___ Black-and-white Warbler ___ Orange-crowned Warbler ___ Nashville Warbler ___ Common Yellowthroat ___ Northern Parula ___ Yellow Warbler ___ Pine Warbler ___ Yellow-rumped Warbler ___ Yellow-throated Warbler ___ Golden-cheeked Warbler ___ Black-throated Green Warbler ___ Wilson’s Warbler Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies ___ Summer Tanager ___ Northern Cardinal ___ Pyrrhuloxia ___ Blue Grosbeak ___ Indigo Bunting ___ Painted Bunting ___ Dickcissel © 2022 TPWD PWD CD P4507-0061R (3/22) 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

-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