Huntsville

State Park - Texas

Huntsville State Park is a wooded recreational area, six miles (10 km) southwest of Huntsville, Texas, within Walker County and the Sam Houston National Forest. The park is dominated by loblolly pine and shortleaf pine trees. White-tailed deer, raccoons, opossums, armadillos, and fox squirrels live in the park. 218 species of birds have been documented either on the ground or flying over the park. Lake Raven has crappie, bluegill, catfish and bass. Occasionally alligators have been spotted in the lake.

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Trails Map of Huntsville State Park (SP) in Texas. Published by Texas Parks & Wildlife.Huntsville - Trails Map

Trails Map of Huntsville State Park (SP) in Texas. Published by Texas Parks & Wildlife.

Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) of Sam Houston National Forest (NF) in Texas. Published by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS).Sam Houston MVUM - 2022

Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) of Sam Houston National Forest (NF) in Texas. Published by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS).

Hunter Camp Map of Sam Houston National Forest (NF) in Texas. Published by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS).Sam Houston - Hunter Camp Map 2022

Hunter Camp Map of Sam Houston National Forest (NF) in Texas. Published by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS).

Official Texas Travel Map. Published by the Texas Department of Transportation.Texas - Travel Map

Official Texas Travel Map. Published by the Texas Department of Transportation.

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Campground Map of Huntsville State Park (SP) in Texas. Published by Texas Parks & Wildlife.Huntsville - Campground Map

Campground Map of Huntsville State Park (SP) in Texas. Published by Texas Parks & Wildlife.

Trails Map of Huntsville State Park (SP) in Texas. Published by Texas Parks & Wildlife.Huntsville - Trails Map

Trails Map of Huntsville State Park (SP) in Texas. Published by Texas Parks & Wildlife.

Interpretive Guide of Huntsville State Park (SP) in Texas. Published by Texas Parks & Wildlife.Huntsville - Interpretive Guide

Interpretive Guide of Huntsville State Park (SP) in Texas. Published by Texas Parks & Wildlife.

Birds of Huntsville State Park (SP) in Texas. Published by Texas Parks & Wildlife.Huntsville - Birds

Birds of Huntsville State Park (SP) in Texas. Published by Texas Parks & Wildlife.

Official Texas State Parks Guide. Published by Texas Parks & Wildlife.Texas State - Official Texas State Parks Guide

Official Texas State Parks Guide. Published by Texas Parks & Wildlife.

Official Texas State Parks Guide (español). Published by Texas Parks & Wildlife.Texas State - Guía de Parques

Official Texas State Parks Guide (español). Published by Texas Parks & Wildlife.

Huntsville SP https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/huntsville https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntsville_State_Park Huntsville State Park is a wooded recreational area, six miles (10 km) southwest of Huntsville, Texas, within Walker County and the Sam Houston National Forest. The park is dominated by loblolly pine and shortleaf pine trees. White-tailed deer, raccoons, opossums, armadillos, and fox squirrels live in the park. 218 species of birds have been documented either on the ground or flying over the park. Lake Raven has crappie, bluegill, catfish and bass. Occasionally alligators have been spotted in the lake.
For assistance using this map, contact the park. Huntsville State Park TexasStateParks.org/App Exit 109 PARK ROAD 45 TexasStateParks.org/SocialMedia Trailhead Parking 142 143 145 139 146 144 147 149 138 148 151 137 150 154 152 127 128 153 129 131 155 125 132 126 156 136 124 130 133 123 135 134 157 27 30 29 28 Prairie Branch Camping Area 141 140 16 24 25 26 15 23 22 21 14 20 17 122 18 19 Trailhead Parking 8 7 13 6 5 12 4 11 10 Shelter sites 1-30 3 2 1 9 As a State Park, the primary focus of this site is to provide recreational opportunities while maintaining public safety and protecting fragile park resources. Help us to protect this special place and provide for everybody’s enjoyment by following some simple guidelines: • Camping is permitted in designated, numbered sites only. Camping at designated sites helps protect fragile vegetation and minimizes soil compaction. Trailhead Parking • Numbered sites are for overnight camping only. NO PICNICKING. • CHECK OUT time is 12 p.m. Renewal requests should be made by 9 a.m. (subject to site availability). • All vehicles must remain on the pavement. This protects the park’s fragile vegetation and SPEED minimizes soil compaction and erosion. LIMIT • A valid permit must be displayed on the windshield of all vehicles in the park. 20 • An extra vehicle fee is required at each campsite with more than two vehicles (including trailers). MPH • Public consumption or display of any alcoholic beverage is prohibited. All outdoor areas within the park are “public.” SPEED LIMIT • A maximum of eight people are permitted per campsite. Overcrowding damages vegetation, increases soil compaction and often leads to noise problems. 20 MPH • Quiet hours are enforced from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. and guests who do not have a camping permit must leave the park by 10 p.m. Respect your fellow campers. Excessive noise can ruin your neighbor’s outdoor experience. • Keep camp and picnic areas clean. Please recycle appropriate litter and deposit trash in trash dumpsters. Leaving no trace of your visit helps keep the park beautiful and reduces the chance of Campsites 1-25 human/animal conflicts. 10 9 • Black water and gray water can only be discharged at the dump station. This water carries 12 7 bacteria that can spread serious illnesses and food particles that can attract undesirable animals, including fire ants. 8 14 11 5 • Only one camping unit per site is permitted to hook up to utilities. 13 6 • Pets must be kept on a leash no longer than six feet and must not be left unattended. This keeps 3 15 16 them and others safe while protecting wildlife. 4 1 • Fires are permitted only in designated fire rings or pedestal grills. Ground fires scar rocks and soil 17 2 and may cause wildfires. 20 Raven Hill 26 19 • Gathering firewood is prohibited. Dead wood is an important source of food and shelter to wildlife 22 Camping Area and it replenishes nutrients in the soil. 25 21 27 23 • Swim at your own risk in the designated swimming area only. NO LIFEGUARD is on duty. 28 24 Trailhead 29 • Pets or glass containers are not allowed in the swimming area. Parking 30 Pets can create unsanitary conditions and may feel threatened by 31 strangers in close proximity. Broken glass can cause serious injury 32 49 to bare feet. 47 Campsites 33 51 116 115 113 112 • Loud music is prohibited. Respect your fellow park visitors. 26-59 117 110 48 36 34 Excessive noise can ruin your neighbor’s outdoor experience. 52 108 50 35 • Boating is permitted at wakeless speeds only. Excessive wake can 53 38 118 114 111 107 54 41 37 119 109 disturb wildlife and pose a hazard to non-motorized boaters. Coloneh 39 56 106 • Persons under 18 years old are not permitted to ride in the back of a 43 Trailhead Camping Area 40 55 57 Parking 105 pickup truck. This state law was enacted to provide for child safety. 120 121 97 42 103 95 • The use of fish stringers is prohibited at all fishing piers. Stringers 44 58 93 45 of fish attract alligators that may then become a nuisance or 100 99 91 101 102 104 59 46 endanger humans. 98 90 96 94 • Stop the spread of invasive species. 88 92 60 86 CLEAN, DRAIN and DRY your boat. 64 61 65 66 Bathhouse 8081 76 79 63 62 74 67 75 77 78 83 82 85 87 70 Boat Rentals Restrooms Showers Water Only Sites Water and Electric Sites Full Hookup Sites Dump Station Shelter with Water/ Electric hookups Amphitheater Nature Center Picnic Area Group Screened Shelter Group Recreation Hall Swimming Parking Boat Ramp Fishing Pier Fish Cleaning Playground Park Host Texas State Parks Store 73 72 71 State Parks Store Maintenance 68 69 Headquarters Residence 89 84 #BetterOutside LEGEND PLEASE NOTE 40 N #TexasStateParks (Wakeless speed enforced.) T-shirts, caps and one-of-a-kind gift items are available at the park store located at our day-use area. 565 Park Road 40 W P.O. Box 508 Huntsville, TX 77342-0508 (936) 295-5644 Lodge TPWD receives funds from the USFWS. TPWD prohibi
For assistance using this map, contact the park. For a web version of the map text, visit our Trails Information page. #TexasStateParks, visit www.texasstateparks.org texasstateparks.org Sign up today for free updates: texasstateparks.org/email For information on Texas State Parks, visit Sign up today for email free email updates: texasstateparks.org/email /TexasStateParks /texasparksandwildlife @TPWDparks @TPWDparks @TexasStateParks #TxStateParks Sponsor:Whole WholeEarth EarthProvision ProvisionCo. Co. Sponsor:
INTERPRETIVE GUIDE HUNTSVILLE STATE PARK Huntsville State Park is a recreational and cultural area but also a nature preserve. Please help us protect the park’s resources and your safety by following park rules. HUNTSVILLE STATE PARK OPENS A DOOR TO 2,000 ACRES OF OUTDOOR ADVENTURE, FAMILY FUN, NATURE, AND HISTORY. YOU CAN CAMP, CATCH A BASS, SWIM, PICNIC, HIKE OR BIKE MORE THAN 20 MILES OF TRAILS. THE BEATING HEART OF A Call the park to schedule your group for programs on natural and cultural history. Park interpreters staff a nature center and offer a variety of programs. Check with park headquarters for more information. Huntsville State Park 565 Park Road 40 W P.O. Box 508 Huntsville, TX 77342-0508 (936) 295-5644 www.tpwd.texas.gov/huntsville www.facebook.com/HuntsvilleSP/ PROUD COMMUNITY, THE PARK CONNECTS YOU TO PAST AND PRESENT. © 2020 TPWD. PWD BR P4505-044Q (4/20) 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. H U N T S V I L L E S T A T E P A R K NATURAL HISTORY CCC Company 1823, composed of African American veterans of World War I, built a large earthen dam and constructed a road along the lake shore and built a concession building of stone and timber. CULTURAL HISTORY People have lived here for thousands of years. In the 1500s, when Europeans began exploring this area, they found Bidai Indians. The Bidai hunted and farmed the land. Half of them died from disease during the 1770s. The survivors joined other tribes and left the area during the 1850s. Anglo Americans founded the town of Huntsville just after the Texas Revolution in 1837 with a trading post and post office. Republic of Texas president and Texas state governor Sam Houston lived in Huntsville for many years and is buried here. Park features including Lake Raven and the Raven Hill Campground recall Houston’s Cherokee name: the Raven. After the Civil War, the forest surrounding the community felt the ax of the East Texas logging boom. Loggers cut thousands of acres in this area, including what is now Huntsville State Park. But logging of park land stopped before the First World War. During the Great Depression of the 1930s, the Huntsville community united to build a new park. President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal sent a 200-man Civilian Conservation Corps company to do the job. The company’s African American enrollees dammed up creeks to construct Lake Raven. They replanted the forest and constructed the park lodge and other features. Heavy rain caused the dam to collapse in 1940, delaying the park’s completion for ten years. But it opened to the public on May 18, 1956. OUTDOOR RECREATION Huntsville’s plant and animal communities include mixed pine and hardwood forests, lake, and wetland. This rich and diverse habitat is a beacon that brings life in many forms to the park. More than 250 bird species have been seen at Huntsville. The park’s variety of habitats support both migrant and year-round resident birds. Birders use the Coloneh Trail blind to observe both forest and wetland species. Songbirds, herons, hawks, ducks, and even bald eagles have all been observed at the park. The lake and wetlands also support animals including otter, beaver, and American alligators. Beavers built small ponds in the eastern end of Lake Raven at Little Chinquapin Creek. Their work feeds them while adding new habitat that increases the diversity of life. The ponds slow the flow of stream water and allow the entry of new types of aquatic plants. When beavers cut down trees they favor certain species, changing the forest. A few American alligators live in the park wetlands. Top predators, alligators hunt in marsh areas along the water’s edge. They are most active at night during the summer and at day during the winter. L ake Raven is known for the quality size bass you can catch here. White and yellow bass, sunfish, flathead, and channel catfish also patrol the lake in search of food. Paddlers enjoy journeys against a cathedral forest backdrop. Within a designated area, you can even go swimming. Over 20 miles of rustic trails through the forest provide adventure and scenic beauty. They offer some
HUNTSVILLE 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 ___ Wood Duck ___ Blue-winged Teal ___ Northern Shoveler ___ Gadwall ___ American Wigeon ___ Mallard ___ Green-winged Teal ___ Canvasback ___ Ring-necked Duck ___ Lesser Scaup Grouse, Quail, and Allies ___ Northern Bobwhite Grebes ___ Pied-billed Grebe Pigeons and Doves ___ Rock Pigeon ___ Eurasian Collared-Dove ___ White-winged Dove ___ Mourning Dove Cuckoos ___ Yellow-billed Cuckoo Nightjars ___ Common Nighthawk ___ Chuck-will’s-widow Swifs ___ Chimney Swif Hummingbirds ___ Ruby-throated Hummingbird Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ___ Common Gallinule ___ American Coot ___ Purple Gallinule Shorebirds ___ Killdeer ___ Spotted Sandpiper ___ Greater Yellowlegs Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ___ Ring-billed Gull ___ Forster’s Tern Loons ___ Common Loon Cormorants and Anhingas ___ Anhinga ___ Neotropic Cormorant ___ 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 ___ Black-crowned Night-Heron ___ Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Vultures, Hawks, and Allies ___ Black Vulture ___ Turkey Vulture ___ Osprey ___ Mississippi Kite ___ Sharp-shinned Hawk ___ Cooper’s Hawk ___ Bald Eagle ___ Red-shouldered Hawk ___ Broad-winged Hawk ___ Red-tailed Hawk Owls ___ Eastern Screech-Owl ___ Great Horned Owl ___ Barred Owl Kingfshers ___ Belted Kingfsher Woodpeckers ___ Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ___ Red-headed Woodpecker ___ Red-bellied Woodpecker ___ Downy Woodpecker ___ Hairy Woodpecker ___ Pileated Woodpecker ___ Northern Flicker Falcons and Caracaras ___ American Kestrel Tyrant Flycatchers: Pewees, Kingbirds, and Allies ___ Eastern Wood-Pewee ___ Acadian Flycatcher ___ Eastern Phoebe ___ Great Crested Flycatcher ___ Eastern Kingbird ___ Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Vireos ___ White-eyed Vireo ___ Yellow-throated Vireo ___ Blue-headed Vireo ___ Red-eyed Vireo Shrikes ___ Loggerhead Shrike Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens ___ Blue Jay ___ American Crow ___ Fish Crow Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice ___ Carolina Chickadee ___ Tufed Titmouse Martins and Swallows ___ Purple Martin ___ Tree Swallow ___ Barn Swallow ___ Clif Swallow Kinglets ___ Golden-crowned Kinglet ___ Ruby-crowned Kinglet Nuthatches ___ Red-breasted Nuthatch ___ White-breasted Nuthatch ___ Brown-headed Nuthatch Treecreepers ___ Brown Creeper Gnatcatchers ___ Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Wrens ___ House Wren ___ Winter Wren ___ Carolina Wren Starlings and Mynas ___ European Starling Catbirds, Mockingbirds, and Thrashers ___ Gray Catbird ___ Brown Thrasher ___ Northern Mockingbird Thrushes ___ Eastern Bluebird ___ Hermit Thrush ___ Wood Thrush ___ American Robin Waxwings ___ Cedar Waxwing Old World Sparrows ___ House Sparrow Wagtails and Pipits ___ American Pipit Finches, Euphonias, and Allies ___ House Finch ___ Purple Finch ___ Pine Siskin ___ American Goldfnch New World Sparrows ___ Chipping Sparrow ___ Field Sparrow ___ Dark-eyed Junco ___ White-crowned Sparrow ___ White-throated Sparrow ___ Song Sparrow ___ Lincoln’s Sparrow ___ Swamp Sparrow ___ Eastern Towhee Yellow-breasted Chat ___ Yellow-breasted Chat Blackbirds ___ 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 ___ Prothonotary Warbler ___ Swainson’s Warbler ___ Tennessee Warbler ___ Orange-crowned Warbler ___ Nashville Warbler ___ Kentucky Warbler ___ Common Yellowthroat ___ Hooded Warbler ___ American Redstart ___ Northern Parula ___ Magnolia Warbler ___ Yellow Warbler ___ Chestnut-sided Warbler ___ Pine Warbler ___ Yellow-rumped Warbler ___ Yellow-throated Warbler ___ Black-throated Green Warbler Cardinals, Grosbeaks, and Allies ___ Summer Tanager ___ Northern Cardinal ___ Indigo Bunting ___ Painted Bunting © 2021 TPWD PWD CD P4505-0044R (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 Mana
-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

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