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Select a location from the lists below, use the Texas map or try the general introduction page.

NPS Units
ALIBATES FLINT QUARRIES National Monument - isolated site north of Amarillo preserving ancient flint quarries
AMISTAD National Recreation Area - artificial lake on the Rio Grande near Del Rio, with many branched side canyons
BIG BEND National Park - huge desert, canyon and mountain wilderness alongside the Rio Grande
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS National Park - isolated mountain range with diverse climate zones, surrounded by the Chihuahuan Desert
LAKE MEREDITH National Recreation Area - lake in the high plains north of Amarillo, formed by a dam across the Canadian River
PADRE ISLAND National Seashore - 80 miles of undeveloped beach beside the Gulf of Mexico, near Corpus Christi
SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS National Historical Park - 5 Spanish churches dating from 1718, linked by an historic trail

Big Bend National Park
Hot Springs Trail

Other Places
BIG BEND RANCH State Park - rugged wilderness area west of Big Bend
BLACK GAP Wildlife Management Area - large expanse of the Chihuahuan desert east of Big Bend
CAPROCK CANYONS State Park - eroded red rock buttes and gorges at the edge of the High Plains
DINOSAUR VALLEY State Park - fossilised dinosaur footprints, plus pleasant river scenery
ENCHANTED ROCK State Natural Area - large granite monolith in the Texas Hill Country
LANGTRY - isolated village with a historic past, beside the Rio Grande
LOST MAPLES State Natural Area - steep limestone canyons and unusual trees
PALMETTO State Park - swampy environment with exotic plants and wildlife
PALO DURO CANYON State Park - the largest canyon system in Texas
PEDERNALES FALLS State Park - wide waterfall along a clear river in a limestone canyon


Langtry
Cactus garden and the water tower


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