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Featured west and central Texas locations are listed below, and shown on the Texas map. Alternatively, see the full listings of all national parks, monuments, recreation areas and historic sites and state parks and state natural areas in Texas.

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

FORT DAVIS National Historic Site - well preserved military outpost

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 ParkBlue Creek Canyon

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

DAVIS MOUNTAINS State Park - scenic hills rising above the Chihuahuan Desert

DINOSAUR VALLEY State Park - fossilized dinosaur footprints, plus pleasant river scenery

ENCHANTED ROCK State Natural Area - large granite monolith in the Texas Hill Country

FORT LEATON State Historic Site - adobe fort, built 1848, near the Rio Grande in Big Bend country

FRANKLIN MOUNTAINS State Park - unspoilt Chihuahuan Desert range within El Paso city limits

HUECO TANKS State Park and Historic Site - granite outcrop with many pictographs, also popular for rock climbing

LANGTRY - isolated village with a historic past, beside the Rio Grande

LOST MAPLES State Natural Area - steep limestone canyons and unusual trees

MONAHANS SANDHILLS State Park - active dunefield next to I-20, near Odessa

ODESSA METEOR CRATER - 600 foot diameter impact crater, now mostly filled in

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

LangtryCactus garden and the water tower