Featured Texas locations are listed below, and shown on the Texas map - these are the most scenic places in the west and center of the state, and include canyons, deserts, lakes, mountains, rivers, rock formations, and scenic drives.
Alternatively, see these other Texas listings pages:
National Parks, National Monuments, National Recreation Areas and National Historic Sites
State Parks and State Natural Areas
National Park Service Units
Other Scenic Places
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Texas Hotels
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Choose from over 2,150 Texas hotels in 330 towns & cities (west, east); maps, national park hotels, interstate hotels and brand directories
Major locations include:
Abilene,
Amarillo,
Austin,
Corpus Christi,
Dallas,
El Paso,
Fort Worth,
Fredericksburg,
Houston,
Laredo,
Lubbock,
Midland,
Odessa,
San Antonio |
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Other Texas Resources
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Driving Distances - mileages between selected places
Introduction - brief summary of Texas's scenic areas
Maps - state map and national park maps
Weather - forecasts for Texas towns, cities and parks
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Texas Travel Itineraries
Texas - West and Central - 11 day loop through the wide open landscapes of west and central Texas, from Big Bend and the Chihuahuan Desert in the west, to the Hill Country around San Antonio
Plants of Texas
Cacti - photos and descriptions of 38 Texas cactus species; most common genera are coryphantha, cylindropuntia, echinocactus, echinocereus, escobaria, ferocactus, mammillaria, opuntia and thelocactus
Flowers - Texas wildflowers and flowering shrubs; photographs and identifying characteristics, arranged by the most common color groups (blue, orange, pink, purple, red, white and yellow)
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