| NATIONAL PARKS QUICKLINKS |
Where Can I Find: Fall's Best Birdwatching?
Looking to catch some migrating birds? Find out where to look.
Top 3 Paddling Treks
These weekend float trips have side hikes that rival the paddling for scenery and solitude.
Highpoint Texas
Traverse Guadalupe Mountains National Park to the state's airiest perch.
How to See More Bats
Whether you fear, respect, or applaud these complex creatures of the night, the tips below will help you find and observe them.
Three Southwestern Hikes to Test Your Senses
Joshua Tree, Zion, and the Guadalupe Mountains are three hike-worthy desert destinations.
Paddling's Greatest Getaways
16 wild ways to find backcountry solitude and big-time scenery. All this, and you can bring the ice chest, too.
Adventure Guide: Big Bend National Park
Texas-sized solitude is practically guaranteed when you explore the high peaks and striking river canyons of this lightly visited wilderness.
Ultimate Summer Escapes: The Best Dayhikes and Backpacking Trips Near You
Coming soon to your city: far-out adventures that are shockingly close to home.
High Points: Guadalupe Peak, Texas
This peak lives up to its reputation.
Hike Texas's McKittrick Canyon
This canyon in the Guadalupe Mountains offers an endless cluster of colors mixed together with some famous geology
Dinosaur Valley State Park
This Texas park holds true to its name with some of the best preserved dinosaur tracks in the world.
Best Backpacking In Texas
Our comprehensive guide to the best backpacking you can find in Texas.
Quest For The Jackalope
Is the legendary jackalope the most endangered species in the Lower 48 or just an old cowboy tale that refuses to die?
Big Bend Birding In Texas
The best bird window coincides with the best hiking season in the Chihuahuan Desert.
Texas' Enchanted Rock State Natural Area
Hike or climb this pristine pink-granite wonderland just outside Austin.
Texas' Hill Country State Natural Area
It's amazing what nature can do with pasture a decade after the cows go home.
Lone Star Hiking Trail, Texas
Smooth and easy hiking deep in the heart of Texas.
Texas: Lost Maples State Natural Area
Texas' Lost Maples has beautiful desert vistas -- and mountain lions.
Caprock Canyons State Park
History and landscape meet at Caprock Canyos State Park.
Texas' Palo Duro Canyon
The colorful walls of Palo Duro Canyon will delight hikers with masterpiece washes of color.
Texas' Big Slough Wilderness
Texas' Big Slough is as wet as the Big Bend is dry.
Texas' Guadalupe Range
If you think west Texas is nothing but tumbleweeds and cattle, you haven't walked 62 miles across one of the world's most famous geological formations.
