National Parks & Sites in Texas

18 National Park Service sites — explore trails, campgrounds, weather, and plan your visit with AI.

Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument — Texas national park

Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument

TX

13,000 years ago, Alibates Flint was used by mammoth hunters as a source of flint for tools. Learn h...

Amistad National Recreation Area — Texas national park

Amistad National Recreation Area

TX

An oasis in the desert, Amistad National Recreation Area consists of the US portion of the Internati...

Big Bend National Park — Texas national park

Big Bend National Park

TX

There is a place in Far West Texas where night skies are dark as coal and rivers carve temple-like c...

Big Thicket National Preserve — Texas national park

Big Thicket National Preserve

TX

Life of all types abounds in the Big Thicket. This national preserve protects the incredible diversi...

Blackwell School National Historic Site — Texas national park

Blackwell School National Historic Site

TX

Written by prejudice rather than law, the story of the Blackwell School is one of “separate but equa...

Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail — Texas national park

Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail

MO,AR,OK,TX,NM,AZ,CA

In 1857, businessman and transportation entrepreneur John Butterfield was awarded a contract to esta...

Chamizal National Memorial — Texas national park

Chamizal National Memorial

TX

Chamizal is more than just an urban park to recreate or enjoy a quiet afternoon. These grounds are a...

El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail — Texas national park

El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail

NM,TX

Travel along El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail to experience and learn from a...

El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail — Texas national park

El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail

TX,LA

Explore a diverse array of histories contained within El Camino Real de los Tejas’ 150-year life, in...

Fort Davis National Historic Site — Texas national park

Fort Davis National Historic Site

TX

Fort Davis is one of the best surviving examples of an Indian Wars' frontier military post in the So...

Guadalupe Mountains National Park — Texas national park

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

TX

Come experience mountains and canyons, desert and dunes, night skies and spectacular vistas within a...

Lake Meredith National Recreation Area — Texas national park

Lake Meredith National Recreation Area

TX

Set within the wide‑open Texas Plains, Lake Meredith National Recreation Area offers a peaceful retr...

Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park — Texas national park

Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park

TX

Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park tells the story of our 36th president beginning with his ...

Padre Island National Seashore — Texas national park

Padre Island National Seashore

TX

Protecting sixty-six miles of wild coastline along the Gulf of America, the narrow barrier island is...

Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park — Texas national park

Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park

TX

On May 8, 1846, U.S. and Mexican troops clashed on the prairie of Palo Alto. The battle was the firs...

Rio Grande Wild & Scenic River — Texas national park

Rio Grande Wild & Scenic River

TX

For 196 miles, this free-flowing stretch of the Rio Grande winds its way through desert expanses and...

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park — Texas national park

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park

TX

Welcome to San Antonio Missions, a National Park Service site and the only UNESCO World Heritage Sit...

Waco Mammoth National Monument — Texas national park

Waco Mammoth National Monument

TX

Standing as tall as 14 feet and weighing 20,000 pounds, Columbian mammoths roamed across what is pre...

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