Texas National Parks and Natural Landscapes
Howdy, and Welcome to Texas!. Scenic locations in the west and center of the state are listed below, and shown on the
Texas map - these include canyons, deserts, lakes, mountains, rivers, rock formations, and backroads. Texas contains 14
NPS units, and over 80
state parks and state natural areas.
Table of Contents for Texas
Texas National Park Service Units
Other Scenic Places in Texas
Trails in west Texas (33 routes)
The most popular hiking areas in west Texas are
Big Bend National Park and the
Guadalupe Mountains.
Texas Trail Search
Choose from over 2,800 Texas hotels in 356 towns & cities (
west,
east), including
national park hotels and
interstate hotels
Locations include:
Abilene,
Amarillo,
Austin,
Corpus Christi,
Dallas,
El Paso,
Fort Worth,
Fredericksburg,
Houston,
Laredo,
Lubbock,
Midland,
Odessa,
San Antonio
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
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)
Driving Distances - mileages between selected places in Texas
Introduction - summary of Texas's scenic areas
Maps - Texas state map and national park maps
Weather - forecasts for Texas towns, cities and parks
Texas Photographs - indexed by location
Panoramic Photographs - wide landscape photos of Texas