Texas Parks and Recreation Areas - Page 2

Set in the rugged beauty of the Davis Mountains of west Texas, Fort Davis is one of America's best surviving examples of an Indian Wars' frontier military post in the Southwest. From 1854 to 1891, Fort Davis was strategically located to protect emigrants, mail coaches, and freight wagons on the Trans-Pecos portion of the San Antonio-El Paso Road and the Chihuahua Trail, and to control activities on the southern stem of the Great Comanche War Trail and Mescalero Apache war trails. read more...

Phone: (432) 426-3224   Price Range: $0 - $3   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Fort Davis   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Historic Site   Activities: Hiking, Nature Walks, Interpretive Programs   Details Provided By: Fort Davis

The Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River, or El Rio Bravo del Norte, provides protection and maintenance of the pristine character of the Rio Grande from the Coahuila/Chihuahua, Mexico, state border upstream from Mariscal Canyon to the Terrell/Val Verde County line in Texas downstream. The Wild and Scenic River designation extends for 196 miles along the rivers course. read more...

Phone: 432-477-2251   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: Yes
Nearest Popular City: Big Bend National Park   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Park   Activities: Boating and Watercraft, Fishing, Kayaking, Whitewater Rafting, Wildlife Watching   Details Provided By: Rio Grande Wild & Scenic River