State Parks Publications
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department provides many publications for use in conjunction with our State Parks. Listed below are major categories which should provide easy access to areas of interest. In addition to being provided to the public in PDF format through this website, many of these publications are also available at the individual state parks or destination areas. Please check back often as new publications are added monthly.
Texas State Park Guide:
- Texas State Park Guide – online version
- Texas
State Park Guide –
(PDF 10.5 MB)
Statewide Overview:
- Texas State Park System Development Plan (PDF 820.4 KB)
- Cultural Resources Program: 2006 Annual Report to the Texas Historical Commission (PDF 20.8 MB)
- Free Fishing in State Parks Brochure (PDF 551.1 KB)
- Free Fishing in State Parks Leaflet (PDF 119.7 KB)
- Free Fishing in State Parks Bookmark (PDF 153.4 KB)
- Economic Contributions of Texas State Parks – 2005 Report (PDF 422.8 KB)
- Remember Texas:
The Official Guide to State Historic Sites (PDF 871.8 KB)
- Rules and Regulations in Texas State Parks (PDF 338.9 KB)
- Rules and Regulations in Texas State Parks (Poster Version) (PDF 86.1 KB)
- State Park Advisory Committee Report to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission, August 2006 (PDF 758 KB)
- Texas Outdoors: A Vision for the Future (1998) (PDF 2.4 MB)
- Texas State Parks Pass - Everything You Love About Texas - Marketing Brochure (PDF 752.8 KB)
Maps:
Newsletters:
General Information:
Activity Guides:
- Activities Guide to Natural Experience at Monument Hill and Kreische Brewery State Historic Sites (PDF 712 KB)
- Brazos Bend State Park Activity Guide (PDF 153.9 KB)
- Cedar Hill State Park Activity Guide (PDF 2.4 MB)
- Fishing Tip Sheets for Parks
- Junior Ranger Activities at Franklin Mountains State Park (PDF 423.4 KB)
- Junior Ranger Activities at Hueco Tanks (PDF 962.6 KB)
- Palmetto State Park Activity Book (PDF 566.1 KB)
- RV Group Brochure: Head 'Em Up, Move 'Em Out (PDF 425.4 KB)
- Texas Hill Country State Parks Youth Activity Book (PDF 2.4 MB)
- Texas Outdoor Family (0 B)
Educational Materials:
- Barrington Living History Farm Educators' Packet (PDF 1.7 MB)
- Be a Junior Ranger – Amazing Adventures in Texas State Parks (PDF 878.6 KB)
- Be a Junior Ranger – Mother Neff State Park (PDF 78.3 KB)
- Big Bend Region Coloring Book (PDF 669.1 KB)
- A Guide to Alternative Energy and Green Building at Sheldon Lake Environmental Learning Center (PDF 488.4 KB)
- Sixth Grade Outdoor Laboratory at Birch Creek State Park (PDF 530.7 KB)
- Fifth Grade Outdoor Laboratory at Lockhart State Park (PDF 1 MB)
- Fifth Grade Outdoor Laboratory at Lockhart State Park – Spring Journal (PDF 948 KB)
- Third Grade Outdoor Laboratory at Lake Somerville (PDF 276.1 KB)
- Fifth Grade Outdoor Laboratory at Nails Creek State Park (PDF 514.6 KB)
- Habitat and History: 2008 San Jacinto/Battleship TEXAS Summer Camp (PDF 1 MB)
- Palo Duro Canyon Junior Naturalist (PDF 242.6 KB)
- Purtis Creek Prairie Life Nature Trail (PDF 503 KB)
- San Jacinto School Programs (PDF 550.9 KB)
- Texas Hill Country State Parks Youth Activity Book (PDF 2.4 MB)
- Texas Symbols at State Parks Coloring Book (PDF 967.5 KB)
- Varner Hogg State Historic Site Adult Programs (PDF 149.9 KB)
- Varner
Hogg State Historic Site Youth Programs (PDF 139.5 KB)
Hiking and Nature Trails and Tours:
- Bastrop State Park: Carrizo Interpretive Trail (PDF 474.5 KB)
- Bike Texas: A Complete Guide to the Best Trails of Texas State Parks (PDF 1.3 MB)
- Colorado Bend: Gorman Falls Tours Information (PDF 38.7 KB)
- The Contrabando Multi-Use Trail System at Big Bend State Park (PDF 2.4 MB)
- Daingerfield State Park: Rustling Leaves Nature Trail at Daingerfield
State Park (PDF 492.8 KB)
- Fort Leaton State Historic Park Self-Guided Walking Tour (PDF 499.6 KB)
- Honey Creek Nature Trail: Common Trees and Shrubs of Cooper Lake State Park, South Sulphur Unit (PDF 237.4 KB)
- Inks Lake State Park Hiking Trail Guide for Pecan Flats (PDF 509.9 KB)
- Mother Neff State Park: Tree Guide (PDF 5.4 MB)
- Ray Roberts State Park Lost Pines Nature Trail (PDF 54.8 KB)
- Trails of Village Creek State Park (PDF 502.2 KB)
- Tyler State Park: Whispering Pines Nature Trail (PDF 178.7 KB)
- Walking Guide to La Sauceda at Big Bend State Park (PDF 377.4 KB)
Miscellaneous:
- Christmas at the State Parks (PDF 1.7 MB)
- Atlanta State Park Facility and Fee Information (PDF 103 KB)
- Barrington Living History Farm (PDF 2.5 MB)
- Bastrop State Park Fees and Facilities (PDF 118.3 KB)
- Brazos Bend State Park Natural Experience (PDF 132.5 KB)
- Brazos Bend State Park Raccoon Bookmark (PDF 118.7 KB)
- Buescher State Park Fees and Facilities (PDF 43.1 KB)
- Careers at State Parks (PDF 163.5 KB)
- Christmas in the Parks (PDF 1.7 MB)
- Daingerfield Facility and Fee Information (PDF 89.2 KB)
- Dinosaur Valley State Park (PDF 2.5 MB)
- Eisenhower State Park Fees (PDF 51.2 KB)
- Enchanted Rock: Information Guide (PDF 244.7 KB)
- Estero Llano Grande Bookmark (PDF 255.2 KB)
- Fanthorp Inn Stagecoach Days (PDF 158.3 KB)
- Fort Griffin State Historic Site: A Walk Through (PDF 335.7 KB)
- Fulton Mansion State Historic Site: Self-guided Tour (PDF 373.9 KB)
- Galveston Island State Park Points of Interest Driving Tour (PDF 173 KB)
- George Observatory at Brazos Bend State Park (PDF 116.3 KB)
- Hueco Tanks: Rock Painting at Hueco Tanks (PDF 3.8 MB)
- Huntsville State Park: Information Guide (PDF 195.7 KB)
- Internships at State Parks (PDF 39.8 KB)
- Martin Dies, Jr. State Park – Trees Shrubs and
Woody Vines (PDF 618 KB)
- Mission Tejas: Information Guide (PDF 121.1 KB)
- Monument Hill and Kresiche Brewery State Historic Sites Information (PDF 210.9 KB)
- Mother Neff State Park: History (PDF 92.4 KB)
- Palo Duro Canyon State Park: Information Guide (PDF 235.4 KB)
- Sebastopol House State Historic Site: Etiquette Bookmark (PDF 92.5 KB)
- Sebastopol House State Historic Site: Selected Recipes (PDF 567.4 KB)
- Seminole Canyon: The Lost Midden Site (PDF 189 KB)
- State Parks Concessionaires (PDF 138.6 KB)
- Stephen F. Austin State Park History: Pileated Woodpecker Bookmark (PDF 61.1 KB)
- Texas State Railroad - The Official Railroad of Texas Marketing Brochure (PDF 360.4 KB)
- Tyler State Park Store
Rack Cards:
- Abilene State Park (PDF 174.2 KB)
- Balmorhea State Park (PDF 163.2 KB)
- Battleship Texas (PDF 525.3 KB)
- Big Spring State Park (PDF 128.4 KB)
- Birch Creek Lake Somerville State Park (PDF 166.6 KB)
- Blanco State Park (PDF 104.3 KB)
- Brazos Bend State Park (PDF 132.8 KB)
- Caddo Lake State Park (PDF 120.9 KB)
- Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway (PDF 659.1 KB)
- Casa Navarro State Historical Site (PDF 116 KB)
- Choke Canyon State Park (PDF 1.3 MB)
- Cleburne State Park (PDF 121.3 KB)
- Daingerfield State Park (PDF 541.4 KB)
- Dinosaur Valley State Park (PDF 138.2 KB)
- Eisenhower State Park (PDF 421.3 KB)
- Enchanted Rock State Natural Area (PDF 890.4 KB)
- Estrero Llano Grande (PDF 474.2 KB)
- Fanthorp Inn State Historic Site (PDF 149.3 KB)
- Fort McKavett State Historic Site (PDF 218.8 KB)
- Franklin Mountains State Park (PDF 549.5 KB)
- Galveston Island State Park (PDF 529.3 KB)
- Guadalupe River State Park (PDF 136.7 KB)
- Hill Country State Natural Area (PDF 167.6 KB)
- Hueco Tanks State Historic Site (PDF 169.3 KB)
- Huntsville State Park (PDF 186.9 KB)
- Inks Lake State Park (PDF 934.1 KB)
- Lake Arrowhead State Park (PDF 98.1 KB)
- Lake Casa Blanca State Park (PDF 83.1 KB)
- Lake Colorado City State Park (PDF 98 KB)
- Lake Tawakoni State Park (PDF 222.5 KB)
- Lake Texana State Park Fees (PDF 67.8 KB)
- Lake Whitney State Park (PDF 154.8 KB)
- Longhorn Cavern State Park (PDF 2.6 MB)
- Los Maples State Natural Area (PDF 580 KB)
- Martin Dies, Jr. State Park (PDF 162 KB)
- McKinney Falls State Park (PDF 162.7 KB)
- Mission Tejas State Park (PDF 222.5 KB)
- Monahans Sandhills State Park (PDF 104.9 KB)
- Mustang Island State Park (PDF 145 KB)
- Palo Duro Canyon State Park (PDF 919.5 KB)
- Possum Kingdom State Park (PDF 145 KB)
- San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site (PDF 106.2 KB)
- Seminole Canyon State Park (PDF 184.6 KB)
- South Llano River State Park (PDF 162 KB)
Volunteering:
- Internships at State Parks (PDF 39.8 KB)
- Make a Difference – Be a State Park Volunteer (PDF 249.1 KB)
- Varner Hogg Plantation Volunteer Brochure (PDF 161.9 KB)
- World Birding Center Volunteer Brochure (PDF 782.2 KB)
Bird Checklists:
- Birds of Atlanta State Park: A Field Checklist (PDF 232.2 KB)
- Birds of Balmorhea: A Field Checklist (PDF 185.6 KB)
- Birds of Big Spring State Park: A Field Checklist (PDF 151.6 KB)
- Birds of Brazos Bend State Park: A Field Checklist (PDF 293 KB)
- Birds of Cleburne State Park: A Field Checklist (PDF 267.4 KB)
- Birds of Colorado Bend State Park: A Field Checklist (PDF 495.7 KB)
- Birds of Dinosaur Valley State Park: A Field Checklist (PDF 75.7 KB)
- Birds of Enhanted Rock State Park: A Field Checklist (PDF 224.5 KB)
- Birds of Goose Island State Park (PDF 145.7 KB)
- Birds of Huntsville State Park: A Field Checklist (PDF 165.1 KB)
- Birds of Lake Brownwood State Park (PDF 200.7 KB)
- Birds of Lake Mineral Wells State Park and Trailway: A Field Checklist (PDF 175.7 KB)
- Birds of Lake Somerville State Park (PDF 186.4 KB)
- Birds of Lost Maples State Natural Area: A Field Checklist (PDF 98.9 KB)
- Birds of Meridian State Park: A Field Checklist (PDF 129 KB)
- Birds of Mother Neff State Park: A Field Checklist (PDF 267.5 KB)
- Birds of Palmetto State Park: A Field Checklist (PDF 256.6 KB)
- Birds of Resaca de la Palma State Park: A Field Checklist (PDF 298.8 KB)
- Birds of San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site: A Field Checklist (PDF 191.9 KB)
- Birds of Sheldon Lake SP and Environmental Learning Center: A Field Checklist (PDF 533.7 KB)
- Birds of South Llano River State Park and Walter Buck Wildlife Management Area: A Field Checklist (PDF 409.1 KB)
Recipes for Bird Feeding:
- General Recipes for the Birds (PDF 264.2 KB)
- Eisenhower State Park, Denison, TX – Recipies
for the Birds (PDF 252.3 KB)
- Estero
Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco, TX – Recipes
for the Birds (PDF 295.5 KB)
- Inks Lake State Park – Recipes for the Birds (PDF 150.8 KB)
- Kreische
Monument Hill and Kreische Brewery State Historic
Site, La Grange, TX – Recipes
for the Birds (PDF 253.4 KB)
- Lyndon
Baines Johnson State Park and State Historic
Site, Stonewall, TX – Recipes for the Birds (PDF 252.7 KB)
- Palmetto
State Park, Gonzales, TX – Recipes for the
Birds (PDF 251.6 KB)
- Pedernales
Falls State Park, Johnson City, TX – Recipes
for the Birds(PDF 252.2 KB)
- Sam
Bell Maxey House State Historic Site, Paris,
TX – Recipes for the Birds (PDF 253.2 KB)
- Sebastopol
House State Historic Site, Seguin, TX – Recipes
for the Birds (PDF 253.1 KB)
Interpretive Materials:
- Interpretive Guide to Abilene State Park (PDF 1.2 MB)
- Interpretive Guide to Bastrop / Buescher State
Park (PDF 1.4 MB)
- Interpretive Guide to Battleship TEXAS State Historic Site (PDF 426.3 KB)
- Interpretive Guide to State Parks of the Big Bend (PDF 1.7 MB)
- Interpretive Guide to Brazos Bend State Park (PDF 739.1 KB)
- Interpretive Guide to Caddo Lake State Park (PDF 1.4 MB)
- Interpretive Guide to Caddoan Mounds State Historic Site (PDF 198.5 KB)
- Interpretive Guide to Caprock Canyons State Park
and Trailway (PDF 1.3 MB)
- Interpretive Guide to Cedar Hill State Park and
Penn Farm Agricultural History Center (PDF 2.1 MB)
- Interpretive Guide to Confederate Reunion Grounds State Historic Site (PDF 1.3 MB)
- Interpretive Guide to Copper Breaks State Park (PDF 1.2 MB)
- Interpretive Guide to State Parks of the Davis
Mountains (PDF 1.9 MB)
- Interpretive Guide to Devil's Sinkhole State Natural
Area (PDF 1.3 MB)
- Interpretive Guide to Eisenhower State Park and
Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic Site (PDF 202 KB)
- Interpretive Guide to Fannin Battleground State Historic Site (PDF 202 KB)
- Interpretive Guide to Fort Leaton State Historic Site (PDF 461.5 KB)
- Interpretive Guide to Fort McKavett State Historic
Site (PDF 1.7 MB)
- 1st U.S. Infantry Regiment (PDF 133 KB)
- 8th U.S. Infantry Regiment (PDF 116.6 KB)
- 10th U.S. Infantry Regiment (PDF 152.7 KB)
- 16th U.S. Infantry Regiment (PDF 130 KB)
- 22nd U.S. Infantry Regiment (PDF 151.8 KB)
- 24th U.S. Infantry Regiment (PDF 127.7 KB)
- 25th U.S. Infantry Regiment (PDF 157.9 KB)
- 35th U.S. Infantry Regiment (PDF 140.4 KB)
- 2nd U.S. Dragoons Regiment (PDF 203.2 KB)
- 4th U.S. Cavalry Regiment (PDF 114 KB)
- 9th U.S. Cavalry Regiment (PDF 122.9 KB)
- 10th U.S. Cavalry Regiment (PDF 119.4 KB)
- 1st U.S. Infantry Regiment
- Interpretive Guide to Fort Parker State Park (PDF 1.3 MB)
- Interpretive Guide to Fort Richardson State Historic Site (PDF 1.3 MB)
- Interpretive Guide to Franklin Mountains State Park (PDF 558.3 KB)
- Interpretive Guide to Fulton Mansion State Historic
Site (PDF 185.2 KB)
- Interpretive Guide to Galveston Island State Park (PDF 1.8 MB)
- Interpretive Guide to Garner State Park (PDF 1.5 MB)
- Interpretive Guide to Goliad State Park (PDF 1.6 MB)
- Interpretive Guide to Government Canyon State
Natural Area (PDF 1.6 MB)
- Interpretive Guide to Guadalupe River State Park and Honey Creek State Natural Area (PDF 1.9 MB)
- Interpretive Guide to Hueco Tanks State Historic
Site (PDF 453.5 KB)
- Interpretive Guide to Inks Lake and Longhorn Cavern
State Parks (PDF 2.3 MB)
- Interpretive Guide to Kickapoo Cavern State Park (PDF 1.3 MB)
- Interpretive Guide to Lake Brownwood State Park (PDF 1.2 MB)
- Interpretive Guide to Lake Mineral Wells State
Park (PDF 1.5 MB)
- Interpretive Guide to Lake Whitney State Park (PDF 1.6 MB)
- Interpretive Guide to Magoffin Home State Historic
Site (PDF 1.2 MB)
- Interpretive Guide to Mission Tejas State Park (PDF 1.1 MB)
- Interpretive Guide to Monument Hill / Kriesche
Brewery State Historic Site(PDF 1.9 MB)
- Interpretive Guide to Mustang Island State Park (PDF 1.4 MB)
- Interpretive Guide to Palo Duro State Park (PDF 1.2 MB)
- Interpretive Guide to San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site (PDF 1.8 MB)
- Interpretive Guide to Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site (PDF 1.5 MB)
- Interpretive Guide to Sheldon Lake State Park and Environmental Learning Center (PDF 1.7 MB)
- An Interpretation of the Cultural and Natural History of Stephen F. Austin State Park and San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site (PDF 636.6 KB)
- Interpretive Guide to Tyler State Park (PDF 197.5 KB)
- Interpretive Guide to Varner-Hogg State Historic
Site (PDF 1.5 MB)
- Interpretive Guide to Washington-on-the-Brazos
State Historic Site (PDF 1.2 MB)
- Interpretive Guide to State Parks of the World
Birding Center (PDF 333.2 KB)
- Interpretive Guide to Wyler Aerial Tramway State Park (PDF 589.9 KB)
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