Focus on the Backroads: Discovering Palo Pinto Mountains State Park
Sometimes the best places are not found on the interstate—they are waiting just beyond it, down a quiet stretch of backroad where the scenery makes …
State Parks
FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: FORT RICHARDSON – Jacksboro, Texas
The United States Army established Fort Richardson in 1867 near present-day Jacksboro, Texas. Active from 1867 to 1878, the fort was named in honor of Union General …
FOCUS ON THE BACKROAD: CADDO LAKE – TEXAS
CADDO LAKE is located on the border of Texas and Louisiana, Harrison and Marion Counties in Texas and Caddo County in Louisiana. It is name after …
FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: Mission Espiritu Santo, Goliad Texas
In 1722, a Roman Catholic mission was established, by Spain, with the mission to convert the Karankawa Indians to Christianity. Mission Nuestra Señora del Espiritu …
FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: PALO DURO CANYON STATE PARK
Located in the panhandle of Texas, Palo Duro Canyon is the second largest canyon in the United States. It is approximately 120 miles long with …