Alibates Flint Quarries National
Monument
Fritch, TX |
National Monument |
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Amistad National Recreation Area
Del Rio, TX |
National Recreation
Area |
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Big Bend National Park
The big bend of the Rio Grande, TX |
National Park |
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Big Bend National Park is a land of
borders. Situated on the boundary with
Mexico along the Rio Grande, it is a
place where countries and cultures meet.
It is also a place that merges natural
environments, from desert to mountains.
It is a place where south meets north
and east meets west, creating a great
diversity of plants and animals. |
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Big Thicket National Preserve
Beaumont, TX |
National Preserve |
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Chamizal National Memorial
El Paso, TX |
National Memorial |
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El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
National Historic Trail
NM,TX |
National Historic
Trail |
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Fort Davis National Historic Site
Fort Davis, TX |
National Historic Site |
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Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Salt Flat, TX |
National Park |
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Rising from the desert, this mountain
mass contains portions of the world's
most extensive and significant Permian
limestone fossil reef. Also featured are
a tremendous earth fault, lofty peaks,
unusual flora and fauna, and a colorful
record of the past. Guadalupe Peak,
highest point in Texas at 8,749 feet; El
Capitan, a massive limestone formation;
McKittrick Canyon, with its unique flora
and fauna; and the "Bowl", located in a
high country conifer forest, are
significant park features. |
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Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
Fritch, TX |
National Recreation
Area |
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Lyndon B Johnson National Historical
Park
Johnson City, TX |
National Historical
Park |
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Padre Island National Seashore
Corpus Christi, TX |
National Seashore |
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Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic
Site
Brownsville, TX |
National Historic Site |
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Rio Grande Wild & Scenic River
Southwest Texas, TX |
Wild & Scenic River |
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San Antonio Missions National Historical
Park
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