National Parks - Texas
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Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument
For more than 10,000 years, pre-Columbian Indians dug agatized dolomite from quarries here to make projectile points, knives, scrapers, and other tools.Amistad National Recreation Area
Situated on the U.S.-Mexican border, the Amistad Reservoir on the Rio Grande offers excellent opportunities for year-round water-based recreation.Big Bend National Park
Situated on border with Mexico, where the Rio Grande makes a sharp turn, park's desert and mountainous environment features a diversity of plant and animal life.Big Thicket National Preserve
The "Biological Crossroads of North America" consists of nine separate land units and four water corridors that protect a variety of ecological systems.Chamizal National Memorial
Commemorates the peaceful settlement of a 100-year boundary dispute between Mexico and the United States through the Chamizal Treaty of 1963.Fort Davis National Historic Site
Soldiers from Fort Davis assisted in opening the area to settlement and protected travelers along the San Antonio-El Paso Road from 1854 to 1891.Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Features portions of the world's most extensive and significant Permian limestone fossil reef; includes Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in Texas at 8,749 feet.Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
Created by Sanford Dam on the Canadian River, Lake Meredith is a popular water recreation area in the Southwest.Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
Includes the birthplace, boyhood home, and ranch of the 36th President, his grandparents' log cabin, and the family cemetery.Padre Island National Seashore
The longest remaining undeveloped barrier island in the world provides food, water, and shelter for diverse wildlife.Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site
Preserves the large battlefield on which the first battle of the 1846-48 Mexican War took place.Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River
A 191-mile strip on the American shore of the Rio Grande in the Chihuahuan Desert protects the river.San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Four Spanish frontier missions, part of a colonization system that stretched across the Spanish Southwest in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, are commemorated here.
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