Exploring the Texas State Park System

Year Published: 1970s

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: This educational film from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) profiles the department’s work in providing outdoor recreation, historic preservation, and natural area conservation by reviewing many of the state parks, historic sites, and natural areas maintained by TPWD. The natural beauty, historic value, and recreational uses of parks and sites such as the San Jacinto Monument and Battleground, Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Davis Mountains State Park, Pedernales Falls State Park, Monahans Sandhills State Park, Washington-on-the-Brazos State Park, Lyndon B. Johnson State Park, and Caddo Lake State Park are discussed, among many others. Texas Parks and Wildlife is working to ensure that these resources will be available in the future for generations of Texans to come!