Starting on Wednesday night, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is hosting its annual First Day Hike at a Texas ...

First Day Hike events drew record numbers last year with over 9,000 participants visiting a Texas state park on New Year's ...

Texas Parks and Wildlife offers Texans an opportunity to start 2026 off with First Day Hikes at a Texas state park.

Find a First Day Hike near you! First Day Hikes vary from short, leisurely nature walks on forested trails, boardwalk strolls ...

Texas tops the nation in participation. Last year, in 2024, Texas State Parks hosted 178 First Day Hike events, drawing 9,484 ...

Celebrate the beginning of a new year and the start of America’s semiquincentennial with a First Day Hike at a Texas State Park.

It's finally sweater weather (well, mostly) in Austin, which means this weekend you'll likely find everybody enjoying the outdoors. Want to join them? Remember that a burn ban is currently in effect ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas’ newest state park is expected to open sometime in 2026, and the public is invited to get a sneak peek on New Year’s Day. While an official opening date for Palo Pinto Mountains ...

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