I've decided to set a goal to visit 100 parks with Lily. I'm not setting a time frame or deadline, I just want to ensure that Lily grows up with an appreciation of Texas, the great outdoors, and the simple pleasures and beauty in life. Read about our adventures, be inspired to have some of your own, and drop me a line with any great must-see park recommendations. We primarily will focus on Texas state and national parks, but if the opportunity arises to travel further, we will jump on it!
1. Goose Island State Park - 2.7.14
2. Bastrop State Park - 4.3.14
3. Mustang Island State Park - 4.12.14 // 2.9.15
4. Lake Corpus Christi State Park - 5.3.14
5. Garner State Park - 9.13.14
6. Lost Maples State Natural Area - 9.14.14
7. Enchanted Rock State Natural Area - 11.9.14
8. Guadalupe River State Park - 11.11.14
9. Palmetto State Park - 11.29.14
10. Government Canyon State Natural Area - 11.30.14
11. McKinney Falls State Park - 12.6.14
12. Hill Country State Natural Area - 1.18.2015
13. Pedernales Falls State Park - 2.22.15
14. Goliad State Park & Historic Site - 3.28.15
15. Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park - 4.20.15
16. Estero Llano Grande State Park - 4.20.15
17. Skinner State Park - 5.22.15
19. Garden of the Gods - 10.16.15
20. Cheyenne Canyon Park - 10.16.15
21. Great Sand Dunes National Park - 10.18.15
22. Arapaho National Forest - 10.19.15
23. Rocky Mountain National Park - 10.19.15
24. Lockhart State Park - 1.31.16
25. Sabal Palm Sanctuary - 2.20.16
26. LBJ State Park & Historic Site + Sauer Beckmann Living History Farm - 11.21.16
27. South Llano River State Park - 6.10.17
28. Blanco State Park - 6.30.17
30. Old Tunnel State Park - 7.29.17
31. Halibut Point State Park - 10.9.17
32. Salem Maritime National Historic Site - 10.10.17
33. Inks Lake State Park - 6.14.18
34. Cleburne State Park - 8.10.18
35. Dinosaur Valley State Park - 8.11.18
36. Natural Bridge Caverns - 9.1.18
37. Capitol Reef National Park - 10.24.18
38. Bryce Canyon National Park - 10.25.18
39. Zion National Park - 10.27.18
40. Grand Canyon National Park - 10.28.18
41. Antelope Canyon - 10.29.18
42. Monument Valley Navajo Park - 10.30.18
43. Arches National Park - 10.30.18
44. Dead Horse Point State Park - 11.1.18
45. Canyonlands National Park - 11.1.18
46. Longhorn Cavern State Park - 1.11.19
47. Seminole Canyon State Park - 4.16.19
48. Big Bend National Park - 4.17.19
49. Davis Mountains State Park - 4.19.19
50. Guadalupe Mountains National Park - 4.21.19
51. White Sands National Monument - 4.22.19
52. Three Rivers Petroglyph Site - 4.23.19
53. Valley of Fires Recreation Area - 4.23.19
54. Carlsbad Caverns National Park - 4.24.19
55. Lake Colorado City State Park - 4.24.19
56. San Angelo State Park - 4.25.19
57. Lake Brownwood State Park - 07.17.19
58. Yosemite National Park - 11.22.19
59. Kings Canyon National Park - 11.24.19
60. Sequoia National Park - 11.24.19
61. Death Valley National Park - 11.25.19
62. Joshua Tree National Park - 11.30.19
63. Huntsville State Park - 1.7.21