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State Parks for Beginners

The great outdoors awaits you in Texas State Parks. Choose from over 80 parks, natural areas, historic sites and visitor centers. Follow these steps to plan your trip. Choose a park, plan your visit and make your reservation.
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Apply Now for Drawn Hunts

Enter online to win any of the Drawn Hunts in the 2024-2025 season. Choose from more than 9,500 hunts, including some new ones. Each entry will cost anywhere from $0 to $10, and Youth Only category entries are always free.
Exotic Safari 2021-22 winner, Wesley Howard III, with the scimitar-horned oryx he harvested at Mason Mountain.

Big Time Texas Hunts Entries are on Sale Now!

Take a chance and enter to win any of 10 premium hunting packages on some of the best private ranches and TPWD Wildlife Management Areas across Texas! For only $9 online or $10 at your local license retailer, you could win the hunts of a lifetime.
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Copper Breaks, Tracking Bass & Caprock Biking Trails

Copper Breaks, Tracking Bass & Caprock Biking Trails

Copper Breaks State Park offers a variety of wildlife and activities for visitors to explore, most notably stargazing. Biologists are tracking largemouth bass to determine if increased fishing pressure is changing fish behavior. Ride along over natural bridges and through tunnels on the mountain biking trails at Caprock Canyons State Park.

Now in TPW Magazine - July 2024 Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine July 2024 cover

The Beach Issue

A coastline 367 miles long. Dozens of beaches. Seven barrier islands. Bays, wetlands and channels. Bustling cities, small towns, fishing villages, stretches of unsullied shoreline. The Texas coast has it all. You'll need more than one summer to experience it, so let's get started!
Outdoor Annual online and iPhone app

Get the free Outdoor Annual.

Visit outdoorannual.com or get the free app for everything you need to know before you go. The app shows location-based info on hunting seasons and nearby waterbodies, plus the ability to look up current and past license purchases.
Red Snapper

Federal Red Snapper Season

Red snapper season opened on June 1 in federal waters - your daily limit is 2 fish per person, 16" minimum. Red snapper season is open year-round in state waters - with a daily limit of 4 fish per person, 15" minimum.
Mom and son with catfish

Now Stocking Catfish!

You'll find catfish in neighborhood ponds and other community lakes from mid-April through October. Look over the stocking schedule for specific dates and a location near you.
Clean, Drain, Dry Your Boat Video

Protect the Lakes You Love

Invasive species like giant salvinia and zebra mussels can ruin fishing, boating and swimming for everyone. You can't always tell if a lake is infested with invasive species, and even a small piece left on your boat or gear can infest another lake.
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Get all access to TPW magazine for only $20.

Enjoy a full year of our award-winning photos, travel recommendations, and much more! Plus, the digital subscription includes more than 600 articles and future updates while the subscription is active.