STATE PARKS &
HISTORICAL SITES
FORT GRIFFIN STATE PARK
15 Miles North of Albany, U.S. 283, Albany; (915) 762-3592; Open Daily 85;
Military History; $2 Car Park Entrance.
CADDOAN MOUNDS SITE
6 miles southwest of Alto, State Highway 21, Alto; (409) 858-3218; Open
Wednesday-Sunday 8-5; Prehistoric Site; Adults $1, Children 50.
McKINNEY FALLS STATE PARK
9 m. south of Austin, U.S. 183, 2 m. west on Scenic Dr., (512) 243-2177; Open
Thurs-Mon 9-12, 1-6; Tues-Wed 9-12, 1-3; Natural History, History; $2 Entrance.
SEMINOLE CANYON STATE PARK
9 miles west of Comstock, U.S. 90; Comstock; (915) 292-4464; Open Daily 85;
Prehistory/History; $2 Car Park Entrance.
MAGOFFIN HOME HISTORIC SITE
1120 Magoffin Avenue, El Paso; (915) 533-5147; Open Wednesday-Sunday 94;
Historic House; Adults $1, Children 25.
ADM. NIMITZ STATE HISTORICAL PARK/MUSEUM
340 E. Main, Fredericksburg, (512) 997-4379; Open daily 8-5; Chester Nimitz
and Pacific War, historic building, military exhibits; Adults $3, Children $1.50
GOLIAD STATE HISTORICAL PARK
One m. south of Goliad, U.S. 183, Goliad; (512) 645-3405; Open Daily 8-5;
History; $2 Car Park Entrance.
LIENDO PLANTATION
2.3 m. east of Hempstead off 1488 on Wyatt Chapel Rd. Information and
reservations, (409) 826-3126 or (409) 826-3883. Open first Sat of each month, $5.
CADDO LAKE STATE PARK
14 miles northeast of Marshall, State Highway 43, Karnack; (214) 679-3351;
Open Daily 8-5; Natural History, History; $2 Car Park Entrance.
MONUMENT HILL AND KREISCHE BAKERY
2 miles south of La Grange on Spur 92, La Grange; (409) 968-5658; Open daily 8-5;
History; Adults $1, Children 50.
STARR FAMILY HISTORICAL PARK
407 W. Travis St., Marshall; (903) 935-3044; 9-5 daily except Tues, a nd Sun 1-5; Home
of James F. Starr, son of James H. Starr, Sec. of the Treasury, Rep. of Texas; $3/person,
Children $1.
BRAZOS BEND STATE PARK
15 miles south of Richmond, FM 762, Needville; (409) 553-3243; Call for Hours;
Natural History; $2 Car Park Entrance.
CAPROCK CANYONS STATE PARK
3 miles west of Quitaque, S.H. 86, Quitaque; (806) 455-1492; Open daily; Prehistory,
Natural History; $2 Car Park.
TEXAS STATE RAILROAD PARK
U.S Hwy 85 between Rusk and Palestine, Rusk; (214) 683-2561; Schedule varies;
Historic Building, Site, History, Technology; Adults $8, Children $6 (round trip)
JOSE ANTONIO NAVARRO STATE HISTORIC SITE
228 South Laredo, San Antonio; (512) 226-4801; Open Tuesday-Saturday 10-4;
Historic House, Furnishings; Adults $1, Children 25.
YTURRI-EDMUNDS HISTORIC SITE
257 Yellowstone at Mission Tr., San Antonio; (512) 224-6163; Mon 10-4 or by appt
FORT LANCASTER STATE HISTORIC SITE
6 miles east of Sheffield, U.S. 290, Sheffield; (915) 836-4391; Open Daily 8-5; Military
History; Adults $1, Children 25.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON STATE PARK
1 Miles East of Stonewall, U.S. 290, Stonewall; (512) 644-2252; Open Daily 8-5;
History, Living History Farm.
WASHINGTON-on-the-BRAZOS PARK
P.O. Box 305, Washington; (409) 878-2214; Park and Independence Hall replica;
Open daily 8-dark; Anson Jones Home 10-12,1-4:30; Adults $1, Children 50; Open
8-5, exhibits; movie "Independence" shown 10-4; Bluebonnet Trail March-May.