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Palo Duro Canyon State Park
Palo Duro Canyon State Park

Palo Duro Canyon State Park

The second-largest canyon in the country lies in the heart of the Texas Panhandle. Visit Palo Duro Canyon State Park; experience the canyon’s rugged beauty and enjoy its colorful history. Explore the canyon by foot, mountain bike, horse, or car. They have more than 30 miles of hiking, biking, and equestrian trails. Camp, geocache, study nature, or bird watch.

Palo Duro Canyon is a canyon system of the Caprock Escarpment located in the Texas Panhandle near the cities of Amarillo and Canyon. It is roughly 120 miles long and has an average width of 6 mi, but reaches a width of 20 mi at places.

Choose from campsites with water and electricity, tent sites, equestrian sites, or backpack camping areas. Stay in one of three cabins on the canyon’s rim or four Cow Camp cabins on the canyon floor.

Glamping (luxury camping) is new to the park. Each glamping site is fully furnished with air conditioning, luxury rustic furnishings, refrigerators, microwaves, coffee makers, games, bicycles, gas grills and gas fire pits, covered porches with rockers, porch swings, and much more.

Address: 11450 State Hwy Park Rd 5, Canyon, Texas 79015

Coordinates: 34.9373° N, 101.6589° W

Website: https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/palo-duro-canyon

Filed Under: Canyons, Hidden Gems, State Parks Tagged With: biking, birdwatching, camping, glamping, hiking

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