Texas will open its first new state park in 25 years this weekend, not far from DFW

Long-awaited Palo Pinto Mountains State Park opens March 1

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Texas will open its first new state park in 25 years this weekend, not far from DFW

The Palo Pinto Mountains State Park will open its gates to visitors for a soft opening March 1.

New Palo Pinto Mountains State Park to Open Sunday

AUSTIN, TX — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is opening the gates to the new Palo Pinto Mountains State Park on Sunday, March 1. This is the first state park to open in North Texas in more than 24 years. Palo Pinto Mountains State Park, located outside Strawn between Abilene and Fort Worth, offers Texans 4,871 acres of former ranch land to hike, bike, fish and explore.With the exception of a few areas still under construction, the park w…