Create Your Adventure.

Do you want to have a day of outdoor adventures near Texas A&M remote campuses and satellite teaching sites? Grab friends or family and create your day of fun in the great outdoors!

Head to a nearby state park where your group can join the modern-day treasure hunting that is Geocaching with just your smartphone or GPS unit. If you have aspiring park rangers with you, be sure to print out this Texas State Park Activity Journal, or pick one up at your local state park’s front office for free.

Tag us on social media @livingwelltamu and use the hashtag #LWParkAdventures to share your experience!

Not sure where to start? Find your campus below and see which state park is nearby. Print out the helpful maps and checklists and have fun!

Dallas/Fort Worth

• Dinosaur Valley State Park: 1629 Park Rd 59 Glen Rose, TX 76043
  • Park Map
  • Trail Map
  • Dinosaur Track Sites
  • Interpretive Guide
• Lake Tawakoni State Park: 10822 FM 2475 Wills Point, TX 75169
  • Park Map
  • Trail Map
  • Interpretive Guide

Galveston

• Galveston Island State Park: 14901 FM 3005 Galveston, TX 77554
  • Trail Map
  • Park Map
  • Bird Checklist
  • Interpretive Guide

Houston

• Sheldon Lake State Park & Environmental Learning Center: 14140 Garrett Rd. Houston, TX 77044
  • Trail Map
  • Interpretive Guide
  • Birds Checklist
• Brazos Bend State Park: 21901 FM 762 Needville, TX 77461
  • Trail Map
  • Interpretive Guide
  • Bird Checklist
• Stephen F. Austin State Park: Park Road 38 San Felipe, TX 77473
  • Park Map
  • Trail Map
  • Interpretive Guide
  • Bird Checklist

Kingsville

• Lake Corpus Christi State Park: 23194 Park Rd. 25 Mathis, TX 78368
  • Interpretive Guide
  • Bird Checklist
  • Park Map

McAllen

• Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park: 2800 S. Bentsen Palm Drive (FM 2062) Mission, TX 78572
  • Interpretive Guide
  • Bird Checklist – Part of the World Birding Center
  • Park Map

Qatar

• Oxygen Park – Education City
  • Sound Garden
  • Qur’anic Botanic Garden
• Katara Village – West Bay
  • Katara Beach
  • Amphitheater
  • Katara’s Gardens
• Aspire Park – al Waab Area
  • Aspire Park
  • Ladies Club
  • Hamad Aquatic Center

Round Rock

• McKinney Falls State Park: 5808 McKinney Falls Pkwy Austin, TX 78744
  • Interpretive Guide
  • Park Map
  • Trail Map

Washington D.C.

• Rock Creek Park (Park Address: 5200 Glover Road NW, Washington, D.C.)
  • Park Map
  • Trail Map Scroll down for the different options