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.

People have inhabited Palo Duro Canyon for about 12,000 years. The Clovis and Folsom peoples first lived in the canyon and hunted large herds of mammoth and giant bison.

You’ll discover an artist’s palette of colors as you explore the geologic wonders of the grandest canyon in Texas. From canyon rim to floor, you can marvel at nature’s diversity and the history …

Palo Duro Canyon is on the southern high plains, known as El Llano Estacado or the Staked Plains. Palo Duro is Spanish for hard wood, referring to the Rocky Mountain junipers in the …

Group Camp (Wolfberry) This group camp has nine campsites with 30/50-amp electric and water hookups. Restrooms with showers are in walking distance, in the Juniper camping loop. Up to …

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A $50 credit card deposit is due at check-in. Located on the canyon rim with a beautiful view, this CCC-built cabin has stairs leading down to it, and is enclosed on three sides by a wooden …

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Bison and The Comanche Palo Duro Canyon State Park Step inside the story of the plains and explore the vital relationship between the Comanche and the mighty bison!

Visitors can enjoy the park’s scenery by simply traveling along the paved 16 miles of roadway through the canyon or renting a horse for an up-close look. During the summer, “Texas,” an …