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APalo Duro Canyon State Park

Palo Duro Canyon State Park
  • 11450 Park Road 5
    Canyon, TX 79015
  • +1 806 488 2227
  • Overview Palo Duro Canyon State Park opened on July 4, 1934 and contains 26,275 acres of the scenic, northern most portion of the Palo Duro Canyon. The Civilian Conservation Corp of the 1930's constructed most ... more on Palodurocanyon.com/

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Palo Duro Canyon State Park
11450 Park Road 5
Canyon, TX 79015

BPalo Duro Canyon State Park

  • P.O. Box 285
    Canyon, TX
  • +1 806 656 2244
  • Palo Duro Canyon is beautiful. The Panhandle Plains museum in the town of Canyon is a must. This is a relaxing and inexpensive trip for ... more on TripAdvisor
  • I am a transplanted New Yorker having lived in Amarillo for more than 15 years. Many people are not a ware of the raw beauty of the Palo Duro Canyon which seems to appear out of nowwhere.., as the surrounding area is located on the High Plains. It's also a little known fact, that the Palo Duro Ca... more on TripAdvisor

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Palo Duro Canyon State Park
P.O. Box 285
Canyon, TX

CPalo Duro Canyon State Park

  • 11450 Park Road 5
    Canyon, TX 79015, U.S.A.
  • +1 806 488 2227
  • Highlights: visitor center more
  • Overview Located in a spectacular scenic canyon created about 1 million years ago, Palo Duro Canyon State Park offers camping, horseback riding and horse rentals, hiking, geological and nature study, mountain biking and scenic drives. The Old West Riding Stable offers guided day-long or half-day rides to ... more on LLBean.com

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Palo Duro Canyon State Park
11450 Park Road 5
Canyon, TX 79015, U.S.A.

DBuffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge

  • P.O. Box 179
    Umbarger, TX 79091, U.S.A.
  • +1 806 499 3382
  • Highlights: visitor center more
  • Overview Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge offers a habitat for upland game and neotropical migrant birds, waterfowl, deer, and mammals of the short-grass prairie. The 7,664-acre refuge has about 4,400 acres of short-grass prairie, considered to be some of the best in the nation. Nearly 175 acres are ... more on LLBean.com

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Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge
P.O. Box 179
Umbarger, TX 79091, U.S.A.

EPalo Duro Canyon State Park

  • 11450 Park Road 5
    Canyon, Texas 79015
  • +1 806 488 2227
  • Overview This scenic, historical, and geologically rich park is known as the Grand Canyon of Texas. It's diverse habitats allow for an abundant variety of flora and fauna, and recreational pursuits. The park closes the gates at 5 pm in winter and 10 pm in summer, so you must call ahead if you are coming t... more on DogFriendly.com

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Palo Duro Canyon State Park
11450 Park Road 5
Canyon, Texas 79015

FPanhandle Plains Historical Museum

  • Canyon
    TX
  • 8066512244
5.0
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  • Overview Dubbed the largest history museum in Texas, visitors are wowed by the more than three million artifacts pertaining to the vivid past of the Panhandle region. Exhibits explore subjects ... more on TripAdvisor
  • The largest history museum in the entire state, the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum is anything but a dusty collection of spurs and bits. Well thought out, ... more on OpenList.com

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HPanhandle Plains Historical Museum

  • 2503 4th Ave.
    Canyon, TX , USA
  • +1 806 651 2250
  • Overview The state's largest historical museum, this extensive, multi-department "Smithsonian of Texas" explores the geological and cultural history of the Panhandle, from 19th-century pioneers to 1960s hot rods. It's located on West Texas ... more on Fodor's

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Panhandle Plains Historical Museum
2503 4th Ave.
Canyon, TX , USA

IElkins Ranch


  • Canyon, TX , USA
  • +1 806 488 2100
  • Overview A small ranch on the cusp of the gorgeous scenery in Palo Duro, offers an 8:30 AM chuck-wagon breakfast for booked-ahead guests, plus Old West entertainment that includes cowboy poets and pickers, as well as short to long canyon Jeep tours. There's also a dinner option with campfire tales, cowboy... more on Fodor's

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Elkins Ranch

Canyon, TX , USA

JWest Texas A&M


  • Canyon, TX , USA
  • +1 806 655 2181
  • Overview Famed, family friendly, and going strong for more than 40 years, the musical "TEXAS!" is the official state play. Each summer a troupe of 60 actors re-enacts the great battles of Texas history, as the state went from being part of Mexico to setting up its own country. The much-loved spectacle is ... more on Fodor's
  • Overview Founded in 1910 with the un-splashy name "West Texas State Normal College," this institute of higher education has grown, modernized, changed its name, and now educates about 7,000 full-time students each year. Notable faculty and students over the years have included professional wrestlers, NFL ... more on Fodor's

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West Texas A&M

Canyon, TX , USA