Palo Duro Canyon State Park
About
Palo Duro Canyon State Park is a Texas state park managed by State Park and Recreation, about 13 miles from the town of Lake Tanglewood. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Canyon show April highs around 73°F and October highs around 74°F, while July highs reach about 93°F. Several climbing areas and short hikes sit close by. The Mothership and Back Country climbing areas are each about a mile away, and the Juniper Trail - Riverside and Cottonwood Trail hikes are both within about 1.5 miles.
Park size
27,267 acres
Inside this park
Trails
Campgrounds
Location
Palo Duro Canyon State Park
Texas
Data source: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (Protected Areas Database, public domain)
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: Mar–May. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 65–82°F and lows of 33–53°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Canyon, TX weather station, 18 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.
- Jan52° high23° low1 days with snow
- Feb56° high25° low1 days with snow
- Mar65° high33° low
- Apr73° high42° low
- May82° high53° low
- Jun90° high62° low
- Jul93° high67° low
- Aug91° high65° low
- Sep84° high57° low
- Oct74° high44° low
- Nov62° high32° low
- Dec52° high24° low1 days with snow
Where it is
- Palo Duro Canyon State Park · State park
- Nearest town
- Lake Tanglewood, Texas · 13 mi
- Managed by
- State Park and Recreation
Nearby
- The MothershipRock climbing1.1 mi
- Back CountryRock climbing1.3 mi
- Juniper Trail - RiversideHiking1.4 mi
- Cottonwood TrailHiking1.5 mi
Indian SpringsRock climbingPhoto: roy.luck, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)2 mi- Sunflower TrailHiking2.3 mi
The Boulder GardensRock climbingPhoto: roy.luck, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)2.4 mi
Prairie Dog Town Fork Red RiverCanoeingPhoto: Leaflet, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
