Texas
Say "Texas" and think BIG, Big country, Big hospitality, And big opportunities for a fun filled vacationYou will find enticing diversity here - in the scenery, the history, the food, and the people. And you will discover a hospitality born of gracious Southern roots, sprinkled with old-fashioned Western grit, and spiced with the cultures and customes of Hispanic, German, Czech, and two dozen or so other significant ancestries.
Texas is, indeed, like a whole other country.
Explore Texas
Reeves Memorial
A life-sized statue of Jim Reeves commemorates the Panola County native who became one of America's best loved country-Western singers, who died in a plane crash in 1964. Member of Country Music Hall of Fame; millions of records to his credit. Memorial is three miles east of downtown on U.S. 79
Carthage, TX MemorialsWaco Lake Boat Ramps
Waco Lake has a total of 10 public boat ramps. The Corps of Engineers maintains 8 of these 10. The other two are operated by the two public marinas on Waco Lake:
, TX BoatingCrockett County Museum
While in Ozona you are invited to visit the three-story Crockett County Museum –
Ozona, TX MuseumsKell House
The Kell House is one of the most historically and architecturally significant building in Wichita Falls. Built in 1909
Wichita Falls, TX Historic HomesSomerville Lake State Parks
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department operates two State Parks units (Nails Creek Unit and Birch Creek Unit) at Somerville Lake with overnight camping facilities. The State Parks offer a multitude of recreational opportunities such as camping, picnicking, boating, fishing;
, TX State ParksBig Bend Ranch State Park Trails
Fifty miles of hiking and backpacking trails in Big Bend Ranch State Park are accessible at trail heads along FM 170, and opportunities for short hikes abound at several locations along the interior park road. Day-Hiking
, TX HikingCooper Lake Boat Ramps
Jim Chapman Lake has five boat ramps. South Sulphur Unit has two boat ramps. One ramp with six lanes and one ramp with two lanes of concrete construction, courtesy docks for loading and unloading boats, and an adjacent asphalt parking area which hold about 60
, TX BoatingHammond House
The Hammond House was originally built in 1876 to be a courthouse and jail. In 1870
Calvert, TX Historic HomesRay Roberts Greenbelt Corridor
The Ray Roberts Lake/Lake Lewisville Greenbelt Corridor is a 20 mile multi-use trail system (12 miles for equestrian and 10 for hike and bike use)
, TX TrailsBrazosport Museum of Natural Science
Named one of the ten best museums in Texas by Frommer's Travel Guide, the Museum celebrates coastal Texas’ natural history and geography and is home to the largest collection of shells on display in the South
Lake Jackson, TX MuseumsSam Rayburn House Museum
The Sam Rayburn House Museum is the home of the late "Mister Sam," who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives longer than any other in American history. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the house was built in 1916 and restored to 1961
Bonham, TX MuseumsProctor Lake Campgrounds
Proctor Lake has 4 parks for camping or day use activites with RV, tent, screened shelter, and group camping facilities. The parks include: Copperas Creek Park, Sowell Creek Park, Promontory Park, and High Point Park. Copperas Creek Park is located on FM 2861 off of Highway 377
, TX Camping