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7 Breathtaking Texas Trips

Taking a vacation to the Lone Star State? Be sure to stop at some of these larger-than-life Texas locales along the way.

From Off the Beaten Path Adventures

1. Big Bend Ranch State Park

Big Bend National Park's little brother is anything but small. At 300,000 square acres, Big Bend Ranch is the Lone Star State's largest state park. At the same time, its remoteness makes it the least visited—a blessing for anyone seeking to get away from it all.

Visitors who take State Hwy. 169 into the heart of the park are hit with one breathtaking vista after another. Canyons, waterfalls, and the Solitario—the enormous collapsed caldera of an extinct volcano—are set in the Chisos mountains. Hikers have more than 60 trails to choose from, canoers can paddle Colorado and Close canyons, and overnighters can either pitch a tent or enjoy full-service lodging at the Saucedo ranch-house complex.

With its juniper woodlands at high elevations and cactus-studded desert grasslands below, the park is home to 300 species of birds, 30 kinds of snakes, and a wide variety of interesting mammals. (Photo courtesy of AnEyeForTexas/Flickr CreativeCommons)

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    Interesting article. I'm sure the city of BROWNSVILLE would have appreciated being mentioned as the home of the GLADYS PORTER ZOO.

    Submitted by Bev Smithson on Fri. 2011-09-23 3:09pm

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