Palo Duro Canyon
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Palo Duro Canyon is a canyon system of the Caprock Escarpment located in the Texas Panhandle near the cities of Amarillo and Canyon. The eighth largest canyon system in the United States, it is roughl
View from the Interpretive Center
The Lighthouse Rock
Panoramic view of the Palo Duro Canyon showing the Quartermaster, Tecovas, Trujillo, and Ogallala formations
Capitol Peak
Palo Duro Canyon State Park
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Palo Duro Canyon State Park is a 28,000-acre state park in Randall and Armstrong counties, Texas, United States. The park opened in 1934 and is managed by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The
Palo Duro Canyon
…geological features, including the multicolored layers of rock and steep mesa walls, which are similar to those in the Grand Canyon. It runs through Palo Duro Canyon State Park. The first evidence of human habitation of the canyon dates back about 10,000–15,000 years, and it is believed to have been continuously inhabited to…
A campground in Palo Duro Canyon State Park
A dugout that provided shelter for cowboys on the frontier.
The CCC completed the visitor center in 1935.
The Rim Rider opens the Texas outdoor musical.