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Lake Rita Blanca

This 2,000-acre, city-owned park is available for hiking, riding, fishing and birding. Home to millions of waterfowl. Has established trails, playgrounds and agricultural barn facilities. Picnic Pavilion Park includes a large, covered pavilion with picnic tables and stage area. Playscape includes two rock-climbing walls and a moving stepping-stone entrance. Closed nightly at 10 p.m. Just south of Dalhart off of U.S. 385/87 and F.M. 281. City of Dalhart: 806/244-5511.

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Lodging

Whether you like quaint cabins, five-star hotels or even rustic dude-ranch digs, there’s always a place to sleep in style.

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Campgrounds

Texas might be the Lone Star State, but you'll see thousands of stars under that big, open sky. Enjoy everything from white-water rapids to mountain climbing at our public and private campgrounds. Check it out!

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Attractions

Adventure sports, cultural exploration, live music... the list goes on and on. Here, there’s always an attraction to fit your vacation style.

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U.S. 385/87 and F.M. 281
Dalhart, Texas
Phone: 806/244-5511

Hours

Closed nightly at 10 p.m.

Featured Attraction

Connected to the city by M.L. King-Gulfgate Bridge that arcs 138 feet above ship channel. The Island is in Sabine Lake, a 100-square-mile lake that opens into Gulf of Mexico. Offers a disc golf course, lakeside RV parks, boat ramps and miles of free roadside fishing levees from which anglers take redfish, drum, speckled trout, croakers and other species. The first phase of a new marina is open. Excellent crabbing is available year-round. Fun Island Depot playground is a replica of city's old railroad station. Access is via Texas 82 causeway to Cameron Parish, La.

City: Port Arthur
Region: Gulf Coast

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Popular Attractions

With so many amazing things to do in Texas, there’s not enough room to feature them all. So check out some popular attractions to see just how much fun your Texas vacation can be.

Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument
City: Fritch
Region: Panhandle Plains

Billy Bob's Texas
City: Fort Worth
Region: Prairies and Lakes

Caddo Mounds State Historic Site
City: Alto
Region: Piney Woods

Galveston Island Beach
City: Galveston
Region: Gulf Coast

The Alamo
City: San Antonio
Region: South Texas Plains

Devil’s Backbone
City: Wimberley
Region: Hill Country

Big Bend National Park
City: Big Bend National Park Area
Region: Big Bend Country

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