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Caprock Canyons State Park

Caprock Canyons State Park
Caprock Canyons Haynes Ridge 2005.JPG
View from Haynes Ridge
Map showing the location of Caprock Canyons State Park
Map showing the location of Caprock Canyons State Park
Caprock Canyons
Location Briscoe County, Texas
Nearest city Quitaque
Coordinates 34°26′37″N 101°03′08″W / 34.44361°N 101.05222°W / 34.44361; -101.05222Coordinates: 34°26′37″N 101°03′08″W / 34.44361°N 101.05222°W / 34.44361; -101.05222
Area 15,314 acres (6,197 ha)
Established 1982
Governing body Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/state-parks/caprock-canyons TPWD

Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway is a Texas state park located along the eastern edge of the Llano Estacado in Briscoe County, Texas, United States, approximately 100 miles (160 km) southeast of Amarillo. The state park opened in 1982 and is 15,314 acres (6,197 ha) in size, making it the third-largest state park in Texas.

In 1993, a hiking, biking, and equestrian rail trail opened that stretches through the park through Floyd, Briscoe, and Hall counties. The trailway was created after the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department acquired 64.25 miles (103 km) of right-of-way from the abandoned Fort Worth and Denver Railroad's lines between Estelline and South Plains.

Isolated butte, an erosional remnant of the Llano Estacado.

Side canyon carved by erosion.

The park is located in West Texas and has a semi-arid climate. The average January minimum temperature is 19 °F (−7 °C) and the average July maximum is 91 °F (33 °C). The park receives 20.4 inches (520 mm) of precipitation annually.

The area contains badlands with mesquite, cacti and junipers with tall grasses, plums, hackberries and cottonwoods in the canyons.


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