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Bluebonnets are blooming, birds are migrating and fun spring events are happening across Texas State Parks. On your park visit, you can test your luck hunting for hidden Easter eggs, take a guided wildflower hike or learn about the many critters roaming parks.  

So hit the road for a Texas State Park near you – there are more than 90 to choose from. 

Austin Area

Snipe Hunt at Lockhart (March 19) - Track down our hidden snipes or "decorated Easter eggs" after dark. There will be easy, medium and hard hunting areas suitable for families and kids of all ages.

Easter at the Farm at Lyndon B. Johnson (March 26) - Experience Easter like a Texan from 1915. Naturally dyed eggs, traditional Easter Lamb Cake and arts and crafts activities are all on the menu.

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Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Chainsaws and Wildflowers at Eisenhower (March 18) - Learn how the park preserves its native prairies. The program will include a live chainsaw demonstration, basic wildflower identification and painting. Eggstraordinary Eggstravaganza at Dinosaur Valley (March 27) - Bring your basket and join us for a lively Easter Egg Hunt in the park. More Dallas/ Fort Worth Area Events...

East Texas Area

Wild Photography Walk at Tyler (March 19) - Discover the art of nature through your viewfinder. Learn the tools of composition that transform a good picture into a great photograph.

East Texas Black Pot Cookers at Martin Creek Lake (March 26) - Learn how to make delicious campfire meals in this introductory demonstration to dutch oven cooking.

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Houston Area

Gotta Have Gators at Brazos Bend (March 20) - Learn how the park's iconic inhabitants play a key role in the health and survival of these native wetlands.

Live Birds of Prey Program at Lake Livingston (March 26) - Watch birds of prey soar high above the park! Live hawks, falcons and eagles will be featured as part of a talk and falconry demonstration from EarthQuest.

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San Antonio Area

Insect Safari at Guadalupe River (March 19) - Grab your nets and head out in search of six-legged wonders from butterflies to grasshoppers.  Wildflower Walk: Spring Has Sprung! at Government Canyon (March 20) - Celebrate the Vernal Equinox with a leisurely hike and come see early bloomers and other attractions of Spring. More San Antonio Area Events...

South Texas

Spring Hawk Watch at Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley (Daily until April 30) - Help park volunteers and naturalists spot and count thousands of migrating raptors. The annual Hawk Watch monitors hawks as they head north to their breeding grounds and offers a fun birding opportunity.  Jeop-Birdy and Bird Bingo at Choke Canyon (Every Friday until April 29) - Think you know about birds? Challenge yourself and your friends to a bird-themed Jeopardy match and practice your ID skills with Bird Bingo.  More South Texas Events...

West Texas

Birding Hike at Hueco Tanks (March 19, every third Saturday) - See some of the 200+ bird species found at Hueco Tanks on this ranger-guided tour.

Snakes of the Big Bend! at Davis Mountains (March 19) - Check out this live snake demonstration and talk from TPWD experts. All snakes will be non-venomous and native to the Big Bend region. 

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