“I had no idea this existed in Texas.” Almost every first-time visitor to this Central Texas park, myself included, expresses some version of that sentiment. Named for a noteworthy crook in a mighty ...

BEND, Texas I'm dodging pineapple-sized rocks and zipping between narrowly spaced oaks as I careen down the Spicewood Canyon Trail at Colorado Bend State Park. Butterflies scatter as I lurch along on ...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has acquired a 1,100-acre property in Lampasas and Burnet counties that will be combined with an existing 2,020-acre tract to create a new 3,000-acre state park ...

Colorado Bend State Park holds two true Texas treasures. One is Gorman Falls, a spectacular, tree-shaded, 60-foot waterfall creating an idyllic fairyland of ferns and other lush vegetation among ...

A vast, deep blue, cloudless sky peered over the distant hill on my way to Colorado Bend State Park, as the yellow road stripe sliced the horizon in punctuated beats. I zoomed past the sprawl of ...

BEND, Texas (FOX 44) – Colorado Bend State Park will be closed on Monday, April 13 due to localized flooding from recent storms and creek crossings. Park officials say that if you had a reservation ...

I had no idea that one Texas State Park can offer everything I love, from peaceful views, sparking springs to dramatic waterfalls throughout its trails. It's a hiking paradise gem I'll never forget.