Texas National Park Units

Name

Classification

Date*

Hectares

Acres

Features

Alibates Flint Quarries	National Monument	1965	555	1,371	Quarries from which pre-Columbian Native Americans fashioned spearheads, knives, scrapers, and other tools
Amistad	National Recreation Area	1965	23,674	58,500	Recreational opportunities on U.S. section of Rio Grande's Amistad Reservoir
Big Bend	National Park	1935	324,219	801,163	Scenic canyon, mountains, and desert along the Rio Grande
Big Thicket	National Preserve	1974	39,324	97,168	Wide variety of plant and animal species in the 'biological crossroads of North America'
Chamizal	National Memorial	1966	22	55	Memorializes peaceful settlement by Chamizal Treaty (1963) of 99-year boundary dispute between U.S. and Mexico
Fort Davis	National Historic Site	1961	192	474	Key post from which soldiers who protected travelers and merchants along the San Antonio-El Paso Road (1854-1891) were based
Guadalupe Mountains	National Park	1966	34,971	86,416	Mountain mass containing portions of the world's most extensive and significant Permian limestone fossil reef
Lake Meredith	National Recreation Area	1965	18,202	44,978	Man-made lake on the Canadian River
Lyndon B. Johnson	National Historical Park	1969	635	1,570	Birthplace, boyhood home, and ranch of the 36th U.S. president
Padre Island	National Seashore	1962	52,785	130,434	Barrier island with wide beaches and abundant bird and marine life
Palo Alto Battlefield	National Historic Site	1978	1,359	3,357	Preserves large section of salt prairie on which first battle (1846) of the Mexican War took place
Rio Grande	National Wild and Scenic River	1978	3,885	9,600	Undeveloped area along the American shore of the Rio Grande, extending from Big Bend National Park to the Terrell-Val Verde county line
San Antonio Missions	National Historical Park	1978	332	819	Commemorates four Spanish frontier missions
* Earliest date of federal government involvement with the area.