{"id":267186,"date":"2026-04-26T16:02:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T16:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/267186\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T16:02:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T16:02:21","slug":"texas-town-named-among-best-for-outdoor-escapes-in-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/267186\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas town named among best for outdoor escapes in state"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent issue of the state\u2019s monthly publication, Mineral Wells \u2014 known as the \u201cWellness Capital of Texas\u201d \u2014 is ranked No. 9 on the list, with more \u201coutdoorsy\u201d Texas towns set to be revealed monthly.<\/p>\n<p>Located in Palo Pinto County, about 80 miles west of Dallas-Fort Worth, Mineral Wells has a long history of bringing people together through nature.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mineral Wells, a small town of approximately 15,000 residents, offers access to several major state park areas, including the freshly unveiled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/lifestyle\/outdoors\/article\/texas-palo-pinto-mountains-park-new-years-hike-21219557.php\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Palo Pinto State Park<\/a>, the first in North Texas in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/lifestyle\/outdoors\/article\/palo-pinto-state-park-north-texas-21941191.php\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">more than 25 years<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s also <a href=\"https:\/\/tpwd.texas.gov\/state-parks\/lake-mineral-wells\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lake Mineral Wells<\/a> and Possum Kingdom \u2014 home to two expansive state parks and a 16,000-plus-acre fishing destination stocked year-round with white and striped bass, according to the magazine. From cycling and trail riding along the Lake Mineral Wells State Trailway to scaling 30-foot cliffs and exploring caves across more than 80 climbing routes, the article notes that the small town is quickly emerging as one of the Lone Star State\u2019s \u201cmost exciting outdoor destinations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/visitmineralwells.org\/our-history\/\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">city&#8217;s website<\/a>, settlers first began drilling wells there in the late 1800s and discovered that the water seemed to have a healing effect on people.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Many of the water wells in Mineral Wells contain a notable concentration of lithium,&#8221; the website reads.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It soon sparked an industry of wellness-tourism, with people flocking to the area to use its bathhouses, drinking pavilions and spas. The magazine says it was the start of what has become the story of the town&#8217;s &#8220;legendary healing waters.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The iconic Texas brand Crazy Water traces its roots to Mineral Wells, where it began at the \u201cCrazy Well.\u201d According to the city, the name comes from a local legend about an elderly woman believed to be mentally unstable. She reportedly drank from the well twice a day and, over time, made a full recovery.<\/p>\n<p>The small town has hiking, rock climbing, kayaking, boating, fishing, paddling and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In a recent issue of the state\u2019s monthly publication, Mineral Wells \u2014 known as the \u201cWellness Capital of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":267187,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[1113,820,1006,27,29,28],"class_list":["post-267186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-mysahillcountry","tag-mysastaff","tag-outdoors","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267186","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=267186"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267186\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/267187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=267186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=267186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=267186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}