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Texas State Parks are rolling out a massive lineup of historic, patriotic, and outdoor programming to mark the upcoming Semiquincentennial\u2014the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence\u2014state wildlife officials announced Monday.<\/p>\n
Patriotic Lineup <\/p>\n
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has coordinated themed events across dozens of state parks and historic sites, blending traditional Fourth of July celebrations with unique educational and hands-on activities tied to America’s 250-year milestone.<\/p>\n
“Fourth of July is always special at Texas State Parks, but the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence has provided some memorable programming for this year\u2019s holiday,” TPWD officials said in a statement.<\/p>\n
The expansive programming caters to distinct interests, ranging from living history demonstrations to backcountry stargazing.<\/p>\n
State officials noted that because some of the specialized programming requires advanced registration or occurs on dates leading up to or just after the Fourth of July, visitors should consult the individual park calendars before traveling.<\/p>\n
Texas State Parks also reminded the public that under state law, a park pass or daily standard entry fee covers access to all events, and children 12 and under always enter free. Full programming itineraries and reservation details are available on the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s official events webpage.<\/p>\n
For the History Buffs For the Hands-on Historian Get a slice of Americana with Dutch oven cooking at Cooper<\/a>, Mustang Island<\/a>, Ray Roberts Lake<\/a>, or Purtis Creek<\/a> State Parks.Learn to throw an Atlatl, an ancient hunting technology, or practice your bow and arrow skills with archery at Inks Lake State Park<\/a>!Cooper<\/a> and Fort Boggy<\/a> State Parks can teach and show off the skills that shaped the homestead and pioneer way of life, allowing visitors to step back in time!Test your knowledge on national and state icons at trivia night at Fort Parker<\/a> or McKinney Falls<\/a> State Parks.Learn about and\/or make the ink used to sign some of America\u2019s most important documents at Bastrop<\/a>, Cooper<\/a>, Dinosaur Valley<\/a>, Fort Parker<\/a>, Goose Island<\/a>, Lake Corpus Christi<\/a>, Mission Tejas<\/a>, Lockhart<\/a>, Palo Pinto Mountains<\/a>\u00a0 and Purtis Creek<\/a> State Parks, or at Government Canyon<\/a> and Hill Country<\/a> State Natural Areas. For the Nature Nurturer For Patriotic Parkers Was there another bird in line to be America\u2019s National Bird? Learn about it at Brazos Bend<\/a>, Dinosaur Valley<\/a>, Lake Tawakoni<\/a>, and Lake Casa Blanca International State Park<\/a>.Join Lockhart State Park<\/a> for a red, white and blue scavenger hunt.Be a part of the Ultimate Picnic Photo Challenge at Galveston Island State Park<\/a>!Go on a night hike with Inks Lake State Park<\/a>, dressed in your most patriotic garb.Get your art on at Galveston Island State Park<\/a> with sunset watercolors on the coast.Try to spot red, white and blue birds on bird walks at Goose Island<\/a>, Village Creek<\/a>, Palo Pinto Mountains<\/a>, Lake Arrowhead<\/a>, McKinney Falls<\/a> or Lake Tawakoni<\/a> State Parks.Take a scenic bike ride at Estero Llano Grande<\/a> to look for the tri-colored heron or be a part of a parade at Buescher<\/a> State Parks.Celebrate the history of Caddo Lake State Park<\/a> with their Red, White and Blueprinting event, working with cyanotypes.Light up the sky with colors by light painting at Cooper State Park<\/a>!Enjoy some of America\u2019s oldest pastimes at the Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site<\/a>, with hand-churned ice cream and games, or visit Sea Rim State Park<\/a> for a campfire and s\u2019mores. <\/p>\n The Source: Information in this article is from Texas Parks and Wildlife.<\/p>\n Texas<\/a>Wild Nature<\/a>Holidays<\/a>America 250<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"article Texas State Parks are rolling out a massive lineup of historic, patriotic, and outdoor programming to mark…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":354735,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[72722,1972,223,2220,27,29,28,216,393,2795],"class_list":["post-354734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-america-250","tag-holidays","tag-news","tag-science","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news","tag-tx","tag-us","tag-wild-nature"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354734","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=354734"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354734\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/354735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=354734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=354734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=354734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}