At a time when Texas is booming with construction and traffic, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is working to protect the most beautiful parts of the state from development. Six of those sites, located across the Lone Star State, are dedicated to the public and will open as state parks within the next 12-15 years.

San Antonio-based grocery giant H-E-B has announced that it has partnered with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation on a number of conservation efforts across the Lone Star State.

Palo Pinto Mountains State Park sits on just over 4,871 acres in a scenic area of North Texas, roughly 75 miles west of Forth Worth.