Palo Duro Canyon | Texas State Park (Lighthouse Trail)
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- Palo Duro Canyon | Texas State Park
Canyon, Texas
We visit Palo Duro Canyon and hike the iconic Lighthouse trail. This 2.8 mile moderate hike with scenic views is the most popular trail at Palo Duro Canyon. Come join us and see why this is a must hike when visiting Palo Duro Canyon State Park.
Grand Canyon of Texas
The second largest canyon in the country lies in the heart of the Texas Panhandle. Visit Palo Duro Canyon State Park; experience the canyon's rugged beauty and enjoy its colorful history.
Things to Do
Explore Palo Duro Canyon State Park by foot, mountain bike, horse or car. Palo Duro Canyon has more than 30 miles of hiking, biking and equestrian trails. Camp, geocache, study nature or bird watch. During the summer, enjoy a performance of TEXAS Outdoor Musical.
Choose from campsites with water and electricity, tent sites, equestrian sites, or backpack camping areas. Stay in one of three cabins on the canyon’s rim or four Cow Camp cabins on the canyon floor. Rent one a pavilions for a wedding, reunion or meeting.
New to Palo Duro Canyon: Glamping (luxury camping)! Each glamping site is fully furnished with air conditioning, luxury rustic furnishings, refrigerators, microwaves, coffee makers, games, bicycles, gas grills and gas fire pits, covered porches with rockers, porch swings, and much more. More information on glamping at Palo Duro Canyon (www.palodurogl...)
Stop by the Visitor Center on the canyon rim to learn more about the park. The park store at the Visitor Center sells books, pottery, jewelry and more. Look for souvenirs, snacks and meals at The Trading Post on the canyon floor.
🌄Palo Duro Canyon Info [Official] :tpwd.texas.gov....
🌄Palo Duro Canyon Sandhills Fees: $8 Per person 13 years and older.
Free for children 12 years and under.
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I love the dramatic music at the start of the video. And that burger looked amazing. I can see why the "light house" is so iconic to that park.
I Appreciate is David. The burger was a must after the 6 mile hike. I know you and your girls would love this park.
Looks like a gorgeous day out! I love the red rocks! Get them workout gains!
The rocks were beautiful and yes it was a work out. The Rock Garden trail was tough! It’s a constant uphill elevation. The views would of been amazing, but it was cloudy due to some rain. The next day was gorgeous and we did this trail.
This trail has some nice views! The Lighthouse is definitely a must-see. Thanks for sharing!
It’s amazing and know you will love hiking this when you visit. Thanks for stopping by Reuben.
I love the red dirt/clay/rock. It's so different from our area and I can't wait to explore it.
I know! Every time I watch your videos I get excited to revisit NC. This park is on my top 5 parks to visit in Texas.
Great footage!!
Thank you :-)
I have been and after watching your video, I’m really sad we didn’t get to hike the Lighthouse Trail!! It’s so beautiful!! And that burger looked pretty good too!!
The lighthouse was amazing and glad we went on the second day. The first day it rained and was cloudy. This trail had plenty of benches for resting. I was telling my wife i need something more than this beef jerky 😂. The trading post was a perfect place to eat after hitting the trails.
We did this hike 3 years ago with my wife and stepdaughter, turned out my other daughter was along for the ride too! On the way back my wife got very sick and we went sure way! Turns out she was pregnant and none of us knew!? Don’t worry everything turned out alright!
Wow that's a story to tell when she gets older. Glad everything was okay. I'm sure you will revisit the trail with your daughter and say..... let me tell you a story. Thanks for sharing.
Enjoying some down time before christmas watching your travel videos. Definately should make plans in 2023 to visit.
Palo Duro a great park to visit during the winter. We have some parks planned for December/January 😊
Wonderful! Great hike to fabulous views. Love the lighthouse. Well done, my friends. Big like 👍. Thanks for sharing and enjoy your day 😀.
Thank you Mr. Haswell. We enjoyed visiting Palo Duro Canyon and seeing the lighthouse for the first time. I see that you traveled abroad and I look forward in checking your channel out.
@@MrSTravelQuest You are welcome. And I would be pleased for you to visit my channel - I'm sure you will like it. Take care 😁
Definitely looks challenging! Beautiful rock formations! Love the trail!! 💗👍
Did 12 miles in two days, definitely rested up after we visited this park. If y’all come to Texas definitely check this one out. Thanks for stopping by Terry :-)
@@MrSTravelQuest Wow, that is a lot! I would have to rest up for a few days after that. LOL We will definitely check that one out when we get down that way. You are so welcome!
We usually do maybe 7 miles the most, but in wanted to see more of the park. The second largest canyon in the states is worth the trip. I would recommend checking this one out in the fall/winter. It’s get over 100+ in the summer at Palo Duro.
@@MrSTravelQuest Thanks for the tip - that is definitely too hot!
Yes it is 🥵
Hey hey ! New friend here from Texas Family Camping. We love the Palo Duro Canyon and the outdoor play Texas. What a beautiful setting.
Hey Friend! David from Texas family and awesome guy. It was our first time visiting and we loved it. The outdoor play was cancelled, but plan to reopen in May 2021, looking forward in checking it out.
We love this trail! Looking forward to going back some day!
The views are AMAZING! I want to revisit too and visit the other trails. Palo Duro is one of my favorite parks we visited this year.
Wow very beautiful , I'm on your chann stay connected 🤟🙏
Hubby and I are heading there this weekend. Thanks for sharing both videos. Lots of great information and it was definitely helpful with all the trail information!!
It’s a beautiful park and one of our favorites. Which trails are y’all planning on visiting? Thanks for watching and if you have any questions I’m happy to share what I know.
wow! thats quite a hike! 😍
Well worth the hike! Beautiful views all around 😊
Somehow I missed this one. Great narration as usual. 👍 We did it when the kids were little. They had difficulty getting up that steep are at the very end. I don't think it was as well maintained. It was super slippery with all the loose rock. Looks better now. Nicely done. 👍
Thank Takacs I always appreciate you stopping by and leaving a positive comment. The trail is definitely well maintained and super popular. It also looks like there expanding the parking area. The trail maps said moderate, then we seen people going uphill. My daughter was even wearing Crocs 🐊 🤦♂️. We made it and enjoyed the views. I saved this trail on the second day since the weather was better.
I think y’all went up a different route...but great vid as always! That place looked packed! We had it all to ourselves when we went.
We followed the Light House Route. I didn't show it in the video, but people had a hard time figuring out which way to go up. We arrived at 8am and it wasn't too bad during the Thanksgiving break, but once we left it was packed. Which trail was your favorite at Palo Duro? Thanks for stopping by Ronie!
@@MrSTravelQuest Lower Comanche was nice...wish we would of gone up the Rock Garden Trail.
@@roniecalzoncinth9768 I need to check out the lower Comanche trail. I heard they had caves here. The Rock Garden trail was beautiful. The elevation at the end was a challenge. I have one more park to visit for 20 Texas State Parks in 2020 😀
@@MrSTravelQuest that’s awesome, and crazy!
Wow! We definitely need to do this sometime! That looks spectacular.
GSL is my favorite trail because the scenery. visitors might enjoy Kiowa trail, the 3 part trails of Rojo grande, sunflower and juniper riverside. you're hiking along Cliffsides which is why those trails are so cool! if you're in for a challenge, try upper commanche trail. commanche trail has series of elevation gains. you can scope out the elevation changes on all trails app.
When we went we enjoyed the lighthouse, Rock Garden, CCC trail and points of interest in the park. I know they have some great off traiils that's not on the park map. I'm working on my camper and look forward in camping in the park soon. This is a park I plan on revisiting again.
I just recently did this trail but got heat exhaustion at the top! Bring too much water so you don’t run out like we did! Super scary when you feel like you’re going to pass out at the edge of a cliff. The climb at the base is super difficult but keep going because it is totally worth it! Oh and bring some socks or close-toed shoes
Glad yall made it out! Yes definitely bring plenty of water. We recommend doing this trail during the cooler months. You can't beat the views, it's some of the best we have in the state :-). What other trails did you hike at Palo Duro? Safe travels and happy hiking!
Nice video, the toughest part is the steep hill at the base. The loose dirt makes it tough and dangerous. We had a good time at the light house. I have a video from when we went. Thanks for the share new subscriber here!!
It’s a nice hike, you check out any other trails on your visit? In my other video I showed the CCC trail and Rock Garden. Rock Garden at the end was no joke.
@@MrSTravelQuest yes we did the ccc trail and the lighthouse trail. Unfortunately all I recorded was the little bit on my channel. PD is only 45 minutes from us but we seldom go. Did you try out the zipline?
@@jmontoya1677 That’s awesome that Palo Duro and Caprock near you. No didn’t zip line. I thought about the horse back riding they have outside the park. I watch your video and thought it was crazy people climbed across the lighthouse.
@@MrSTravelQuest lol my niece climed to the top of the structure across from the lighthouse she was the only one brave enough out of our group😂
@@jmontoya1677 She’s brave! Should of have gave her the camera to get some of those scenic views 😁. I bet the views are amazing up there.
Do you recommend to a 5 year and 4 year old with single parent with no hiking experience?
If you prepare for it y’all can definitely do it 😊. Here are some great Texas State Parks for kids ua-cam.com/video/a2CjWuw7RDM/v-deo.html
is it 4 hours in total or 4 hours one way and 4 hours back so 8 in total?
4 hours total. Trail is 2.8 miles one way. You won’t be disappointed on this hike, the views are amazing!
You miss a bit of history.
The Palo Duro Canyon dugout
We went over the park CCC history in this video -> ua-cam.com/video/1P7npb1-KGU/v-deo.html. What’s your favorite activity at the park?