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Formed: June 22, 1937
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Interstates: Interstate X (I-X)
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Park Roads represent a subset of public roads designated and maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). Park Roads are intended to provide access to and connection within Texas state parks. The system of Park Roads was established in 1937 at the request of the state parks board to establish maintenance of eight roads within the state's parks. The network of Park Roads has grown incrementally over the years along with the growth of parks now under the authority of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Park Roads are marked with distinctive signage distinguishing them from other state-maintained highways.

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History

On September 22, 1936, the state highway commission initiated an investigation at the request of the state's parks board into the incorporation of certain park roads as part of the state highway system after which the highway commission would assume maintenance of these roads. The highway commission accepted routes in eight parks as the original Park Roads in the state system on June 22, 1937. The charter routes of the system were located in the following parks:

  1. Bastrop State Park
  2. Caddo Lake State Park
  3. Davis Mountains State Park
  4. Longhorn Caverns State Park
  5. Palo Duro Canyon State Park
  6. Big Bend State Park, now a national park: PR 6 designation later reassigned to Goliad State Park and Historic Site
  7. Meridian State Park
  8. Big Spring State Park

List

Number Length (mi) Length (km) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Formed Removed Notes
PR 1A 3.988 6.418 SH 21 near Bastrop State Park PR 1A in Bastrop State Park 1937 current Loops back onto itself
PR 1B 0.483 0.777 PR 1A in Bastrop State Park Dead end at park cabins in Bastrop State Park 1937 current
PR 1C 11.196 18.018 PR 1A in Bastrop State Park FM 153 in Buescher State Park 1937 current
PR 1D 0.106 0.171 PR 1A in Bastrop State Park Bastrop State Park dining hall 1937 current
PR 1E 0.948 1.526 PR 1C in Buescher State Park PR 1C at Buescher State Park Headquarters 1940 current
PR 2 1.110 1.786 FM 2198 in Caddo Lake State Park Numerous small in-park roads 1937 current
PR 3 1.160 1.867 SH 118 in Davis Mountains State Park Indian Lodge in Davis Mountains State Park 1937 current
PR 3A 2.529 4.070 PR 3 in Davis Mountains State Park Davis Mountains State Park–Fort Davis National Historic Site boundary 1965 current
PR 4 15.500 24.945 SH 29 near Buchanan Dam and Inks Lake State Park US 281 south of Burnet near Longhorn Caverns State Park 1937 current Listed on National Register of Historic Places
PR 5 8.0 12.9 SH 217 at Palo Duro Canyon State Park Palo Duro Canyon State Park 1937 1949 Although officially assigned anew in 1949, this is essentially the same as the latter route as originally described
PR 5 10.239 16.478 SH 217 at Palo Duro Canyon State Park Maintenance building inside park 1949 current Loops back onto itself
PR 6 7 11 SH 227 (now US 385) Big Bend National Park 1937 1946 Taken over by the National Park Service
PR 6 1.110 1.786 US 183 south of Goliad Goliad State Park and Historic Site 1958 current
PR 7 3.940 6.341 SH 22 Meridian State Park 1937 current Loops back onto itself
PR 8 2.405 3.870 FM 700 in Big Spring State Park FM 700 in Big Spring State Park 1937 current Loops back onto itself
PR 9 6.5 10.5 SH 134 in Houston San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site 1939 1960 Now PR 1836
PR 10 1.193 1.920 Recreation center in Lockhart State Park FM 20 1939 current Originally only the driveways in the Lockhart State Park; later extended over former SH 310
PR 11 3.081 4.958 US 183 Palmetto State Park 1939 current
PR 12 0.275 0.443 FM 1155 in Washington-on-the-Brazos Park road in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site 1939 current Former SH 229
PR 13 4.170 6.711 SH 35 Goose Island in Goose Island State Park 1939 current May have been SH 319 or SH 35A for a month
PR 14 1.56 2.51 SH 236 Mother Neff State Park 1940 current
PR 15 7.227 11.631 SH 279 Lake Brownwood State Park 1940 current
PR 16 2.932 4.719 FM 14 at Tyler State Park CR 313 1940 current Loops back onto itself, connection to county road
PR 17 1.272 2.047 SH 49 Daingerfield State Park 1940 current
PR 18 2.4 3.9 I-27 in Lubbock MacKenzie State Park 1940 1993 Cancelled because it is no longer a state park.
PR 19 3.5 5.6 Kerrville State Park SH 173 in Kerrville 1940 2006 Cancelled because it is no longer a state park.
PR 20 1.75 2.82 US 281 Stephenville State Park 1940 1946 Cancelled because it is no longer a state park
PR 20 4.296 6.914 Entrance to Eisenhower State Park Marina inside park 1960 current Loops back onto itself
PR 21 9.295 14.959 FM 200 / FM 1434 / Entrance to Cleburne State Park US 67 1940 current
PR 22 0.80 1.29 US 281 Mineral Wells State Park 1940 — cancelled when no longer a state park
PR 22 15.59 25.09 Padre Island National Seashore SH 358 1967 current
PR 23 1.1 1.8 US 281 Blanco State Park 1940 current
PR 24 1.62 2.61 FM 271 Bonham State Park 1943 current Loops back onto itself
PR 25 3.392 5.459 SH 359 southwest of Mathis Lake Corpus Christi State Park 1940 current
PR 26 1.2 1.9 FM 20 at Lockhart State Park PR 10 at Lockhart State Park 1940 1972 Now part of PR 10
PR 27 1.033 1.662 Fannin Battleground State Historic Site US 59/FM 2987 in Fannin 1940 current Former SH 162 and Spur 91
PR 28 2.307 3.713 SH 14 Fort Parker State Park 1941 current
PR 29 4.10 6.60 US 83 Garner State Park 1941 current
PR 30 0.277 0.446 Balmorhea State Park SH 17 in Toyahvale 1941 current
PR 31 7.99 12.86 Lake Sweetwater Park US 80 east of Sweetwater 1943 1951 Now FM 1856
PR 31 2.786 4.484 SH 46 Guadalupe River State Park 1981 current
PR 32 0.64 1.03 FM 89 Abilene State Park 1943 current
PR 33 17.28 27.81 US 180 near Caddo Possum Kingdom State Park 1944 current
PR 34 0.457 0.735 FM 273 Lake Fannin State Park 1946 current
PR 35 1.65 2.66 Fort Parker State Park SH 14 1946 current
PR 36 5.606 9.022 Camp Constantin BSA/Camp Grady Spruce YMCA SH 16 in Palo Pinto County 1945 current
PR 37 14.191 22.838 Bandera County Park in Lakehills SH 16 near Helotes 1947 current
PR 38 2.33 3.75 FM 1458 in San Felipe Stephen F. Austin State Park 1949 current Loops back onto itself
PR 39 0.6 1.0 Mission Parkway near Mission San José Spur 536 1953 1993 cancelled for further development of the site
PR 40 3.528 5.678 Huntsville State Park SH 75 southeast of Huntsville 1955 current
PR 41 1.673 2.692 I-20 Monahans Sandhills State Park 1957 current
PR 42 1.373 2.210 FM 1154 – Beltway around Atlanta State Park 1960 current
PR 43 2.497 4.019 FM 2062 – Beltway around northwest Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park 1961 current
PR 44 0.943 1.518 SH 21 Mission Tejas State Park 1962 current
PR 45 0.208 0.335 Governor Hogg Shrine State Historical Park SH 37 1962 2004 Cancelled.
PR 46 3.259 5.245 FM 2098 Falcon State Park 1963 current
PR 47 1.775 2.857 FM 1244 – Beltway around Lake Whitney State Park 1964 current
PR 48 4.488 7.223 Martin Dies Jr. State Park south area Martin Dies Jr. State Park north area 1964 current US 190 connects both ends of the park road
PR 49 0.134 0.216 Hodges Ranch Road Kline Road / Redstone Ranch Road to RR 1 1965 current Unsigned throughout most of its length
PR 50 0.4 0.6 Jim Hogg State Park Firetower Road 1966 current
PR 51 0.376 0.605 FM 2852 Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historic Site 1967 current
PR 52 0.781 1.257 US 290 Lyndon B. Johnson State Park 1967 current
PR 53 17.5 28.2 PR 22 SH 361 in Port Aransas 1967 1988 Now SH 361
PR 54 1.047 1.685 US 283 Fort Griffin Campsite 1968 current
PR 55 4.156 6.688 Wind Point Park FM 1571 1968 current
PR 56 2.666 4.291 Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation US 190 1970 current Replaced FM 2865
PR 57 5.8 9.3 Boat ramp in Lake Somerville State Park FM 60 1970 current
PR 58 0.63 1.01 US 283 Fort Griffin State Historic Site 1970 current
PR 59 1.409 2.268 FM 205 Dinosaur Valley State Park 1971 current Loops back onto itself
PR 60 1.124 1.809 FM 224 Trinity River Authority of Lake Livingston 1971 current Loops back onto itself
PR 61 1.785 2.873 Fort Richardson State Park US 281 / US 380 / SH 114 1971 current
PR 62 1.381 2.223 Copper Breaks State Park SH 6 1972 current
PR 63 1.018 1.638 FM 1954 Lake Arrowhead State Park 1973 current
PR 64 1.419 2.284 FM 3285 Fairfield Lake State Park 1973 current
PR 65 0.818 1.316 Lake Livingston State Park FM 3126 1973 current
PR 66 1.365 2.197 FM 3005 at entrance to Galveston Island State Park Boat ramp inside park 1973 current
PR 67 0.56 0.90 Depot inside State Railroad Park US 84 at park entrance 1974 1975 Now PR 76
PR 67 0.451 0.726 Seminole Canyon State Historical Park headquarters US 90 at park entrance 1975 current
PR 68 2.06 3.32 RM 2775 in the Hueco Tanks State Historic Site Hueco Tanks State Historic Site 1974 current
PR 69 0.283 0.455 SH 87 Sea Rim State Park southeast end 1974 current
PR 70 0.82 1.32 Texas State Railroad History Museum US 84 1976 current
PR 71 0.743 1.196 US 180 Lake Mineral Wells State Park east end 1977 current
PR 72 4.346 6.994 FM 762 near Long Point Brazos Bend State Park 1978 current
PR 73 1.888 3.038 South Llano River State Park US 377 1982 current
PR 74 0.918 1.477 Alma Drive in Lumberton Village Creek State Park 1994 current
PR 76 0.401 0.645 Depot inside State Railroad Park US 84 at park entrance 1975 current Former PR 67
PR 100 13.198 21.240 SH 100 at the Queen Isabella Causeway Padre Island National Seashore 1968 current
PR 138 2.25 3.62 Business US 90-U Garrett Road 2014 current
PR 1836 7.234 11.642 Battleground Road (former SH 134) in Houston San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site 1960 current Replaced PR 9; number chosen to commemorate the date that Texas won its independence from Mexico
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