Palo Duro Canyon State Park sits at the northern end of the canyon itself and, under the direction of Texas Parks and Wildlife, struggles to balance modern use — hiking, horses, mountain bikes ...

The ruddy walls of Palo Duro Canyon State Park blush in the light of the setting sun. Folks spending the night below the rim will soon see the first stars emerge from an indigo sky.(Dan Leeth ...

Palo Duro Canyon State Park, 11450 Park Rd. 5, Canyon, Texas. 806-488-2227, ... Layers of sedimentary rock on the walls of Palo Duro Canyon State Park in Canyon, Texas.

PALO DURO CANYON — At the edge of the grasslands that fold under the fierce winds of the Texas Panhandle-Plains, the earth suddenly splits apart. Palo Duro Canyon is a thick slice of Texas-size ...

PALO DURO CANYON STATE PARK - The smell of chicken-fried steak sizzling in cast-iron skillets mingled with the sweet aroma of peach cobbler baking over coals as the day began early Saturday at the ...

Runner-up to the Grand Canyon in terms of size, Palo Duro is 120 miles long, between six and 20 miles wide and more than 820 to 1,000 feet deep . For comparison, the Grand Canyon is 277 miles long ...

The signature landmark of Palo Duro Canyon is the Lighthouse Peak, a stunning formation that you can only really see if you are willing to hike to it. The round-trip is 5.75 miles, which took us ...

Hiking in canyon country, you can drive yourself nuts spotting phantom creatures among the cliffs. That bobcat skulking along a ridge? Actually a pile of rocks. The golden eagle eying ...

As a Central Texas resident, driving to the Panhandle for a mountain biking excursion didn't seem to make much sense. Why bother with an achingly long drive when we are blessed with a multitude of ...

Palo Duro Canyon slices through the Texas panhandle for 120 miles and was once the secret home of the most feared Native American tribe in history: the Comanche.

Canyon Economic Development and Canyon City Commission to celebrate the newly completed mural on the Palo Duro Canyon Outfitters Building west wall. Onlookers were encouraged to take photos while ...

Take for instance the “100 year flood” in Palo Duro Canyon in 1979. Termed an anomaly and once-in-a-lifetime event, it’s happening all over again. But, this time, they were ready.