Lone Star Travelers Blog

Visit our Davis Mountains State Park photo gallery 

At a mile above sea level Davis Mountains State Park is the coolest place to be in the hot Texas summer.  The Davis Mountains, the most extensive mountain range in Texas were formed by volcanic activity 65 million years ago.  Located in Jeff Davis County, 1 mile north of the town of Fort Davis on Texas 17 then 3 miles west on Texas 118 the 2,700 acres of the Davis Mountains State Park offers great family fun.  There are 9 miles of hiking and nature trails, one of which connects with a trail to the Fort Davis National Historic Site, a mountain bike trail, an equestrian trail as well as Skyline Drive, a scenic mile high drive especially popular for star gazing.  (more…)

A photo gallery of Petrified Forest and Painted Desert including the Wilderness Area will be posted soon.  We are back in Texas, currently at Davis Mountains State Park in West Texas.  We will be posting on this state park as well as others that we visit as we make our way back home to the Dallas/ Fort Worth area.