Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Meet Your Guide x
Before You Hit the Trail xi
Introduction 1
Map Legend 13
The Hikes
West Texas 14
1 South Rim 15
2 Lost Mine Trail 19
3 The Window 22
4 Emory Peak 26
5 Dog Canyon 30
6 Grapevine Hills 32
7 The Chimneys 35
8 Ernst Tinaja 38
9 Santa Elena Canyon 41
10 Mariscal Mountain 44
11 Rosillos Peak 47
12 Rancherias Canyon 51
13 Closed Canyon 55
14 Fresno Rim 58
15 Lower Shutup 61
16 Guadalupe Peak 65
17 Bush Mountain 69
18 Lost Peak 73
19 McKittrick Canyon 76
20 El Capitan 79
21 Devils Hall 82
22 Smith Spring 85
23 The Bowl 88
24 McKittrick Ridge 91
25 North Mount Franklin 95
26 Anthony's Nose 98
27 Fort Davis National Historic Site 102
28 Limpia Canyon Primitive Area 105
29 Madera Canyon 108
30 Seminole Canyon State Park 111
31 Monahans Sandhills State Park 114
The Panhandle 117
32 The Lighthouse 117
33 Givens, Spicer, Lowry Trail 121
34 Caprock Canyons State Park 124
35 Copper Breaks State Park 127
Hill Country 131
36 North Concho River 132
37 Enchanted Rock State Natural Area 136
38 Gorman Falls 140
39 Spicewood Springs 143
40 Pedernales Falls State Park 146
41 Wolf Mountain 150
42 Lost Maples State Natural Area 154
43 Mystic Canyon 158
44 Cibolo Creek 158
45 Inks Lake State Park 165
46 Barton Creek 168
47 Hamilton Pool Preserve 171
48 Lake Georgetown 174
49 Guadalupe River State Park 179
50 Government Canyon State Natural Area 182
51 Hill Country State Natural Area 186
Central Texas 190
52 Lost Pines 191
53 Palmetto State Park 195
54 Lake Somerville State Park 198
Gulf Coast 202
55 Matagorda Island Wildlife Management Area 203
56 Aransas National Wildlife Refuge 207
57 Padre Island National Seashore 211
58 Brazos River 214
59 Hale Lake 218
60 Lake Jackson Wilderness Park 220
61 Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge 224
62 San Bernard Champion Oak 228
South Texas 231
63 Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge 232
64 Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge 235
65 Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park 238
66 Estero Llano Grande State Park 242
North Texas 246
67 Meridian State Park 247
68 Dinosaur Valley State Park 250
69 Lake Mineral Wells State Park 254
70 Grapevine Lake 258
71 Eisenhower State Park 262
72 Cross Timbers Trail 265
Northeast Texas 269
73 Daingerfield State Park 270
74 Caddo Lake State Park 273
75 Fairfield Lake State Park 276
76 Cooper Lake State Park 279
East Texas 282
77 Four C Trail 283
78 Little Lake Creek Wilderness 287
79 Big Creek 290
80 Huntsville State Park 293
81 Sawmill Trail 297
82 Fort Boggy State Park 301
83 Woodlands Trail 305
84 Beech Woods 309
85 Sundew Trail 312
86 Kirby Trail 315
87 Turkey Creek 319
Additional Reading 323
Hike Index 324
