HILL COUNTRY SP ROUNDUP: State parks in the Hill Country 
offer summer fun for everyone ... details on Passport to 
Texas.
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Passport to Texas from Texas Parks and Wildlife 

Hill Country State Parks and natural areas beckon you 
this month.

On June 10, the staff at Kickapoo Cavern SP in 
Brackettville will take visitors on a morning nature walk 
and program throughout the park in search of migrating 
birds and endangered species like the black-capped vireo. 
Reservations required. 

[canoe paddling] Love being on the water? Then come to 
Inks Lake SP in Burnet for a canoeing clinic. Intended for 
first-time boaters, the clinic will focus on the basics of 
paddling, steering and stabilizing the canoe. It's offered 
throughout the month, and reservations are required. 
Contact the park for days, times and fees.

Every Saturday and Sunday this month, Colorado Bend SP 
in Bend, offers guided tours to Gorman Falls, a 65-foot 
waterfall in a beautiful Hill Country setting. This is a 
scenic, 1-1/2-mile round-trip hike that can be challenging, 
so know your limitations. Contact the park for details.

[bats emerging] And, Wednesdays through Sundays, Devil's 
Sinkhole SNA is the place to be if you love bats. Peer 
down into the depths of Texas and observe up to 3 
million bats emerge. Visitors are shuttled in a tour bus 
from Rocksprings Visitor Center to the site. Call for times 
and fees.

Details for these and other events are on the Texas Parks 
& Wildlife website.

That's our show for today ... For Texas Parks and 
Wildlife ... I'm Cecilia Nasti.