FOURTH FUN: Move that backyard July Fourth Picnic to a 
State park…where to go…ahead on Passport to Texas

This is Passport to Texas

Tomorrow is The Fourth of July. It’s when we observe the 
adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the 
Continental Congress. Over the past 241 years, it’s also 
become a reason for family and friends to gather for food 
and fun.

Texas State Parks are open July Fourth and welcome you 
and yours for picnicking, hiking, cycling, geocaching, 
swimming, fishing, and just plain relaxing. 

A couple of parks have July Fourth Festivities, including 
the Sauer Beckmann Living History farm in Johnson City 
in the Hill Country, where you will celebrate like early 
Texans. The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens 
will have a huge fireworks display.

With fireworks in mind—park visitors are not allowed to 
bring them into the parks. Not even sparklers. They will 
be confiscated. Just a heads up. If you decide to camp 
overnight at a park, and you want to see fireworks, many 
of the communities around the parks have displays you 
can easily attend. 

Or if the park is close to big cities like Dallas or Houston, 
you may be able to see their fireworks from the comfort 
of your campsite.  Celebrate our nation’s independence 
and your state parks this July Fourth. Find park 
information at texasstateparks.org.

That's our show for today… Funding provided in part by 
Ram Trucks. Guts. Glory. Ram

For Texas Parks and Wildlife, I’m Cecilia Nasti.





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