STATE PARK TRAILS:  Escape…explore…enjoy. We’ll 
explain next on Passport to Texas.

This is Passport to Texas

Texas Parks and Wildlife’s recreational trails program 
develops new pathways in the state through a 
competitive grant program. Trails allow visitors to 
enjoy scenic vistas, pursue recreational sports, escape 
find solace and explore areas that might otherwise be 
inaccessible.
 
10—We fund everything from natural surface single-track mountain 
bike trails to twelve-foot-wide concrete trails that are accessible to 
everyone.

Erick Hetzel is the State Park Trails Coordinator 
for Texas Parks and Wildlife

07—That’s a really important aspect of the program.  We want to 
serve a broad spectrum of the population of Texas.

Trails provide access to natural environments in an 
increasingly urban landscape.

20—They’re providing recreational trail experiences for people who 
need them.  And the population of Texas needs them.  We don’t 
have a lot of public land and we’re able to drop these little 
recreational trail experiences into these sometimes small 
communities that really need a trail around the local woods. 

Trails also provide connection.

08—They can have experiences with nature and experiences with 
the outdoors right in their own community.  And, that’s one of the 
biggest positives about our program.

There are over 1,100 miles of state park trails 
waiting for you to explore.

For Texas Parks and Wildlife…I’m Cecilia Nasti




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