NATURE TOURISM 3:  Exploring new ways to explore.  
Details ahead on Passport to Texas.

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Nature tourism fostered the development of many trails 
statewide. On land and water. 

07—Parks and Wildlife has the Texas paddling trails program we 
kicked off in 2006 with our first inland trail.

Shelly Plante is the Nature Tourism Manager at Texas 
Parks and Wildlife 

24—Here we are now in 2019 and we have 76 trails throughout the state 
of Texas.  We have coastal trails, inland trails.  Some are on rivers.  Some 
are on ponds or bijous.  Some are on bays.  We give information about 
the local canoe and kayak rentals or who provide a shuttle if you have 
your own.  So, we try to make it as easy as possible to get out on the 
water and enjoy nature from a different perspective.
 

Canoeing and kayaking offer distinct benefits over 
traditional hike or bike trails. 

13—Paddling on a trail just gives you a different view of nature.  You’re 
quieter, you’re able to sneak up on the animals a little bit so they don’t 
fly off as much or run away and you can see things in their natural 
habitat.

The nature tourism movement has made a positive impact 
on both rural and urban communities throughout the state 

16—Paddling trails aren’t just at state parks.  We have them all over.  
They require community partners so, they’re in stretches of river 
outside small towns like Seguin or lulling.  Austin has one.  San 
Antonio has one called the Mission Reach and it goes right through the 
cultural district around the missions.  

Find Texas paddling trails on the TPW website.

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



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