Things are heating up in your Texas State Parks during our 100 Year Celebration.
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Here's to 100 S'more Years!

We're celebrating the 100th birthday of Texas State Parks! And what better way to celebrate than enjoying a timeless campfire treat like s?mores with family and friends?

Head to one of the 80 Texas State Parks that will be hosting fun and unique s?mores celebrations on May 13 and join in toasting to 100 s'more years of outdoor adventure! Guarantee entry by?making a reservation?before this special event.

Park events include something for everyone?? campfire building demonstrations, making solar-oven baked s'mores, a s'mores cook-off and more. Several parks will be using Solo Stove fire pits to offer visitors a smokeless s'mores-making experience with all the fun of gathering around a fire together. H-E-B generously donated s'mores supplies to share with visitors during the celebration.

If you can't make it to a park, join the fun by hosting your own s'mores get-together. Post a photo of your s'mores celebration on Facebook or Instagram?with the hashtag #100SmoreYears.


Austin and San Antonio

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S'Mores Galore Cookoff! at Inks Lake???Help us celebrate 100 S?more Years of State Parks with a tasty and competitive twist! Park departments have created tasty s'mores inspired dishes for you to prepare in a cook-off. All supplies provided and you can win real prizes!

100 S'more Years of State Parks at Palmetto???Join us for a fire-building demonstration and s'mores, or pick up a s'mores kit to go!?The ingredients for s'mores will be provided, while supplies last.?

More Austin and San Antonio?area events.


Dallas/Fort Worth

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S'mores Day: Celebrating 100 S'more Years of Texas State Parks at Cedar Hill ? Stop by park headquarters to pick up a s?mores kit and roast a toasty marshmallow in honor of your Texas State Parks. While supplies last!?

100 S'more Years - S'mores Cook Off at Fort Boggy?? New annual event at Fort Boggy! Ten cooks will compete for the title of Best S'mores at Fort Boggy. Come out to see who wants it s'more!

More Dallas/Fort Worth?area events.


East Texas

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100 S'more Years at Mission Tejas???Hang out with some rangers (trained s'mores professionals!), share your tips and tricks for the perfect s'more, and leave with a snack and a smile!

100 S'more Years at Cooper Lake?? Doctors Creek Unit???Join us as we learn about building a fire and developing a bed of coals fit for a s'more.?We'll have a limited supply of marshmallows, graham crackers, chocolate and roasting sticks.?

More East Texas?area events.


Houston Area and South Texas

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Civilian Conservation S'more at Goose Island?? Celebrate with a?s?mores building competition honoring the historic Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) building at the park,?using only s'mores ingredients, provided for you!

S'more Campfire Stories?at Stephen F. Austin???Help us celebrate 100 years of Texas State Parks with s'mores and campfire stories!

Give Me S'more History?at Resaca de la Palma???Take a self-guided walk down our Ebony Trail and learn about the history of s'mores. Then grab a s'mores packet and roast your own s'mores! Supplies are limited, by registration only.

More?Houston and South Texas?area events.


Panhandle and West Texas?

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Solar S'mores at Hueco Tanks???Join us as we learn all about using the sun to toast our marshmallows! We will be making solar ovens and talking about s'more history. Reservations required.

100 S'more Years! at Franklin Mountains???Celebrate 100 years of Texas State Parks and 100 s'more to come by enjoying some s'mores round the campfire with us.

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More Panhandle?and West Texas area events.


A message from our nonprofit partner Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation:

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To celebrate 100 years of Texas State Parks, Toyota and Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation have teamed up to offer a giveaway to help you get away! One lucky sweepstakes winner will take home a Toyota Tundra prize package that includes everything you need for a Texas outdoor adventure, including a?Toyota Tundra TRD Pro, plus extras from YETI, Solo Stove, PAKMULE, Tecovas, SWAROVSKI OPTIK, Turtlebox, PECOS Outdoor and more.

Make a $25 donation here to support 100 years of Texas State Parks between May 1 and October 22, 2023, and you will be automatically entered. Visit LetsGo100.org for complete details and sweepstakes rules.


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