The newest state park in Texas, Palo Pinto Mountains State Park, is located in the Western Cross Timbers Eco region of North Central Texas. The new park offers a great diversity of topography, as well as a great variety of plants and wildlife.
The park consists of 3,331 acres of land in the southwest corner of Palo Pinto County and extends into the southeast corner of Stephens County. The nearest town to the park is the picturesque community of Strawn, which will serve as the gateway to the park.
Funding for planning the park has been approved but construction is not likely to begin until 2019. Until the park is officially opened, the only area you can visit is around Tucker Lake, which is owned by the City of Strawn. Fishing is allowed in the lake. There is a dirt road east of the picnic area that winds around the lake where people go to fish and a birding trail also just east of the picnic area.