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  1. This makes a lovely outdoor plan for the entire family. Am sure the kids would love to try the junior ranger program and get a stamp on their passports. Seems like there are quite a few birds around and I sure would love to spot those during the hiking trail. Good tips on how to best plan a holiday here.

  2. This is cool. Happy to know that it is possible for us to visit the park in a short time. It would be fun to go fishing and swimming too. I am pretty sure my boys would love this. 🙂

  3. As a mom of a toddler, I’m always looking for shorter, easy trails that I can do with her, so thanks for this info on shorter trails. It is interesting that the very short 0.7m trail is a challenging one. Interesting to know about Quanah. I’m gonna check out your other post on that.

  4. I can understand what you mentioned about easily saying you can hike all trails in one go and end up with a couple or so only. In the past, I’ve had experiences when I also underestimated the hiking level and overestimated my energy. It’s due to excitement! I’d love to see the sandstone ripples.

  5. I appreciate the variety of shorter hiking trails you described at Copper Breaks State Park. The combination of distance, difficulty and duration would help any visitor select the right trail for themselves; this information is super helpful. I really loved the look of the Bull Canyon Trail, but also the Thirsty Horse Trail sounded beautiful in springtime with the flowers.

  6. Looks like a family friendly park with some easy foot trails that aren’t too strenuous. But just knowing there is a warning for coyotes would be enough for me to take a pass. Hopefully you didn’t have Snoopy your dog with you.

    1. Snoopy hasn’t come to our family yet when we did this trip. I guess it’s about time to go back with him. 🙂

  7. Copper Breaks state park seems to have so many hikes with varied levels of difficulty. I would be happy to do the Bull’s canyon family friendly hike in spite of having to watch out for coyotes. Love your images! 🙂

  8. Wow, already those stairs on the first picture look really great. I love hiking and would definitely enjoy a trip to the Copper Breaks State Park. However, it’s impressive, how much there is to do for everyone. Certainly a perfect spot to visit with the entire family.

  9. Love how you always find the best overlooked state parks. This would be great for a day visit because there aren’t a lot of trails. Thanks for the tip about the museums Quanah. Adding this one to my list.

  10. Another wonderful Texas State Park — this would make a great day trip for hiking or overnight on a road trip! I love that you highlight local attractions as well as other locations within a few days drive.

  11. I add Copper Breaks State Park in Texas to my itinerary, for my next road trip. It offers great hiking opportunities, not too long and not too difficult, so it’s a perfect place to stretch legs during a road trip. I like also its campground. Great place to stay for a night.

  12. I like the idea of visiting the International Dark Sky Park. And will plan some time for hiking in Copper Banks State Park. But I won’t be mistaken to think I could hike all the paths in one day. You picked a good selection of hikes to do. I might be tempted to go for a horseback ride on the Equestrian Trail. And if I stayed past dark, I would definitely want to do some stargazing.

    1. It’s good to be outdoor. And, like you said, there’s something different along the trail. It’s not only brushes as usual.

  13. THis looks like what I would expect Arizona to look like – I thought that was where that was until the end here. I could do with out the coyote pooh pic! LOL Glad you were able to avoid those landminds. Im sure I would freak out if I saw an actual coyote!

  14. these photos are awesome and your kids did it, which means I would probably survive! hahah! I love hikes that includes stops and whatnots along the way! I think it makes the journey to the top that much more enjoyable!

    1. We’re teaching our son to love outdoor. And I know I had to mix short and long trail for him to survive and enjoy. Haha…

  15. These look like great hikes! I love that the trails aren’t too long so you can stop and enjoy all of the fun scenary. Texas State Parks seem pretty amazing!

    1. That’s what I like about these trails. Not too long, but full with cool findings along the way. We still have to visit more of Texas State Parks, but so far brushes on both sides of the trails are pretty normal sights.

    1. Yeah, we had a memorable hiking trip here. We still want to go back for Milky Way spotting during new moon in the summer though.

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