palo duro
Down Into the Panhandle
Palo Duro Canyon does not announce itself. It just opens, 800 feet deep, in the middle of a wheat field.
May 19, 2026 · 6 min read
Public land
State Parks
Eighty-nine parks, from granite domes to canyon rims — and how to actually get in.
Places
Where to go
Hill Country
Enchanted Rock
A billion-year-old pink granite dome north of Fredericksburg that groans at night as it cools — and rewards a 425-foot climb with the whole Hill Country.
Panhandle & Plains
Palo Duro Canyon
The second-largest canyon in the country opens with no warning out of flat Panhandle wheat: 800 feet deep, 120 miles long, banded in red and white.
Stories
Read next
Nothing here yet.