VIDEO & Photos of our time at the canyon along with our RV stops from La. through Tx.
During our afternoons at Palo Duro Canyon Texas State Park, Trippin’ With Tom & Teri made many videos and sent some of them to family back home in Louisiana. Our son, Tim (at his South Bossier City, Louisiana studio), took some of our many videos & photos, and had fun editing & arranging them into that video. Tim added his own music arrangement to the (above) video that he made. We always support family. Thank you Tim!
Photo of Teri making her way to a Palo Duro Canyon cave.
Teri spotted a big cave in the side of one of the Palo Duro Canyon walls, and she couldn’t resist climbing over the rocks to explore the cave. Tom managed to get a photo of Teri at the cave entry.
Tom enjoyed the views from many areas of around Palo Duro Canyon State Park. Teri was eager to explore many areas, and Tom kept busy keeping an eye on her.
There are so many different hiking & biking trails throughout the Palo Duro Canyon State Park, that provided for a lot of up-close viewing.
Though we didn’t climb any steep cliffs that you see in some of the photos and the video, we spotted some people that met the challenge to climb those cliffs. Climbing the steep high cliff walls were not something that we were prepared for, but areas like you see in this photo, were more to our liking (& hiking and climbing skill level).
The Palo Duro Canyon State Park Visitor Center is on top of the canyon rim, and is a great place to stop for incredible views, before driving down the steep 10 percent grade to the bottom of the canyon. Inside of the Visitor Center is where you can learn more about the History of this park (how it was formed, the people through the ages, the animals in the park area & more). The park was built by the Civilian Conservation Corp between 1933 & 1937. Palo Duro Canyon is the second largest canyon in the U.S. Caprock Canyon State Park is part of the Palo Duro Canyon region, and is located further south of Palo Duro Canyon State Park. At Caprock Canyon State Park, you’ll see plenty of buffalo roaming around& many other great canyon trails and viewing.
Along the many miles of trails throughout the park, you’ll notice cactus patches in many areas.
Palo Duro Canyon State Park offers RV & tent camping. If you’re in an RV going down the steep road to the bottom of the canyon, you may need to downshift, or use your exaust brake (diesel motorhomes & trucks pulling trailers) or tow-haul mode (gas motorhomes & trucks pulling trailers). The park offers cabins & “glamping” experiences on the canyon floor, too.
RV spots in the canyon were sold out, so we stayed at Oasis RV Resort on the west side of Amarillo. We’ve stayed here a few times in the past, when going through this area. We enjoy this park and amenities offered. Photo of Teri getting ready to lock up the TomsMaHauL motorhome, before we head out for a dinner at the Big Texan Steak Ranch on the west side of Amarillo.
When this photo was taken, we were enjoying a wonderful dinner at The Big Texan Steak Ranch. Teri experienced a hard laugh as Tom tried to smile after he tasted some very spicy jalapeno cream corn.
We have explored other Amarillo area attractions, during previous visits through this area, including Cadillac Ranch (which is near Oasis RV Resort). Visit our Cadillac Ranch Investigation journal page for photos & more HERE
RV Stays That We Scheduled Along The Way
After leaving home-base in Bossier City, Louisiana, we stopped for a weekend at one of our favorite spots in East Texas. Lake Hawkins RV Park is a Wood County park, where we’ve enjoyed time over the years. We stopped for 2 days here during our Palo Duro journey.
When we get to Lake Hawkins RV Park, we always find time to enjoy a dinner at Taste of Italy By The Lake. This restaurant is near the RV park, and if the weather is good, we sit out on the restaurant’s dining deck. More on our Lake Hawkins Texas journal page HERE
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After leaving Lake Hawkins RV Park, we stopped for an afternoon & overnight stay at Wichita Falls RV Park. We also stopped at this park for a night during our return trip from Amarillo & Palo Duro Canyon. One nearby attraction that we were hoping to explore was the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame Museum. They were closed while we were in the area, but we’ll make a point to visit this museum when we get back through this area. We enjoyed walks around this RV park, and in the photo, Tom is taking a break at the park’s entry area.
The Wichita River flows next to the Wichita Falls RV park
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During our return trip from Amarillo & Palo Duro Canyon, after an overnight stop at Wichita Falls RV Park, & before returning to home-base in Bossier City (La) we stopped for a weekend stay in our favorite RV spot at Rocky Point park on Lake Wright Patman, Texas.
Tom enjoys the view of Lake Wright Patman, during our stay. Upon our arrival at Rocky Point (Lake Wright Patman), we were pleasantly surprised that our camping neighbors in a few different RV spots, were good friends from Greenwood (La) & Waskom (Tx).
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