This road is primarily used to access two backcountry campsites, but the view of the Chisos Mountains from here is astounding.

This drive will take you do a valley of giant dagger yuccas. Desert foilage is seldom so dramatic as this.

As the second highest range in the state, behind the Guadalupe Mountains, the Davis Mountains stand in contrast in more than just size. While its brother mountains are rugged and high, the Davis Mountains are more vegetated, more gentle, and this scenic loop winds casually among them and their patch...

Texas's El Camino Real, created in 1691, has had any number of names. El Camino Real itself means "King's Highway" in English and this once was the thoroughfare between East Texas and Mexico. The section between San Antonio and Louisiana was once known as Camino Arriba. The section between San Anton...

A birding driving route that threads through marches and along beaches. Look for the Ruddy Turnstone and the Sanderling.

Drive through this sandy landscape and stop off by the side of the road to walk the Grapevine Hills Trail.

This narrow gravel road takes you into the Hot Springs Historic District.

Mountain and desert scenery combine in this drive, and desert wildlife is a common sight.

A scenic route between two coastal towns that's especially good for birding.

This is a short road along the bay excellent for birding; it travels through a salt marsh.