Did you know that the second largest canyon in the United States is in Texas? That’s right, Palo Duro Canyon, located in the Texas Panhandle, is second only to Arizona’s Grand Canyon!
At 120 miles long, 20 miles wide, and up to 800 feet deep, this canyon may not have as much notoriety as the Grand Canyon, but as almost lifelong Texans who have explored most of the state, we think it’s easily one of the most beautiful places in Texas to visit.
About Palo Duro Canyon State Park
For more than 12,000 years, the area that is now Palo Duro Canyon State Park has been home to Clovis and Folsom peoples, and later Comanche, Kiowa, and Apache peoples, who used its many natural resources. When Spanish explorers later discovered…