overlook. The park offers primitive and developed camp- sites as well as newly renovated rock cabins and fully fur- nished CCC-constructed cabins. It has an interpretive center and a summer amphitheater. Admission charge. About 12 miles east of Canyon via Texas 217 and Park Road 5. 806/488-2227.
www.tpwd.state.tx.us/state-parks/ palo-duro-canyon.
PANHANDLE-PLAINS HISTORICAL MUSEUM—This museum includes Western history, art, oil wells, windmills and dinosaurs. The collection is continually changing. Holdings include Texas and Southwest Native American art, with areas dedicated to paleontology, geology and arche- ology. The Research Center includes architectural draw- ings, photographs, oral histories, farm and ranch records, and manufacturer’s literature. Admission charge. 2503 Fourth Ave. 806/651-2244.
www.panhandleplains.org.
TEXAS—This outdoor musical depicts the West and the settlement of Texas. The Pioneer Amphitheatre provides one of the most spectacular theatrical experiences in the nation. 1514 Fifth Ave. In Palo Duro Canyon State Park. 806/655-2181.
www.texas-show.com.
WINERY—Bar Z Wines. See WINERIES listing.
CHILDRESS POP. 6,150
ALT. 1,877
CHILDRESS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: 940/937-2567.
Known as the Gateway to the Panhandle (located in the southern edge of the Texas Panhandle) and Crossroads of Hospitality (crossroads of U.S. 287 and U.S. 83). Hunters come to hunt deer, quail, dove and hogs. Local lakes are popular for bass fishing. Fair Park has a historical marker for the Goodnight Trail,
an extension of the famed Goodnight-Loving Trail. A Veterans Memorial on the courthouse lawn lists
Childress County veterans who served during the 20th century. The city still has many of the brick streets that were built in the 1920s.
CHILDRESS COUNTY HERITAGE MUSEUM—A 1935 post office with Spanish Colonial architecture in the lobby, the building has been designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark. The museum includes the Childress Army Airfield exhibit, Native American artifacts and theater memorabilia. 210 Third St. NW. 940/937-2261.
LAKES—Lakes Childress and Baylor—Operated by the City of Childress, these adjacent lakes provide fishing, picknicking and camping. About nine miles west of Childress off U.S. 287. 940/937-2102.
CISCO POP. 3,889
ALT. 1,608 MAP K-14
CISCO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: 309 Conrad Hilton Ave. 254/442-2537.
www.ciscotx.com.
Established in 1881, the economy grew with the discovery of the Ranger oil pool in 1917. The city also features brick- paved streets and antique shops. There are several sites around the city for excellent fossil hunting. Big Country Dinner Theater, sponsored by Cisco Junior
College, presents productions in July. 254/442-5000. Annual events include a Folklife Festival in April.
HILTON MUSEUM—Bought by Conrad Hilton in 1919, the hotel became first in the Hilton chain. Restored, the hotel now serves as a visitor center, museum and city park. 309 Conrad Hilton Ave. (Texas 6). 254/442-2537.
LAKE—Lake Cisco—A boat ramp offers access for fishing and boating. About four miles north of Cisco off Texas 6. 817/442-2111.
LELA LATCH LLOYD MUSEUM—In a vintage building that once housed City Hall and was constructed in 1915, the
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museum houses historic documents, photographs and artifacts. 907 W. 14th St. 254/442-2537.
CLARENDON POP. 2,067
ALT. 2,727 MAP D-11
CLARENDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: 318 Kearney St. 806/874-2421.
www.clarendonedc.org.
The town was established by a Methodist minister as a “sobriety settlement” in contrast to typical boomtowns of that era. It earned the sobriquet “Saints Roost” from local cowboys. Locals call Clarendon the home of “trailblazers, cattle barons, cowboys, preachers, teachers, sodbusters, merchants, craftsmen, artists, old bones and old fossils .. and maybe a few saints!” Many fossilized specimens from the Clarendonian Age are found near here. Birding and wildlife viewing, as well as hunting, are now popular in area. The Sandell Drive-In theater shows movies year-round (
www.sandelldrivein.com). The Bar H Working Dude Ranch offers horseback
riding, cattle drives and birding trails (
www.barhdude
ranch.com).
DONLEY COUNTY COURTHOUSE—It is the oldest court- house in the Panhandle. 300 S. Sully. 806/874-3625.
LAKE—Greenbelt Lake—This reservoir on the Salt Fork of Red River offers boat ramps, marina, picnicking and camping. Call ahead about water levels. Five miles north of Clarendon off Texas 70. 806/874-3650.
SAINTS ROOST MUSEUM—Housed in the former 1910 Adair Hospital, the museum features heirlooms from area ranches and businesses, as well as a renovated railroad depot and a Red River War collection. 610 E. Harrington St. 806/874-2746.
www.saintsroost.org.
CLAUDE POP. 1,224
ALT. 3,397 MAP D-10
ARMSTRONG COUNTY MUSEUM—Includes the Charles Goodnight Hall, which recounts the establishment of the JA Ranch and the protection of the southern herd of the American bison. It includes a Hall of Honor for Armstrong County servicemen. 121 N. Trice St. One-half block north of U.S. 287. 806/226-2187.
www.armstrongcounty
museum.org.
SCENIC DRIVE—Take Texas 207 south toward Silverton for an impressive drive. The highway plunges into scenic grandeur at Palo Duro Canyon and the Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River. Farther south the highway drops into Tule Canyon with views of magnificent sheer-faced, knife-edged buttes.
COLEMAN POP. 4,767
ALT. 1,710 MAP M-14
COLEMAN COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AGRICULTURE AND TOURIST BUREAU: 325/625-2163.
www.colemantexas.org.
Founded on Hords Creek—an area of rolling plains and wide bottomlands. A typical frontier settlement, the first store was hardly completed before a cemetery was laid out for the loser in a cowboy gunfight. A replica of Camp Colo- rado is in the Coleman City Park. The area offers abundant hunting of deer, quail, dove and turkey, as well as fishing and water sports on nearby lakes. Coleman lies on U.S. 84, a segment of the Ports-to-Plains
Highway connecting the state’s heartland to coastal ports. The Coleman PRCA Rodeo is held annually, and the Fiesta de la Paloma is the first weekend in October.
COLEMAN COUNTY MUSEUM—See pioneer items, farm equipment, saddles, barbed wire and a larger-than-life horse statue brought to Coleman to display saddles.
400 W. College Ave. In Heritage Hall. 325/625-2000.
LAKES—Lake Coleman—Press Mor ris Park offers boat ramps, fishing, camping and picnicking. About 17 miles north of Coleman off U.S. 283. 325/625-4116. Hords Creek Lake—This Army Corps of Engineers
reservoir offers developed parks with fishing, camping and picnicking. About eight miles west of Coleman off Texas 153. 325/625-2322.
COLORADO CITY POP. 4,239
ALT. 2,067 MAP K-11
COLORADO CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: 325/728-3403.
www.coloradocitychamberof
commerce.com.
The town of Colorado sprung up overnight as a typical Wild West town, with the added attraction of a short- lived gold strike. Hunters seek deer, javelina, wild turkey, upland game birds and waterfowl. Downtown offers excellent antique and other shops. Railhead Trade Days are held in March and November.
Other events include the Old Times Reunion and Frontier Days in September, Ranch Rodeo in April and the annual J.O. Dockery July Fourth Fly-in.
BRANDING WALL—More than 230 cattle brands that are being used or have been used in Mitchell County are dis- played on a 10- by-50-foot wall. In Kiwanis Park at Second and Chestnut streets.
HEART OF WEST TEXAS MUSEUM—Artifacts from the early history of West Texas include buffalo tracks from Seven Wells, a horse-drawn hearse, frontier equipment, 19th-century pictures and an exhibit on Chief Lone Wolf. Locust and Third streets. 325/728-8285.
LAKE COLORADO CITY STATE PARK—The lake provides ideal habitat for fish and waterfowl, and it attracts anglers, birders and small sailboats. The park offers picnicking, camping, canoeing and kayaking. The limited-service cabins include covered front porches. Admission charge. About 11 miles southwest of Colorado City off of I-20 on F.M. 2836. 325/728-3931.
www.tpwd.state.tx.us/state- parks/lake-colorado-city.
LAKES—Champion Creek Reservoir—Fisher Park offers picnicking and fishing. About seven miles south of Colora- do City off Texas 208. 325/728-5331. Lake Colorado City—Lake Colorado City State Park
offers lake access. About seven miles south west of Colora- do City off I-20 west or Texas 163 south.
CROSBYTON POP. 1,746
ALT. 3,108 MAP G-10
CROSBYTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: 124 S. Berkshire. 806/675-2261.
www.cityofcrosbyton.org.
The town is near Blanco Canyon, a scenic spot on the South Plains. It is a stop on the Quanah Parker Trail—part of the Texas Plains Trail Region.
www.quanahparkertrail.com. Free RV camping with hookups is offered in the city park,
on U.S. 82 east of town. Historic Silver Falls Park is four miles east on U.S. 82. Bed-and-breakfast facilities are available.
CROSBY COUNTY PIONEER MEMORIAL MUSEUM— Includes a furnished replica of a rock house, a diorama and Llano Estacado mural. Exhibits depict the settlement of the area to about 1930. The museum houses the Native American Collection of archaeologist Wayne J. Parker and Choise Smith. 101 Main St. (U.S. 82 at F.M. 651). 806/675-2331.
LAKE—White River Lake—On a tributary of the Salt Fork of the Brazos, this lake features a marina, fishing, picnick- ing and camping. Call ahead about water levels. About 16 miles southeast of Crosbyton off F.M. 2794. Also acces- sible from Post and Dickens. 806/263-4240.
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