Location & Map
- When – Sept. 2019
- Weather – Warm!
Facilities
- Notes
- The camp area had clean restrooms and free showers with plenty of hot water!
- The camp sites are at the bottom of the canyon and very quiet. Because we were at the bottom of the canyon, there was also no cellular service but a couple of Amarillo TV stations available that kept us informed about the weather.
- We were in the Juniper area that had spacious pads and easy entry / exit. There was a mix of pull-through and back-in sites.
- Park Map
What we liked / disliked
- “There’s a hole in Texas!” This is a big park, like most things in Texas… The Palo Dura Canyon area is second only to the Grand Canyon in Arizona for canyon size in the the US.
- It was dry during our visit and the conditions were a bit dusty. The flies were a pain…
- Wildlife – tarantula, road runners, armadillo, deer and turkeys.
- Trails for all users – easy hikes to some scrambles and bouldering for the climbers. The trails were dog friendly, although that may change with the amount of dog poo left behind by not so smart dog people!! Take water and bags for your dog!
- The Trading Post had supplies for the things you forgot and tourist stuff to commemorate the visit.
Photos
After Palo Dura Canyon, we headed west of Amarillo past the Cadillac Ranch to the halfway point of Route 66 and then on to the Petrified Forest and Painted Dessert.
