The Best Day Hikes in America: Lighthouse Rock
Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Texas
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It’s a longer drive than, say, the hyper-local Four C Trail, but it’s the closest Southwest-style canyon country to the Texas Triangle. Retrace the footsteps of Comanche bands who hid here in the 1800s on a 5.4-mile out-and-back to a red-and-white-striped hoodoo that rises more than 300 feet above the chaparral.
Distance 5.4 miles (out and back) Trailhead 34.951086, -101.667992 Drive time 0:39 from Amarillo Season Year-round Contact
