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Permalink Reply by Nathaniel on June 25, 2008 at 1:54pm

If you're looking for waterfalls you're in the wrong state, lol.

I went camping and backpacking in Palo Duro Canyon in west Texas last year and it was absolutely beautiful. It is in Palo Duro State Park about 30 - 45 minutes south east of Amarillo. I would highly recommend going not just for the photos but to have an enjoyable outdoor adventure.

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Permalink Reply by MG on June 25, 2008 at 10:01pm

I would agree that waterfalls are not easy to find here in Texas especially up here in the panhandle.

I live about 10 minutes from Palo Duro Canyon and I am ashamed to say I don't go there enough and take photos. I'll do that soon and share some with the group.

I have found some really cool places around Dallas and Ft. Worth that are photo worthy but I've been there for work the last few times and never had time to get some photos. Near Alliance Airport there are some really cool farms and scenic views to capture.

Maybe I can convince Chris to go with me to the Canyon soon and take some pictures.

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Permalink Reply by Bob Toth on June 26, 2008 at 5:02pm

Yep it is the wrong state lol... I am originally from NY in the Catskill mountains region so we have some beautiful stuff up there. I hoped I could find some here. I have found a few spots already. I'll keep looking in my Texas travel and try visiting all the sites I can :)

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Permalink Reply by Chris Allen on July 9, 2008 at 6:56pm

Can't speak much about waterfalls up here, but the Palo Duro Canyon is usually a pretty photogenic area. It's just south of Amarillo. Other than that, I have been to San Antonio and it has quite a few photo ops. Haven't really been anywhere else in Texas except the Buffett concert in Frisco this year (North of Dallas).

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Permalink Reply by Tremello on October 23, 2008 at 7:18am

Pedernales Falls in the Hill Country and Colorado Bend are your 2 best bets. There are some really pretty slow moving falls on Lake Travis as well, but if I recall you can only see them by boat (goes over a cliff and into the lake).

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Permalink Reply by Tremello on October 23, 2008 at 8:36am

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Permalink Reply by Mitchell on November 24, 2008 at 4:30pm

Bob,
I know it's a little cold for waterfalls right now, but i just joined the group tonight. Just south of Palo Duro, but in the same canyon system is Caprock Canyons state park. On the Northern Trail way back up where the trail heads up onto the caprock, is a large washed out psuedo-cave absolutely covered with ferns. Water percolates through the rock year-round and after rains, it makes a nice flume type waterfall across the front that you can actually get behind. I'll try to get the exact coordinates but you can check it out on any of the map sites.
Good luck and enjoy the frozen falls til spring!
Mitchell

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