The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department is once again helping nature enthusiasts say goodbye to 2024 and ring in 2025 with its annual First Day Hikes initiative.
First Day Hikes is a nationwide program to encourage hiking on New Year's Day, according to the TPWD.
🙌🏽 High five 2025 with a First Day Hike!
— Texas Parks & Wildlife (@TPWDnews) December 20, 2024
The fun starts New Year’s Eve with scavenger hunts, ranger-led walks and events around Texas —>https://t.co/M08dhB9tIm#FirstDayHikes pic.twitter.com/2v6L4EAGnu
One of those hikes is the Midnight Countdown Hike at Dinosaur Valley State Park in Glen Rose.
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The celebration includes a 1.5-mile hike with sparkling cider and a campfire waiting for hikers at its conclusion.
The hike begins at 11 p.m. on Christmas Eve. Admission is free with park admission. Park admission is free with a Texas Parks Pass.
Also nearby, a midnight hike along Lake Mineral Wells State Park. You can ring in the New Year with a mile and a half guided hike along Cross Timbers Trail.
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