Caprock Canyons State Park

Cows run away from the storm while the buffalo charges toward it - and gets through it quicker. Whenever I’m confronted with a tough challenge, I do not prolong the torment, I become the buffalo.   Wilma Mankiller

Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway is a Texas state park located along the eastern edge of the Llano Estacado in Briscoe County, Texas, United States, approximately 100 miles southeast of Amarillo. The state park opened in 1982 and is 15,314 acres in size, making it the third-largest state park in Texas.

The Bison that now traverses Caprock Canyons are direct descendants of the animals rancher Charles Goodnight brought to his wife around 1878 in attempts to save the animals that had meant so much to him. It was actually his wife that influenced the cattle and business tycoon to preserve them, before they disappeared, so that future generations might be able to see and appreciate these special creatures. In 1996 the park started their herd with 32 bison, by 2019 that number has grown to around 150.