Travel / Friday, 21-Nov-2025

The Best Day Hikes in America: Lighthouse Rock

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 

Ted Alvarez
Whether chasing grizzly bears in the North Cascades, stranding his only siblings in an icy Alaska river, or drinking his own urine in the desert, Ted Alvarez goes to unhealthy lengths in pursuit of a good story.

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