Caprock Canyons /texasparksandwildlife @TPWDparks #TxStateParks www.texasstateparks.org/socialmedia Park Reservations: (512) 389-8900 State Park and Trailway texasstateparks.org LEGEND 287 No motorized vehicles on Trailway. Estelline Trailhead Access/ N Current negative Coggins required. Terminal Parking (no parking Parnell MM 237 at Quitaque East) Station 657 MM 247 Bridge Estelline 86 MM Mile Marker 256 Tampico (approximate) Siding MM 259 Plains Junction Trail Town 10 Miles 70 Public Telephone Comfort Station Silverton Caprock Grundy Canyon Trail Camping Canyons 12 Miles State Park Water (availability of Tur key 86 drinking water is not Depot dependable) MM 269 Oxbow Trail 10 Miles Clarity Tunnel Quitaque East Mullin’s Rise The tunnel lies Tur key approximately 13 miles MM 278.5 MM 275 207 east of the South Plains Quitaque parking lot and 4.5 miles Quitaque Depot Kent Creek Trail BATS west of the Monk’s MM 279 10 Miles Crossing parking lot. A colony of Mexican free-tailed bats inhabits the tunnel, with the largest Los Lingos Creek bat populations occurring from April through October. The bats are very sensitive to traffic, noise, light and human presence. Monk’s MM 283

Crossing 689 Los Lingos Trail While at the tunnel: MM 284.5 5 Miles • Do not touch bats – alive or dead! South 70 • Do not make loud noises. Plains 689 1065 689 • Do not shine lights or throw objects at bats. Terminal • Do not linger inside tunnel. MM 301.5 Quitaque Canyon Trail • Raise as little dust as possible as you pass through. 17 Miles • Wear long sleeved outerwear and hats while traveling through tunnel. P.O. Box 204 Clarity Tunnel • Please walk your bicycle through the tunnel. 3 miles north of Quitaque South Plains John Farris Station MM 289 on F.M. 1065 MM 295 Quitaque, TX 79255 (806) 455-1492

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Welcome to Caprock Canyons Trailway! Be Prepared Completion times are only estimates. Actual This 64-mile-long, multi-purpose trailway offers • Visitor services are limited and sections of completion times can take much longer and a unique and exciting recreational experience the trailway are remote. vary according to weather, surface conditions, for hikers, bikers and equestrian trail riders. • We do not recommend traveling the trailway user’s physical condition and luck. Day-use permits and updated trailway alone. information can be obtained from Caprock • Carry all water, equipment and supplies Regulations Canyons State Park and Trailway headquarters: needed for your trip. • NO MOTORIZED VEHICLES PERMITTED. 3 miles north of Quitaque on FM 1065 • Drinking water stations and equestrian water • It is an offense to operate an unauthorized (806) 455-1492. tubs are available at many trailheads and vehicle, including a motorcycle, motorbike, developed primitive camping sites. Please mini-bike, all terrain vehicle, golf cart, etc. note that availability of water is not depend- • ALL Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Before Proceeding able. During freezing weather and through Rules and Regulations apply. • All visitors must obtain an entrance permit to the winter, water is usually not available! • Please do not trespass. Creek beds and side use parking area and trailway. • Portable phones may be useful for reporting roads off trailway lands are private. • Overnight campers must obtain permits at problems and emergencies, however, cell • Defacing or removal of plants, rocks and Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway phone coverage is limited. artifacts prohibited. Headquarters. • Beware of falling rocks. Rockslides are • No open ground fires. • Day-use fees may also be paid at one of the common in trailway cuts and near tunnel. • No hunting or firearms. volunteer pay stations located at each • Rattlesnakes are common. Always watch • Public consumption or display of an alcoholic trailhead. where you put your hands and feet! beverage is prohibited. • Do not tie animals to man-made structures. • Do not touch bats — alive or dead!

QUITAQUE CANYON TRAIL KENT CREEK TRAIL

17.5 miles — access trailway at South Plains or Monk’s Crossing. 10 miles — access trail at Quitaque East or Turkey Depot. Trail Information: Trail Information: Western end: South Plains, MM 301.5 Western end: Quitaque Depot (TX Hwy 86), MM 279 or Quitaque East Eastern end: Monk’s Crossing Trailhead, MM 284.5 (No Parking) Comfort Station: MM 301, MM 295, MM 289, MM 288, MM 284.5 Eastern end: Turkey Depot, MM 269 Telephone: MM 284.5 Comfort Station: MM 275 Recommended backcountry sites: Recommended backcountry site: Near rest rooms at John Farris Station (MM 295) Mullin’s Rise (MM 275) Clarity Tunnel eastbound (MM 289) Estimated Completion Time: Estimated Completion Time: Hikers: 5–7 hours Hikers: 12–15 hours Bikers: 1–1.5 hours Bikers: 1.5–2 hours Horseback Riders: 2.5 hours Horseback Riders: 5 hours

THE CLARITY TUNNEL (MM 289) OXBOW TRAIL

PLEASE OBSERVE ALL WARNING SIGNS, ESPECIALLY THOSE 10 miles — access trail at Turkey Depot or Tampico Siding. REGARDING BATS IN CLARITY TUNNEL! Trail Information: Western end: Turkey Depot, MM 269 The tunnel lies approximately 13 miles east of the South Plains Eastern end: Tampico Siding (FM 657), MM 259 parking lot and 4.5 miles west of the Monk’s Crossing parking lot. Comfort Station: MM 259 Round trip from Monk’s Crossing is approximately 9 miles. Recommended backcountry site: Westbound from Tampico Parking (MM 259) Day-hikers wishing to see the Clarity Tunnel should access the trailway at Monk’s Crossing and hike west. There are no trailway access points Estimated Completion Time: between either South Plains or Monk’s Crossing and the tunnel. Hikers: 5–7 hours Bikers: 1–1.5 hours A colony of Mexican free-tailed bats inhabits the tunnel, with the Horseback Riders: 2.5 hours largest bat populations occurring from April through October. The size of this colony varies and is very sensitive to traffic, noise, light and human presence. While at the tunnel: GRUNDY CANYON TRAIL • Do not touch bats — alive or dead! • Do not make loud noises. 12 miles — access trail at Tampico Siding or Parnell Station. • Do not shine lights or throw objects at bats. Trail Information: • Do not linger inside tunnel. Western end: Tampico Siding (FM 657), MM 259 • Raise as little dust as possible as you pass through. Eastern end: Parnell Station, MM 247 • Wear long-sleeved outerwear and hats while travelling through tunnel. Comfort Station: MM 259, MM 247 Recommended backcountry site: Bats are known to transmit only two diseases to humans: rabies and Parnell Station (MM 247) histoplasmosis. Very few bats contract rabies and those that do rarely become aggressive. Bats that are easily captured are more Estimated Completion Time: likely sick and will bite in self-defense. Therefore, bats should never Hikers: 6.5–9 hours be picked up. Histoplasmosis is caused be a common ground fungus Bikers: 1–1.5 hours that lives in soil enriched by bird or bat droppings. A low percentage Horseback Riders: 3.5 hours of individuals may become ill when inhaling large quantities of spore-laden dust.

LOS LINGOS TRAIL PLAINS JUNCTION TRAIL

5 miles — access trail at Monk’s Crossing or Quitaque Depot. 10 miles — access trail at Parnell Station or Estelline. Trail Information: Trail Information: Western end: Monk’s Crossing Trailhead, MM 284.5 Western end: Parnell Station, MM 247 Eastern end: Quitaque Depot (TX Hwy 86), MM 279 Eastern end: Estelline (US HWY 287), MM 237 Comfort Station: MM 284.5, MM 283 Comfort Station: MM 247.5, MM 237.5 Telephone: MM 284.5, MM 279 Recommended backcountry site: Recommended backcountry site: Parnell Station (MM 247) Los Lingos Creek (MM 283) Estimated Completion Time: Estimated Completion Time: Hikers: 5–7 hours Hikers: 2–2.5 hours Bikers: 1–1.5 hours Bikers: 30–45 minutes Horseback Riders: 3 hours Horseback Riders: 1.25 hours