10 mi from Lake Tanglewood, Palo Duro Canyon leads the list
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area welcomes about 1M visitors a year. Nothing is mapped inside Lake Tanglewood, but 10 places to visit are within 40 miles. There are 6 museums, a canyon & gorge and a national monument to choose from. The big name further out is Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway, 59 mi from the centre.
Palo Duro Canyon
Canyon system in the U.S. state of Texas.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
How they lie
The map puts most of the 10 to the north.
Orange: Lake Tanglewood. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
All 10 on the list
Here are the 11 places within 60 miles.
2Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway
Long-distance hiking trail in the United States.
3Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument
U.S. national monument in Texas.
4American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame for Quarter Horses and people connected to the Quarter Horse.
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7Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area of the United States in Texas.
8Panhandle–Plains Historical Museum
Museum in Texas, USA, operated by Panhandle-Plains Historical Society.
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11Carson County Square House Museum
Building in Panhandle, Carson County, Texas.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Lake Tanglewood →
Photo credits
Palo Duro Canyon: Kimberly Vardeman from Lubbock, TX, USA, CC BY 3.0 · Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway: Leaflet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument: NPS Photo, Public domain · American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame: No machine-readable author provided. J. Nguyen~commonswiki assumed (based on cop, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wonderland Park: Slapshot46 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Don Harrington Discovery Center: Who What Where Nguyen Why, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Meredith National Recreation Area: NPS, Public domain · Panhandle–Plains Historical Museum: No machine-readable author provided. Who What Where Nguyen Why~commonswiki assum, Public domain · Amarillo Museum of Art: Who What Where Nguyen Why a/k/a Anonymous Cow, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Texas Air & Space Museum: Richardawarner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carson County Square House Museum: The original uploader was Billy Hathorn at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0
