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Article: LEARN TO CAMP, ENJOY OUTDOORS AT TEXAS STATE PARKS THIS FALL

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July 11, 2009
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AUSTIN, Texas, July 10 -- The Texas Parks and Wildlife issued the following news release:

The popular Texas Outdoor Family Program has released its fall campout dates for 24 state parks throughout the state.

During the overnight Texas Outdoor Family program, participants spend much of the weekend learning not only how to pitch a tent, cook outdoors and learn about nature, but also how to use a global positioning system (GPS) to navigate trails and locate hidden caches.

The workshops cost $55 per family (up to six people), and will include individual camp sites for each family, restrooms, professional park ranger-led programs and instruction, overnight park police officer patrols, a ...

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