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Lighthouse Peak Trailhead – Sunflower Trail loop from Wolfberry Campground

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Lighthouse Peak Trailhead – Sunflower Trail loop from Wolfberry Campground

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Lighthouse Peak Trailhead – Sunflower Trail loop from Wolfberry Campground

01:00

13.4km

70m

Mountain biking

Easy mountain bike ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

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Palo Duro Canyon State Park

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

1

6.83 km

Capitol Peak Trail, Palo Duro Canyon State Park

Highlight • Trail

The distinctly multi-colored peak is close to the parking area and can be viewed from here. It can be approached a little closer either along an easy multi-use loop trail that includes Capitol Mesa, or directly on an easy half-mile trail that also continues 3 miles from the road to the Lighthouse, the most famous rock formation in Palo Duro Canyon State Park. This popular trailhead for these hikes is half way along the park drive, on the west side. It has an information board and parking area, from which the wide trail heads off westwards, through bushes and over sandy ground, towards the colorful, eroded cliffs that border this side of the valley, about half a mile away. The Lighthouse trail then turns right to skirt around the base of the Capitol Mesa cliffs, mildly up and down small hills and stony washes. The vegetation thins out to a mixture of small bushes and cacti, including two species of spiny opuntia: tree cholla and pencil cholla, which has bright red berries in the fall. The path may also be used by both horses and cycles, and remains generally level and well marked, with distance signs at half mile intervals and several rest stops with some tree-shaded benches. A trail guide and map can be downloaded at tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/palo-duro-canyon

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2

6.88 km

Lighthouse Peak Trailhead

Highlight • Trail

7 mile trail behind the backside of Capitol Peak mostly flat to the foot of the iconic Lighthouse Peak natural rock towers. Refill your water bottles at the visitor center or campground before coming out here.

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3

9.06 km

Sunflower Trail

Highlight • Trail

Easy for all levels

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4

11.9 km

Palo Duro Canyon Battle Site

Highlight • Historical Site

Site of the most significant attack on the native american tribes of the 1874/5 campaign, capturing and killing most of their 1500 horses, after which they drifted back to the small reservations

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5

12.6 km

Juniper/Riverside Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Keep an eye out for the vibrantly hued Spanish Skirts rock formations as you hike along the flat, riverside trail. These natural rock curtains are a gorgeous geological spectacle.

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B

13.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.97 km

3.37 km

844 m

227 m

Surfaces

8.97 km

3.37 km

844 m

227 m

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