North Central Plains Voyage Tips and guide

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The North Central Plains are the southeastern reaches of the Panhandle region of the state. To the north, the Red River marks the boundary with the High Plains region and Oklahoma, while the Caprock Escarpment separates it from the Llano Estacado to the west. To the east is the wetter and more wooded Cross Timbers region, and to the south and southwest the landscape rolls into the Northern Edwards Plateau.

Map of North Central Plains

Fort Worth is the biggest town in this region and it is the 12th largest town in the U.S

• 32.446389-99.7455561 Abilene -
• 34.425-100.2138892 Childress - A convenient stopover halfway between Dallas and New Mexico.
• 32.1264-99.16473 Cross Plains -
• 33.1008-98.57924 Graham - With the largest historic town square in the country.
• 34.014-100.3036945 Paducah -
• 34.295556-99.7419446 Quanah - Named after Quanah Parker, the last great Comanche war chief who fought many battles throughout the area.
• 32.9492-99.797 Stamford
• 34.3942-100.8958 Turkey - Charming small Panhandle town near Caprock Canyons.
• 34.1511-99.29069 Vernon - Historic town on the old Western Texas-Kansas Trail.
• 33.896944-98.51510 Wichita Falls - Large regional hub near the Oklahoma border.

• 34.4436-101.0521 Caprock Canyons State Park - Dramatically marking the boundary with the Llano Estacado Plateau to the west, this park has breathtaking scenery often overlooked by tourists who stick to the main interstates.
• Copper Breaks State Park - Southeast of Childress, this park has almost 2000 acres with 10 miles of trails for hiking, biking, and horseback riding. There are two lakes provide opportunities for swimming, boating, and fishing.
• Lake Arrowhead State Park, south east of Wichita Falls.
• Lake Kemp - Lake south of Vernon that is very popular for sport-fishing.

• US 287 skirts across the north part of this region on its way between Dallas and Amarillo.
• I-20 leads in from Dallas on the east and from Odessa to the west.
• Wichita Falls Municipal Airport (SPS ^IATA)
• Abilene Regional Airport (ABI ^IATA)
• Barkley Regional Airport (PAH ^IATA)

• Medicine Mounds, on private land visible from US 287 near Quanah. This series of low peaks was an important ceremonial site for the Comanche nation.