Park Roads represent a subset of public roads designated and maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).

Park Roads are marked with distinctive signage distinguishing them from other state-maintained highways.

On September 22, 1936, the state highway commission initiated an investigation at the request of the state's parks board into the incorporation of certain park roads as part of the state highway system after which the highway commission would assume maintenance of these roads.

The highway commission accepted routes in eight parks as the original Park Roads in the state system on June 22, 1937.

The charter routes of the system were located in the following parks:[1]