McClellan Creek National Grassland, Protected grassland in Gray County, Texas, US.

McClellan Creek National Grassland is a federally protected grassland in Gray County, in the northern Texas Panhandle, covering open plains with native grasses and a central reservoir. The terrain is mostly flat with gently rolling sections, and the land provides habitat for a range of wildlife species.

In the 1930s, the US government bought the land from private farmers whose fields had been badly damaged by drought and the soil erosion of the Dust Bowl. The area was then replanted and managed as public grassland to restore the soil.

The grassland sits in the heart of the Texas Panhandle and gives visitors a sense of what the open prairie looked like before farming took over. Walking through the area, you can see native grasses, flat open land, and wildlife that belong to this part of the Great Plains.

The area has campgrounds with electrical hookups, showers, and waste stations, and visitors can also hike, fish, and ride ATVs. Because the land is very open, it is worth checking the weather before you go, as wind and storms can move in quickly on the plains.

In February 2006 the entire grassland, all 1,449 acres, was burnt out in the 750,000-acre Interstate 40 fire, and most of its trees were lost. The blaze was far larger than the grassland itself, which surrounds McClellan Lake, a reservoir on McClellan Creek.