In September of 2020, we made the genius choice to challenge ourselves with seeing every Texas State Park in one year. That was before we knew how many state parks Texas actually has. Turns out, it’s a lot. 89 to be exact. That means that we’ve got to average 7-8 parks a month. Can we do it?! We’re going to try! Here, you can find the basic details, history, and our experience of every state park we visit, including links to our vlog episode for each one. Let the adventure begin!
First State Park seen was on 4 October 2020. The countdown has started!
The Deets South Llano River State Park is located in Junction, TX. It is just under 2 hours northwest of San Antonio, TX, and is an hour and 15 minutes west of Fredericksburg, TX. One of the main draws of the park is the spring-fed Llano River. It’s a slow-moving river and offers hours of …
The Deets Guadalupe River State Park is located in Spring Branch, TX, only 45 minutes north of San Antonio, TX. The park covers nearly 2,000 acres and has almost 4 miles of river frontage. The river is great for swimming, tubing, canoeing, and fishing. If that’s not your thing, you can hike and bike 13 …
The Deets Technically, the Zaragoza Birthplace is part of the Goliad State Park network. However, it isn’t actually IN Goliad State Park. If you watch our vlog for Goliad State Park, we explain why we chose to split the Goliad historical sites into two ‘parks.’ Now for the details! The Zaragoza Birthplace is in Goliad, …
The Deets Goliad State Park is located in Goliad, TX. Goliad is a half-hour drive from Victoria, TX, and just under 2 hours from San Antonio, TX. This park may be small, but it has a great deal of history to offer. While visiting, you can hike and bike the few miles of trails, fish …
The Deets Buescher State Park is located in Smithville, TX. It is just under an hour from Austin, TX, and only 18 minutes from Bastrop, TX, and Bastrop State Park. The two parks share a border, and you can drive through one and into the other. Buescher State Park covers just over 1,000 acres. During …
The Deets Bastrop State Park is located in Bastrop, TX, where Lydia went to school for most of her school years. Bastrop is only a 40-minute drive from Austin, TX. The park covers over 6,000 acres and has much to offer. You can stay the night in one of the historic CCC-built cabins or book …
The Deets McKinney Falls State Park is located just 15 minutes outside of Austin, TX, the state’s capital city. It offers hiking, camping, mountain/road biking, geocaching, swimming, and fishing. Onion Creek runs through the park and is a cool treat in the summer heat. There are nearly 10 miles of trails to hike and quite …
The Deets Enchanted Rock State Natural Area is located 20 minutes north of Fredericksburg, TX. The park offers hiking (almost 11 miles of trails), camping, rock climbing, bird watching, stargazing, and of course, summiting the gigantic pink granite dome that is Enchanted Rock. Biking and swimming are not allowed. Pets must be on a leash …
The Deets Lockhart State Park is located just outside Lockhart, TX, Billy’s hometown! It covers 263.6 acres and offers golfing, hike and bike trails, camping, fishing, and a swimming pool in the summer. They also have a fabulous gift shop! The cost of entry is $3 a day for adults and free for kids aged …
The Deets Lake Colorado City State Park is located less than 15 minutes outside of Colorado City, TX. Abilene, TX, is just over an hour away, and Big Spring, TX, is only 40 minutes down the road. As you can gather from the park name, the lake is the main draw here, and you can …
