|
|
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
11-14-2002, 09:59 PM | #1 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 9731
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Parkin Harder than Jewpac can.
Vehicle:2k2 wrx '13 Audi S4 Midnight Gray |
good places around austin to camp
well finally kenna and i get a break to be alone, her p's are coming into town to watch payton and we decided to go camping...looking for a place somewhat nearby (hour or two) thats pretty cool to go to...any input is greatly appreciated
(those with kick arse drives to get to would be appreciated to!!!)
* Registered users of the site do not see these ads.
|
11-14-2002, 10:30 PM | #2 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 15265
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Austin Texas
Vehicle:2002 WRX Wagon WR Blue |
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/park/bastrop/
Good car-camping spots, or unload the bike off your impreza and ride that, or take the subaru-keys and go for a hike on many many trails. Also miles of scenic park road you and your scooby. If you get it, you get it . |
11-14-2002, 10:35 PM | #3 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 9731
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Parkin Harder than Jewpac can.
Vehicle:2k2 wrx '13 Audi S4 Midnight Gray |
Actually I have found these so far online, looking like bastrop if you really like it..whats the twistiest drive there?
13. Colorado Bend State Park Bend This large park is situated on the Colorado River, above Lake Buchanan and at the site of a famous old fishing hole, Lemon's Camp. There are fishing and swimming, and six miles of river frontage. 5,328 acres. Directions: From the intersection of US 281 and US 183 in Lampasas, take FM 580 west 24 miles to Bend and follow the signs 4 miles to the park entrance. From San Saba, take US 190 about 4 miles to FM 580 and follow the signs 13 miles to Bend; follow the signs 4 miles to the park entrance. Cost: Entrance fee, activity fee. Park fees are different from most other state parks; call ahead. More info: Write Colorado Bend State Park, Box 118, Bend, Texas 76824 or call (915) 628-3240. Park info. at Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. 2. Bastrop State Park Bastrop Set amidst the remnant forest known as the Lost Pines, this park features swimming, fishing and even golf. Home to the endangered Houston toad. 3,504 acres. Directions: The park is located one mile east of Bastrop on Texas 21. It can be reached from the east on Texas 71 or from Buescher State Park along Park Road 1. Cost: Camping fees vary; entrance fee. Seasonal discounts available, discount for week's and month's stay. More info: Write Bastrop State Park, P.O. Box 518, Bastrop, Texas 78602-0518 or call (512) 321-2101. Park info. at Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. 26. Inks Lake State Park Burnet Inks Lake is popular with travelers and locals as well who come to watch the deer and swim and fish in the clear waters of the lake. Part of the Colorado River system of impoundments known as the Highland Lakes, Inks Lake is one of the most scenic parks in the system. 1,202 acres. Directions: From Burnet, go 9 miles west on State Highway 29 to Park Road 4. Cost: Camping fees vary; entrance fee. More info: Write Inks Lake State Park, RR 2 Box 31, Burnet ,Texas 78611 or call (512) 793-2223. Park info. at Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. 31. Lake Somerville State Park Somerville There are two units at Lake Somerville but Nails Creek is a favorite of insiders. There is access to the lake, plenty of things to do including good swimming for kids and a hiking and horseback trail that runs between the two units. 300 acres. Directions: The park is located on FM 180, 15 miles off US 290. Cost: Camping fees vary; entrance fee. More info: Write Lake Somerville State Park, Birch Creek Unit, RR 1 Box 499, Somerville, Texas 77879-9713 (phone: (409) 535-7763) or Lake Somerville State Park, Nails Creek Unit, RR 1 Box 61C, Ledbetter, Texas 78946-9512 (phone: (409) 289-2392). Park info. at Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. 33. Lockhart State Park Lockhart This small park has a family feel about it and the edge of the Hill Country setting isn't bad either. There is also a golf course. 264 acres. Directions: Go 1 mile south of Lockhart on US 183 to FM 20, then southwest on FM 20 for 2 miles to Park Road 10, then one mile south on Park Road 10. Cost: Camping fees vary; entrance fee. More info: Write Lockhart State Park, RR 3 Box 69, Lockhart, Texas 78644-9716 or call (512) 398-3479. Park info. at Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. 36. McKinney Falls State Park Austin Just minutes from downtown Austin, this park has hiking and swimming below the falls. 641 acres. Directions: The park is located 13 miles southeast of the State Capitol in Austin off US 183. Take McKinney Falls Parkway south, off US 183, to the park entrance. Cost: Camping fees vary; entrance fee. More info: Write McKinney Falls State Park, 5808 McKinney Falls Parkway, Austin, Texas 78744 or call (512) 243-1643. Park info. at Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. 38. Palmetto State Park Luling Even longtime residents of the Hill Country don't know much about this park, which is one of the most beautiful in the system. The park is a transition area for eastern and western plant species, with the major feature the dwarf palmetto scattered around the park. 269 acres. Directions: To reach the park, travel 10 miles northwest of Gonzales on US 183 to FM 1586, then west on FM 1586 for two miles to Ottine, then south on Park Road 11. From Luling, go six miles southeast on US 183, then southwest on Park Road 11 for two miles. Cost: Camping fees vary; entrance fee. Discounts for week's stay. More info: Write Palmetto State Park, RR 5 Box 201, Gonzales, Texas 78629 or call (210) 672-3266. Park info. at Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. 40. Pedernales Falls State Park Johnson City Located on the scenic Pedernales River, this park offers all the usual hiking and biking opportunities, as well as access to the historic sites associated with President Lyndon B. Johnson. 5,212 acres. Directions: Travel 9 miles east from Johnson City on FM 2766. From Austin, GreatOutdoors.com 32 miles on US 290, then north on FM 3232 for 6 miles. Cost: Camping fees vary; entrance fee. Discounts for week's and month's stay. More info: Write Pedernales Falls State Park, RR 1 Box 450, Johnson City, Texas 78636 or call (830) 868-7304. Park info. at Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. Buescher State Park Smithville Camping, swimming, hiking and fishing on the edge of the Lost Pines. "It's a companion park to Bastrop State Park," Good said, "but it's just not as well known." The park was built during the Depression by a Civilian Conservation Corps group. When Bastrop is full, this park often is less than half full. More info: TPWD's Web site |
11-14-2002, 11:27 PM | #4 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 8331
Join Date: Jul 2001
Chapter/Region:
TXIC
Location: Pittsburgh
Vehicle:2017 Forester Stealthified |
Pedernales falls is very nice
Nice sites, fishing, etc. although the drive out there is nothing special. Stay away from Somerville - north end is under water, south end will be overrun by 400 cub scouts and their families this weekend!! (don't ask me how I know...)
|
11-14-2002, 11:34 PM | #5 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 15265
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Austin Texas
Vehicle:2002 WRX Wagon WR Blue |
>Actually I have found these so far online, looking like bastrop if you really like it..whats the twistiest drive there?
Not a lot of choices that I know of.... East MLK turns into FM969 to Bastrop.. |
11-14-2002, 11:52 PM | #6 |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 4597
Join Date: Mar 2001
Chapter/Region:
TXIC
Location: Laredo, Texas
Vehicle:2011 Mitsu Outlander Sport (Ex-Suby owner X3) |
i'll find out manana....a few coworkers are always camping out and stuff....does it have to be a state park?.
|
11-15-2002, 12:24 AM | #7 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 14734
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Aboard The good Ship Brown Eye
|
enchanted rock, inks lake are good, wouldn't recommend bastrop, there is no twisty way to get there, well 1441 is a little but not really, pedernales is nice too.
|
11-15-2002, 07:59 AM | #8 | |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 9731
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Parkin Harder than Jewpac can.
Vehicle:2k2 wrx '13 Audi S4 Midnight Gray |
Quote:
|
|
11-15-2002, 08:26 AM | #9 |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 11548
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: South Austin, Tx
Vehicle:'02 OBS silver |
I'll put in my 2¢ for Colorado Bend, nice 10 mile gravel road back to it, you really feel isolated, unless or course there are 400 scouts there.
Lost Maples would be good, or anyplace near the Frio, Utopia area. Have fun, weather is perfect! |
11-15-2002, 08:27 AM | #10 | |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 11548
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: South Austin, Tx
Vehicle:'02 OBS silver |
Quote:
|
|
11-15-2002, 09:19 AM | #11 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 9731
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Parkin Harder than Jewpac can.
Vehicle:2k2 wrx '13 Audi S4 Midnight Gray |
whit where is this lost maples place?
|
11-15-2002, 09:20 AM | #12 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 9731
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Parkin Harder than Jewpac can.
Vehicle:2k2 wrx '13 Audi S4 Midnight Gray |
colorado bend does sound nice btw
|
11-15-2002, 10:08 AM | #13 | |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 11548
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: South Austin, Tx
Vehicle:'02 OBS silver |
Quote:
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/park/lostmap/ <snip> 11/14/02 Report: The majority of the maple trees are now changing color. Look for more muted colors this year, due to the earlier wet and warm weather, which also caused some leaves to drop early. The best viewing now is along the one-mile of roadway to the picnic area and the first one-mile of the hiking trails. Please note that the color conditions can change quickly due to the weather, so visitors may want to call ahead. Rainy and windy weather will cause the leaves to fall. The weather has been dry and somewhat cooler since early last week. Expect heavy weekend crowds through Thanksgiving. <snip> Hmm, that last sentance... oh well good luck Oh you might try this place... http://www.phoenixnest.com/ We stayed in the cabin for 2 nights a while back, really country. They have a ton of land, maybe they'll let you camp out by the stock tank. But then there's hunters to deal with, oh well good luck and have fun. I look for the least popular places, as I have an aversion to *people* |
|
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Good place in Austin for alignment? | prototypeWRX | Texas Impreza Club Forum -- TXIC | 27 | 12-15-2009 03:05 PM |
Good places around framingham | imprezaowner27 | New England Impreza Club Forum -- NESIC | 12 | 05-10-2007 05:00 PM |
Whats a good place around Philly or DE to get an Alignment? | SinhCredible | Tri-State Area Forum | 9 | 07-13-2004 10:14 PM |
Whats a good place around Philly or DE to get an Alignment? | SinhCredible | Mid Atlantic Impreza Club -- MAIC | 0 | 07-13-2004 10:47 AM |
Good place in Austin to take a pic? | Jonn | Texas Impreza Club Forum -- TXIC | 12 | 02-02-2003 02:18 AM |