Central Texas Parks

Three Must Do Things at McKinney Falls State Park

With so much to do at this Texas State Park, it was hard to choose just three. If you’re looking for a versatile park to visit in the...

Bryce & Kaylee

Dec 13, 20202 min read

Our Top 3 Central Texas State Parks

Do you live in the Central Texas area? You have to take a day trip to one of these parks! Since visiting our first Texas State Park in...

Bryce & Kaylee

Nov 23, 20202 min read

Our Favorite Parks Around College Station, Texas

Your guide to parks around Aggieland. After spending three and half years in College Station, I’ve had the time to visit some of the more...

Bryce & Kaylee

Nov 9, 20202 min read

Parks Around Wimberley, Texas

We will take any chance we can get to go explore the great outdoors. While visiting state parks is amazing, we can’t forget about the...

Bryce & Kaylee

Oct 27, 20202 min read

Lyndon B. Johnson State Park & Historic Site

A state park and national historic site all rolled into one. After packing up at Inks Lake, we drove about an hour south to Stonewall,...

Bryce & Kaylee

Oct 8, 20203 min read

Inks Lake State Park

A dip in the water, a trip to a campsite, endless hours in the blistering heat. Inks Lake was going to be an experience like none we have...

Bryce & Kaylee

Oct 5, 20204 min read

Longhorn Cavern State Park

A hidden wonder of Texas and a great escape from the heat. It was the last weekend before my last semester at Texas A&M, so Bryce and I...

Bryce & Kaylee

Oct 1, 20204 min read

Weekend Getaway

Do not recommend camping in the middle of a Texas summer (unless you bring a fan). Time was winding down. Texas A&M was about to start up...

Bryce & Kaylee

Sep 28, 20203 min read

McKinney Falls State Park

This park has it all! ‘Twas the night before my birthday, and all through the park Not a trail was missed, not even the unmarked. Onion...

Bryce & Kaylee

Sep 14, 20206 min read

Lockhart State Park

Signs, CCC, and golf, oh my! Sunday morning on June 7 crept up quickly the day after we went to Palmetto. My mom had been pestering us to...

Bryce & Kaylee

Aug 10, 20203 min read

Palmetto State Park

Things we learned: palmettos are palms and a refectory is a dining hall. Kaylee and I had come back to the Austin area and summer was...

Bryce & Kaylee

Aug 3, 20204 min read

Mother Neff State Park

A scenic stop on the way from Smithville to Flower Mound. It was a quick week at my house in Smithville. We came, I worked, we left. On...

Bryce & Kaylee

Jul 6, 20205 min read

Buescher State Park

Pro tip: Don't go hiking after three days of rain unless you are prepared to get your feet a little dirty. It had been two weeks apart....

Bryce & Kaylee

Jun 29, 20205 min read

Our First 20 Texas State Parks

A lot can happen in three months, like a pandemic, all classes online, and visiting 20 different Texas State Parks! Wow! It’s been three...

Bryce & Kaylee

Jun 15, 20208 min read

Fort Boggy State Park

A change of pace. My college career had ended and I was now a member of the adult world where the big boy jobs were to follow. Kaylee...

Bryce & Kaylee

Jun 15, 20204 min read

Mission Tejas State Park

We are quickly realizing that we are not prepared for any big hikes with lots of elevation change. Mission Tejas State Park is more than...

Bryce & Kaylee

Jun 11, 20206 min read

Huntsville State Park

Things may not always go as planned; you just gotta roll with it. Howdy! Kaylee here to tell you about our visit to Huntsville State...

Bryce & Kaylee

Jun 8, 20204 min read

Stephen F. Austin State Park

Storms stole special seconds from Stephen F. Austin. Many changes had occurred since the last time we were able to go to a state park....

Bryce & Kaylee

Jun 3, 20204 min read

Lake Somerville State Park

WARNING: off-trailing may be dangerous. March transitioned into April and with that the end of the semester (my final semester) drew...

Bryce & Kaylee

Jun 3, 20204 min read

Bastrop State Park

Look again and you might find new hidden mysteries, even in your hometown. There is no place like home. That is home for me. Bastrop is...

Bryce & Kaylee

May 18, 20203 min read