Texas
Say "Texas" and think BIG, Big country, Big hospitality, And big opportunities for a fun filled vacationYou will find enticing diversity here - in the scenery, the history, the food, and the people. And you will discover a hospitality born of gracious Southern roots, sprinkled with old-fashioned Western grit, and spiced with the cultures and customes of Hispanic, German, Czech, and two dozen or so other significant ancestries.
Texas is, indeed, like a whole other country.
Explore Texas
Franklin Mountains State Park Trails
Many hiking trails are currently accessible off of Loop 375/Trans-Mountain Road. Work is underway for a trail network that will ultimately offer a 118-mile network. All 118 miles will be open to hiking traffic, 51 miles will be open to hiking and mountain biking traffic, and 22
, TX HikingSterne-Hoya House Museum and Library
Built in 1830 by Nicholas Adolphus Sterne, a prominent merchant and Texas revolution leader, the house, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Nacogdoches, TX Historic HomesBig Bend Ranch State Park Trails
Fifty miles of hiking and backpacking trails in Big Bend Ranch State Park are accessible at trail heads along FM 170, and opportunities for short hikes abound at several locations along the interior park road. Day-Hiking
, TX HikingHeritage Museum of Montgomery County
In restored home of a pioneer timber family. Permanent exhibit features life of Charles B. Stewart, designer of the Texas Lone Star flag and the Texas state seal;
Conroe, TX MuseumsSomerville Lake State Parks
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department operates two State Parks units (Nails Creek Unit and Birch Creek Unit) at Somerville Lake with overnight camping facilities. The State Parks offer a multitude of recreational opportunities such as camping, picnicking, boating, fishing;
, TX State ParksHords Creek Lake Fishing
Hords Creek Lake is a scenic and popular lake and is known for its largemouth bass fishing, but populations of flathead catfish and sunfish should not be overlooked. Florida largemouth bass were introduced in 1986
, TX FishingBastrop County Historical Society Museum
Located in the Cornelson-Fehr house built in 1850 and enlarged in 1854, the Bastrop County Historical Society Museum has manuscripts and miscellaneous frontier tools, artifacts, pictures, documents and furnishings. The house is a recorded Texas landmark. A 15
Bastrop, TX MuseumsGranger Lake Hunting
Granger Lake is one of Central Texas's best kept secrets for fishing and hunting. Some 10,800+ acres of hunting area are licensed to Texas Parks and Wildlife for public hunting.
, TX HuntingLake Arlington Golf Course
Lake Arlington Golf Course is a traditional 18 hole, par 71 facility that sits on 185
Arlington, TX Golf Courses