BANDERA CITY PARK (830) 796-3765. 77 acre city park along the banks of the Medina River in downtown Bandera. Picnic areas with Bar-B-Q pits, fishing and river swimming. Day use only. Park closes at sunset. Admission is free during the week. From March through October cost is $4 for persons over 12 years old. Children under 12 are free. Overnight primitive tent camping available. Call for information and reservations.

BANDERA CITY PARK DISC GOLF COURSE (830) 796-3765. Nine hole course free to the public located in the natural section of the park west of 1st Street.

HILL COUNTRY STATE NATURAL AREA (830) 796-4413; fax (830) 796-7589; 10600 Bandera Creek Rd., Bandera, TX 78003; www.tpwd.state.tx.us/park/hillcoun/. 5,400 acre primitive camping area. Multi use trails for horseback riding, backpacking, hiking and all-terrain bicycles. Fishing and swimming in creek. Walk-in tent sites and backpacking areas. 50 camping spaces, walk-in tent sites and back-packing areas. Group Lodge sleeps 12. Equestrian camp areas with pens and water. Open year round.


LOST MAPLES STATE NATURAL AREA (830) 966-3413; HCO 1, Box 156, Vanderpool, TX 78885. www.tpwd.state.tx.us/park/lostmap/. On the Sabinal River 5 miles from Vanderpool. 30 campsites with electricity, water, shade shelters, restroom with showers. 8 designated primitive camping areas (40 sites accessible to hikers only). Day use area with picnic tables, parking, restroom. 2,200 acres with 10 1/2 miles of trails. Best foliage after first frost at end of October or first of November. Hiking, camping, picnicking, bird watching and sight-seeing.


MANSFIELD PARK (830) 796-4573; banderacounty.org/services/MansfieldPark.htm; 3 miles from Bandera; on Hwy. 16 N. PO Box 877, Bandera; TX 78003. Dump station, public restrooms. Outdoor dance pavilion seats 300. Picnic tables, charcoal grills. Shady tent sites. Rodeo Arena. Group campground available by reservation.

BANDERA COUNTY PARK AT MEDINA LAKE www.banderacounty.org/services/MedinaLakePark.htm; Located at the end of Park Road 37 in Lakehills. Swimming, picnicking, boating, fishing. Day use only. Open 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM every day during June, July, and August; open Saturday and Sunday only, September through May. Boat launch ramp open 24 hours each day. Call Bobby Harris, 830-460-1654, for additional information. Entrance fee. Boat launch fee $5.00.

BEAR SPRINGS BLOSSOM (830) 535-6122; www.keepbanderabeautiful.org/bearspringsblossom. 125 acre nature, birding, and wildflower nature preserve in southeast Bandera County near Pipe Creek. Guided tours on six different trails by reservation. Used by Bear Springs Blossom Nature Preservation Group.

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