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SLOtowngirl
Explorer
Feb 16, 2017

Eastern Texas places and campgrounds not to miss

We've reached Houston, Texas and have 7 weeks to see as much as we can before moving towards Albuquerque, NM. We like to stay about 5 days in an area to visit interesting sights and do hiking or bikin...
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PawPaw_n_Gram
Explorer
Feb 16, 2017
Inks Lake State Park

Fredericksburg and the WWII Museum

LBJ Ranch

Caddo Lake State Park

Hamilton Pool Travis County park near Austin

The Texas Hill country - west of I-35 between US-90 and I-20 is beautiful in the spring, which starts in a couple weeks in Texas.

Headed west, I strongly encourage a visit to Big Bend National Park. My preferred route west is US 90 from San Antonio to Alpine the north to Carlsbad, New Mexico. Not much farther than I-10 but a much better drive.

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