South Llano River or Pedernales Falls
We are planning a trip Easter weekend and would like to visit one of these parks. We are tent campers and have never been to either place. We will have our two small dogs, 2 kids and possibly a te...
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We go to both South Llano River and Pedernales Falls. South Llano River is a great park for wildlife and hiking, but the campground is small so get reservations early. Pedernales Falls is a wonderful place, but heavily used due to proximity to Austin. Get reservations early as well.
If you want to see painted buntings, Easter weekend at Soulth Llano would be the time to go. Most people think of the wild turkeys there, but the small painted buntings are spectacular bursts of colors. Painted buntings
Davis Mountains State Park is my absolute favorite. We've camped there in tents, tent trailer, and travel trailer. There is so much to do there you'll want to stay a long time. One word of warning about tent camping...absolutely NO FOOD IN THE TENT. The javalinas are harmless as long as you keep your distance. But they WILL come to visit you if you keep food in your tent, as the kids of a fellow teacher learned one spring break when they sneaked in some snacks. The kids were unharmed of course, but the tent was shredded!
If you want to see painted buntings, Easter weekend at Soulth Llano would be the time to go. Most people think of the wild turkeys there, but the small painted buntings are spectacular bursts of colors. Painted buntings
Davis Mountains State Park is my absolute favorite. We've camped there in tents, tent trailer, and travel trailer. There is so much to do there you'll want to stay a long time. One word of warning about tent camping...absolutely NO FOOD IN THE TENT. The javalinas are harmless as long as you keep your distance. But they WILL come to visit you if you keep food in your tent, as the kids of a fellow teacher learned one spring break when they sneaked in some snacks. The kids were unharmed of course, but the tent was shredded!
