CAMPSITE #51 ~ ALONG KEESEY CREEK. A retreat from the desert, Davis Mountains State Park was home base as we crisscrossed through Big Bend Country. We visited during the Thanksgiving Holidays, with pleasant 70° temperatures by day dipping into the ’30s…
State Parks
Lake Whitney State Park
CAMPSITE #36 ~ HORSESHOE CAMPING LOOP. Lake Whitney State Park is a great place to bring your travel trailer and boat, and most sites are large enough to store both at the campsite. Our trip took place in August, and temperatures…
Palo Duro Canyon State Park
CAMPSITE #91 ~ MESQUITE CAMP AREA. Palo Duro Canyon is known as the “Grand Canyon of Texas,” and is one of my favorite Texas State Parks. I have visited this park several times, and as you see in the image of…
Bastrop State Park
CAMPSITE #73 ~ COPPERAS CREEK CAMPING AREA. Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930’s, Bastrop State Park is one of only seven CCC parks in the nation to be awarded the National Historic Landmark status. It is experiencing a literal…