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Bastrop State Park (Lost Pines)

When
Visit on your scheduleOpen daily, 6 a.m.–10 p.m. Interpretive Center Friday–Sunday 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (hours may vary).
Where
Bastrop State Park100 Park Road 1A, Bastrop, TX 78602Open in Google Maps ↗
Ages
All ages
Cost
Adult: $5 daily; Child 12 Years and Under: FreeAll-terrain wheelchair available; call (512) 321-2101 to reserve. Reservations highly recommended for day use.
Organizer
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department – Bastrop State Park

Lost Pines state park 32 miles east of Austin, recovering after wildfires and floods. Families can camp, picnic, swim in the seasonal pool, bike, hike seven miles of trail, fish in Lake Mina or Little Alum Creek Lake (fishing gear on loan; no license needed from shore), geocache and visit the interpretive center. Kids can become Junior Rangers, borrow an explorer pack and pick up a free Junior Ranger Activity Journal. CCC-built cabins and dining hall date from the 1930s. Scenic Park Road 1C connects to Buescher State Park.

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All-terrain wheelchair available; call (512) 321-2101 to reserve. Reservations highly recommended for day use.

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