# Things to do with kids in Lockhart, TX

> 22 upcoming family events and 2 places and ongoing programs in Lockhart, TX (Caldwell County, TX), in the Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos area. Listings whose address is in this town. Dates and times are Central Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Golfing with a Ranger at Lockhart State Park](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/golfing-with-a-ranger-at-lockhart-state-park--listing-07660ad89eac2148841bdcdc) — Sat, Oct 24 · 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM · Lockhart State Park · With admission · checked Oct 20. Lockhart State Park has its own golf course, and Ranger Steven takes players out on it for this two-hour on-course practice session. It is designed as the follow-on to the park's…
- [Stories in the Stream Walk at Lockhart State Park](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/stories-in-the-stream-walk-at-lockhart-state-park--listing-991ab4ca182db3588cf7297b) — Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Lockhart State Park · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 16. Go with the flow on a Master Naturalist-led walk along Clear Fork Creek, learning why the creek matters to the park and the wildlife that depend on it. At about 0.8 mile on easy…
- [Trail of Terror at Lockhart State Park](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/trail-of-terror-at-lockhart-state-park--listing-89efc0a7b87f269824bb53d2) — Sat, Oct 24 · 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM · Lockhart State Park · From $10 · checked Oct 16. A haunted half-mile trail through the woods after dark, staged by Lockhart High School's Drama Club with Lockhart State Park. The trail is 'crawling with the undead, monsters…
- [Intro to Fly Fishing at Lockhart State Park](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/intro-to-fly-fishing-at-lockhart-state-park--listing-90076db985f11f8ea7f03268) — Sun, Oct 25 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Lockhart State Park · With admission · checked Oct 20. A one-hour beginners' class in fly fishing held in the picnic area of Lockhart State Park. The instructor starts with the fly rod and its rigging (knots, tippets and leaders) and…
- [Kids' Golf Club at Lockhart State Park](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/kids-golf-club-at-lockhart-state-park--listing-cddb8b6a6fd64f1c242b1697) — Tue, Oct 27 · 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Lockhart State Park · With admission · checked Oct 16. Lockhart State Park has its own nine-hole golf course, and Ranger Steven runs an informal evening golf clinic for kids there this fall. Children can swing a club for the first…
- [Spooky Creatures of the Night Hike at Lockhart State Park](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/spooky-creatures-of-the-night-hike-at-lockhart-state-park--listing-ed9976ac3ff911beaba03232) — Fri, Oct 30 · 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM · Lockhart State Park · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 16. A Halloween-weekend night hike to find the critters that come out after sunset. Families listen for owl calls, search for creepy crawlies and learn how nocturnal animals survive…
- [Bug-Eat-Bug Hike at Lockhart State Park](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/bug-eat-bug-hike-at-lockhart-state-park--listing-c369605035de6ab3960ba0a1) — Sat, Oct 31 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Lockhart State Park · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 16. A Master Naturalist from the Lost Pines Chapter leads families on a 3/4-mile walk to meet backyard bugs and see how insects fight for survival — how tiny predators see, hunt and…
- [Gifts from the Trees Hike at Lockhart State Park](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/gifts-from-the-trees-hike-at-lockhart-state-park--listing-3f40f9d123ed82f7ceb60f4c) — Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Lockhart State Park · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 16. A one-hour walk with a Texas Master Naturalist about the fascinating trees of Lockhart State Park and the history tied to them — a chance for kids to learn the secrets of the…
- [Tipis on the Prairie at Lockhart State Park](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/tipis-on-the-prairie-at-lockhart-state-park--listing-7357dfdc1bdf5e398695367f) — Sat, Nov 7 · 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM · Lockhart State Park (picnic area) · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 24. Families help a park ranger raise a full-size tipi in the picnic area at Lockhart State Park and learn about the Native American cultures of the Plains who lived in them: how the…
- [Homeschool: History Hike at Lockhart State Park](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/homeschool-history-hike-at-lockhart-state-park--listing-196e3a9b1f49a5c78c02d45c) — Wed, Nov 11 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM · Lockhart State Park · Ages 6–12 · With admission · checked Oct 16. Lockhart State Park's homeschool series uses the park as an outdoor classroom for homeschool students in grades 1–5 (ages 6–12). November's topic is local history: a 3/4-mile…
- [Mountain Biking for Beginners at Lockhart State Park](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/mountain-biking-for-beginners-at-lockhart-state-park--listing-4e3854d1eeb3d5c638ff1f90) — Sat, Nov 14 · 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM · Lockhart State Park (picnic area) · Ages 8+ · With admission · checked Oct 24. A two-hour trail-riding workshop for riders who can already ride a bike but are new to dirt trails. A ranger teaches safety tips and techniques for handling the park's trails…
- [Scavenger Hunt Hike with a Master Naturalist](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/scavenger-hunt-hike-with-a-master-naturalist--listing-5a52dd932ff5ec156b84cfdb) — Sat, Nov 14 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Lockhart State Park · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 14. Three-quarter-mile hike on moderate terrain with a Lost Pines Master Naturalist exploring the roles scavengers (from vultures to insects) play, including a scavenger-themed…
- [Chisholm Trail Turkey Trot (1-mile & 5K)](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/chisholm-trail-turkey-trot-1-mile-and-5k--listing-4c1f83876c3d730feb839b3d) — Sat, Nov 21 · 9:00 AM · Lockhart State Park · With admission · checked Oct 14. Fall 1-mile or 5K run/walk hosted by Lockhart State Park with Chisholm Trail BBQ, with music, raffle and awards at 10 a.m. Both distances start at 9 a.m.; check in at Park HQ…
- [Edible Plants Walk at Lockhart State Park](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/edible-plants-walk-at-lockhart-state-park--listing-4760489b82d5b51797f5dd0c) — Sat, Nov 21 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Lockhart State Park · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 20. A Lost Pines Chapter Texas Master Naturalist leads this one-hour foraging primer through the woods of Lockhart State Park, pointing out the wild plants that are safe to eat and…
- [Nature Origami at Lockhart State Park](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/nature-origami-at-lockhart-state-park--listing-49e8cc07c132603739368383) — Sat, Nov 21 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Lockhart State Park (picnic area) · With admission · checked Oct 24. A ranger-led paper-folding class in the picnic area at Lockhart State Park. Participants learn the basics of origami and fold paper into plants and animals, choosing from several…
- [Beasts of the Blackland Prairie Walk](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/beasts-of-the-blackland-prairie-walk--listing-7f2f128b21663f6503aa58e7) — Sat, Nov 28 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Lockhart State Park · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 16. A Thanksgiving-weekend nature walk at Lockhart State Park focused on the animals that make the Blackland Prairie their home. A Texas Master Naturalist guides the group on about…
- [Marvelous Mammals Hike at Lockhart State Park](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/marvelous-mammals-hike-at-lockhart-state-park--listing-25d0d4109cf4a9cdf0b07803) — Sat, Dec 5 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Lockhart State Park · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 16. Mammals of every size live in Lockhart State Park, and this Master Naturalist-led walk is about finding their signs and understanding their habits and the adaptations that help…
- [Homeschool: Old School Ink Making at Lockhart State Park](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/homeschool-old-school-ink-making-at-lockhart-state-park--listing-68b1d1f553190ac219a6accd) — Tue, Dec 8 (+2 more dates) · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Lockhart State Park · Ages 6–12 · With admission · checked Oct 20. December's session of Lockhart State Park's outdoor homeschool classes has children make ink from oak galls, learn a bit of the history behind it, and then draft their own…
- [Christmas Crafts: Salt Dough Ornaments](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/christmas-crafts-salt-dough-ornaments--listing-8c6e51fa581ffad58e67fb9c) — Sat, Dec 12 · 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM · Lockhart State Park · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 14. Drop-in holiday craft: paint a nature-inspired salt dough ornament to take home. Meet in the park picnic area (from park HQ, pass the pool and take the first right into the…
- [Holiday Candle Dipping](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/holiday-candle-dipping--listing-5964c13c596089ec76ec4756) — Fri, Dec 18 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Lockhart State Park · With admission · checked Oct 14. Make candles the old-fashioned way this holiday season. You may bring your own wax pieces to recycle or color candles, or essential oils to scent them. Meet at the Park…
- [Holidays for the Birds: Bird Feeder Craft](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/holidays-for-the-birds-bird-feeder-craft--listing-5eeb8aed68d7a29e1eb41bb7) — Sat, Dec 19 · 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Lockhart State Park · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 14. Learn about local birds and make bird feeders from recycled materials in Santa's-workshop-themed program. Meet in the park picnic area. Dress in layers with sturdy shoes and…
- [Lockhart State Park Taffy Pull](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/lockhart-state-park-taffy-pull--listing-ed9f977dc69e0054c8c52170) — Sat, Dec 19 · 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM · Lockhart State Park · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 14. Hands-on holiday treat program: learn to make and pull taffy, then eat it once it cools or give it away. Meet at Park Headquarters; held at picnic tables behind HQ. No…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Lockhart State Park](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/lockhart-state-park--listing-e3165f365bb4c2f4ff60651a) — Open daily, 6 a.m.–10 p.m. Office Oct. 1–Feb. 28/29: 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m. · Lockhart State Park · All ages · From $3 · checked Oct 14. Quiet Caldwell County state park with a historic nine-hole golf course built by the WPA and CCC, short interconnected trails along Clear Fork Creek, a playground and basketball…
- [Preschool in the Park (monthly nature class, ages 3–7)](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/preschool-in-the-park-monthly-nature-class-ages-3-7--listing-b5a0343ba55c4e4db37098c0) — Third Tuesday of every month, September through April, 10–11 a.m. (Oct. 20, 2026… · Lockhart State Park · Ages 3–7 · With admission · checked Oct 14. Monthly nature program for kids ages 3–7: explore, create and sing while learning about a different nature topic each month (October 2026 topic: spiders, with a spider hike and…

## Recently ended

- [Air Rifle 101 at Lockhart State Park](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/air-rifle-101-at-lockhart-state-park--listing-b824e55ed493828bd0d1120c) — ended Sat, Oct 17
- [Star Stories: Constellations Night Program](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/star-stories-constellations-night-program--listing-53d4cb4302a7ec90ec0b8642) — ended Fri, Oct 16

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