# Things to do with kids at Bastrop State Park

> 10 upcoming family events and 1 ongoing programs and visits at Bastrop State Park, 100 Park Road 1A, Bastrop, TX 78602, in the Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos area. Dates and times are Central Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Going Batty – Bat Craft at Bastrop State Park](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/going-batty-bat-craft-at-bastrop-state-park--listing-0e1a1a398a8600de352cf747) — Sat, Oct 24 · 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM · Bastrop State Park · With admission · checked Oct 16. A one-hour ranger craft program in the Lost Pines. Families learn about some of the bat species that live in Texas, then each child builds a bat of their own to take home. The…
- [Spooky Season Pollinators – Exploration Station](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/spooky-season-pollinators-exploration-station--listing-c62fad469e272a6e7e264a86) — Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Bastrop State Park · With admission · checked Oct 16. A come-and-go discovery table run by Lost Pines Master Naturalist volunteers. The October theme looks past bees and butterflies to the 'creepy' pollinators — bats, beetles…
- [BOO! B.A.R.K. Ranger Halloween Hike with Your Dog](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/boo-b-a-r-k-ranger-halloween-hike-with-your-dog--listing-c63cf1928987f1ffe5e5a07d) — Sat, Oct 31 · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM · Bastrop State Park · With admission · checked Oct 16. A Howl-O-Ween guided hike for families and their dogs. Rangers lead a one-mile loop while teaching the B.A.R.K. Ranger rules for keeping pets safe on trails, and every pup that…
- [Lost Pines Wildlife Habitat Day](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/lost-pines-wildlife-habitat-day--listing-991a747be1787860bc823f42) — Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Bastrop State Park · All ages · Free · checked Oct 14. Free day of nature-based hands-on activities, educational booths, live wildlife and speaker presentations about the wildlife and habitat of the Lost Pines. Booths and activities…
- [Wild Calm – Guided Sensory Hike in the Lost Pines](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/wild-calm-guided-sensory-hike-in-the-lost-pines--listing-873ae28569f500974e4956d5) — Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Bastrop State Park · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 16. A one-mile guided exploration hike led by Lost Pines Master Naturalist Aliceanne. Through observation, playful sensory activities and the natural history of the pine forest, the…
- [Fa La La Through The Forest Scavenger Hunt](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/fa-la-la-through-the-forest-scavenger-hunt--listing-a39fdbd53c00428fe0520310) — Nov 21 – Jan 10 · Bastrop State Park · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 14. Self-guided holiday scavenger hunt: start at park headquarters, find ornaments with clues hidden around the park (some lead down trails) and follow them to a hidden cache where…
- [Predators of the Pines – Guided Hike](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/predators-of-the-pines-guided-hike--listing-df6f5fac63990ab887e81fd2) — Sat, Nov 21 · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM · Bastrop State Park · With admission · checked Oct 14. Guided 1-mile hike with a Lost Pines Master Naturalist about how predators use adaptations to stalk prey (why cats' eyes glow, why dogs lick their noses). Meet at the Playground…
- [Tiny Predators, Tiny Prey – Guided Bug Hike at Bastrop State Park](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/tiny-predators-tiny-prey-guided-bug-hike-at-bastrop-state-park--listing-4712708e74787cf755561d36) — Sat, Dec 5 · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM · Bastrop State Park · With admission · checked Oct 16. It's a bug-eat-bug world on this one-mile guided hike with a Lost Pines Master Naturalist. Using close observation, the group hunts for the tiny critters living at their feet and…
- [Happy Holly-Days at Bastrop State Park](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/happy-holly-days-at-bastrop-state-park--listing-670004e8c55d8314c41abaf8) — Sat, Dec 19 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Bastrop State Park · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 14. Christmas morning program inside the historic Bastrop State Park Refectory: tour the building and learn how the Civilian Conservation Corps celebrated Christmas, decorate a…
- [Notice. Wonder. Wander – Family Guided Hike](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/notice-wonder-wander-family-guided-hike--listing-0128ec33a60751038db8fc7c) — Sat, Dec 19 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Bastrop State Park · With admission · checked Oct 16. A slow, family-friendly guided hike in Bastrop State Park where the aim is noticing rather than covering distance. A Lost Pines Master Naturalist leads the group along about one…

## Ongoing programs and visits

- [Bastrop State Park (Lost Pines)](https://grassyknees.com/austin/activities/bastrop-state-park-lost-pines--listing-1d52e525c5949c263a942d94) — Open daily, 6 a.m.–10 p.m. Interpretive Center Friday–Sunday 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (hours… · Bastrop State Park · All ages · From $5 · checked Oct 14. 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…

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