# Things to do with kids in Vanderpool, TX

> 9 upcoming family events and 0 places and ongoing programs in Vanderpool, TX (Bandera County, TX), in the San Antonio–New Braunfels 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

- [Nature Journaling at Lost Maples (October)](https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/activities/nature-journaling-at-lost-maples-october--listing-6ebf7bd5b287c30bd961d999) — Sat, Oct 24 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Lost Maples State Natural Area – day-use area, Vanderpool · With admission · checked Oct 20. An hour-long introduction to nature journaling with a ranger at the day-use area of Lost Maples State Natural Area, as the maples begin to turn. Participants practice observation…
- [Tree Talk: Why Leaves Change Color at Lost Maples](https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/activities/tree-talk-why-leaves-change-color-at-lost-maples--listing-b605de0a703720fa766b65df) — Wed, Nov 11 · 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Lost Maples State Natural Area, Vanderpool · With admission · checked Oct 16. Lost Maples is famous for its fall color, and on this Veterans Day morning a ranger explains the chemical changes that turn leaves red and gold before they drop. The talk meets…
- [Campfire Chat with a Ranger at Lost Maples](https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/activities/campfire-chat-with-a-ranger-at-lost-maples--listing-26bdf4bd28dbb2acd7206fb0) — Fri, Nov 20 · 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Lost Maples State Natural Area, Vanderpool · With admission · checked Oct 16. Spend an hour by the fire with a Lost Maples ranger, chatting and making self-serve s'mores (first come, first served) as the evening cools. It is held outdoors at the day-use…
- [Fall Walk to the Pond at Lost Maples](https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/activities/fall-walk-to-the-pond-at-lost-maples--listing-13b92cea66e5306bad768f31) — Sat, Nov 21 · 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM · Lost Maples State Natural Area – day-use area restroom, Vanderpool · With admission · checked Oct 20. A slow-paced, ranger-led walk to the Pond at Lost Maples State Natural Area in Bandera County during the peak of fall-color season. The trail is about a mile each way (roughly…
- [Turkey Talk and Turkey Art at Lost Maples](https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/activities/turkey-talk-and-turkey-art-at-lost-maples--listing-a267315829891aaca47ee129) — Wed, Nov 25 · 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Lost Maples State Natural Area – day-use parking area, Vanderpool · With admission · checked Oct 20. The day before Thanksgiving, a ranger at Lost Maples State Natural Area meets visitors at the day-use parking area to talk about wild turkeys — their habitat and Thanksgiving…
- [Turkey Walk at Lost Maples](https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/activities/turkey-walk-at-lost-maples--listing-66750b78eca888dab703cd49) — Fri, Nov 27 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Lost Maples State Natural Area, Vanderpool · With admission · checked Oct 16. Walk off Thanksgiving dinner on a ranger-led two-mile hike to the Pond and back at Lost Maples, crossing the creek and walking through the canyon. The hike is easy to moderate…
- [Winter Story Walk at Lost Maples](https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/activities/winter-story-walk-at-lost-maples--listing-001d52d4465d53415beb2399) — Dec 19 – Dec 20 · 8:30 AM – 10:00 PM · Lost Maples State Natural Area, Vanderpool · With admission · checked Oct 16. Over one December weekend Lost Maples State Natural Area sets up a self-guided story walk on the Maple Trail: families follow a short children's story about how nature handles…
- [Nature Journaling: Evergreens at Lost Maples](https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/activities/nature-journaling-evergreens-at-lost-maples--listing-fc6607a349b010790d50f569) — Sat, Dec 26 · 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Lost Maples State Natural Area, Vanderpool · With admission · checked Oct 16. Relax after Christmas with a ranger-led nature journaling session at Lost Maples. The group looks at local evergreens, trees that keep their leaves through winter, and practices…
- [Learn Something New for New Year's: Fire Building at Lost Maples](https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/activities/learn-something-new-for-new-year-s-fire-building-at-lost-maples--listing-dffd6c1b0c0d68004d9462a3) — Thu, Dec 31 · 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM · Lost Maples State Natural Area, Vanderpool · With admission · checked Oct 16. On New Year's Eve morning a Lost Maples ranger teaches visitors how to build a fire safely, so families can say they mastered a new skill in 2026. The 90-minute program is held…

## Nearby

- [Things to do with kids in Bandera County, TX](https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/counties/bandera-county-tx) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/counties/bandera-county-tx.md)
- Other towns in Bandera County, TX: [Bandera, TX](https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/towns/bandera-tx) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/towns/bandera-tx.md)
- [Things to do with kids in San Antonio](https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio.md)
- [This weekend in San Antonio](https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/this-weekend.md)

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