kai

Last week, I took a day trip up to Blanco SP (I almost ran over a road runner right after I left, just south of Blanco- ironically, it ran out in the road in front of my car). The park was nice- and the weather was beautiful. My friend's kids went swimming and they had a great time. I'm not sure that I would go camping up there though. It seemed to me that the park is somewhat nestled in in the middle of a residential area, with houses very close, so it lacked the privacy and seclusion I usually look for in a camping environment. The screened shelters did look pretty inviting though, I will admit, and the park itself was relaxing, even considering the close quarters.

A word of warning. Apparently, you used to be able to view dinosaur footprints at the park. It turns out that they were actually on private property adjacent to the park, which we found out when we asked the lady in the gift shop where to find them. I guess the story is that in the past, the older gentleman that owned the property (on which the dinosaur footprints were located) didn't mind people tresspassing to view the footprints. But when the property passed on to his family upon his death, they aren't as comfortable with people on their property and are now exercising their 'no tresspassing' rights. Sad, but I'm not sure I would want strangers walking around my yard either.