audreyhtx1

We stayed there a couple of nights. It was really nice. We would have stayed there longer if we didn't have to be somewhere else.

Nice trailer loop. After the "Sunday stragglers" (i.e. folks who stay an hour or two after official checkout time) left we had the place almost all to ourselves. Very quiet and peaceful except for nature sounds. We didn't get to hear any Barred Owls though. Maybe next time.

The drive in was a bit scary for a "big rig" - the road into the trailer camping loop is way too narrow and winding with some blind curves, and I shudder to think what could happen if another rig had been coming towards us on the road. I think next time one of us will go ahead in the jeep and warn any traffic coming from the other side (or ask them to please wait). Also park road 14 coming in from 183 has lots of low overhanging branches - go slow.

We hiked most of the trails. Almost no mosquitos - it was a bit dry. On the Palmetto trail only the pond next to the water tower had water - several other ponds were dry. Lots of birds along the river trail - especially woodpeckers. A Red-shoulder Hawk hangs out near the oxbow lake. My husband found and photographed a Julia (Heliconia) butterfly along the trail near the trailer loop. This is a gorgeous orange tropical butterfly rarely seen in Central Texas but known to occur here.

Audrey