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campermom · 04-14-2006, 07:19 AM

A park host at Garner told us about this little hill country gem. It's 2 hours NW out of SA. An easy drive, exit # 456, follow the brown signs. The park is the winter roosting grounds for hundreds of Rio Grande Turkeys. We saw wildlife at this park. They close 1/2 of the park for 6 months to allow the turkeys some privacy for.....you know, "Roosting". The Walter Buck Wildlife Management park has tons of land to hike on during this slow time. (Oct- April) The trails are mostly old ranch roads, similar to Hill Country SNA.

The campsites are nice, some more secluded feeling than others and at least 2 which are ADA. We saw Armadillo, White Tail, Black Buck, Fox, Turkey, Rabbit, and all sorts of birds. TPWD stocks the river with Rainbow trout and I limited out both days, keeping only 2 ( which I gave tot he park host we met there ).

We also drove over to Fort McKavett, 1 hour away, for their annual "Living History Day". That was a blast. My young son really enjoyed the day there.

This park has plenty of river to enjoy and seems lesser known than Garner, Guadalupe, and Perdernales. So, when it's hot out, this might be the place to go.

04-14-2006, 07:19 AM	#1
campermom Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NE San Antonio Posts: 325	South Llano River State Park - Junction TX A park host at Garner told us about this little hill country gem. It's 2 hours NW out of SA. An easy drive, exit # 456, follow the brown signs. The park is the winter roosting grounds for hundreds of Rio Grande Turkeys. We saw wildlife at this park. They close 1/2 of the park for 6 months to allow the turkeys some privacy for.....you know, "Roosting". The Walter Buck Wildlife Management park has tons of land to hike on during this slow time. (Oct- April) The trails are mostly old ranch roads, similar to Hill Country SNA. The campsites are nice, some more secluded feeling than others and at least 2 which are ADA. We saw Armadillo, White Tail, Black Buck, Fox, Turkey, Rabbit, and all sorts of birds. TPWD stocks the river with Rainbow trout and I limited out both days, keeping only 2 ( which I gave tot he park host we met there ). We also drove over to Fort McKavett, 1 hour away, for their annual "Living History Day". That was a blast. My young son really enjoyed the day there. This park has plenty of river to enjoy and seems lesser known than Garner, Guadalupe, and Perdernales. So, when it's hot out, this might be the place to go.