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vind21 · 09-22-2006, 04:24 PM

I've been here a few times now, great place.

Recently Ive been doing alot of night hiking, the river is low and you can walk a large section of it, one thing no one seems to have mentioned about this place is the bats, like any place in texas there are tons, and its awsome to be sitting in the river bend and camp out as the sun goes down and light alittle citranolla cnadle and watch the bats swarm above your head.

Nice hiking and decent places to camp, I dont wanna hype this place to much cause it can get pretty rough. The terrian on some of the trails isnt that friendly and alot of unmarked trails exsist, some of the trails are marked with nothing more than an orange cone every few hundred yards to let you know you're heading in the right direction.

I wouldn't advise hiking here alone, I saw several snakes and there are loose livestock on the interior "off limits" section of the park that occasionaly find there way to the edges near some of the trails. A 600 pound unhappy cow can be a bit of a surprise.

All in all this is one of my favorite parks and is a great place....but becareful it is pretty undeveloped, makes it better that way I say :cool:

09-22-2006, 04:24 PM	#16
vind21 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 7	Re: Discuss: Colorado Bend State Park I've been here a few times now, great place. Recently Ive been doing alot of night hiking, the river is low and you can walk a large section of it, one thing no one seems to have mentioned about this place is the bats, like any place in texas there are tons, and its awsome to be sitting in the river bend and camp out as the sun goes down and light alittle citranolla cnadle and watch the bats swarm above your head. Nice hiking and decent places to camp, I dont wanna hype this place to much cause it can get pretty rough. The terrian on some of the trails isnt that friendly and alot of unmarked trails exsist, some of the trails are marked with nothing more than an orange cone every few hundred yards to let you know you're heading in the right direction. I wouldn't advise hiking here alone, I saw several snakes and there are loose livestock on the interior "off limits" section of the park that occasionaly find there way to the edges near some of the trails. A 600 pound unhappy cow can be a bit of a surprise. All in all this is one of my favorite parks and is a great place....but becareful it is pretty undeveloped, makes it better that way I say :cool: