Area guide

What's worth doing while you're here.

Everything good about this part of Texas is a short drive away. Here's where to start.

Bastrop State Park

Bastrop State Park

12 minutes

Lost Pines forest, hiking, swimming pool, cabins. The only natural stand of loblolly pines this far west.

Colorado River

Colorado River

10 minutes

Paddle the river through Bastrop with local outfitters. Calm water, shaded banks, easy day trip.

Historic Downtown Bastrop

Historic Downtown Bastrop

10 minutes

HGTV Top-50 small town. Brick storefronts, river walk, weekend live music, a dozen good restaurants.

Also nearby

Austin-Bergstrom Airport22 min
Downtown Austin20 min
McKinney Falls State Park18 min
Buc-ee's (Bastrop)8 min
HEB grocery9 min
Lost Pines Hyatt Resort12 min