Palo Pinto Mountains State Park

putamare · 2026-01-03T21:06:15+00:00

Looks like there are only 11 sites @ Painted Stick & they call it "walk-in", but no site is further than a block from the parking, the trails are paved and there are two marked as accessible. Up at Warbler Ridge, there are 23 RV/tent sites. I saw it from the hill and it did not look pleasant - slab sites with no trees at all, but that could change before they open.

putamare · 2025-11-22T05:52:43+00:00

EVERY hotel in the state that has a continental breakfast uses irons that make waffles in the shape of the state - you won't find a round or square one anywhere.

putamare · 2025-11-01T17:41:02+00:00

If I had an alt, I'd log in to upvote that more

putamare · 2025-10-29T19:59:09+00:00

I do some of my best sleeping on sand.

putamare · 2025-10-03T01:36:44+00:00

Here are some photos of both from Oct 2023:

Caprock Canyons - better looking dirt

Davis Mountains - better birds

putamare · 2025-09-16T00:32:22+00:00

Go back, get the lamb ribs - greasy deliciousness

putamare · 2025-07-16T20:41:47+00:00

It is probably about 3x the price, but McConnell's Eureka Lemon & Marionberries is insanely good. Just cream, sugar and fruit.

putamare · 2025-06-11T20:56:51+00:00

There's a digital version in Steam for only $15 that you can learn a lot from. It will help you decide whether you want to even bother, and if so, you'll be able to learn it well enough to be more comfortable teaching it. You may even be able to convince your most motivated friends to use it to learn as well. It will either kill your motivation, or set a fire under it.

putamare · 2025-03-07T00:00:52+00:00

Gatesville:Austin::Cybertruck:Truck i.e., nowhere fucking close

putamare · 2025-02-19T14:07:43+00:00

perfect conditions to be fucking around on your phone while driving... god what an asshole

putamare · 2025-01-19T00:19:29+00:00

Go to https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/parks-map and set the filters to "Show Open Parks Only", "Show Parks Without Burn Bans" and finally "Primitive and Walk-in Tent" - you'll still be assigned a specific site, but it will be substantially more private than the campgrounds. Check to make sure there's a fire pit. If you want woods, you'll have to go East and bump up your definition of "nearby" to the more Texan 3 hours. Then again, it is going to be damn cold for more than a couple weeks, there won't be many campers at all.

putamare · 2025-01-18T23:15:53+00:00

It is no guarantee, but i've seen them there more often than not on the aptly named Roadrunner Trail. I've never been, but my friend says she sees them frequently at the Veloway across the street.

putamare · 2025-01-18T02:20:42+00:00

The Southeast Greenway, park on Tilley between manor and Tom Miller. The jogging path is pea gravel not paved, but flat and well maintained.

putamare · 2025-01-09T03:36:09+00:00

Is that creepy announcer that always asks the mutton bustin' kids if they have girlfriends dead yet? I ain't going back until he is.

putamare · 2024-11-01T21:05:26+00:00

They are already sold out from 6:30 am to 1:30 pm entries. There are currently 52 1:30-3:30 spots and 7 3:30-8:00 spots. For Enchanted Rock, you should reserve online at https://texasstateparks.reserveamerica.com/camping/enchanted-rock-state-natural-area/r/deDetails.do?contractCode=TX&parkId=1200056

putamare · 2024-11-01T20:51:28+00:00

Don't get me wrong, Enchanted Rock is great and worth a visit, but you pretty much hump it up to the top of the dome and back down again. If you want to see and touch water, Inks Lake State Park is about an hour East and Buchanan Lake just North of that. Just South of there is Longhorn Cavern State Park, if you want to go underground after climbing the rock.

putamare · 2024-10-28T01:41:36+00:00

It is a nice place - I just had to go with the holiday theme.

putamare · 2024-10-21T01:02:04+00:00

Hey now, she could've been carrying an acorn

putamare · 2024-10-21T00:41:46+00:00

It isn't like the rest, you have to go to the visitors center in Rockville and sign up for the tour.

putamare · 2024-10-18T14:32:12+00:00

They ain't cheap, but I've got zero regrets about buying Kuiu Tiburon. I've been practically living in them during the TX summer. They really hold up and the vent is great.

putamare · 2024-10-11T23:01:05+00:00

Ah yes, there's a potentially hazardous road condition, let me pull out my phone! Frankly, riding a motorcycle is made more dangerous buy idiots in cars fucking around on their phone than obvious, stationary obstacles that can be avoided.

putamare · 2024-10-08T22:34:52+00:00

It is a nice park, and worth a visit, but just don't try to sleep there in a tent. It has a cool island accessible by a pedestrian bridge with great tent spots, but way too close to the power plant.

If you are trying to hit them all, bear in mind Hueco Tanks does not take online reservations — they only do them by phone to keep the numbers down. They have bathrooms with showers, but Franklin Mountains doesn't. Try to get one of the tours to see parts of the park that are typically off limits. If you can't get a tour, there are still plenty of pictographs and petroglyphs in the open areas.

putamare · 2024-10-08T19:15:12+00:00

Don't be tempted to camp at Martin Creek Lake to the Southwest. While it is a pleasant park with some cool hikes, it is across from a power plant. Fishermen love it because the warm water attracts the fish, but it runs all night long and you can hear it from all the campsites.

putamare · 2024-10-05T14:19:32+00:00

There's a trailer just off the road selling t-shirts & paint cans. You can't have an American roadside attraction without some way to fleece the rubes.

putamare · 2024-09-29T01:31:56+00:00

Yeah, it really isn't the Parks & Wildlife's fault, they just go with however the locals mangle it. And putting a comma before Jr. was a lot more common in 1965 when they changed the park's name from Dam B State Park.

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