South Llano River State Park, Texas, United States

4A Foggy Path 5:00 PM Mar 16, 2021

Great Park For Birders and Wildlife Lovers
We visited South Llano River State Park on a very sunny day with a high of around 82 degrees. We hiked the Turkey Roost Trail, Interpretive Trail, West Field Trail, Overlook Trail, Agarita Trail, Acces Trail, and the West Canyon Loop. Out of all of these trails, the Overlook Trail was the only trail that offered decent shade. The rest are mainly wide tracks in full sun, so wear sunscreen. Even with sunscreen on, we burned pretty badly. These aren't our favorite kinds of trails (we prefer winding tracks through tall forest), but they were still well maintained and nice. The best part about this park for us was the wildlife. After many years of hoping to see a golden-cheeked warbler, I saw two during our visit! The birdlife here is incredible. We saw a house finch, which I'd never seen before. In total, we also saw 10 armadillos and a gray squirrel. What a park for wildlife watchers! A huge shoutout to the woman who checked us in at headquarters. She was so nice and eager to talk to me about the birds that come through the park. It was such a joy to be able to show her pictures of the birds we spotted at the end of the day. Thank you for being so wonderful!

4NF2013_13 5:00 PM Apr 12, 2022

Quiet and rural area
Clean, quiet campground. Did not seem to have much to do there but we were only staying one night during our travel out of Texas. They did have a nice trail that led to a bird blind. We didn't see any birds but we did see a lot of armadillo. There was a longer trail beyond the bird blind but it was closed due to roosting turkeys. The campsite was very nice.