Whether you find yourself in Bastrop, Elgin, Smithville or one of our smaller communities, there’s always something fun going on in Bastrop County. The area’s best events bring live music, great food, and unique activities to town, year after year, so when you find one you love, you can make it an annual tradition.

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The State Parks host numerous activities through the holidays.

Fa La La in the Forest Scavenger Hunt – Buescher

Buescher State Park 100 Park Road 1E, Smithville, TX, United States

Follow the ornaments with clues through the park to obtain your prize ending! There are ornaments hidden around the park!  Follow the clues to find...

Bee on white flower

First Day Hike 2020 at Buescher State Park

Buescher State Park 100 Park Road 1E, Smithville, TX, United States

Put your first miles in for the new year and new decade into these old hiking boots! Join us for a beautiful 3-mile moderate level...

Bastrop State Park front entrance cropped

First Sunset Hike 2020 at Bastrop State Park

Bastrop State Park 100 Park Road 1A, Bastrop, TX, United States

Join us for a 1.5 mile moderate hike up to Fehr’s Overlook while the sunsets on the first day of a new year and new...

Loblolly pine cone from Central Texas.

Predators of the Pines hike 2020

Buescher State Park 100 Park Road 1E, Smithville, TX, United States

During a hike with a Texas Master Naturalist, learn about who’s whooooo in the Park! Meet at the parking lot near walk-in campsite 61, across...

Sherwood Forest Grown-Up Camp 2021

Sherwood Forest Faire 1883 Old Hwy 20, McDade, TX, United States

Sherwood Forest Summer Camp offers adults age 21+ the opportunity to learn skills and crafts of the renaissance era. Each camper will receive 3 hours...

Guided Birding Hike at Yegua Knobbs Preserve

Yegua Knobbs Preserve 1106 Johnnie Baker Rd, McDade, TX, United States

Join some of Pines and Prairies Land Trust’s best birders at Yegua Knobbs Preserve  in McDade, Texas, for a guided birding hike. This small group...

Event Series UTV Tour – Winter 2022

UTV Tour – Winter 2022

McKinney Roughs Nature Park 1884 Hwy 71 W, Cedar Creek, TX, United States

Climb aboard the high-performance utility task vehicles (UTVs) for a family fun adventure, and see native wildlife and stunning views of the lower Colorado River,...

Savor the Outdoors

McKinney Roughs Nature Park 1884 Hwy 71 W, Cedar Creek, TX, United States

Dine at McKinney Roughs Nature Park in this unique collaboration between the park, Roaming Fire, Treaty Oak Distillery and Richard's Rainwater. Enjoy the forest as...