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.

Course: Edible Plants

Earth Native Wilderness School - Woodview Lane entrance 137 Woodview Lane, Bastrop, TX, United States

The world around us is full of an incredible bounty of edible wild plants that are even more packed with nutrients than most domesticated crops....

Course: Knife Making

Earth Native Wilderness School - Woodview Lane entrance 137 Woodview Lane, Bastrop, TX, United States

Learn to make your own knife using O1 tool steel. Students will learn how to shape a piece of tool steel into a knife of...

Event Series Course: Natural Pottery

Course: Natural Pottery

Earth Native Wilderness School - Woodview Lane entrance 137 Woodview Lane, Bastrop, TX, United States

Long before our modern day glass, metal, and plastic containers, native cultures all over the earth utilized the amazing natural resource of clay. During this...

Course: Campfire Cooking

Earth Native Wilderness School - Woodview Lane entrance 137 Woodview Lane, Bastrop, TX, United States

Join Earth Native Wilderness School for a day of campfire cooking! ​Campfire cooking is a TON of fun and with the right skillset the food tastes...

Course: Amazing Local Wild Foods

Earth Native Wilderness School - Woodview Lane entrance 137 Woodview Lane, Bastrop, TX, United States

There is so much abundance around us! Central Texas is chock full of really amazing local wild foods. Join Earth Native Wilderness School for this...

Primitive Fishing for Kids 2022

Earth Native Wilderness School - Woodview Lane entrance 137 Woodview Lane, Bastrop, TX, United States

You know what’s fun? Fishing! You know what makes fishing even more fun? Creating your own fishing kit! Join Earth Native Wilderness School for the...

Family Bird Language Adventure 2022

Earth Native Wilderness School - Woodview Lane entrance 137 Woodview Lane, Bastrop, TX, United States

Join Earth Native Wilderness School in Cedar Creek, Texas for a day of fun, instruction, and nature games that will help you and your family...

Event Series Knife Making 2022

Knife Making 2022

Earth Native Wilderness School - Woodview Lane entrance 137 Woodview Lane, Bastrop, TX, United States

Learn to make your own knife using O1 tool steel. Students will learn how to shape a piece of tool steel into a knife of...

Knife Carving & Safety for Youth 2023

Earth Native Wilderness School - Woodview Lane entrance 137 Woodview Lane, Bastrop, TX, United States

Is your child begging you to be allowed to use a knife, but you have concerns about their safety? In this all-day class at Earth...

Trap Making for Kids at Earth Native 2023

Earth Native Wilderness School - Woodview Lane entrance 137 Woodview Lane, Bastrop, TX, United States

Earth Native Wilderness School in Cedar Creek, Texas, is hosting a trap making class for kids, age 8-13 at this drop-off class. Trapping is much...

ENWS Introduction to Wildlife Tracking 2023

Earth Native Wilderness School - Woodview Lane entrance 137 Woodview Lane, Bastrop, TX, United States

The incredible art of Wildlife Tracking gives you an extraordinary window into the secret lives of Central Texas Wildlife at Earth Native Wilderness School in...

ENWS: Wilderness First Aid 2023

Earth Native Wilderness School - Woodview Lane entrance 137 Woodview Lane, Bastrop, TX, United States

Wilderness First Aid: Care in Remote Locations at Earth Native Wilderness School in Bastrop, Texas, is a course designed to help you respond and make...

ENWS Campfire Cooking 2023

Earth Native Wilderness School - Woodview Lane entrance 137 Woodview Lane, Bastrop, TX, United States

Join Earth Native for a day of campfire cooking; fun and with the right skillset the food tastes amazing! ​All of our ancestors have been...

ENWS: Map Reading & Natural Navigation

Earth Native Wilderness School - Woodview Lane entrance 137 Woodview Lane, Bastrop, TX, United States

In a world that relies heavily on GPS and Google Maps, the ability to navigate in the outdoors is becoming rarer and rarer. Join Earth...

ENWS: Master Your Knife

Earth Native Wilderness School - Woodview Lane entrance 137 Woodview Lane, Bastrop, TX, United States

Want to take your knife skills to the next level at Earth Native Wilderness School in Cedar Creek, Texas? Whether you are a seasoned woods...

Family Bird Adventure 2024

Earth Native Wilderness School - Woodview Lane entrance 137 Woodview Lane, Bastrop, TX, United States

Join Earth Native Wilderness School for a day of fun, instruction, and nature games that will help you and your family begin to unlock the...

ENWS: Primitive Fishing for Kids 2024

Earth Native Wilderness School - Shiloh Entrance 921 Shiloh Rd, Bastrop, TX, United States

Join us for a day of learning how to make your very own fishing kits from the land at Earth Native Wilderness School in Cedar...

ENWS: Map Reading & Natural Navigation 2024

Earth Native Wilderness School - Woodview Lane entrance 137 Woodview Lane, Bastrop, TX, United States

Join Earth Native Wilderness School for a weekend of land navigation that will give you the tools that you need to navigate any landscape successfully...