Self-Guided Tours
Here are some nifty self-guided tours to help you explore Bastrop County. Take a walking tour to explore our historic downtowns. Learn about the county’s history as you stroll through sidewalk medallions along Chestnut Street in Bastrop. Check out our museums! Or perhaps a tour of Bastrop County’s fine distilleries is more to your interest?
Bastrop County Barbeque Trail
Bastrop
Cedar Creek
Elgin
Smithville
Treat your taste buds to a weekend in Bastrop County where you can explore several of the best barbeque spots in Texas! With a wide collection…
DetailsBastrop County Texas Film Trail
Bastrop
Elgin
Other Communities
Smithville
Bastrop County is a favorite of filmmakers when it comes to projects in Texas. From commercials to major motion pictures, there have been well over…
DetailsBastrop Historical Downtown Walking Tour
Bastrop
Welcome to the City of Bastrop, Texas! The city itself is named after Felipe Enrique Neri, who called himself the Baron de Bastrop. Bastrop immigrated…
DetailsBastrop Medallion Tour
Bastrop
El Camino Real de los Tejas (The King’s Highway) has existed for more than 300 years and the Old San Antonio Road section came directly…
DetailsElgin Historical Downtown Walking Tour
Elgin
Welcome to the City of Elgin, Texas! Incorporated on May 13, 1872, the City of Elgin was named for Robert Morris Elgin, the railroad land…
DetailsSmithville Historical Downtown Walking Tour
Smithville
Welcome to the City of Smithville, Texas! The village of “Old Smithville” was laid out on 640 acres of land granted to Thomas J. Gazley…
DetailsToads in Town Hunt
Bastrop
904 Main Street
Bastrop, Texas 78602
(512) 303-0904
Complete the Toads in Town scavenger hunt for a great family-friendly adventure. See if you can spot these fun little creatures and help tell their story…
DetailsTour of Bastrop County Museums
Bastrop
Elgin
McDade
Paige
Rockne
Smithville
In addition to the museums located further below, here we have compiled several notable sites worthy of attention for our heritage tourists: Bastrop County Courthouse…
DetailsWhiskey, Wine & Ale Trail
Bastrop
Cedar Creek
Elgin
McDade
Red Rock
Smithville
Plan an afternoon (or two!) exploring the beverages of Bastrop County on the Whiskey, Wine & Ale Trail in Central Texas! Bastrop County has become…
Details