Located two miles east of Stonewall, visitors to this day use park can enjoy historical sites, picnicking, fishing, swimming, nature trails and wildlife.
It’s home to the Official Texas State Longhorn Herd and the grounds routinely offer sightings of buffalo, wild turkey and white-tailed deer.
The state park also houses the Visitor Center, which is a part of the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park.
Attached to the Visitor Center is the Behrens Cabin, a two-room dogtrot cabin built during the 1840s by German immigrant Johannes Behrens.
There’s also an outdoor amphitheater used for a variety of programs.
Numerous shaded picnic and rest areas (some with restroom facilities) are available at the state park.
From early June throughout the summer, a large pool facility — complete with children’s wading pool and a covered pavilion — is manned by certified lifeguards.
Nearby are two lighted tennis courts. The park’s dining hall and group picnic area, located on the banks of the Pedernales River, as well as a separate baseball diamond facility are available by reservation.
Fishing is allowed without a license from the banks of state park lands. However, those who go into the waterways, for example, on a boat, must have a fishing license.
MORE INFORMATION
More information on specially planned park events, as well as rental of the park facilities, is available by contacting the park headquarters at 830-644-2252 or visiting the park’s website: https://tpwd.texas.gov/stateparks/
lyndon-b-johnson/park_events.
Reservations are suggested for day visits and camping by going to https:// texasstateparks.reserveamerica.com/.
For updated information, visit http:// tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/lyndon-bjohnson.
Nature Trails
Elsewhere in the park, a winding 2.1 mile nature trail leads walkers to a larger-than-life bronze statue of the former president overlooking the Pedernales River.
The trail also winds near a wildlife enclosure housing American bison and other areas with members of the Official State of Texas Longhorn Herd.
Another trail approximately a mile long is handicapped accessible and suitable for wheelchairs and strollers. It departs the Visitor Center and travels through fields of wildflowers and past the Texas Longhorns’ pen to the Danz cabins.
Every trail in the park is marked with directional signs and strategically placed markers giving a brief description of highlights along the path.
Leashed pets are welcomed but are not allowed inside buildings.
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