Your Guide To Marble Falls, Burnet, Kingsland, Llano, Spicewood, Horseshoe Bay, and ALL of the Highland Lakes.
The Lower Colorado River Authority manages some of the most scenic parks in the Highland Lakes, along with the lakes themselves. Go to LCRAparks.com for details. Entrance fees required at each.
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April is Texas State Parks Month, but you can “get lost” in our state parks year-round. In fact, we recommend it. The Highland Lakes has some of the most-visited Texas State Parks, and for good reason. Plan a trip to Read more…
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The spring/summer 2025 edition of 101 Fun Things to do in the Highland Lakes is out! Pick up a free copy at Highland Lakes businesses and Texas travel centers, or flip through the digital version online at 101HighlandLakes.com. Special to Read more…
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The Highland Lakes community has spoken! Locals Love Us 2025 has the best places to stay, eat, drink, shop, or get cars repaired—and much, much more—as voted on by The Picayune Magazine readers and KBEY 103.9 FM Radio Picayune listeners. You can flip through Read more…
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Park Road 4, a scenic byway in Burnet County, is an attraction all by itself. In the spring, its hills and curves are covered in a rainbow of wildflower colors. But just off of the road are a number of Read more…
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Ample rain across Central Texas in 2023 and 2024 should create a bounty of wild turkeys during the 2025 spring hunting season, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. While dry conditions this year might delay nesting and mating Read more…
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The Highland Lakes blooms with festivals in the spring. Some rejoice in nature and wildflowers, others revel in art and culture, and most all celebrate with delicious food and live music. Here are the best fests in the Highland Lakes Read more…
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Sweet Berry Farm opens for the 2025 spring season starting March 6 with strawberries and tulips. The pick-your-own farm is located at 1801 FM 1980 in Marble Falls. The strawberries should be abundant this season, but the tulips only last Read more…
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Each year, birdwatchers hope for a surprise appearance of out-of-range species, and over the winter of 2024-25, Inks Lake State Park delivered. Birders are flocking to the park to catch a glimpse of rare visitors, including the Pacific loon and Read more…
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Texas Hill Country bluebonnets in 2025 might pale in comparison to recent blooms, according to the experts at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, who are predicting a mixed season for spring wildflowers due to drought in the Edwards Plateau Read more…
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