Hiking

Features

Pedernales Falls - Wolf Mountain Trail Though it doesn't run into the actual falls that gives the park its name, this is the park's signature hike.

Longhorn Cavern State Park The cave at Longhorn Cavern State Park is the main focus of and namesake of the park. But that just means that you won't encounter too many people on its trail.

Purgatory Creek Natural Area This natural area provides about ten miles of trails on fairly rough surfaces just a few miles from the center of San Marcos.

Buescher State Park Nearby Bastrop State Park may get more visitors, but Buescher has its own path through the lost pines.

The southern-most tip of Red Bud Isle trail. Downstream is the center of Austin, around the bend. Red Bud Isle

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