Lockhart State Park

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Welcome back to our Texas State Park Hiking adventures!

Today, I'm going to talk about Lockhart State Park. This park is small (just under four miles of hiking trails) but has some pretty special features. It was built by the CCC in 1935 and there are some pretty special features you can still see made by the CCC, including the recreation hall, the golf course, the old swimming pool and a few smaller water retention areas.


I love this park f. One, even the most challenging trails are pretty easy. It's a great way to get a good workout, without feeling miserable if you haven't been hiking in a while

I love all the water. It's so pretty to see the flowing creek and just enjoy the sound and sight of it.

The trails are shaded pretty much all the time. It's a nice place to walk and not have the sun on you (except in the middle of winter, because most of the trees don't have leaves then).

The flowers are wonderful! Pretty much all year you will find flowers blooming. It's fun to hunt up. My favorite are the Turks Caps and Lantana 

We have enjoyed two separate hikes at this state park and we were easily able to walk the whole park both times.

Here is some of that CCC work as well as flowing water.

Suggested Hiking Routes:
Get the park map HERE.

Our favorite route (2-4 hours depending on your speed):
Park at the Recreation Hall (point of interest #5 on the map)
Take the CCC Trail to the road
Walk along the road and pick up Clear Forks Trail
Continue on Clear Forks Trail and enjoy Wild Rose Loop
After Wild Rose Loop continue on Clear Forks Trail 
When you reach the end of Clear Forks Trail, walk along the road to pick up Creekview Trail
Take Creekview to Persimmon Trail
Continue on Persimmon Trail until you reach Fenceline Trail
Walk Fenceline Trail all the way to Chisholm Trail
Take Chisholm Trail to Caddy Trail
Continue on Caddy Trail back to the Recreation Hall


The quick tour highlight route (30-45 minutes):
Park at the playground and see the CCC Swiming pool remains and then walk to see the dam/waterfall a little further down (points of interest #1 and #2 respectively)
Park at the Recreation Hall 
Take the CCC Trail to the Caddy Trail
Take the Caddy Trail back to the recreation Hall
Looke around the Recreation Hall, Water tower ruins, and old tee box (points #5, #6, and #7).
Drive to the fishing area to see the water



Facts to know:
Is this a CCC park? Yes!
Do you need to make a reservation? While always recommended, this one isn't often at capacity.
Sarah's favorite spots: The creek, the CCC waterfall, Creekview trail.
What else can I do at this park? Play golf (you can rent everything you need), swim in the swimming pool, there is also a playground.
Camping? There are tent and RV sites. (We have never camped here)


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