TexasEscapes.comTexas Escapes Online Magazine: Travel and History
Columns: History, Humor, Topical and Opinion
Over 1300 Texas Towns & Ghost Towns
NEW : : TEXAS TOWNS : : GHOST TOWNS : : FEATURES : : COLUMNS : : ARCHITECTURE : : IMAGES : : SITE MAP
HOME
SEARCH SITE
ARCHIVES
FORUM
RESERVATIONS
Texas Hotels
Hotels
Cars
Air
Cruises
 
 Texas : Central Texas : Trips : Gonzales

Gonzales Side Trip

PALMETTO STATE PARK

Ottine, Texas
Ottine Texas Bowling team - Archives old photo
Ottine Bowling Club
Playing "Nine-pins" with only eight pins

Courtesy of Gonzales County Records Center

FM 2091 turns into Park Road 11. Cross the two bridges and look for the park headquarters on your left. Pick up a map, or register if you want to explore the park. Or do both. Mail yourself a postcard from the Ottine Post Office. Leave on Park Road 11 North to experience a one-mile drive under a dense canopy of trees. Stop at the scenic overlook and get a nice view of the area. Now you're back on 183.

Turn right to return to Gonzales. If you see vultures ahead of you or overhead, look closely. Palmetto has the highest count of Caracaras or Mexican Eagles in the state. For reservations: 1-512-389-8900. To reach the park: 1-210-672-3266.


See http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/park/palmetto/palmetto.htm     

Gonzales Hotels > Book Your Hotel Here & Save

Back to Gonzales Side Trips

Texas Escapes
Online Magazine
HOTELS
Gonzales Hotels
Book Here & Save
Houston Hotels
Book Here & Save
San Antonio Hotels
Book Here & Save
Austin Hotels
Book Here & Save
Texas Hotel Deals
Book Here & Save
 
TEXAS TOWN LIST | TEXAS GHOST TOWNS
Texas Hill Country | East Texas | Central Texas North | Central Texas South |
West Texas | Texas Panhandle | South Texas | Texas Gulf Coast
TRIPS | State Parks | Rivers | Lakes | Drives | Maps | LODGING

TEXAS FEATURES
Ghosts | People | Historic Trees | Cemeteries | Small Town Sagas | WWII |
History | Black History | Rooms with a Past | Music | Animals | Books | MEXICO
COLUMNS : History, Humor, Topical and Opinion

TEXAS ARCHITECTURE | IMAGES
Courthouses | Jails | Churches | Gas Stations | Schoolhouses | Bridges | Theaters | Monuments/Statues | Depots | Water Towers | Post Offices | Grain Elevators |
Lodges | Museums | Stores | Banks | Gargoyles | Corner Stones | Pitted Dates |
Drive-by Architecture | Old Neon | Murals | Signs | Ghost Signs

TRAVEL RESERVATIONS
TEXAS HOTELS | Hotels | Cars | Air | Cruises | USA


Privacy Statement | Disclaimer | Recommend Us | Links
Contributors | Staff | About Us | Contact TE |
TEXAS ESCAPES ONLINE MAGAZINE
HOME
Website Content Copyright ©1998-2006. Texas Escapes - Blueprints For Travel, LLC. All Rights Reserved
This page last modified: April 26, 2006