Visitors should check the texas state parks alert map regularly for the latest status of parks. Download the bastrop state park trails map pdf and print it download the bastrop state park trails data kmz and open it with giscompatible software. No trip to bastrop is complete without a visit to bastrop state park. Campground amenities include drinking water, flush toilets, showers and a dump station. Bastrop state park, refectory, bastrop, bastrop county, tx. The search proved fruitful when i discovered inkscape. Neoc has permanent courses at the following locations.
Texas parks and wildlife recently purchased an additional tract of land to the north of the park. Go canoeing, swimming, golfing, wildlife viewing, or hiking, and camp at one of the parks various campsites or historic cabins built by the civilian conservation corps during the 1930s. The software is extremely easy to use, and to adapt for special requirements. Openorienteering mapper is an orienteering mapmaking program and provides a free alternative to the existing proprietary solution. For contact information and directions to georgia parks, visit georgia state. The trail is primarily used for hiking and walking and is accessible yearround. By 2007, the city had an estimated population of 7,823, twice the population of the early 1970s. Fortunately, the art of orienteering offers a better way to go.
Over 2,000 acres 810 ha for the park were donated to the state by the city of bastrop in 1938. Omaps orienteering maps from trainings and competitions all over the world updated several times every day. Bastrop county is covered by the following us topo map quadrants. The advanced course controls are lettered a through g. A orienteering map is available for a nominal fee at park headquarters pointing out. Bastrop was an obvious choice for the championships site, but also a very good one. Map of macedonia brook state park, ctwcocfeaturing cartography by our own peggy dickison.
There is also an entry fee for each car entering the park free if you have a texas state. Permanent courses the new england orienteering club. Clear lake high school orienteering team custom tshirt. A texas state park pass will allow you and your guests to enjoy unlimited visits for 1year to more than 90 state. The lower colorado river authority runs this park, and charges an entry fee. Jan 30, 2016 bastrop state parks course suffered some damage from the fire, but a map can be purchased at the main gate. The houston orienteering club built an excellent course with100 metal markers in remote areas of bastrop state park. A texas state park pass will allow you and your guests to enjoy unlimited visits for 1year to more than 90 state parks, without paying the daily entrance fee, in addition. The park contains a large number of permanent orienteering flags. Personal trainer randall watts and his partner, exmarine adam davilla, teach kids and adults the basics of orienteering, including map reading and compass skills, in the austin area, sometimes conducting training sessions at bastrop state park. The 2kilometer course begins and ends at the flagpole in front of the nature center at brazos bend state park.
Orienteering can be an important way to find your way from one spot to another, and it can also be an enjoyable outdoor sport. Visit the best wildlife viewing spots in the area on the east austin loop of the great texas wildlife trails. Click on map above to begin viewing in our map viewer. Camping is allowed along those sections of the trail which are east of a primitive road. Loop 100 park road 1a 150 n park road 1c o bastrop to buescher state park 10 miles o park road 1c o smithville please note special reminders check out time for campsites is. Locations impacted include, bastrop, giddings, smithville, fedor, paige, circle dkc estates, camp swift, serbin, bastrop state park, alum creek, buescher state park. The park is also host to a yearly orienteering competition organized by a group out of houston. South shore park, the busier of the two lake bastrop parks, offers a variety of outdoor activities. Theyll tell you what the nominal fee is and if they have a ready supply of maps. One of the best permanent orienteering courses in the united states is bastrop state park s course just outside of austin, texas. Bastrop state park 2020 all you need to know before you. This moss park orienteering course offers two variations, one for beginning novices and one for the more advanced. Gaoc offers permanent orienteering courses at hard labor creek state park, mistletoe state park, red top mountain state park, and sweetwater creek state park, so you can orienteer any time.
With rolling terrain and woods full of loblolly pines, this wellmapped park. Bastrop, texas bastrop state park will join eight other texas state parks on saturday, june 6, in suggesting you go take a hike to commemorate. Bastrop state park in central texas will be the site for this years usa championship of onfoot hidden transmitter hunting. Jun 27, 2009 edit this map bastrop, texas state park carrizo interpretive trail map near bastrop, texas. Jul 27, 2010 draw the map using oscape, use purple pen to plan your courses, then use or to manage entries and results on the day.
Geological survey publishes a set of the most commonly used topographic maps of the u. Part of the bastrop state park orienteering map, early 2000s. Relax amid towering pines or break a sweat peddling over rolling hills there are opportunities for all outdoorlovers. Check out time for cabins and group barracks is 11 a. Buescher state park is displayed on the smithville usgs quad topo map.
No claims are made to the accuracy of the data or its suitability of the data to a particular use. Bastrop bayou is situated northeast of port morris. Buescher state park is adjacent to bastrop state park, connected by the scenic park road 1c. Map information ridley creek state park sycamore mills road media delaware county pa scale 1. In the summer of 2000, my fiancee and i were hiking the trails in bastrop state park, when she. Orienteering is the international sport of finding ones way through various terrain using a compass, a topographical map and navigation skills. Find bastrop state park camping, campsites, cabins, and other lodging options. The program works on android, windows, macos and linux. Driving directions to bastrop state park, a texas state park. Lake bastrop south shore park trail texas alltrails. Orienteering is a competitive international sport that combines navigational skills and racing using a map and compass to navigate from one point to another. The beginners course controls are numbered 1 through 8. A orienteering map is available for a nominal fee at park headquarters pointing out their locations. Crowdersmountainstatepark permanentorienteeringcourse.
The 900acre lake contains bass, crappie, perch and catfish. After being away from orienteering for nearly 25 years, i found the software to be a major timesaver compared with how i remember producing maps in ancient times. This satellite map of bastrop county is meant for illustration purposes only. Orienteering is also a part of the boy scouts and jrotc training program. Texas parks and wildlife magazine, the outdoor magazine of texas. Bastrop state park 100 park road 1a bastrop, tx parks mapquest. For more detailed maps based on newer satellite and aerial images switch to a detailed map view. In the summer of 2000, my fiancee and i were hiking the trails in bastrop state park, when she noticed what we discovered was a permanent orienteering marker at the edge of a field. An orienteering map and a compass are the primary aids for the competitor to complete an orienteering course as quickly as possible. We will uphold these standards while providing an accurate, fair, and costeffective appraisal roll for use in property tax assessment, while adhering to the property tax laws of the state of texas.
Located about thirty miles southeast of austin, it is part of the greater austin metropolitan area. All trails are hiking only unless otherwise indicated. Permanent orienteering courses at yellow creek state park. One mile east of bastrop on texas 21, also accessible from the east on texas 71 or by way of buescher state park along park road 1. A trim orienteering course is one with permanently installed markers or control stations. The park was established in 1938 and consists of stands of loblolly pines mixed with post oak and junipers. In addition to indicating the topography of the terrain with contour lines, orienteering maps also show forest density, water features, clearings, trails and roads, earthen banks and rock walls, gullies and. This permanent course was set up to serve as an introduction to orienteering. Wpoc worked with dcnr and john berkavich, a local high school student, to set up the permanent orienteering courses in 2011. Ridley creek state park delaware valley orienteering. Orienteering is the skill of using a map and compass to find your way through unfamiliar terrain and to locate.
My husband and i spent most of the day in the historic area of bastrop. View campsite map, availability, and reserve online with reserveamerica. Bastrop state park texas parks and wildlife posts facebook. Anglers can drop a line from the park s fishing pier or head out on a boat from the park s ramp. Please call the park or park information 18007921112 for the latest updates. Bastrop state park has the largest known concentration of toads and thus is vital for the species survival. The course is always set up and is available any time of the year. Bastrop state park 100 park road 1a bastrop, tx parks. What prompted your development of the oscape extensions.
Bastrop state park map texas located in the hills of east texas, this state park has scenery which includes woodlands of loblolly pine, some small ponds, and a 10acre lake. It is a topographic map with extra details to help the competitor navigate through the competition area. Last christmas i spent a while searching the internet for free software that could provide a platform for the production of orienteering maps. The daily entrance fee is charged in addition to any facility fees, unless otherwise stated. Inkscape is a crossplatform open source vector graphics editor distributed under a free software. Simply call the park and ask for information about the georgia orienteering club permanent course.
Delaware county, pa download the ridley creek state park. Orienteering is the skill of using a map and compass to find your way through unfamiliar terrain and to locate landmarks without getting lost. Bastrop state park is a state park in bastrop county in central texas. Overprint color map is available at the camp trading post. The austin orienteering club aoc is a nonprofit organization committed to the sport of orienteering in central texas. Come and visit the beautiful forests of bastrop state park. We have an rv but have not stayed overnight in the state park since the. The nearest weather station for both precipitation and temperature measurements is smithvi which is approximately 9 miles away and has an elevation of 340 feet 234 feet lower than bastrop state park. The rock bridge trim orienteering area consists of 30 markers numbered 1140 located throughout the park west of hwy. Bastrop is a city and the county seat of bastrop county, texas, united states.
Our course is designed for either competition or as an excellent opportunity for individuals, families, and school, civic and military groups to practice map reading and land navigation skills. If you encounter park staff during your visit to moss park and have enjoyed your orienteering event, please let them know how much you appreciate their support. North texas orienteering association click here to visit their website. A map that is reliable and accurate is essential in testing the navigational skills of the competitor. Bastrop texas state park carrizo interpretive trail map. Bastrop state park campout the second campout of the year will be filled with great activites including important rankup opportunities in the hard to achieve orienteering, map and. Below are weather averages from 1971 to 2000 according to data gathered from the nearest official weather station. The latitude and longitude coordinates of buescher state park. Bastrop state park topo map in bastrop county, texas. A meet program from the 1981 pacific northwest o festival a 1986 suunto compass. This photo is after recent competition at the southwest region u. If you have any questions about these courses, please contact the webmaster. Bastrop state park campground has 78 single family mixedused campsites and is located in a forested area east of austin. A few areas are marked on your map as off limits because they are ranger residences.
An orienteering map is specially prepared to be used in orienteering competitions. The program is completely free, every programmer can improve it. Bastrop state park texas parks and wildlife, bastrop, texas. Bastrop state park is the place to visit if you are interested in orienteering. Photo, print, drawing bastrop state park, refectory, bastrop, bastrop county, tx enlarge view 10 images in sequence. Residents debate future of former bastrop state park golf. There are also an additional 50 primitive backpack campsites. In addition to indicating the topography of the terrain with contour lines, orienteering maps. The park covers nearly 6,000 total acres, so you can make a whole camping trip come to life. Relax amid towering pines or break a sweat peddling over rolling hills there are opportunities for all outdoorlovers at. Public consumption or display of any alcoholic beverage is prohibited.
Loop 100 park road 1a 150 n park road 1c o bastrop to buescher state park 10 miles o park road 1c o smithville please note special reminders check out time for campsites is 12 p. The word trim originated in scandinavia to describe a program of. Orienteering fun in texas having fun in the texas sun. Nearby lake bastrop offers 900 surface acres for water sports. The voc hosts orienteering meets primarily at oak mountain state park in pelham, al just south of birmingham on i65, exit 246 which is the only area in alabama with orienteering quality maps large enough to host advanced orienteering courses. While we believe there is orienteering software out there that is worth paying for, free options help open up the sport to individuals and small clubs who cant afford the cost of software. To provide quality service with the highest principles of integrity, professionalism, and respect. Find information about driving directions to driving directions to bastrop state park, a texas state park located near bastrop, cedar creek and elgin. Anyone who is interested in visiting buescher state park can print the free topographic map and street map using the link above. Other map scales may be provided for various purposes. The orienteer, equipped only with a compass and map to navigate, gets a. Bastrop state park, a texas state park located near. Explore this piece of natural history at bastrop state park.
Ken and jen live in austin, about an hour away from bastrop state park, a favorite venue for events of the houston orienteering club. Eventbrite cycleast camp crew presents bastrop state park 2 night trip friday, may 15, 2020 sunday, may 17, 2020 at bastrop state park, bastrop, tx. The above map is based on satellite images taken on july 2004. Texas parks and wildlife officials on tuesday night presented the first glimpse at a plan for the former lost pines golf club, which stood at the entrance to bastrop state park for. Houston orienteering club click here for more information. We have a large portion of the 8,820 acre park mapped with enough detail for orienteering.
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