Find Out More About Austin

Whether you're a visitor or a long time resident, Austin probably has more treasures than you know about. Austin Explorer is your way of discovering more about the city as you get outside of your stuffy home or office and into the fresh air.

Features

With so many wildflowers around it's no wonder that butterflies frequent the area. [Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Savanna Meadow Trail]

Hiking
Commons Ford - Waterfall Trail - A not well known trail in a not well known Austin park can lead to some unexpected solitude.

Hiking
Balcones Canyonlands NWR - Warbler Vista - An interpretive trail guide leads one to learn a bit about the native flora and fauna on this Travis County hike.

History
Sauer-Beckmann Farm - This living snapshot of farm life in the 19th century shows how things were really done.

Cemeteries
Hancock Family Cemetery - The Hancock family's children are buried in what was once the country and is now the center of a growing subdivision in west Austin.

Geocaching
Geocaching Terms - What do all of those terms and abbreviations mean in cache logs? Find out what's really being said in our list of Geocaching terms.

Recent Logs

• tarrains hiked River Place Nature Trail
• kfergu3 hiked River Place Nature Trail
• Taking wings, in more ways than one Austin Explorer visited Greenwood Cemetery
• Helping out the parks Austin Explorer hiked McKinney Falls - Homestead Trail
• Confusing loop Austin Explorer hiked McKinney Falls - Rock Shelter

News Headlines

• Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation Donates $500,000 to Texas State Parks
• Open for business: Bastrop State Park rises from the ashes
• Texas State Parks Asking For Your Help In 2012
• Drought, wildfires result in loss of revenue for Texas state parks
• Income at state parks dries up

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