LBJ National Grasslands - boondock

[philpom]

For our 30th anniversary we decided to go check out the Grasslands. Camping here is free dispersed camping, no amenities. There are many miles of hiking trails to discover and multiple ponds and lakes to fish. There is one camp site, Taddra, with outhouse style restrooms but no potable water. Taddra is a pay site and layed out like a primitive State park. Dispersed camping is not close.

We brought our bathroom setup with us, worked great . Used battery power the entire trip, ended up seeing a 5% drop per day on the battery and that was running the awning lights all night.

It got absolutely pitch black out there but the sky and stars were great. Not as amazing as it is up at our cabin but still way better than our fulltime home near Dallas. The place seemed very popular with the overland crowd.

The camper performed well, we grilled up prime NY strip steak with a broccoli and cauliflower medley for dinner on our anniversary with a maple sausage, hashbrown, egg fry with homemade toast for breakfast the next morning. . There was a burn ban so no camp fire,, that was a bummer but I carry a couple of simulated led tiki torches in the camper so those filled the gap.

We explored an old cemetery near by, pretty cool. Some sad stories told there. Some of the Graves were from the early 1800s.

Going back!

 

[Modstock]

Looks like a Great spot.

 

[philpom]

Looks like a Great spot.

We are definitely going back, we explored a small area overall. Some of the hiking we did was on out way out, we'd see an interesting spot, stop and go hike a few miles. Need more time.

 

[DJ Davis]

Mark,

That's WAAAAY cool!!! Keep me posted for your "do-over." I'd be interested in this being an off-schedule camping trip in the cooler months.

 

[philpom]

Hey DJ, I am pretty sure I posted about this place as a potential Texas Tear Jerkers destination over there, when we start planning another trip I'll post again over there (and here). After this last trip I suspect the catch is to show up on a Thursday or at least early Friday, we rolled in on a Saturday afternoon and finding a spot was tough. There are some loops that could handle 5 or 6 campers but no guarantee they are open. That's why I suggest early arrival. We scouted the place on a Monday and it was dead but if you show up on a Saturday then good luck. That being said, it's so spread out you don't see many people except on the main roads.