Lone Star Travelers Blog

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is truly a magical place.  If you are in the process of making your summer vacation plans and are heading west to tour the Grand Circle of National Parks and Monuments including Grand Canyon, Bryce, Zion, Mesa Verde and more you definitely should put Glen Canyon National Recreation Area on your “must visit” list. (more…)

Visit our Inks Lake State Park Photo Gallery

Inks Lake State Park is a pleasant family oriented park in Burnet County just 60 miles north of Austin, Texas.  This scenic 1201 acre park in Texas Hill Country is part of the Highland Lakes Chain (consisting of 7 lakes) on the Colorado River.  Located on pink granite outcroppings of the Llano uplift, geology hikes are offered through the billions of years old granite hills. (more…)

 Mission Tejas State Park, a small unique park tucked into the Pineywoods of East Texas is worth a stop for a day or two.  Located in Houston County near the North end of the Davy Crockett National Forest it is home to two historic structures. (more…)

Get involved with your Texas State Park system and be a volunteer.  Most parks use volunteers all or part of the year and love to have dedicated enthusiastic folks join their team.  The biggest need is for Park Hosts with their own RV or travel trailer. (more…)

Buy a pocket sized personal address book just for this volunteer job.  You will be meeting many new people and before long will be collecting multiple names and telephone numbers as well as e-mail addresses. Having one book just for this park will help you keep your new friends list organized.  When you have moved on, either to another location or back home you will easily be able to search for the information and keep up with correspondence.  This book is also where you should record pertinent park information such as the name, phone number and e-mail address of your supervisor, mailing address at the park and other important information such as the contact for park dispatch and or park police.  Alternately you can of course create new contact lists using software on your Mac or PC or you may prefer your Blackberry. I find the old fashioned pocket address book easy and convenient.