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Colorado Bend State Park near San Saba
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Colorado Bend State Park

Scenic settings along banks of Colorado River. Six miles of Colorado River frontage for tubing, kayaking and swimming. Also features primitive camping, chemical toilets, hiking trails and picnicking facilities. Fantastic fishing in river with fish-cleaning site. (Vanishing Texas River Cruise offers trips up the Colorado River on Lake Buchanan. See BURNET.)

Gorman Falls, within the park, is by tour only. Participants caravan from park headquarters to the Gorman area and hike over beautiful terrain to the falls. The hike is a one-and-a-half mile round-trip. Substantial footwear with rubber soles is recommended. No pets allowed on tour. Also, no rest rooms or drinking water available in this part of the park. Tours to the falls are at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Sat., and 10 a.m. Sun. year-round, weather permitting. Admission, tour and camping fees. Take U.S. 190 east to F.M. 580 13 miles to Bend. Follow signs to park entrance. 325/628-3240 , 800/792-1112. www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/colorado_bend.

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San Saba, Texas
76824
325/628-3240

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Hours

Tours to the falls are at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Sat., and 10 a.m. Sun. year-round, weather permitting.

Featured Activity

Old jail, constructed 1887, in use as jail until 1975. Restored complete with cells, dungeon, gallows and jailer's quarters. Museum, gun collection. Headquarters for chamber of commerce and historical society. Open Mon.–Fri. 8 a.m.–5 p.m.; Sat. 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m.; Sun. 1–4 p.m. 414 St. Lawrence St. on courthouse square.

Confederate Square and Texas Heroes Square, two downtown plazas.

Battle of Gonzales markers are near community of Cost, southwest on Texas 97.

Near U.S. 90A/U.S. 183 intersection are earthworks of a Confederate fort.

City: Gonzales
Region: Prairies and Lakes

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