Blanco State Park

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Skins, Skulls, and Scat!
Explore, touch, and learn about some of the animals that call Blanco State Park home.
Fishing 101 for All Ages
Learn all the basics of angling (fishing), practice casting with the backyard bass game, and fish in the Blanco River. A fishing license is not required. Instructions and all equipment are provided.
Nature Journaling: Taking Time to Notice
Join Ranger Rena for a guided nature journaling experience. This is not about how well you can write or sketch. It is about giving yourself the luxury of sitting in nature, noticing, and taking time to journal that unique-to-you experience.
Kayaking 101
Learn the basics of kayaking. All equipment provided.- Pre-registration required
Bat Talk & Walk
Look and learn about the bats that call Blanco home
Nature Center for the Night
Join us at the nature center: The CCC Pavilion will turn into a nature center, just for the night. Items were carefully chosen to pique your interest--skins, sculls, scat, bat facts, and more!
Explore the Night Hike
Learn about the adaptations of animals that roam the night and take a leisurely guided hike of about one mile with a Ranger.
Yoga and Poetry in the Park
E.D. Watson, an award-winning writer and certified yoga instructor will lead this workshop for beginners. This workshop will combine beginning-level yoga with beginning poetry writing. .
Blanco State Park Celebration - Free Entry
🎉 Join us for an array of interactive activities and information stations set up throughout the park.
Children's Birding Program By Girl Scout Troop 855
Join the Cadetts from Girl Scout Troop 855 for an interactive birding program, targeted to children ages 10 and under, but all ages are welcome!
There's a knot for that!
Knowing a few handy knots can make your life easier, especially when camping. Learn some handy knots from a knot master. Reservations are strongly suggested. Bring a sack lunch if you'd like to stay for lunch after the event (optional).
We love you S'more!
Join us in celebrating 100 S’more Years with Texas State Parks on National S'mores Day. Pick up your free S'mores-makings at headquarters between 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. today while supplies last.
Wildlife Water Safari
Let's go on a Safari to find wildlife along the banks of the Blanco River! We will make binoculars (from cardboard tubes), hunt for signs of wildlife near the river, and document what we see in our Wildlife Water Safari Field Notebook. Targeted to children ages 3-7, but all are welcome.
Story Time to Honor National Read a Book Day
Join us to hear a story about bats and do a craft activity to honor National Read a Book Day. This activity, targeted to ages 3- 10 will include volunteers reading a story and guiding a craft project.
Story Time to Honor National Read a Book Day
Join us to hear a story about bats and do a craft activity to honor National Read a Book Day. This activity, targeted to ages 3-10, will include volunteers reading a story and guiding a craft activity.
Fun with Pumpkins!
Learn the history of pumpkins in Texas, learn to roast (and taste) pumpkin seeds, do a pumpkin craft, and hear a pumpkin song, written and performed by local performer and songwriter Paul Cash.
First Day Hike -- Hike and Learn About the CCC
Join us for a 1-mile hike to learn about the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Company 854. We'll learn about the CCC and then leisurely hike around the park to see many of the CCC structures. There will be an option to extend the hike for those wanting a longer hiking experience.
Coffee with a Ranger
Share conversation and coffee with Ranger Rena. It's on us!
Hike and Learn about the CCC
Join us for a one-mile hike to learn about the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Company 854. We'll learn about the CCC and then we'll leisurely hike around the park to see many of the CCC structures in Blanco State Park.
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO THE EXPECTED COLD TEMPERATURES. Hike and Learn about the CCC
On this one-mile leisurely hike, we will learn about the history of the Civilian Conservation Corps and view CCC structures in Blanco State Park.
Galentine's Day Celebration: Women's Circle
A multi-generational gathering of women, sharing, connecting, and empowering in nature.
Founder's Day--Downtown Blanco
Look for Ranger Rena's at Blanco State Park's table at Founders Day on the square in Blanco
Angler Education Workshop Pre-registration is required BEFORE the date
Become a Certified Angler Educator through this free workshop
Reading with a Ranger
Join us as we read a children's story about the eclipse and do a craft.
Fair at the Real Ale Brewery
This event will be held at Real Ale Brewery in Blanco Texas. It is sponsored by the Friends of Blanco State Park and will include numerous interactive stations, including Bats, Pollinators, Birds, and Skins, Skulls, Scat, and Tracks.