Mother Neff State Park

Mother Neff State Park
Moody Texas
March 2009

Home of the first Texas State Park. Located at the top of
lake Belton or about 30 minutes from Temple/Belton. The
park does have some nice hiking trails and a couple of nice group
shelters. It also has a Junior Ranger program where the kids can
go around the park and fill out a trivia sheet to get a certificate
and Jr. Ranger badge.

The Leon river runs to the west of the park and is small and
muddy. The Rock Tower at the park office is interesting.
There is a small RV loop with six sites and 14 tent sites. All have
really good shade. All of the spots are close to each other and not
very nice. The bath house is closed and looks like it is falling down.
The RV loop didn't have any RVers there and it looked like maybe
the electricity was out of order.

This would not be a destination, but if your are traveling through the
area and would like to take a nice nature hike it would be worth the
stop.

Pros
- nice group shelter
- nice hiking trails

Cons
- RV loop and sites are small and right next to each other
- tent sites are small
- No showers or running water (restrooms were portables)

Rating
2 out of 10