Fredericksburg, TX
April 9-11, 2010
My son and I spent a weekend at this State Park with his
Cub Scout pack. The park is an easy 90 minute drive from
Round Rock.
The park does not allow any RVs so it's mostly primitive camping
with some tent camp sites (21 spots) that have water. We stayed
in tent spot #21 and enjoyed the privacy. Most sites have a
covered picnic table. It was a very short
walk from the parking lot so we didn't have too much of a hike to
pitch camp. The spot also overlooked Sandy Creek.
Enchanted Rock is a huge pink granite dome that rises 425 feet above ground (1825 feet above sea level) and covers 640 acres.
It is one of the largest batholiths (underground rock formations
uncovered by erosion) in the United States.
We took the Summit Trail hike up to the top of Enchanted Rock. It took a couple of hours round trip. The hike was only 3/4 of 
a mile but with the steep incline and wind, we couldn't hike very
fast. The view was fantastic!
PROS
- great hiking
- covered picnic tables
CONS
- only tent camping allowed
