Bastrop is a wonderful place to live or visit year-round, but a Lost Pines Christmas is truly a unique and magical time. Christmas light displays, festive events, fun parades and homes decked out in their holiday best make for a memorable time for all ages. Here are a few tips on what’s going on in…
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The holidays are a truly magical time of year — but they can also be stressful, especially if you’re the one hosting. This year, why not mix things up a little and spend your Turkey Day exploring all that Bastrop has to offer? Grab the whole family and head to a genuine destination — where…
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Juneteenth is an important holiday in Bastrop. Also known as Freedom Day, it celebrates the day 250,000 enslaved Black people were freed in Texas on June 19, 1865. Although the Emancipation Proclamation became effective in 1863, some former Confederate states didn’t comply until years later. On that…
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Launch your summer right this Memorial Day weekend in Bastrop, TX. Lounge by Lake Bastrop, drift along the Colorado River, camp among the famous Loblolly Pines, or settle in for some live music and great home cooking in Downtown Bastrop. Here are our picks: Play in the Water Plan for a weekend at…
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Stick a bow on an amazing experience this holiday from Bastrop, TX. From thrilling adventures to unique art experiences and beyond, these experiences can deliver that wow factor that trumps a gift card any day, even if it’s last minute. Golf Gifts If tee time is their me time, then you can’t go…
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The best gifts are always from the heart and in Bastrop, TX we’re especially good at getting that part right. As one of the friendliest towns in Texas, giving is one of the things we do best and it shows. Take a virtual peek at some of the heartwarming gifts Bastrop has to offer. Time Together…
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If you’re the cozy-craving, sweater-wearing, winter-loving type, then pack up and get you and your cuddle buddy to Bastrop, TX. It’s as welcoming as a cup of cocoa in the winter with its charming, historical downtown, super friendly folks, and loads of fresh air and gorgeous nature, all just 35…
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Fall seems to take its sweet time getting to Texas, doesn’t it? When most of the country kicks off football season with cool nights and cozy blankets, our autumn casually makes its appearance around October. Better later than never, though. Join us in giving fall a big Texas welcome with a roundup…
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We’re pumped for pumpkins, y’all. The color, the spice, the photo potential … yep, Bastrop, TX is all in for all of it. As National Pumpkin Day on October 26, 2022, draws near, set your getaway plans to attend two of the best fall festivals in Central Texas. Head this way for pumpkin patches, hay…
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Proud of our heritage, we always make sure we do Memorial Day right in Bastrop. Come launch your summer playing at Lake Bastrop or the Colorado River, camp among the legendary Loblolly Pines in our state parks or catch live music and great home cooking in Downtown Bastrop. You won’t want to miss out…
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