Located 50 minutes outside of Austin, the Muleshoe Bend Recreation Area features over 540 acres of pristine landscapes and fields of bluebonnets overlooking the Colorado River along with a network of hiking trails, camping sites, and picnic tables. The highlight of the park is the miles of bluebonnets that bloom in mid-March through late April, attracting crowds of visitors who flock to soak up the beautiful scenes. There is a 6.5-mile loop trail that is ideal for hiking and mountain biking for all skill levels, swimming is permitted in the river to cool off, and there are 27 primitive campsites stretching along two miles of river for those wanting to stay longer.
Muleshoe Bend Recreation Area, Spicewood, Texas
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