Bastrop state park s course suffered some damage from the fire, but a map can be purchased at the main gate. Bastrop was an obvious choice for the championships site, but also a very good one. Im a very recent convert to mapper, using both windows and linux versions. Neoc has permanent courses at the following locations. The trail is primarily used for hiking and walking and is accessible yearround. The nearest weather station for both precipitation and temperature measurements is smithvi which is approximately 9 miles away and has an elevation of 340 feet 234 feet lower than bastrop state park. Jul 27, 2010 draw the map using oscape, use purple pen to plan your courses, then use or to manage entries and results on the day. Loop 100 park road 1a 150 n park road 1c o bastrop to buescher state park 10 miles o park road 1c o smithville please note special reminders check out time for campsites is 12 p. Bastrop texas state park carrizo interpretive trail map. Jun 27, 2009 edit this map bastrop, texas state park carrizo interpretive trail map near bastrop, texas.
While we believe there is orienteering software out there that is worth paying for, free options help open up the sport to individuals and small clubs who cant afford the cost of software. No claims are made to the accuracy of the data or its suitability of the data to a particular use. A few areas are marked on your map as off limits because they are ranger residences. Map of macedonia brook state park, ctwcocfeaturing cartography by our own peggy dickison. The search proved fruitful when i discovered inkscape. Bastrop state park 100 park road 1a bastrop, tx parks. Buescher state park is displayed on the smithville usgs quad topo map.
Eventbrite cycleast camp crew presents bastrop state park 2 night trip friday, may 15, 2020 sunday, may 17, 2020 at bastrop state park, bastrop, tx. Orienteering can be an important way to find your way from one spot to another, and it can also be an enjoyable outdoor sport. Ridley creek state park delaware valley orienteering. Below are weather averages from 1971 to 2000 according to data gathered from the nearest official weather station. With rolling terrain and woods full of loblolly pines, this wellmapped park. Orienteering is the international sport of finding ones way through various terrain using a compass, a topographical map and navigation skills. Texas parks and wildlife magazine, the outdoor magazine of texas. Anyone who is interested in visiting buescher state park can print the free topographic map and street map using the link above.
Residents debate future of former bastrop state park golf. Visitors should check the texas state parks alert map regularly for the latest status of parks. Lake bastrop south shore park trail texas alltrails. We have a large portion of the 8,820 acre park mapped with enough detail for orienteering. Texas parks and wildlife recently purchased an additional tract of land to the north of the park. This permanent course was set up to serve as an introduction to orienteering. A trim orienteering course is one with permanently installed markers or control stations. The park covers nearly 6,000 total acres, so you can make a whole camping trip come to life. Satellite map shows the earths surface as it really looks like. Bastrop, texas bastrop state park will join eight other texas state parks on saturday, june 6, in suggesting you go take a hike to commemorate. Over 2,000 acres 810 ha for the park were donated to the state by the city of bastrop in 1938. Wpoc worked with dcnr and john berkavich, a local high school student, to set up the permanent orienteering courses in 2011.
To provide quality service with the highest principles of integrity, professionalism, and respect. A texas state park pass will allow you and your guests to enjoy unlimited visits for 1year to more than 90 state parks, without paying the daily entrance fee, in addition. Crowdersmountainstatepark permanentorienteeringcourse. North texas orienteering association click here to visit their website. South shore park, the busier of the two lake bastrop parks, offers a variety of outdoor activities. In the summer of 2000, my fiancee and i were hiking the trails in bastrop state park, when she noticed what we discovered was a permanent orienteering marker at the edge of a field. Please call the park or park information 18007921112 for the latest updates. Public consumption or display of any alcoholic beverage is prohibited. Fans of this international sport also called foxtailing, radio orienteering.
Bastrop state park campout the second campout of the year will be filled with great activites including important rankup opportunities in the hard to achieve orienteering, map and. My husband and i spent most of the day in the historic area of bastrop. Overprint color map is available at the camp trading post. Buescher state park is adjacent to bastrop state park, connected by the scenic park road 1c. Located about thirty miles southeast of austin, it is part of the greater austin metropolitan area. Locations impacted include, bastrop, giddings, smithville, fedor, paige, circle dkc estates, camp swift, serbin, bastrop state park, alum creek, buescher state park. Inkscape is a crossplatform open source vector graphics editor distributed under a free software. Ken and jen live in austin, about an hour away from bastrop state park, a favorite venue for events of the houston orienteering club. Relax amid towering pines or break a sweat peddling over rolling hills there are opportunities for all outdoorlovers at. Part of the bastrop state park orienteering map, early 2000s. Delaware county, pa download the ridley creek state park.
An orienteering map is specially prepared to be used in orienteering competitions. Our course is designed for either competition or as an excellent opportunity for individuals, families, and school, civic and military groups to practice map reading and land navigation skills. Check out time for cabins and group barracks is 11 a. This satellite map of bastrop county is meant for illustration purposes only. In addition to indicating the topography of the terrain with contour lines, orienteering maps. The program works on android, windows, macos and linux.
Come and visit the beautiful forests of bastrop state park. The voc hosts orienteering meets primarily at oak mountain state park in pelham, al just south of birmingham on i65, exit 246 which is the only area in alabama with orienteering quality maps large enough to host advanced orienteering courses. Campground amenities include drinking water, flush toilets, showers and a dump station. Bastrop county is covered by the following us topo map quadrants. Find information about driving directions to driving directions to bastrop state park, a texas state park located near bastrop, cedar creek and elgin. Jan 30, 2016 bastrop state parks course suffered some damage from the fire, but a map can be purchased at the main gate. Photo, print, drawing bastrop state park, refectory, bastrop, bastrop county, tx enlarge view 10 images in sequence. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. We will uphold these standards while providing an accurate, fair, and costeffective appraisal roll for use in property tax assessment, while adhering to the property tax laws of the state of texas. The daily entrance fee is charged in addition to any facility fees, unless otherwise stated. There are also an additional 50 primitive backpack campsites. An orienteering map and a compass are the primary aids for the competitor to complete an orienteering course as quickly as possible. For more detailed maps based on newer satellite and aerial images switch to a detailed map view. Theyll tell you what the nominal fee is and if they have a ready supply of maps.
The orienteer, equipped only with a compass and map to navigate, gets a. Bastrop state park campground has 78 single family mixedused campsites and is located in a forested area east of austin. The advanced course controls are lettered a through g. Bastrop state park in central texas will be the site for this years usa championship of onfoot hidden transmitter hunting. The course is always set up and is available any time of the year. Geological survey publishes a set of the most commonly used topographic maps of the u. Explore this piece of natural history at bastrop state park. Bastrop state park topo map in bastrop county, texas. One of the best permanent orienteering courses in the united states is bastrop state park s course just outside of austin, texas. After being away from orienteering for nearly 25 years, i found the software to be a major timesaver compared with how i remember producing maps in ancient times. In addition to indicating the topography of the terrain with contour lines, orienteering maps also show forest density, water features, clearings, trails and roads, earthen banks and rock walls, gullies and. The program is completely free, every programmer can improve it.
The park is also host to a yearly orienteering competition organized by a group out of houston. One mile east of bastrop on texas 21, also accessible from the east on texas 71 or by way of buescher state park along park road 1. Orienteering fun in texas having fun in the texas sun. Bastrop state park map texas located in the hills of east texas, this state park has scenery which includes woodlands of loblolly pine, some small ponds, and a 10acre lake. For contact information and directions to georgia parks, visit georgia state. Bastrop state park 2 night trip tickets, fri, may 15, 2020. The 2kilometer course begins and ends at the flagpole in front of the nature center at brazos bend state park.
The houston orienteering club built an excellent course with100 metal markers in remote areas of bastrop state park. Bastrop bayou is situated northeast of port morris. A orienteering map is available for a nominal fee at park headquarters pointing out their locations. Find bastrop state park camping, campsites, cabins, and other lodging options. In the summer of 2000, my fiancee and i were hiking the trails in bastrop state park, when she. This photo is after recent competition at the southwest region u. Bastrop state park 2020 all you need to know before you. The beginners course controls are numbered 1 through 8. Permanent courses the new england orienteering club.
We have an rv but have not stayed overnight in the state park since the. Orienteering is also a part of the boy scouts and jrotc training program. Fortunately, the art of orienteering offers a better way to go. There is also an entry fee for each car entering the park free if you have a texas state. Bastrop state park texas parks and wildlife, bastrop, texas. The rock bridge trim orienteering area consists of 30 markers numbered 1140 located throughout the park west of hwy. It is a topographic map with extra details to help the competitor navigate through the competition area.
The above map is based on satellite images taken on july 2004. Visit the best wildlife viewing spots in the area on the east austin loop of the great texas wildlife trails. Gaoc offers permanent orienteering courses at hard labor creek state park, mistletoe state park, red top mountain state park, and sweetwater creek state park, so you can orienteer any time. The 900acre lake contains bass, crappie, perch and catfish. The lower colorado river authority runs this park, and charges an entry fee. Other map scales may be provided for various purposes. The park contains a large number of permanent orienteering flags. Houston orienteering club click here for more information.
Permanent orienteering courses at yellow creek state park. Map information ridley creek state park sycamore mills road media delaware county pa scale 1. By 2007, the city had an estimated population of 7,823, twice the population of the early 1970s. Bastrop state park 100 park road 1a bastrop, tx parks mapquest. Loop 100 park road 1a 150 n park road 1c o bastrop to buescher state park 10 miles o park road 1c o smithville please note special reminders check out time for campsites is. Bastrop state park, a texas state park located near. View campsite map, availability, and reserve online with reserveamerica. If you have any questions about these courses, please contact the webmaster.
No trip to bastrop is complete without a visit to bastrop state park. Omaps orienteering maps from trainings and competitions all over the world updated several times every day. Nearby lake bastrop offers 900 surface acres for water sports. The park was established in 1938 and consists of stands of loblolly pines mixed with post oak and junipers. This moss park orienteering course offers two variations, one for beginning novices and one for the more advanced. What prompted your development of the oscape extensions. A map that is reliable and accurate is essential in testing the navigational skills of the competitor. Texas parks and wildlife officials on tuesday night presented the first glimpse at a plan for the former lost pines golf club, which stood at the entrance to bastrop state park for. A texas state park pass will allow you and your guests to enjoy unlimited visits for 1year to more than 90 state. Click on map above to begin viewing in our map viewer. Bastrop state park has the largest known concentration of toads and thus is vital for the species survival. Clear lake high school orienteering team custom tshirt. Driving directions to bastrop state park, a texas state park. The word trim originated in scandinavia to describe a program of.
Bastrop state park texas parks and wildlife posts facebook. All trails are hiking only unless otherwise indicated. The software is extremely easy to use, and to adapt for special requirements. Last christmas i spent a while searching the internet for free software that could provide a platform for the production of orienteering maps. Bastrop is a city and the county seat of bastrop county, texas, united states. Bastrop state park 100 park road 1a bastrop tx 78602. Orienteering is the skill of using a map and compass to find your way through unfamiliar terrain and to locate landmarks without getting lost. A meet program from the 1981 pacific northwest o festival a 1986 suunto compass. Download the bastrop state park trails map pdf and print it download the bastrop state park trails data kmz and open it with giscompatible software. Bastrop state park is a state park in bastrop county in central texas. The latitude and longitude coordinates of buescher state park. Bastrop state park, refectory, bastrop, bastrop county, tx. Bastrop state park is the place to visit if you are interested in orienteering. Simply call the park and ask for information about the georgia orienteering club permanent course.
The austin orienteering club aoc is a nonprofit organization committed to the sport of orienteering in central texas. Orienteering is a competitive international sport that combines navigational skills and racing using a map and compass to navigate from one point to another. A orienteering map is available for a nominal fee at park headquarters pointing out. Companies 1805 and 1811 of the civilian conservation corps ccc. Anglers can drop a line from the park s fishing pier or head out on a boat from the park s ramp. Orienteering is the skill of using a map and compass to find your way through unfamiliar terrain and to locate. Go canoeing, swimming, golfing, wildlife viewing, or hiking, and camp at one of the parks various campsites or historic cabins built by the civilian conservation corps during the 1930s. Camping is allowed along those sections of the trail which are east of a primitive road.
Relax amid towering pines or break a sweat peddling over rolling hills there are opportunities for all outdoorlovers. If you encounter park staff during your visit to moss park and have enjoyed your orienteering event, please let them know how much you appreciate their support. Personal trainer randall watts and his partner, exmarine adam davilla, teach kids and adults the basics of orienteering, including map reading and compass skills, in the austin area, sometimes conducting training sessions at bastrop state park. Openorienteering mapper is an orienteering mapmaking program and provides a free alternative to the existing proprietary solution.