Lockhart State Park

If you've watched the Two Tired Teachers much, you know we love our state parks. This is our second time to visit Lockhart, and we still don't love it. Lockhart State Park has only 20 campsites.
Sites 1 10 are full hookups. Those sites are on a pit'nwheel, the picnic tables are covered, and the sites are level. Sites 11 13 share a drive. Ideally, peIople park on the right, and everyone can drive on the left down this shared drive. Because there is a nearby creek and soil erosion, that doesn't happen. The sites are not level. We took site 13 because it's a back in site; it didn't matter where we parked because there was nowhere to drive. Sites 14 20 are back in, for the most part. Some of those sites are very short, so you will want to check the length of the drive before you reserve a site.

One of Lockhart State Park's selling points is the swimming pool. Pool prices at the time of the video are free for children 5 and under, $1 for children 6 12, $2 for anyone 13 and older. If you are not staying at the park, you will need to pay the $3 entrance fee to the park. You can purchase pool tickets up to 15 days in advance, but your money will not be refunded if the pool is closed for weather reasons.

The second reason people might choose Lockhart State Park is the golf course. It's a ninehole golf course. Lockhart State Park Golf Score Card is downloadable from their page on the Texas State Parks website. The weekday green fee is $10 or $250 a yearly green fee. Golf carts are $11 for 9 holes or $16 for 18 holes. Golf club rentals are $7. If you have a private golf cart, there is a daily trail fee of $3 or a yearly trail fee of $50.

The third reason you might stay at Lockhart State Park is that it claims to be the barbecue capital of Texas. There are four major barbecue restaurants in Lockhart: Blacks, Smitty's, Kruez Market, and Chisholm Trail. The sauce at Kruez' is a bit spicy. Sharon loved it. I'm of the opinion that if it's really good barbecue, it doesn't need sauce.

Lockhart State Park does have a Recreation Hall that is a group site. Credit card deposit of $200 is required at checkin. We charge a $200 per day nonpeak rate Monday Thursday; $350 peak rate is charged from Friday Sunday. Rent the Recreation Hall for Friday, Saturday and Sunday to get a 20 percent discount. Dayuse capacity is 75 people. We charge a discounted $2 entrance fee for group hall users. Tables and chairs for about 50 people are inside, with multiple picnic tables outside.

Patio
Picnic tables
Water
Electricity
No pets
Kitchen sink
Refrigerator
Stove with oven
Table and chairs
A/C & heat
Indoor ceiling fans
Screened windows
Indoor fireplace
10 a.m. checkin
10 p.m. checkout
The recreation hall has a beautiful patio area in back. That patio is used as an outdoor dance pavillion. The recreation hall is a CCC building that is lovely.

There are a few trails in the park. They range in difficulty from easy to challenging. Because of the name, we chose not to venture down the Rattlesnake Run Trail.