Soooo grateful to have taken a solo hike here to start off my birthday right! I arrived just after…read moresunrise. It was beautiful, peaceful, and sooo immaculate! Only saw one other car there. It's comforting to find a space that hasn't been thrashed by visitors and well maintained to allow for nature to do its glorious thing. I only did the trail to the waterfall, but it looks like there were two others. Highly recommend!

Love this hidden gem location in the area! You can have nice short hike and do some fishing right…read morethere! There are big fish in the river! Love coming by this location. I love promoting this place but make sure take your trashes with you cuz I recognized more trashes than before, so please be mindful. Cheers

Dana Peak Park offers many trails, lake side views with fishing, and places to park. The trails are…read moremarked for your reference. The trails are for hiking and bicycling. It is also dog friendly. Pretty much dirt trails, so after rains, it can get muddy, but we are in Texas, so that only happens occasionally. You can get several miles in on the various trails. Others are friendly and willing to point you in the right direction. I've been here a couple of times now and enjoyed both times. I do recommend hiking with someone else in case of emergencies. You never know when you might come across a snake, so be safe!

Beautiful area to picnic and enjoy the quiet peace of nature. We went on a warm winter day. It was…read morenot crowded but appeared to have quite a few people on the trails...making it safe to go alone.

This trail is so beautiful! I ran this trail just now and it's an easy/medium run. Super walkable,…read morebike-able, and definitely run-able. Everyone is super friendly, walking with significant others or pets. It's great during the day. Lots of wildlife and mini waterfalls. Great place to mediate too! They have disc golf and that's pretty fun!

I love this trail, lots of activities from nature. If you're looking for a place to see some nature…read moreand miniature waterfalls at the same time, this is your place. Great walking distance to stretch the joints.

It was a beautiful trail, a little flooded but even with a little mud and flooding it was a…read morefantastic walk

Very lovely hiking trail. Mostly rocky terrain so you definitely want hiking shoes. I wore my Nike…read morerunning shoes and they are all tore up. Wouldn't recommend for children due to the really uneven rock terrain but it's definitely fun. Mostly shaded so that's a plus and many little ways to get to the lake.

You can't beat the price for this drive thru lights show. They have restrooms and clearly marked…read morepathways.

Only the Christmas lights are taken into consideration for this review, and they were FANTASTIC…read more There are lights positioned every few hundred feet along a winding road that is only one lane wide and has been recently paved. This road extends for a number of miles. They even have signs advertising an AM radio station that plays Christmas music that you can tune into. The quantity and quality of the lights completely astounded me, and the atmosphere they created was incredible. The price of admission, which is only twelve dollars per vehicle and not per person, is actually quite affordable. They did in fact have a "Santa's Village," but it was closed when we went there, so we couldn't eat there or take our children on the ride.

Recent constructs added a cement walk from the ramp to the historic marker greatly improving…read moreaccess. Beyond the historic marker are many miles of trails that vary in difficulty. Plan your route car and always carry plenty of water. Don't forget to check for geocaches in the area

HIked here hundreds of times, totaling well over 1000 miles in all kinds of weather. This place is…read morefantastic, you can get lost if you are not careful as there are many miles of unmarked ,unmapped trails and lots of deer trails and creekbeds to hike. So either be careful or go crazy as long as you have enough time and water. Entrances on both ends of park. LOts of litter so don't make it worse please.

We went right around sunset to take photos and it was gorgeous! The trails were well kept, it was…read moreeasy to get right to the lake, and the sunset was incredible. We didn't go to the part where you could swim, this area had smooth rock you could walk on close to the water and that was fine for us!

Lake Georgetown is pretty nice and is in many ways better than Lake Austin depending on what you're…read moregoing for. One time I jumped in the water at Lady Bird Lake, and I got morbidly ill for days and could not get out of bed. I would highly not recommend getting in the water there. That being said, Lake Georgetown is quite different and it would seem that the water is pretty clean there. It probably goes without saying it is much less crowded than Lake Austin/Travis or anything near downtown, and it has plenty of space for picnicking, camping, fishing, and other outdoor activities. Usually I will go running around Lake Georgetown because it is much less crowded than Lake Austin, and there are shorter routes depending how far you want to run. I guess the one thing I will say is that the trails to "hike" or walk around the lake are not as established as some other hiking trails I've been on, so just be prepared for that and maybe don't wear short shorts if you're going to try any hikes around the lake.

My boyfriend and I made a weekend trip to come here. We spent one day at the park, you really need…read moretwo or more days! We went to three different trails, and both were beautiful. Gorman falls I feel like is the most popular. There were so many people there! We saw the water fall and got to walk along the river bend. Then we went to the spring trail, that place was magical! It looked like a hobbit home!!! E we made it to the spring, but sadly you are not allowed to get in it. Finally we made it to the spice trail, but we were barely able to make it out in time, it was not a good decision, we did have to hike-run about 2 miles in the dark, I was freaking out. So message to all it's make sure you are not hiking too late because it waspitch black. Luckily we had outdoor flashlights and made it, but it felt like it was never ending. The trail is awesome, we crossed over the river several times, it's like a maze to get through, and the top was beautiful, but yeah we didn't get to enjoy the last two miles. Overall this was an awesome park to visit! I'm excited to keep exploring Texas parks

I visited Colorado Bend SP earlier today, and I'll admit that I wasn't expecting it to be so far…read moreout of the way. That's not necessarily a negative, but just something to note. Getting there was very straightforward, but cell reception is very limited there. I was prepared with offline maps so that didn't bother me. The road takes you right to the entrance of the park. There's an unattended booth up front, but I self-registered myself at the check-in station over to the side. There was a pen provided that I used to fill out one of the forms, and dropped it in the locked box with my information. I came here to hike to Gorman Falls today. Part of the road that leads to the trailhead was flooded, but I was able to drive through it with a standard SUV. The road was rocky in some areas and gravel the rest. A high-clearance vehicle isn't needed. There was plenty of parking at the trailhead, along with a restroom with a composting toilet. The trail was well-marked and shaded the first 1/3 of the trail. The rest of the way is exposed to the sun until you get to the fork in the trail that leads to Gorman Falls. There is a bike rack here as the last section is hiking only. The rock face is quite steep towards the bottom, but there were ropes that guided me down. I had my dog with me and I had to carry it at one point just to get down. Because of the rains this past week, water was flowing at the falls. You can't hike to the falls, but there is an observation deck with some benches to relax in the shade here. Returning back up the rock wall was easier than the way down. I also stopped by the park headquarters, about 5 miles down from the entrance of the park. They had a nice selection of gifts and souvenirs for purchase, and plenty of brochures for nearby state parks. The only option for camping here is primitive; there is no plumbing available, other than a spigot for potable water. Overall, this park was well-maintained and I would return for a second visit. Being just 1.5 hours away from NW Austin, Colorado Bend SP makes for a good day trip option with little traffic to and back.

This was my first time downhill mountain biking so I opted for Intro to Spider Mountain (beginners…read morelessons). Absolutely loved it! Chris was super busy because of the storms that pushed through the day before, but took his time and showed me the ropes. He related the lesson to things I was familiar with and made me comfortable with my body mechanics on the bike. He brought me to the skills park for a ride to get me in the groove and then we hit the trails. It was like having a buddy teaching me new skills. I can't say enough about my experience here, started on the greens and ended up finishing on mid-level blues. All the staff were amazing and helpful. I'll definitely be back, and will be bringing my wife and kid!

Not a bad place to ride, but the lift will not only scratch your rims terribly as your bike hangs,…read morebut the people who unload your bikes at the top tend to damage frames as well, while unloading. Seems they could do a little work, to show they care a lot about your bikes, but they don't. New covers for the bike hooks doesn't cost a lot. Not sure why they wouldn't upkeep the gear at the park...

Walking trail is really nice! Beautiful park, lots of people and squirrels. Playground is big, not…read moremany areas to sit and watch the kids play though. The dog park.... Needs some help. Nothing but dirt!

BE SAFE, Ladies! There are men out there in Purser Harker Heights Park following women, taking…read morevideos (with phones & META AI Glasses), and trying to approach women. Asking personal questions like where do you live? Where do you work? Or even a small group standing on the middle of the sidewalk creating a chokepoint to force direct engagement. I know it takes courage and guts to approach a woman but ganging up on a woman making her feel uncomfortable is a, NO! There was a group of white males this summer (2025) peacocking in a family park with women and children, running with their shirts off. It's TX and the summers are brutally, hot but I have never seen men out there like that and approaching women inappropriately with their shirts off. That new sun will burn the skin off your back & chest without proper covering. They definitely were not US Army or military. Additionally, there is also a school aged little white boy on a scooter middle school aged out there with those men & women in the of the middle of the school day out taking photos and following. Seems like some kind of gang or scheme to monitor women & possibly harm or take advantage of women & young girls. Group of men and women posted in vehicles and in the park watching & lurking & following. They stage strategically and use the kid on the scooter as well to track & monitor. Just be careful, just got weirdo vibes out in the park over the last several months. I know the park can be a space to meet people but this gives off creep vibes and predators. I don't want to be driven off from my community park that I love, but I no longer feel safe. Find alternative locations to workout or walk your dog. BE SAFE! Get some bear or pepper spray!