South Llano River State Park - Texas Parks and Wildlife

09/10/2026

⭐️Astronomy with Buddy is this Friday, September 11th, at 8:30pm! ⭐️

Don’t miss out on the chance to appreciate our September night skies led by one of our amazing volunteer astronomers.

Red flashlights highly encouraged but not required!

Astrophotography by the wonderful Loyd Dalton! 🌌

09/08/2026

Looks like Fall migration season has started at South Llano River State Park! 🍁🍂

One beautiful male Rufous Hummingbird has been spotted hanging out at Buck House. Come hang out in our rocking chairs, and keep an eye out for our newest visitor!

Photo taken by the talented Meghan James!

08/28/2026

We hope you will help welcome fall weather back to South Llano River State Park by joining one of our September programs! 🍁🍂

Don’t know about y’all, but we are excited for a break from 101 degree afternoons!! 😅

08/22/2026

South Llano River State Park has begun to see more Rio Grande Wild Turkeys as summer comes to a close! These turkeys tend to be seasonally elusive, spending the summer in smaller flocks before they return to roosting sites and their larger winter flocks.

They can most commonly be spotted in early morning foraging for native grasses, forbs, insects, nuts, seeds, and various fruits/berries, just after leaving their tree roosts in the cooler months of fall and winter.

08/18/2026

South Llano River State Park is hosting our 2nd annual Veteran Mental Health Awareness Ruck Hike Saturday, September 26th from 9am-12pm

All are welcome to join us as we complete hiking loops in the name of Veteran’s mental health awareness!

We will be conducting a food and hygiene product drive for local veterans in need as well at the Veteran Ruck Hike.

You do not need to register for this event, just come on out and join us 😊

08/17/2026

It's that time of year, again! Our staff will be hard at work completing our annual inventory this Wednesday, 8/19/26.

During this time, South Llano River State Park headquarters will be closed. The closure will take place all day on Wednesday, 8/19/26, to complete our inventory and will reopen Thursday, 8/20/26. Visitors will need to utilize the self-pay kiosk for check ins. Concession sales, including ice, will be unavailable during the closure.

Thank you for your understanding, and we look forward to seeing everyone soon!

08/06/2026

Happy Thursday to our favorite Texas State Park visitors!🌿
Unfortunately, our last volunteer natural resource management day to manage invasive plants was cancelled due to flooding in the park.

We have rescheduled for this Saturday, August 8th, from 8:30-10:30am.
If you are interested in joining us, we would love to have you! Sign up for opportunities at the link below!

Volunteer Portal

08/06/2026

Hello everyone!
Our volunteer-led star party, this Saturday, August 8th is cancelled.

We encourage our visitors to stargaze this weekend and enjoy the night sky as conditions look ideal!🌌

We look forward to seeing y’all next time! We hope to see our fellow night sky enthusiasts at Astronomy with Buddy on Thursday, August 13th at 9pm in the Walk-in Camping Parking Lot!! ✨💫☄️🌗

08/01/2026

We want to give a huge shoutout to our state parks intern this summer, Jordan Ortega! He truly has hit the ground running since he started here in May. Jordan has helped out all over the park, from caging pecan saplings to protect them from invasive species, to learning about park operations!

Jordan has helped with leading and developing interpretive programs, checking in park visitors at HQ, invasive plant management, flood cleanup, turkey brood surveys, etc! Additionally, he was able to work alongside biologists in both the inland fisheries and wildlife division to learn more about their work.

Jordan has already accomplished so much in just a few months this summer and we will miss him when we returns home. He will be starting his junior year at Texas A&M Texarkana, majoring in Biology with a minor in environmental science. Stop by South Llano River State Park to say hi to our awesome intern before the summer is over!

07/30/2026

There are still 6 seats available for Hunter's Ed being offered at SLRSP August 29th! Sign up now to reserve your spot. 😎
https://tpwd.elementlms.com/course/hunter-education-internet-field-course-2327/

South Llano River State Park is happy to announce that we will be hosting a hunters education course this summer, August 29th, from 9am-1pm!

This course is for those who intend to purchase a hunting license for the first time or those who are interested in hunting. There will be no hunting during this course, it is solely educational.🦌