Environmental Stewardship

Here are some of the projects we are involved in:

Lost Pines Nature Trails & River Access Point

The Lost Pines Nature Trails site is located on the Colorado River adjacent to the Pines & Prairies Land Trust's River Refuge. The site is owned by the Bastrop County Water Conservation & Improvement District #2 and serves as an access point for Bastrop Paddling Trails. The paddling trails partners are working with the Water District to improve the site in order to make it more accessible by the public and to provide hike, bike and ADA trails on the 30 acre site. Click here for more information.

Bastrop Paddling Trails

The Bastrop Paddling Trails project is a collaborative effort between local partners (listed below) and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Texas Paddling Trails program to bring 24 miles of designated paddling trails to the Bastrop community. TPWD provides support for inland paddling trails including: website, kiosk design, river survey, press releases, and launch event planning. TPWD and the City of Bastrop have entered into an agreement develop the Bastrop Paddling Trails.

Wilbarger Paddling Trail - 14 miles from Utley (969 bridge) to Fisherman Park

El Camino Real Paddling Trail - 6 miles from Fisherman Park to Lost Pines Recreational Trails

Red Bluffs Paddling Trail - 4 miles from Lost Pines Recreational Trails to ColoVista

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Bastrop Springs

Located in Riverwalk/Ferry Crossing Park at the base of the stairs down from Wells Fargo Bank.

Local Partners:

▲ City of Bastrop Parks Department

▲ Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD)

▲ Lost Pines Master Naturalists
▲ Rising Phoenix Adventures

▲ Environmental Stewardship

Heritage Trails of Bastrop, Texas - Nature Tourism

A National Park Service grant has been awarded for $70,000 (Project total $140,000 with $70,000 local in-kind matching)

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A Vision for the Colorado River ....

Clear, Clean, and Accessible.