Gillespie County Safety Rest Area near Lyndon B Johnson State Park Campground

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Just outside of Johnson City, Texas is a great little state park/ NPS Historic Site dedicated to the 36th president of the United States. On the south side of the river the state park, focusses more on the settlers to the Pedernales River area than on Johnson himself, with a working farm recreating the way of life in the mid-19th century. There is a small heard of Bison, a working heard of Hereford cattle and a ton of non-native Axis deer. 

  

Across the river lies the Johnson homestead, which became known as the “Texas White House” during Johnson’s tenure. The still active ranch offers a multitude of interpretation which focus on the President and First Lady’s connection to the environment and land. Lady Bird Johnson dedicated her influence to protecting the environment and beautifying the country through nature. 

  

Overnight parking is available at two nearby rest areas, one is right next to the park off of HWY 290, the other off of Rural Route 1. The rest stop on 290 has flush bathrooms and water, but no showers. The sign says that the park is not intended for use longer than 24 hours, nor can you set up any tents or portable shelters without a permit.

Cool Historic Site with Boondocking Next Door

Quiet small rest area with flush toilets covered picnic tables and a playground.

Rest area free

All of the RV parks in Fredericksburg are expensive. So, we made the decision to spend our first night at Gillespie County Safety Rest Area. We had pretty low expectations for this overnight stop. However, we thoroughly enjoyed this stop. In fact, we almost stayed two nights! From here, we biked to several wineries and even went on a run through Lyndon B. Johnson Ranch Historic Site.  This was a great stop and we will definitely return!

Free camping in Texas wine country!

Not many spaces but it borders the LBJ National and state park. You can walk to the living history farm and the river. Peaceful and clean. 

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