30 Hikes in 30 Days: Day Seven: Crockett Gardens Falls

Day Seven:  Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Crockett Gardens Falls is a 7.6 mile heavily trafficked out and back trail located near Georgetown, Texas that features a lake and is good for all skill levels. The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible year-round. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash. -- alltrails.com

The first of our new Hiking Rocks collection

When we set out on the 40-minute drive up to Georgetown, the rain began to fall.  We were a little discouraged, but decided to press on.  The hiking gods were kind to us, and the rain fell only briefly. The trailhead was clearly marked, and we had the whole parking area to ourselves (probably due to the rain).  The trail itself was only slightly muddy -- not bad at all.

The author, at the trailhead

 One piece of advice I can give to my fellow parents who hike (or hikers who parent) is the following:  Don't go hiking when you know you have to be home at a certain time in order to drive your kid to work.  I say this, because this is the kind of trail you could spend a long time exploring, and we just weren't able to.  In fact, we don't consider our time at Crockett Gardens complete.  It's Part One.

My lovely bride had the great idea of picking a rock to take home to commemorate our hikes from now on, so that was a new development born out of our trip to Georgetown.

There's not much else to share, other than a general impression that this is definitely a trail that's worth your while.  A bit of garbage, but I honestly couldn't tell if it was left behind just beyond the garbage can, or if maybe an enterprising racoon had pulled it out.  Generally a lovely place.

And yes, to paraphrase General MacArthur, "we will return!"

The author and his lovely bride