We are in San Antonio want to go to Austin to visit family then Fort Worth to be iwth friends for Christmas, I 35 seems to be the most direct route, isn't 281 way out of the way?
Why are you going to Austin? Unless you have a specific reason for being there, I'd avoid it. Driving on I-35 can be hell between 6:00 am and 8:00 pm. If you can avoid it, I would definitely do so.
There are RV parks all over the hill country and along US 287 heading north.
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jimtoo wrote: Houston take I 10 to Schulenburg, take the tour to see the Painted Churches, then on to just West of San Antonio to Boerne, Tx.. Alamo Feista RV resort. From here you are just minutes to good parking downtown SA... 1 block from River Walk, 3 Blocks to Alamo.. take the bus trollies, ride all day for one price, on and off all you want,, Governors Mansion, El Mercado (Mexican market, good food). Then while at Boerne you have good shopping,, not to far from Fredericksburg, good German food, great shopping. Then when you depart Boerne, take hwy46 to hwy 281, go North to just West of Ft. Worth. Good highway, nice scenery.
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Suggestions for San Antonio. Definitely stop and go to the Riverwalk. Its decorated at night. All the trees have different colored Christmas lights. Many shops and restaurants there. I suggest you go to Boudrous Restaurant. One of my favorites....but get reservations. They are extremely busy.
BarbaraOK wrote: Why are you going to Austin? Unless you have a specific reason for being there, I'd avoid it. Driving on I-35 can be hell between 6:00 am and 8:00 pm. If you can avoid it, I would definitely do so.
There are RV parks all over the hill country and along US 287 heading north.
Barb
Definitely avoid IH-35, especially between SATx and Austin. 281 is much better, though rush hour is pretty bad on US281 north of San Antonio. It won't be a problem since you will be going opposite traffic.
On 281, a nice stop at Johnson City for jerky and gifts is Whittington's. Later on, save room for lunch as you enter Marble Falls at the Bluebonnet Cafe. Home cooking and home made pies that will knock your socks off (bring cash---they don't take plastic or checks.)
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I have family in Austin...we are taking a full year to travel the USA and visiting family and friends..not really into gift shops etc. but very much appreciate your comments on traffic but then, we have driven through Houston LOL!
balfre1946 wrote: We are in San Antonio want to go to Austin to visit family then Fort Worth to be iwth friends for Christmas, I 35 seems to be the most direct route, isn't 281 way out of the way?
I-35 is the most direct route. If you travel on a weekday between 10 AM and 3 Pm, to Austin from San Antonio, you should not be in too much traffic. I-35 is a heavily traveled route with a lot of truck traffic. From Austin to Ft Worth, I-35 isn't too bad if you keep between the hours of 9 AM to 2 PM. We make the trip from the Austin area through Ft Worth quite often, and as long as it's not a holiday weekend, traffic isn't an issue. We prefer 281 from San Antonio to Austin, but since we live west of Austin on RM 1431, it's about the same distance using 281 or I-35.
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When I was stationed in Austin (Bergstrom) I could make the drive down I-35 to Wilford Hall on the other side of San Antonio to grand rounds on Saturday morning in an hour and a half, with a little creative disregard of speed limits.
Now, traffic may take me most of that to get out of Austin.
The 281 route is more fun.
Going to the DFW area, think about The Vineyards, in Grapevine; we were there this time last year, and it's still one of the nicest places to stay we've seen.
Whoa! You're passing a lot of interesting country too fast! Texas has tons of reservoirs and they all (or most) have Army Corps of Engineer parks on them. Those are very nice parks, with electric sites, large parking spaces and you can use your geezer card for half-price camping! We like Yegua Creek Campground on Somerville Lake. Take 290 out of Houston towards Austin. Go to Brenham and, after touring the Blue Bell ice cream plant (free sample included), turn north on 36 to get to the park. Yegua has a great nature trail. We volunteered there one winter: http://pamperingcampers.wordpress.com/?s=somerville
wepampercampers wrote: Whoa! You're passing a lot of interesting country too fast! Texas has tons of reservoirs and they all (or most) have Army Corps of Engineer parks on them. Those are very nice parks, with electric sites, large parking spaces and you can use your geezer card for half-price camping! We like Yegua Creek Campground on Somerville Lake. Take 290 out of Houston towards Austin. Go to Brenham and, after touring the Blue Bell ice cream plant (free sample included), turn north on 36 to get to the park. Yegua has a great nature trail. We volunteered there one winter: http://pamperingcampers.wordpress.com/?s=somerville
Have they reopened Yegua Creek? It was closed for repairs, but Rocky creek has been reopened and is just another mile up the road.
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JoyceandSteve, You're right about Yegua. My husband just told me they are still closed for repairs/upgrades. Sorry! But Rocky Creek is close and also a nice park.
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