A complete guide to living in, moving to, and visiting Bastrop County. Lost Pines, river towns, ranchland, and the fastest-growing corner of Central Texas — published by Bastrop Realty.
A snapshot of the county at the leading edge of the Austin metro.
Population, geography, climate, the towns and unincorporated communities that make up the county.
The 13-mile band of loblolly pine that defines the landscape — isolated, ancient, and recovering from fire.
State parks, river floats, wineries, the historic district, the railroad museum, and the Hyatt resort.
Barbecue, Tex-Mex, fine dining, river-view patios, downtown coffee, food trucks, and Sunday brunch.
Bastrop State Park, Buescher, McKinney Roughs, Fisherman's Park — trails, swimming, kayaking, camping.
Wolfdancer at Hyatt Lost Pines, Pine Forest, ColoVista, and the public links along the Colorado River.
Bastrop ISD, Smithville ISD, Elgin ISD, McDade ISD — ratings, attendance zones, the new high school.
Tahitian Village, Pine Forest, Riverside, Circle D, Colovista, Forest Hills, Pecan Park — what each is like.
From a Spanish crossing on the Colorado to the third-oldest Anglo settlement in Texas to the 2011 fire and after.
Yesterfest, Lost Pines Christmas, Patchwork Quilt Show, Mainstreet movie nights, farmers markets.
From Austin, Houston, San Antonio, ABIA — routes, drive times, the 130 Toll, and Capital Metro plans.
Median prices, market trends, what your money buys in each part of the county. From Bastrop Realty.
An isolated forest of loblolly pine surrounded by oak and grassland. There is no other forest like this in Central Texas, and it shapes everything — the parks, the climate, the way the land feels different from neighboring counties.
The Colorado runs through Bastrop, Smithville, and on to the Gulf. Float trips, kayak launches, riverfront parks, and old wooden bridges — it is the spine of the county and a year-round amenity.
Thirty minutes to downtown Austin via Highway 71 or the 130 Toll. Close enough to commute, far enough to have land and quiet. The trade most newcomers want.
Historic downtown, working ranches, Friday night football, courthouse on the square, an actual Main Street with restaurants and shops. The version of Texas that the brochures sell, but still actually here.
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