Picnic Area
Picnic Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 70 m. Hayden Mountain stands 123 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of Old Block House, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Forest Trail passes 9.1 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
To meet the needs of travelers for places where they could stop for rest and eat their lunches, Texas began creating roadside parks in the l930s. Built in typically shady areas, the parks offered drivers and their passengers some respite on hot summer day
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 9.1 mi off the Texas Forest Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Site of Old Block House: 0.3 mi
- Homesite of Samuel Cartmill Hiroms: 0.6 mi
- William Calvert Hallmark: 4.4 mi
- Bynum Cemetery: 4.4 mi
- Collin Aldrich: 5.1 mi
- Brookfield Bluff: 7.5 mi
- Wiggins Bluff: 7.7 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Cincinnati Bluff: 19.9 mi
- Wyser Bluff: 20.6 mi
- Davy Crockett Memorial Park: 13.5 mi
- Trilady Park: 19.6 mi
- Fort Boggy State Park: 20.5 mi
- Lake Madison Park: 22.4 mi
- Stewart Memorial Park: 23.3 mi
- Dutch Hill: 11.8 mi
- Gary Hill: 13.2 mi
- Kent Hill: 15.4 mi
- Hayden Mountain: 21.6 mi
- Alabama: 6.1 mi
- Antioch: 9.7 mi
- Prairie Point: 11.6 mi
- Houston County Museum and Visitors Center: 13.2 mi
- Bray's Motor Museum & Playground: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Mountain | W 269° | 123 m | 21.6 mi |
| Gary Hill | NNE 30° | 77 m | 13.2 mi |
| Dutch Hill | N 360° | 74 m | 11.8 mi |
| Kent Hill | N 356° | 67 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 19:55 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:49 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:48 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 78 | 68 | 57 | 50 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crockett, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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