Picnic Area
Picnic Area is a rest area in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 661 m. Hermans Point stands 684 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Henderson Cemetery (Two miles north), a historic site 4.7 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 6.2 miles off. 173 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
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
- 6.2 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
173 named places within 25 miles
- Henderson Cemetery (Two miles north): 4.7 mi
- Great Western Cattle Trail: 5.9 mi
- The Dowdy Tragedy of 1878: 6.1 mi
- Old Ingram: 6.3 mi
- Nichols Cemetery: 6.5 mi
- Lions Park: 6.4 mi
- Schultz Park: 7.6 mi
- Cypress Park: 7.7 mi
- Lois Park: 7.7 mi
- Elm Creek Park: 7.8 mi
- Tivy Mountain: 10.6 mi
- Haddenbrock Hill: 15.7 mi
- Pikes Peak: 16.5 mi
- Twin Sisters: 17.5 mi
- Red Hill: 18.4 mi
- Trough Spring: 9.8 mi
- Muskhog Spring: 13.7 mi
- White Oak Spring: 15.3 mi
- The Big Springs: 15.9 mi
- Bee Caves Spring: 16.1 mi
- Ravenhead: 16.1 mi
- White Bluff: 18.9 mi
- Castle Rock: 19.7 mi
- The Bluff: 20.0 mi
- Indian Point: 20.2 mi
- Pioneer Memorial Museum: 9.5 mi
- Kerr Arts & Cultural Center: 10.1 mi
- Schreiner Mansion - Historic Site and Event Center: 10.1 mi
- Pioneer Museum: 23.0 mi
- Admiral Nimitz Museum: 23.5 mi
- Morris Ranch: 14.1 mi
- Pedernales: 17.9 mi
- Noxville: 20.7 mi
- Stonehenge II: 6.4 mi
- Lupe: 10.0 mi
- Schumacher Crossing Rest Area: 8.2 mi
- SR 173 Roadside Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
- The Cross at Kerrville: 9.7 mi
- Fort Martin Scott Historic Site: 24.3 mi
- Kerr County Westbound Rest Area: 14.9 mi
- Kerr County Eastbound Rest Area: 14.9 mi
- The Gardens at the Ridge: 5.0 mi
- Kerr Wildlife Management Area: 16.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hermans Point | N 357° | 684 m | 18.8 mi |
| Red Hill | WSW 253° | 679 m | 18.4 mi |
| Edwards Peak | S 178° | 666 m | 19.0 mi |
| Roundhead | NE 47° | 653 m | 18.9 mi |
| Lehmann Mountain | NNE 25° | 623 m | 22.3 mi |
| Round Top | SSE 152° | 611 m | 23.1 mi |
| Steamboat Mountain | NNW 340° | 608 m | 22.9 mi |
| Buckeye Point | NE 34° | 601 m | 21.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:17 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:37 | 20:07 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:03 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 17:06 | 17:42 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 51 | 58 | 64 | 72 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 75 | 66 | 56 | 48 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kerrville 3 NNE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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