June 8, 20205 yr Wife has come to realize how crazy her and the kids are driving me during the day while I'm trying to work and asked me for someplace to go near Austin that her and the boys could go for a day or two to get out of the house and give me a break. I was thinking something like the Frio River, any other ideas less than 3 hours from Austin? Wife hates the beach so that's out.
June 8, 20205 yr Fredericksburg, New Braunfels, Wimberly. Lost Pines as someone mentioned, Barton Creek if you don't mind the cost.
June 8, 20205 yr Marriott hill country or Hyatt lost pinesThe JW Marriott in San Antonio. She can sit by the pool and order drinks all day while the kids play at the water park. I’d bet it’s not very crowded right now as well. You may be able to get some pretty good deals. She may even be able to find a sancho while she’s there.
June 8, 20205 yr I've got mesquite to cut, senderos to shred, rocks to move, T-posts and corners to set, barbed wire to run, meals to be cooked, drinks to be poured and a hole in my sock that needs darning. Send them my way. I'll meet them at the front gate.
June 8, 20205 yr We’ve taken our kids to the Woodlands in Houston a couple of times and our kids have enjoyed it. Our youngest asks to go back every year.
June 8, 20205 yr We’ve taken our kids to the Woodlands in Houston a couple of times and our kids have enjoyed it. Our youngest asks to go back every year.And did what? There isn’t much to do here.
June 9, 20205 yr 2 hours ago, Hate said: And did what? There isn’t much to do here. Woodlands Resort, they stayed occupied in the pools, movie nights at the pool, etc.
June 9, 20205 yr Frio is a great idea but getting anything on the river this late in the year will be impossible. If you get a place with no immediate river access then your options for river fun are limited and crowded as fuck. Wimberly is a good idea. They can spend the day at the Blue Hole. Blue Hole limits the number of visitors. Get there early. They can also maybe rent a house on the Blanco. Hyatt San Antone is another great idea. Kids can spend the day at the pool and on the lazy river. Or them an Airbnb on Lake Travis or any of the Highland Lakes.
June 9, 20205 yr Exotic Resort Zoo. Overnight glam tent. Awesome wildlife/zoology to see in real life. Less than 2 hours each way. May need to look into better meal options, but fantastic destination with real cool shit that's as good as you're gonna see inland, away from beach.
June 9, 20205 yr @blacklab Chet has been telling Austin folks where to daytrip for about 10 years now: https://www.pbs.org/show/the-daytripper/
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