Down to Earth at Pedernales Falls State Park, Texas

DE0005. Down to Earth at Pedernales Falls State Park, Texas, by E. G. Wermund and V. E. Barnes. 48 p., 49 color figs., 2003.

About This Publication
This nontechnical guidebook describes seven trails that visitors can walk within Pedernales (Spanish for the "flint" found in the park area) State Park, near Johnson City, in the Hill Country of Texas. Included are numerous color photos, brief discussions of the park's geology, human history, and Pedernales River, and a geologic map of the park.

Keywords: Down to Earth, guidebooks, state parks, Pedernales Falls, Texas

CONTENTS

Foreword

Welcome to Pedernales Falls State Park

Get Set to Explore the Park

Trail 1 -Overlook Path East of Park Headquarters (15 to 30 minutes)

Trail 2-Pedernales Falls Trail (2 to 6 hours)

Trail 3-Picnic Area Trail to Pedernales River (1 to 3 hours)

Trail 4-River Road Trail (1 to 3 hours)

Trail 5-Hill Country Nature Trail (20 to 50 minutes

Trail 6-Wolf Mountain Trail (1 to 4 hours)

Trail 7-Jones Spring Trail (1 to 2 hours)

Human History

Clean Rivers

Come Again!

Selected Bibliography

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

Geologic Map of Pedernales Falls State Park (with trails marked)



Citation
Wermund,  E. G., and Barnes, V. E., 2003, Down to Earth at Pedernales Falls State Park, Texas: The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, DE0005, 48 p.