Camp Wood, Texas

Camp Wood - One of the Fifteen Most Scenic Spots in Texas

Camp Wood grew around a U.S. Army post of same name established 1857. The site was an abandoned location of Spanish mission San Lorenzo de la Santa Cruz, founded by Franciscan missionaries 1762. The Army abandoned the post in 1861, but the Texas Rangers used the facilities for a number of years following the Civil War.

Historical markers just north of Camp Wood on Texas 55 give details of fort and mission. Camp Wood is at edge of Nueces River Canyon in area of Hill Country camps, sparkling streams.

Lake Nueces Park On picturesque Lake Nueces; offers camping facilities, some with full hookups, swimming, boating (two boat ramps), and fishing. Take Texas 55 south 3.5 miles.

Scenic Drives A series of highways in a loop to the northeast span some of most spectacular scenery in the Texas Hill Country. It is a land of massive timbered hills, steep cliffs, small secluded valleys and streams: North on Texas 55 and F.M. 335, east on Texas 41, south on F.M. 336 and U.S. 83 to Leakey, then west on F.M. 337 back to Camp Wood. That last leg on F.M. 337 is a sample of the route's continuing grandeur all the way east to Medina.

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