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• Play volleyball, croquet, badminton, etc. 

• Look for Junior Explorer activities online

• Play horseshoes, cornhole, ladderball, and more

• Play pool or a family game

• Put on a Play at our Outdoor Stage

• Be the General in Charge in our Fort Buena Vista

• Play in the Sandbox

ON SITE

IN EVANT

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• Check out our free Take a Book/Video area 

• Play on the swings

• Go Fishing (Check out rod and reels from the office with a form of ID)

• Visit the Petting Zoo

• Get a picture with the head-in-the-hole board

• Get a picture with Benny and Vinny (at the front entrance)

Art and Jewelry: Gholson Gap Gallery
Calligraphy & More: Off the Wall Gifts
Antique and Gift Mall: BB&L Trading Company
Liquor Store: Brewskies Watering Hole
Burgers, Baskets, and Burritos: Elk Stop
Homestyle Cooking: Main Street Diner
 

Processing for Beef, Lamb, Pork and Goat: 

 I O Ranch Processing
Taxidermy Services: Crosshairs Taxidermy
Men, Women and Children’s Haircuts: Stranded Salon

Dance Studio:  Ignite Dance Company

T-shirts and Silk Screen:  Amarbelle

THINGS TO DO IN EVANT

Pearl

• Pearl Bluegrass Jam & Pearl Book Cottage

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Adamsville

• Down Unda Trading Post (try the Aussie Meat Pies!)​

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Gatesville

• The Last Drive-In Picture Show​

• Coryell Museum & Historical Center (*see the world’s largest collection of spurs!)​

• Coryell County Courthouse

Goldthwaite

• Legacy Plaza, with Texas Botanical Gardens​

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Hamilton

• Redwing Dove Winery and Vineyard​

• Rustic Lantern Taphouse​

• Ramsey Collection​

• Bullman Bridge (one of few remaining bowstring bridges in TX)

• Hamilton County Courthouse

• The Grain Drafthouse and Eatery

• Wenzel Lonestar Meat Company

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Hico​

• Wiseman House Chocolates​

• Billy the Kid Museum​

• Mini-tank Battlefield

Lampasas

• Courtyard Square with Lampasas County Courthouse

• Lampasas Murals​

• Lampasas County Museum​

• Hancock Springs Free Flow Pool​

• WM Brook Park and the Outdoor Theater​

• World’s Tallest Spur​

• Texas Legato Winery​

• Cooper Spring Nature Park​

• Colorado Bend State Park​

Lometa

• Fiesta Winery​

• Lometa Rattlesnake Roundup (Seasonal)​

NEARBY EVANT