Post Oak Savannah

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The Post Oak Savannah is the southernmost portion of Texas' Prairies and Lakes region.

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The Post Oak Savannah begins at the convergence of the Piney Woods and Blackland Prairie in the northeast and stretches down past the Brazos River Valley to include the space between Austin and Houston. It is flanked on the west by the Blackland Prairie and Hill Country, on the northeast by the Piney Woods, on the south east by the Gulf Coast region, and on the southwest by the South Texas Plains.

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  • 🌍 Palmetto State Park, 78 Park Road 11 South, Gonzales, ☏ +1 830 672-3266. Another Civilian Conservation Corps park, about an hour east of San Antonio. Activities include canoeing the San Marcos River, hiking, biking, swimming, and tubing. Primitive and improved camp sites are available, as is a group picnic shelter (all by reservation at the park office, call ahead during the busy summer months). 
  • 🌍 Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site, 23400 Park Rd 12, Washington, ☏ +1 936-878-2214. Daily 8AM-5PM. Historical site of the signing of the Texas Declaration Of Independence in 1836 that led to the formation of the Republic of Texas and independence from Mexico i.e. Texas Revolution. Also includes Star of the Republic Museum and Barrington Plantation State Historic Site. $8. 

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  • 🌍 Prairie View Cricket Complex, Prairie View (northwest of Houston on US 290). America's largest cricket complex with 8 cricket grounds and 1 stadium seating 10,000. Home of the Houston Hurricanes. In 2021, it was named the first official Major League Cricket National Cricket Center. (updated Oct 2023)

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