Our trip to Twin Elm Guest Ranch with our Horses
Nov 12, 2015
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It was a few months before my husband’s birthday and we wanted to take a trip and go horseback riding somewhere here in Texas. He came up with Twin Elm Guest Ranch which also has RV sites for camping and pens for our horses in addition to having guest rooms and guided horseback riding. It sounded like a plan so we made reservations.
It was an easy ride on Route 10 west for about 4 hours and about an hour on back roads to get there. We were told not to in the front entrance (because we were towing a trailer) but to go into the second entrance which is much wider! The RV full hookup site are right there and the horse pens are under the trees on the other side of the driveway.
I just checked on Google and it’s all still there. This trip is from a couple of years ago–a few months after that trip our 1 horse died from COPD (better known as Heaves) and then a tragic turn of events after that with a new horse, I haven’t written much about our trips.
The scenery is amazing. We went on their trails and there was one by the river (see photo) that was heavenly. They don’t have a ton of trails but we heard from other campers that the Hill Country State Natural Area is a large park with rugged terrain offering 40 miles of multi-use trails, a campground & primitive sites–and it was right down the road. Address: 10600 Bandera Creek Rd, Bandera, TX 78003. We didn’t want to do primitive sites because we also wanted to see the town of Bandera–which is a quaint town with lots of shopping and restaurants. So no one could watch the horses and we certainly didn’t want our horses stolen!
We spent 4 days there and then there was a weather alert about a frost. We still had our other trailer back at the home ranch and certainly didn’t want those pipes to freeze so we packed up and went back home on day 5. Of course, we didn’t realize the temps get much colder in Hill Country than where we normal ride and camp which is near Houston. Note to self…..check weather back home before dashing home!
Twin Elm Guest Ranch
810 FM 470, Bandera, TX 78003
Ranch: 830-796-3628
