The Best Picnic Spots Now In Central Texas, What You Need To Know

Harker Heights, Texas is just one of the several great communities in Central Texas, and each of these towns and small cities offer a great deal of amazing outdoor recreational opportunities. In Texas we may not be all fancy and call it "Dining al fresco," but we certainly love hovering over a grill, smoker, or pit to serve up the best food in America.

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As the leading state in outdoor enthusiasm, the only thing that can enhance a day under the summer sun and truly make it the great outdoors is finding the perfect shady spot to enjoy a picnic because we all know food makes every experience legendary.

The Best Shaded Picnic Parks To Discover and Enjoy in Central Texas

We are really blessed to have so many wonderful communities in Central Texas that go well beyond our bookending cities of Killeen and Temple. If you are in the county seat of Belton, you barely have to go more than 10 or 15 minutes to reach other great parks in towns like Harker Heights or Salado.

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My favorite thing about a picnic is the simplicity of it. You can drive through a restaurant, order some catered barbeque, or just pack a cooler full of sandwiches and snacks and it is instantly a family memory that your kids will bring up every time you go by a park. Just be prepared for them to request to stop at each of those parks and host a picnic all over again.