234 Ranch Road 1050, Concan, TX 78838, US
We help sustain & improve Garner Park for all generations.
Visitor AND NATURE Center
Located on the west side of the park in Shady Meadows camping area
Summer hours are 9-3 Mon-Sat, and 9-1 on Sundays.
News! The Garner Visitor Center will hopefully be getting a makeover in 2023, maybe 2024. We had planners visit back in June. Ideas and plans are being developed to update the interior of the structure built back in the early seventies. This likely includes taking down the old paneling and lighting, overhauling air conditioning and some electrical, closing in a window or two making more wall spaces for new exhibits inside. New TWPD exhibits will present the plants and animals of the area, rivers and geology of this part of the hill country, the skies and heavens around us, the history of the CCC building the park, family traditions, and the dance culture that has existed at Garner. The old interpreter's office could become a video display room and be connected to the nature garden becoming pathway for inviting visitors through the center. The gift selection area will be concentrated to make room for the inviting exhibits. The counter space will be enlarged to accommodate a workspace enabling our park interpreter to engage better with everyone.
Recent pics
Leakey July Jubilee Parade
Leakey July Jubilee Parade
Leakey July Jubilee Parade
Park families joined the festivities of the Leakey July Jubilee and participated in the parade. It was a fun time. Join us next year!
US-83 - Adopt A Highway
Leakey July Jubilee Parade
Leakey July Jubilee Parade
Thanks to Anna and Rob Graves for their help this July picking up empty ice bags, feed sacks, drink bottles and cans along US-83.
1960's Reunion Weekend
Leakey July Jubilee Parade
1960's Reunion Weekend
The weekend before Memorial Day was one to dance to many of the old 60's Garner Whip songs. Thank you to the park concessionaire, Brett, for supplying the music!
FOG Annual River Clean Up - September 8th to 10th
Come help us and enjoy Friday and Saturday night with a water/electric campsite for free (overnight fees will be waived). You will need to call headquarters (830-232- 6132) by Sept. 7, 2023 to make your reservation. If you can only come out on Saturday, make sure you check in at the fee booth or headquarters and be at the pavilion by 9AM.
The natural beauty of the Frio attracts more than 400,000 campers every year to swim and fish the 2.9 miles of river running throughout the park. Help us keep the beautiful Frio River Clean, clear, and healthy by joining us to pick up trash in and along our section of the Frio from the RR 1050 bridge down to the RR 350 bridge.
FOG Monthly Board Meeting - October 11th, 5pm
Join us for our next monthly meeting, Wednesday, October 11th, 5pm, at the Shady Meadow Group Day Shelter.
Highway Cleanup -Oct 7th
Join us to do trash cleanup on our stretch of US83 at 9am, Saturday, October 7th.
We meet on the northeast side of the park headquarters building near the flagpole at 9am to get started.
Summer Hayrides
Join us in 2024 Tuesday and Thursday nights, to ride the Frio Canyon Trail in a hay wagon pulled by a tractor. We will tell you about the history, nature, and culture of Garner State Park.
Volunteers will be needed to coordinate, drive, and narrate these hayrides. Please help the tradition continue and provide memories for those that visit Garner State Park.
Let us hear from you!
FRIENDS OF GARNER
We are the Friends of Garner.
For those who float the river all day and dance all night...
For those who hike the trails...
For those who appreciate outdoor beauty and wildlife...
For those who return year after year...
We are the Friends of Garner.
For thousands of years, people have enjoyed the protection of the hills, the lushness of the land, the abundance of the animals, and the coolness of the Frio River... the same reasons we love it today.
We are the Friends of Garner.
We formed our non-profit organization solely to conserve and preserve your Garner State Park for generations through donations and activities.