Pine Springs Campground
Posted by: 
jackrock
N 31° 28.576 W 095° 17.245
15R E 282696 N 3484651
This marker is right off Hwy 21 (following El Camino Real) in the Davy Crockett National Forest.
Waymark Code: WM812P
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/06/2010
Views: 10
Marker Number: 12086
Marker Text:
A favorite campsite of Tejas Indians in the years before European settlers arrived, this location was used in turn by explorers, Spanish missionaries, traders and armies. Travelers were attracted by abundant game, including deer and wild turkey, and fresh water which flowed from springs 300 feet from El Camino Real (The King's Highway.) Nineteenth century pioneers ringed their wagons in the grove and rested en route to settlements. Hunting parties later camped at Pine Springs for weeks at a time. (1972)
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