Gillespie County Safety Rest Area
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Our 76 safety rest areas feature 24-hour restrooms. Most locations have attendants on duty 24 hours a day. Other locations have attendants on duty from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.
Gillespie County
Gillespie County Ranch Road 1
Location
- Ranch Road 1 - Westbound, near Stonewall.
- Latitude/longitude: 30.2392, -98.6527
Gillespie County US 290
Location
- US 290 - Westbound, between Johnson City and Fredericksburg.
- Latitude/longitude: 30.2359, -98.6098
Features
- Drinking water.
- Picnic tables.
- Handicap access.
- Playground.
- Men's and women's restrooms.
- US 290: walking trail
Trivia
- Reconstructed facility completed in 2001 on existing site that overlooks the Pedernales River.
- Next to Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park (bus tours of the Parks are available at Lyndon B. Johnson State Historic Park on US 290).
- The county (and its City of Fredericksburg) is a popular tourist's destination with rolling hills, orchards, historic buildings, museums, antique stores, bakeries, and restaurants.