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Bastrop is the county seat of Bastrop County, Texas, and is located about thirty miles east of Austin at 30°6'43" North, 97°19'1" West (30.112057, -97.316838). Bastrop was first settled in 1804 and incorporated on December 18, 1837. As of 2004, the city had a population of 7,006.

Understand

Bastrop Chamber of Commerce (http://www.bastropchamber.com/), 927 Main Street, 303-0558. M-F 8AM-5PM, Sa 10AM-3PM. Visit the Chamber and pick up a free visitor's guide. If the chamber is closed, guides may be found in the box by the front door.

Bastrop Economic Development Corporation (http://www.bastropedc.org/) website

City of Bastrop (http://www.cityofbastrop.org/) website

The Bastrop Advertiser is the local newspaper. It publishes twice a week and can be purchased at most area convenience stores for $.50.

Bastrop does not have a smoking ordinance so patrons may smoke inside restaurants, unless it is forbidden by the restaurant.

Most businesses downtown are closed on Sunday.

Get in

By plane

Austin Bergstrom International Airport (http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/austinairport) (AUS) is 30 miles (km) west of the city center. The most practical means of travel from the airport is by rental car but taxis are available. A one way trip by taxi is about $40.00 (cr cards accepted).

Auto rental companies at the airport:

Advantage Rent-A-Car 530-3330
Alamo 530-3500
Avis 530-3400
Budget 530-3350
Dollar 530-2277
Enterprise 530-8100
Hertz 530-3600
National 530-3550
Thrifty 530-6811

Taxis:

American Yellow Checker Cab 452-9999
Roy's Taxi 482-0000

By car

The main highway through Bastrop is Texas State Highway 71 which can be picked up off Interstate Highway 35 in Austin or off Interstate Highway 10 about 75 miles west of Houston.

Get around

Loop 150 off 71 takes you through the heart of Bastrop. Once downtown, parking is plentiful and free. Bastrop is small enough that it is practical to park and walk to botique shops, restaurants and the many historic houses located in the city.

See

Bastrop County Historical Society Museum 702 Main Street. 303-0057. M-F 1pm-5pm, Sa 10am-2pm. $2.00.

Do

Indoors

Bastrop Opera House (http://www.bastropoperahouse.com/) 711 Spring St. 321-6283. Professional theater productions in a historic building built in 1889.

Bastrop Skate Palace 488 Hwy. 95 N. 303-0320. Large indoor roller skating rink. Sessions Sa and Su 1pm-4pm.

Chestnut Square Family Entertainment Center (http://www.chestnutsquare.net/) 1600 Chestnut Street. 581-3500. Multi-screen movie theater with stadium seating, bowling (bumpers available), indoor miniature golf and arcade

Outdoors

Bastrop State Park TX Hwy. 21 about 1 mile east. 321-2101. Su-Sa 8 am-5 pm (to 7 pm in summer) $2 per vehicle per day. Located among the "Lost Pines of Texas," this 3,500-acre park has a swimming pool (summer only-fee), golf course, a 10-acre lake, hiking trails, picnic tables, tent and RV campsites (fee), and 13 cabins (fee).

ColoVista Golf Club (http://www.colovista.com/golf/proto/colo/index.htm) 303-4045.

Fisherman's Park (City) and the Colorado River walk. Playground, Boat ramp

Lake Bastrop (http://www.lcra.org/community/southshore.html) This 906-acre lake offers recreational facilities in two parks, one on the north shore and one on the south shore, for boating (fee), fishing, swimming, water-skiing, picnicking, and camping (fee).

Lost Pines Golf Course (http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/park/activities/golf/) (inside Bastrop State Park) 303-1369

Pine Forest Golf Club (http://www.pineforestgolfclub.com/) 303-6777.

Buy

The Sugar Shack 114 Loop 150 W. 321-3777. As the name implies, all kinds of sweet treats to be had.

HEB Grocery 487 Hwy 71 W. 321-1011. Su-Sa 6am-midnight. Best grocery store chain in Texas. Superstore has Bakery, Deli, Meat market, 1 hour photo lab

Home Depot 112 Hunters Crossing Blvd. 308-1022.

Walgreens Hwy 71 at Hasler. 835-7531.

Wal-Mart Supercenter 488 Hwy 71 W. 321-2288. Open 24 hrs. Groceries. 1 hour photo lab.

Eat

Bar-B-Que

Cartwright's Famous Bar-B-Que 490-A Hwy 71. 321-7719. $Mid-range.
Billy's Pit Bar-B-Q 110 Hwy 71 W. 321-6453. The place doesn't look like much, but the food is tasty.

Burgers & Sandwiches

Dairy Queen Hwy 71 $Budget
Deli Depot (http://www.delidepot.com/) 1006 Main St. 321-0808. M-Th 7am-3pm, F 6am-3pm, Sa 8am-2pm, Closed Su. Deli sandwiches & salads,
McDonalds 496 Hwy 71 W. 321-1591. $Budget
Schlotzsky's Deli (http://www.schlotzskys.com/) 492 Hwy 71 West. 332-2867. $Budget
Sonic Drive-In 103 Perkins St. 321-4455 $Budget
Subway 447 Hwy 71 W. 321-4171. $Budget
Whataburger 419 Highway 71 West. 321-0722. Open 24 hrs $Budget
Wendy's 514 Hwy 71 W. 303-1580. $Budget

Chicken

Chicken Express 107 N. Hasler Blvd. 321-6800.
Church's 102 Hwy 71 W. 303-0484. Su-Sa 10:30am-9pm.
KFC 493 Hwy 71 W.

Chinese

China Chef 300 Hwy 71 W. 321-9802. Chinese lunch and Sunday buffets.

Italian

MaMa Mia's Italian Garden 904 College St. 321-7808. Su-F 11:00am-1:30pm

Pizza

Buck's Pizza 1007 Hwy 71 E. 321-0400.
Domino's Pizza 201 Hunter's Crossing. 321-0303. Delivery offered. $Budget
Little Caesar's Pizza 479 Hwy 71 West. 321-0440. $Budget
Pizza Hut 107 Hwy 71 W. 321-2597.

Tex-Mex

Anita's Cafe Main St. 303-9693. Solid Tex-Mex eatery. Consistently good food. $Mid-range
Taco Bell 502 Hwy 71 W. 303-6003. Su-Sa 11am-10pm (Drive through until 11pm) $Budget
Vallarta Jalisco Hwy 71 $Mid-range
Guadalajara Mexican Restaurant 494 Hwy. 71 W, Suite 180. 321-3002. Su-Th 11am-10pm, F-Sa 11am-11pm $Mid-range
El Nuevo Mexico Su-F 7am-9pm, Sa 7am-10:30pm. $Mid-range. Non-smoking. Tex-Mex restaurant in a new but not overly fancy building. Good selection of traditional Tex-Mex favorites. Complimentary chips and hot sauce. Big glasses for drinks. Good food.

Etc.

Chili's Grill & Bar 734 Highway 71. 332-2644. $Mid-Range
Genuine Oyster Bar (http://www.genuineoysterbar.com/index.htm) 931 Main St. 581-7077. Dinner only. Burgers, Seafood and some Italian entrees. Live music F and Sa nights.
Shady Oaks Restaurant Hwy 71 W. 303-6447. This place is about 4 miles out of town between Bastrop and Austin, just west of where Hwy 21 merges with Hwy 71. The place looks suspect and the tables are a mish-mash of old dining sets and folding tables and chairs, but this place has great, down home, Southern style, stick to your ribs, kind of food. The Mexican plates are particularly good at a good price. $Mid-range.
Texas Grill 101 Hwy. 71. 321-5491. Open 24 hrs. Country café Chicken fried steak. Cafeteria style lunch. Breakfast anytime. Usually smells of smoke, even in the non-smoking section.
Yacht Club 601-C Chestnut. 321-2545.

Drink

Sleep

Motels

Comfort Inn 106 Hasler Blvd. (512) 321-3303. New two story motel. In walking distance to the Wal-Mart, McDonalds, Taco Bell, Guadalajara, Schlotzsky's Deli, Cartwright's Famous Bar-B-Que.

Days Inn 4102 Hwy 71 E. (512) 321-1157. Fairly new two story motel. Next too a convenience store with gas but not much else but just a short drive to main part of town on Hwy 71.

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites 491 Agnes. (512) 321-1900. New three story motel. In walking distance to the Wal-Mart, McDonalds, Taco Bell, Guadalajara, Schlotzsky's Deli, Cartwright's Famous Bar-B-Que.

Tropicana Motel 103 Hwy 71 W. (512) 321-2526. Looks like it was built in the 50s or 60s. Pool. In walking distance to Pizza Hut, Texas Grill and Sonic Drive-In.

Best Western Inn of the Pines (http://bastrop-tx-us.hotels-x.net/Best-western-inn-of-the-pines.html#) 3110 Hwy 71 E. (512) 321-6000. New two story kind of by itself, but a just short drive to main part of town on Hwy 71.

RV parks

Bastrop River RV Park (http://www.bastropriverrvpark.com/) 98 Hwy 71 W. 321-7500. Gated, paved, propane available, walkway to deck on river bank. New swimming pool, recently added!

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