From the Leon Valley Greenbelt, it’s a short drive north to Guadalupe River State Park and the Honey Creek State Natural Area.

The cool, clear water of the Guadalupe draws campers to it today just as it has done for the past 11,000 years.

The many bluffs and limestone outcroppings along the Guadalupe River were used throughout paleolithic history by hunter-gathering bands who made camp on or near the present day state park.

Like all Texas rivers, the Guadalupe can flood after heavy rains upstream.

Leaving piles of debris washed up on shore.

Walks along the riverbed and shallows will often lead to discovery of points, scrapers, manos, metates, and small gravers, artifacts left behind by bands of campers and swept downriver by rising water currents.