Somervell County Picnic Area Number 50
As you travel west from Glen Rose Texas on US Highway 67, you will pass through a hilly area. The change in scenery is pleasant after so much flat land. The road climbs up and up, until you come to the final steep climb. There’s a road side park at the very top of this hill. There’s really nothing there except the view and usually a cool breeze. Technically the place is called Somervell County Picnic Area No. 50.
A bronze plaque says that the park is dedicated to Walter Allen, a Maintenance Construction Foreman for the Texas Highway Department, dated 1973. Another sign says the land was donated by the Gibbs family, dated 1958. There’s an assortment of odd gathered and volcanic rocks used in a wall and curbing. Some larger rocks are used to create a monument of sorts.
These parks dot the landscape all across Texas. I believe they date back to a different era of travel. So may of them are little-used. This one seems popular, for the view and for the cool breeze that often blows through it.
Where
Eight or nine miles west of Glen Rose Texas on Highway 67.
Posted in: Park, Texas, Vignette.
Tagged: Glen Rose Texas
The Promise in Glen Rose Texas
For 22 years The Promise, a live performance depicting the life of Jesus Christ, has been performed in the Texas Amphitheater in Glen Rose Texas. This artful, one of a kind, reenactment of the life and time of Jesus Christ is a key attraction of the Glen Rose area.
From the Promise web site:
Based on Scripture and incorporating the music of award-winning contemporary Christian artists, The Promise brings a modern day touch to the most amazing story ever told. Audiences experience a smiling approachable Jesus as He reaches His people and changes their lives. With its sweeping musical score, live animals, and a cast and crew of more than 150 dedicated Christian artists, The Promise is the experience of a lifetime.
Performance schedules and ticket information are available on their web site: thepromiseglenrose.com or by phone: (254) 897-3926.
Where
5000 Texas Drive
Glen Rose, TX 76043
From Highway 67 turn on to Bo Gibbs Blvd. This street is between the Best Western and the Glen Rose Expo Center. Drive a short distance and turn right on Texas Drive. Texas Drive goes behind the Expo Center then winds through a residential neighborhood. Keep driving, and just about the time your thinking you are definately lost, the Texas Amphitheater will appear on your right.
Posted in: Texas, Venue, Vignette.
Tagged: Glen Rose Texas · The Promise
Loco Coyote Grill near Glen Rose Texas
This is definately not your typical city barbecue place. No, it’s more like a down-a-country-road barbecue place located in rural Somervell County Texas, and just close enough to Glen Rose to call it home. Started by a family with a long history in the barbecue business; cold beer, great barbecue, irregular business hours; a true classic among eclectic Texas barbecue joints.
Don’t let appearances or the location fool you, this place is a popular road trip destination for folks out riding the country roads of Somervell County.
Where
1795 County Road 1004
Glen Rose, TX 76043
Driving from Glen Rose: from the intersection of Highway 67 and Park Road 205, go west 7.2 miles, turn right on County Road 1004, and Loco Coyote will be on the left a few tenths of a mile down the road.
Coming from the west, it’s a mile or two past the Somervell County Road Side Park. County Road 1004 will be on your left. There’s a sign for the Loco Coyote, and there’s also another barbecue place across from County Road 1004 on Highway 67 that has a red-white-n-blue Texas flag painted on the roof.
Posted in: Decay, Dining, Texas, Venue, Vignette.
Tagged: Glen Rose Texas · Loco Coyote Grill
