South Llano River State Park, Texas

At South Llano River State Park, you’ll come for the tubing and stay for the … turkeys? Yep, this park is home to one of the largest turkey roosts in the state! Come watch all the gobble gobble action in the fall, when hundreds of wild turkeys descend on the northwest portion of the park to gorge on plentiful pecans. If you’re not in the mood for some fowl play, no worries, there’s plenty else to do in and around the river. Rent tubes from park concessions and take a lazy ride down the cool water. But first you might want to work up a sweat hiking or biking on the park’s web of trails through grassy hills and woodlands. The stargazing is pretty amazing here, too, so stick around after nightfall to catch the celestial show. Just don’t get spooked if you hear hundreds of feathers ruffling in the dark -- they’re just here for the pecans.