Walk the Rancheria Grande 2023
Name:
Walk the Rancheria Grande 2023
Date:
October 14, 2023
Time:
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM CDT
Registration:
Sorry, registration is closed for this event
Event Description:
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The Rancheria Grande Trail will be opening within the next year! Stay tuned for announcements of it's dedication as a National Park Trail. Private tours only at this time. The Walk the Rancheria Grande Trail Tour was held on Oct 14, 2023 in conjunction the Cameron Chamber of Commerce Steak, Stein, and Wine Festival. The tour is not on going, so please stay tuned for updates!
Cedar Hill Nature Preserve. You are invited to experience the progress of landowners working with the National Park Service to create a retracement of El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail Through the Rancheria Grande Area.
What’s So Special About the Rancheria Grande?
´Early Spanish expeditions into land now known as Texas encountered 23 Coahuiltecan clan groups that lived, traded, and intermarried in what they aptly named the Ranchería Grande, as the area was so large.
´Although the Ranchería Grande was well documented hundreds of years ago, it has only recently been certified by archeologists to be in SE Milam County.
´Your trail walk will retrace paths used by Native Americans over hundreds (maybe thousands) of years, that continued to be in use during Spanish Colonial times and later.
´Your walk will lead you to a picnic table on top of a hill. Excavation and research by amateur and professional archaeologists have shown that this site was home to villages periodically over the last 12,000 years! The panoramic view from the hilltop was needed for the safety of the village. Nearby, Pin Oak Creek (a year-round, spring-fed, clear-water creek) was probably a major reason why this site was so popular over the ages.
TRAIL MAP
TRAIL MAP
WALK HANDOUT - MAP
Click on the Link below for details for the Walk.
Walk the Rancheria Grande Details, Waiver/Release AND Need to Know Information for the Guided Walk.
After your great adventure be sure and drive to Cameron and enjoy the Steak, Stein, and Wine Festival. Music, Food, Car Show, Speakers at the museum about the trail, tours of museums, Wine, Beer and more. Click on the link below for details.
SSWF DETAILS
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