36th President Lives on at LBJ National Historical Park Those visiting the area can learn about the life and legacy of the 36th President of the United States at Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park. The park is divided into two components — one near Stonewall and one in Johnson City.
The Dec. 7 event will also serve as a Frontier Christmas at the Johnson Settlement and showcase Christmas traditions from the 1860s. The event will run from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Visitors can enjoy cider and cookies at the log cabin of Lyndon
Johnson’s grandparents, and visit with a chuck wagon cook as he shares stories over a campfire. There will be music and crafts for children as well as a night hike for adventurous participants.
Stonewall District The national park’s Stonewall District operating hours are 9 a.m.5 p.m. daily. The park is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. The park gate closes at 5:30 p.m. every day. The first stop on any tour of the LBJ Ranch is at the LBJ State Park and Historic Site Visitor Center, which is located 17 miles east of Fredericksburg off of U.S. 290. Free permits for the driving tour are available starting at 9 a.m. and continuing through 4 p.m.
The LBJ Ranch makes up the Stonewall side of the park, while the LBJ Boyhood Home and the Johnson Settlement are located in Johnson City in Blanco County.
Beautiful old houses can be seen at the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park.
The tour leads visitors onto Ranch Road 1 and crosses the Pedernales River near the Junction School where Lyndon Johnson began his education at age four. The tour also stops at the President’s reconstructed birthplace, then the Johnson
Special Events Annual fall and winter events include Night Skies Over the LBJ Ranch on Saturday, Nov. 2. Christmas at the Boyhood Home, a 1920s-style Christmas lamp-lit home tour, will take place on Saturday nights, Nov. 30, Dec. 7 and 14. It will be the 50th anniversary commemoration of Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park.
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