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Menard

Elevation : 1,960
Population : 1,676

First established in the mid-1700s as the Spanish mission of Santa Cruz de San Saba, Menard became an early trading post on the northwest cattle trails. Cowhands once held their cattle in the ruins of the old Spanish compound. Menard is a small, undiscovered town on the western edge of the Hill Country. Primarily a ranch town that serves the area’s sheep and wool production, the community boasts an attractive city park on the San Saba River and a quaint 9-hole golf course west of town.

Menard Golf Courses :

• Presidio Golf Club

Notes
Ask the locals about the legend of the lost silver mine. Stuff your face at the Branding Iron BBQor go for Tex-Mex at Ojeda’s. Hat Creek Cabins (866-396-3399) can put you up and provide just about any kind of outdoor activity you could want. Also at nearby Ft. McKavett, the Copperas Creek B&B (915-446-3289) has rooms and proximity to that unique state park. Don’t miss shuffleboard and beers at The Fort Trading Post, a crusty old watering hole next door to the state park. West of town on Texas 29, find the ruins of Real Presidio de San Saba, the Spanish fort dating back to 1751 that was the site of fierce Comanche Indian attacks.