Wooded hills and a placid lake provide fishing, boating, and wildlife viewing on these 1016 scenic acres just north of Smithville in Bastrop County. El Camino Real (King's/Royal Highway) once ran near the park, connecting San Antonio de Bexar with Spanish missions in East Texas and generally following present-day Texas State Highway 21 and Old San Antonio Road. A scenic park road connects Buescher State Park with Bastrop State Park and travels through a part of the lovely Lost Pines, a remnant of what is thought to have once been an extensive pine-oak forest covering much of Central Texas, during the time Ice Age glaciers reigned to the north.

• Enjoy fishing for catfish, bass, crappie, and perch, and for rainbow trout in the winter. Hike some of the 7.5 miles of wooded hiking trails. Bicycle or drive the scenic, 13-mile-long, winding, and hilly paved road between Buescher and Bastrop State Parks. (This route is ideal for biking, but is strenuous and should be used only by experienced cyclists.)