Lake Livingston State Park all-Houston UU Camping
On Oct. 2-4, 2009. Bay Area UU Church ( http://www.bauuc.org/ ) hosts all-Houston UU camping at Lake Livingston State Park:
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/lake_livingston/
(note this has been changed from late Sept. at Huntsville State Park).
For more than 30 years, each spring and fall, Bay Area UU has had a church campout at a state park. Area UUs are invited for the October 2 weekend campout.
An organizer reserves the sites (one site usually serves 1-3 families). Each site has a water spigot, electrical outlet, fire pit and picnic table. Last time, site fees worked out to $8/adult for the weekend, plus a small entrance fee. Most people camp in tents; some bring RVs. People bring their own food for the weekend and cook on their propane stoves. There is a joint potluck supper on Saturday night. Bathrooms situated near the campsites have flush toilets and hot showers.
People bring firewood or purchase it from the park store. The state parks say 'no open display of alcohol,' meaning wine in cups is OK, but bottles stay in bags. There are no planned, organized activities, but people bike, hike, fish, boat, swim, hang out, drink lots of coffee, and talk.
Contact Bay Area UUers David Throop 281 460 8415 drthroop@earthlink.net or wallace.c.tuthill@nasa.gov for details, reservations.