Sauer-Beckmann Farm at LBJ State Park, Texas [Official]
Travel back in time with these scenes from the Sauer-Beckmann living history farm at LBJ State Historic Site. The farm demonstrates what life was like for a Texas-German farm family at the turn-of-the-century.
LBJ State Park Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm, Texas Parks and Widlife [Official]
LBJ's Hill Country Legacy
Located at the LBJ State Park near Fredericksburg, the Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm shows life as it was in 1915. Tours available
LBJ State and National Historical Parks: Visit Fredericksburg TX
Lyndon B. Johnson, our 36th president, grew up in the Texas Hill Country. The LBJ Ranch in Stonewall, just 15 miles east of Fredericksburg, was where he was born, lived and was buried.
The National Park Service owns the LBJ Ranch, which is still a working ranch. You can tour the Ranch at your own pace, in your own vehicle, and stop at sites along the way, such as the President's birthplace, the Johnson family cemetery and the Johnson's ranch house, also known as the Texas White House. You can even take ranger-guided tours of the Texas White House daily.
Adjacent to the national park is the state park, where you can fish, swim, picnic and study nature. The state park is famous for its spring wildflowers. You'll also see abundant wildlife such as white-tailed deer, as well as bison and Texas longhorn cattle.
You'll definitely want to visit the Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farmstead. This farm presents life as it was in 1918. Park interpreters wear period clothing, do the farm and household chores and conduct tours too.
To enjoy both parks , obtain a free driving permit at the LBJ State Park and Historic Site Visitor Center.
Put a little history in your vacation plans, and visit us at the Lyndon B. Johnson State and National Historical Parks.
Our Fredericksburg-Sauer-Beckmann Farm Easter
On April 23 the Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm, located with in the Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic site, will be celebrating Easter as a traditional 1915 German farm family would have, and you can be a part of it.
Living on the land at Sauer-Beckmann Farm
The Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm at Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site gives us a glimpse into the life of a 1900-era farmstead in Central Texas. Volunteers and rangers where period clothing and recreate the daily life of a 1900-1918 Texas farm. They raise vegetables in the garden (no modern chemicals used) and gather eggs from the chickens. Even in the Texas summer, they use a wood stove for cooking and canning.
You can learn more at tpwd.texas.gov
The Sauer-Beckman farm is open every day except Thankgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.
LBJ State Park & Historic Site - Texas Parks & Wildlife [Official]
Lyndon B. Johnson State Park & Historic Site
The Lyndon Baines Johnson State Park and Historic Site is all about history, from the visitor center honoring our country’s thirty-sixth president … to a living-history farm depicting life on the farmstead as it was back in 1918, when President Johnson was a young boy.
Visit the park's web page at:
PBS Show, Fishing Fame, Hardwood Heaven, LBJ’s Park, #2812
Program 2812, Air Dates December 29, 2019-January 4, 2020 & June 28-July 4, 2020
Fishing Fame, Hardwood Heaven, LBJ’s Park
Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame: Alan Haynes
Alan Haynes of Tyler is the former C.E.O. and President of The Sportster Inc. retail sporting goods chain and lifelong sportsman. For more than 45 years he has demonstrated through his professional work and personal contributions to the community a commitment to promoting fishing and the conservation of our natural resources.
Lone Star Land Steward: Lochridge Ranch
The overriding management goal for the Cox family with Lochridge Ranch in Henderson and Anderson counties is to enhance and conserve the native ecosystem while maximizing the health, welfare and productivity of the local flora and fauna. Today’s ranch is a far cry from the landscape that existed 50 years ago. Wetlands have been restored, upland timber thinned and burned, bottomland hardwoods reestablished, and fish and wildlife populations have responded accordingly.
Lyndon B. Johnson State Park & Historic Site
The Lyndon Baines Johnson State Park and Historic Site is all about history, from the visitor center honoring our country’s thirty-sixth president … to a living-history farm depicting life on the farmstead as it was back in 1918, when President Johnson was a young boy.
On the Right Track
Follow along as biologists track Whooping Cranes at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge.
Using satellite GPS technology, the team hopes to help protect this endangered species.
Postcard From Texas
Enjoy a variety of prairie plants as the sun rises on a coastal prairie south of Houston.