Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park - Activities

Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park by National Parks Service

Various guided tours of the LBJ Boyhood Home in Johnson City are offered seven days a week.

Self-guided tours of the Johnson Settlement, also in Johnson City, are available from 9:00 a.m. until sunset seven days a week. Costumed or ranger-guided interpretive tours of the Johnson Settlement are offered as staffing permits.

Bus tours of the LBJ Ranch near Stonewall are conducted from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. seven days a week. Bus Tour Fees: Ages 62 and older: $3.00 Ages 18-61: $6.00 Ages 7-17: $3.00 Ages 6 and younger: free. At this time we cannot accept credit cards as payment for ranch tour tickets. Bus tours last approximately one hour and twenty minutes. After hours self-guided tours of a portion of the Ranch are available seven days a week from 5:00 p.m. until dusk.

Two Traveling Trunks filled with artifacts, photographs, books, and teaching materials designed to enhance classroom study for grades 3-6 are available for teachers. Trunks may be used free of charge and kept at the school for up to two weeks. Reservations are required and can be made by calling Sandy Hodges at (830) 868-7128, ext. 235 or e-mailing her at sandy_hodges@nps.gov.

Children aged 5 through 10 can expand their experience at the park by participating in the Junior Ranger Program, earning a special badge.

Educational programs appropriate to elementary and middle school students are offered several months of the year, by reservation only. Call (830) 868-71