Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park - Plan Your Visit

Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park by National Parks Service

Operating Hours Seasons

The park is open every day except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. The Visitor Center is open from 8:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 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 are 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 fifteen 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.

Local Partners Information Resources

Fredericksburg's Chamber of Commerce Home Page

Stonewall's Chamber of Commerce Home Page

Johnson City's Chamber of Commerce Home Page

Getting There

Car

To Park Headquarters and the Visitor Center in Johnson City

: From Austin, take Highway 290 westbound. At the signal light in Johnson City, turn left (still on 290), towards Fredericksburg. Go three blocks and turn left on Avenue F. Go two blocks and turn right onto Ladybird Lane. The parking lot and visitor center are on the left.

From San Antonio, take Highway 281 northbound until it joins Highway 290 and follow the above directions from the signal light in Johnson City to the Visitor Center.

From Fredericksburg, take Highway 290 eastbound to Johnson City. After passing the blinking traffic light, go two blocks and turn right onto Avenue F. Follow the above directions for parking.

Note: You will pass the LBJ Ranch District before you get to Johnson City -- see next direction.

To the LBJ Ranch:

From Park Headquarters in Johnson City, take Highway 290 fourteen miles westbound to the LBJ State Park and Historic Site. Tickets for the LBJ Ranch bus tour are purchased at the LBJ State Park Visitor Center near Stonewall. At this time, we cannot accept credit cards as payment for the ranch tour tickets.

Getting Around

To get to the LBJ Ranch from Park Headquarters, take Highway 290 fourteen miles westbound to the LBJ State Historical Park. Tickets for the LBJ Ranch bus tour are purchased at the State Park Visitor Center.