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Posted in Texas July 29, 2017 by Katie Lawrence

There’s Something Incredibly Unique About This Texas Railroad Tunnel

One of the coolest things about summer in Texas has to be all of the places where bat colonies emerge at night. We’re all familiar with the Congress Avenue Bridge in Austin and Bracken Bat Cave in San Antonio, but there’s another site in the Hill Country that’s much lesser-known. Old Tunnel State Park in Fredericksburg is home to millions of winged creatures that make their presence known at dusk each summer night. It’s truly a spectacular sight.

The tunnel was part of the Fredericksburg and Northern Railway until 1942 when operations ceased.

Since the railroad's decommissioning, the tunnel has become home to millions of bats.

Check out this awesome video of the magnificent creatures in action:

The park is located at 10619 Old San Antonio Road, Fredericksburg, TX 78624, and you can visit this website for more information on the bats.

Make it a bat-viewing road trip and stop at these two places as well!

Have you ever been to Old Tunnel State Park? Are there any other places in Texas to see bats?

Katie Lawrence

Katie Lawrence is a Southeast Texas native who graduated 18th in her high school class with a GPA of 4.25. She attended college in the Houston area and changed her major twice (psychology, computer science, and finally criminal justice) before taking a leap of faith and dropping out to pursue a career in freelance writing. Today, Katie writes for the Texas and Arizona pages of OnlyInYourState.com and has never been more passionate about a job before. Outside of work, you can likely find her curled up on the sofa with a hot cup of coffee, watching a crime TV show or scary movie.