Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm at LBJ State Park

08/30/2026

Get you a park ranger who can do both 💁‍♀️

Check us out at LBJ State Park and the Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm!

08/28/2026

It's National Okra Day!

Perhaps one of the more "controversial" vegetables, okra is known for its slimy texture and jelly-like seeds. For some, this is a delicious food, for others, this is a hard NO. For those who DO like this vegetable, feel free to enjoy today by eating some gumbo or fried okra.

Oh, and if you're interested in growing some okra of your own, we have seeds directly from our living history farm for sale at the state park gift shop!

08/21/2026

Although it may not feel like it, the summer season is coming to a close with schools now back to session. And with students back in class, it's time for teachers to begin booking field trips!

To make the booking process easier, we are happy to announce the launch of our new "Field Trips" tab on the LBJ State Park website! This tab gives you all the information you need to know for a school field trip, including grade-specific TEKS alignments, date availability, and how to reserve a tour.

All schools are welcome to book; including public, private, homeschool, and special needs groups. But be sure to act fast! Our living history farm is a very popular site for schools to visit, so we book up quickly.

Want to learn more about our field trips? Visit https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/lyndon-b-johnson/field-trips

08/20/2026

Applications for this job opening close tomorrow, August 21st!

We are hiring at LBJ State Park!

Join our maintenance team as the next Herd Manager, working closely with the bison and longhorns that live at our state park. This position comes with excellent benefits and an annual salary over $47k.

Interested? For more details, visit tpwd.texas.gov/jobs and look for job ID 102397

Applications are due next week on August 21st!

08/19/2026

Happy National Photography Day! We are excited to announce the winners of the 2nd Annual Photo Contest for LBJ State Park and Historic Site-Texas Parks and Wildlife and the Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm at LBJ State Park! 🎉

This contest encourages photographers to highlight the natural and cultural resources that make our state park special, and we certainly had some great entries this year. Thank you to everyone who participated! The winning entries will be featured as our social media profile and cover photos, with credit to the photographers. We hope to see more photographers join us for next year's contest!

🎉And now, our winners...🎉

Sauer-Beckmann Farm
🥇Best vertical: Jon Rock, (brown cow)
🥇Best horizontal: Pamela LeBlanc (twin lambs)
📷 Runner-up vertical: LMK, (sheep in front of wagon)
📷 Runner-up horizontal: (plows)

LBJ State Park
🥇Best vertical: Suzanne Raz Smith (statue)
🥇Best horizontal: Jessi Adler (bluebonnets and cabin)
📷 Runner-up vertical: SherryandMatt Hylbom (bison)
📷 Runner-up horizontal: Jennifer Mathieu Gardzina (longhorn)

Honorable mentions
📷 (sewing machine)
📷 Jon Rock, (saddles)

08/17/2026

The visitor center will be closed this week, but our farm remains open!

It's that time of year again, folks-- time for us to close the Visitor Center for a complete inventory of our products. The gift shop and Visitor Center will be CLOSED from August 17th (Monday) through 21st (Friday). But don't worry, we will leave the park passport stamps outside the entrance, so they are still available!

The following facilities will remain OPEN: Exhibit Hall, restrooms, and Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm.

08/14/2026

Did you know that today is National Vinyl Record Day? 🎶

The record player as we recognize it today dates back to 1887, and reached its peak of mass production and usage in the 1970s.

The Beckmann family might have had a record player in their home by 1918, and could have played top hits such as Just a Baby’s Prayer at Twilight by Henry Burr, or Oh, How I Hate Getting Up in the Morning by Arthur Fields.

Despite newer technologies today, millions of people still enjoy listening to music on vinyl records. So go out and celebrate National Vinyl Record Day by playing your favorites!

08/12/2026

Calling all 📷📷📷

To celebrate National Photography Day on August 19th, we are holding a photo contest! We want to see the amazing photos that you have taken here at LBJ State Park. The deadline to submit is Tuesday the 18th, so photographers are encouraged to snap some new shots at our park over the next week.

The winners of this contest will be announced on National Photography Day and have their photos chosen to be the new profile picture and cover photo for our social media pages.

Here are the rules:

1. All photos must have been taken by the person submitting the entries. AI generated photos not permitted. Horizontal photos will be considered for our cover photo and portrait photos will be considered for our profile picture.
2. Photo entries MUST showcase the Sauer-Beckmann Farm (livestock, buildings, garden, etc). There is a separate photo contest for LBJ State Park and Historic Site-Texas Parks and Wildlife.
3. Winners will be chosen by staff, not the number of "likes" on a single photo.
4. Photo entries must be submitted by placing them in the comments section of this post OR sending us a DM. All submissions due by Tuesday the 18th at 5 pm.
5. Limit of 3 photos per contestant.

We are so excited to see your photos!