STATE PARKS: HAMMOCK CAMPING - Like the thought of 
camping, but not of sleeping on the ground? Maybe you 
should try hammock camping ... details ahead on Passport 
to Texas.

This is Passport to Texas

For some, the biggest barrier to overnight camping is 
sleeping on the ground. What if I told you there's a new 
kind of camping allows you to sleep suspended over it 
instead? Our state park Guide Bryan Frasier has details on 
hammock camping.

51 -- I'm a little new to that, and had never really heard much 
about it. At Fairfield Lake SP recently, they had the fourth annual 
hammock camping event there - the Texas Society of Hammock 
Campers - and it's really something that's caught on with lots of 
people. It's very stewardship driven; there's extra care taken with 
nylon straps so that the hammock does not damage the trees. 
There's minimal to no damage on ground resources and so the 
footprint is much, much smaller, and you're camping suspended 
in a hammock with a tarp cover. There's a whole group that's 
doing it; you can find out more at hammockforums.net. It 
explains all about it ... gives the details of it ... talks about some of 
the events and how you can get involved. It's an interesting way 
and a new way to enjoy parks all over. But here in Texas, it's a 
growing trend and I think something that's going to catch on 
even more.

Thanks, Bryan.

That's our show for today ... with funding provided by 
Chevrolet, supporting outdoor recreation in Texas; because 
there's life to be done.

For Texas Parks and Wildlife ... I'm Cecilia Nasti.



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