Bowie, TX is a small, friendly city that hosts several festivals and other special events throughout the year. When there’s not a community event being held, there are plenty of other opportunities to enjoy your time. Today, we’re highlighting our three favorite summer activities that are within driving distance of Bowie.
3 Summer Activities You Can Drive to Near Bowie, TX
1. Experiencing Texas at Executive Outdoor Adventures
If you’re passionate about outdoor activities, you can’t go wrong at Executive Outdoor Adventures at 411 Bowie St. There are a wide range of outdoor activities you can enjoy here, including helicopter hog hunts, giant whitetail and trophy exotic hunts, bow fishing, and night-time thermal hog hunting. If it’s been a while since your last vacation, we strongly recommend staying here and trying the thermal hog hunting.
Executive Outdoor Adventures features over 11,000 square feet of lodging, including private rooms with king and queen beds and stunning views. They also offer home cooking that is so good you will lick your plate before heading off to the pool or game room.
2. Camping at Selma Park
We also recommend camping at Selma Park at 3500 Farm to Market Rd 2583. If you camp here, you will have lots of time to enjoy the benefits of Selma Park, including the opportunity for boating on Amon Carter Lake, fishing, swimming, and playing sand volleyball. Other amenities you can find in this park include:
- Campsites
- Covered picnic tables
- A pavilion
- Public showers
- Playground equipment
There are several fish species you can catch on Amon Carter Lake. In the summer, you will most likely catch channel catfish, flathead catfish, white bass, sunfish, and bream. If you want to return to fish during other seasons, there is a great chance that you can catch largemouth bass and crappie.
3. Becoming a Part of History at the Bowie Knife Monument
You can also become a part of history at the Bowie Knife Monument at 1555-1699 E Wise St. In 2016, the Bowie Knife Monument was installed, measuring an astonishing 20 ft 6 in long. The steel blade of the knife alone measures an awe-inspiring 14 feet and 5 inches. It is an impressive sight to behold, and you can purchase a granite tile with the name of you or a loved one chiseled in it.
If you have a reliable quad cab truck, there is no limit to the summer fun you can have in the Bowie area. If your current truck is giving you more trouble than it’s worth, now is the ideal time for an upgrade. Visit us today at Kory Hooks Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram to take a 2022 Ram 1500 for a test drive.
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