Thought I might give another town report following Richland Springs. I am writing these BLOGS on the Texas Hill Country because they are mostly new places to me. I had been through San Saba a couple of times, but had never really seen the place. It is a pleasant surprise. It is seventeen miles from Richland Springs.
San Saba is the capitol of San Saba County. The other towns are Bend, Cherokee, and Richland Springs, all small communities. It is bordered on the north and east by the Colorado River. Running through the city is the San Saba River. Sitting in the middle,near downtown, is Mill Creek Park with a huge public swimming pool, pond, and waterfall fed by a natural spring. Another park just outside the town hosts a beautiful eighteen-hole public golf course and a new RV Park.
The name is spanish but the city was settled by Anglos back in 1839. They call themselves the "Pecan Capitol Of The World" and for good reason. Pecan trees are everywhere. Orchards are carefully groomed and watered. No less than SIX pecan shipping houses are in this small town of less than 5,000.The school sports insignia is an Armadillo! They are a bit short on eating places, but that will come. "Ma and Pa's" served up a delicious meal for us. The Super-S grocery store looks like a hunting store. They have most everything for the hunter. Their most famous personality is actor Tommy Lee Jones. There is no Wal-Mart so the downtown business section is thriving. Churches of all persuasions are there. Outside of San Saba a mile or so is a correctional facility for youth.
San Saba is an oasis of sort in that part of the Hill Country. The county has more than 500 miles of running streams, more than any county in Texas. They are not a rich county so they were the last one in Texas to pave the roads. I can attest they are not all paved yet!
If you like rustic little towns with a court-house square and looking a bit like time forgot it, you will like San Saba. I know I do.
