Smith Rock Shelter, Archaeological site at McKinney Falls State Park, Austin, Texas.
Smith Rock Shelter features a natural limestone overhang formation situated alongside Onion Creek within McKinney Falls State Park near Austin.
Native American communities inhabited this natural limestone shelter continuously from approximately 500 BCE through the eighteenth century, ending with the Tonkawa tribe.
Archaeological investigations at Smith Rock Shelter reveal extensive information about the daily activities and settlement patterns of indigenous peoples in central Texas.
The Smith Rock Shelter Trail extends for 0.8 miles round trip through McKinney Falls State Park, providing direct access to this protected historical site.
This limestone formation stands as one of only two documented rock shelters in Travis County recognized by the National Register of Historic Places.
Location: Texas
GPS coordinates: 30.18420,-97.72380
Latest update: March 7, 2025 08:34
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