How to Do the 4th of July Right This Year

Spend America's 250th Birthday at Palo 32°

Wide Open Sky, Good Food, No Agenda

America turns 250 this year. If there was ever a Fourth of July worth savoring, this is it.


Palo 32° sits in the open terrain of Palo Pinto County, just off I-20 and under two hours from the metroplex. Come out for the long weekend and spend the holiday the way it was meant to be spent. Outside, unhurried, with good people and good food and a sky that reminds you why this part of the country is worth celebrating in the first place


FIRE UP THE GRILL

Each tent at Palo 32° comes with its own private gas grill and fire pit. Burgers and hot dogs, cold drinks, an afternoon with nowhere to be. Light the fire as the sun goes down, pull up a chair, and stay out as long as you want.


GET OUT ON THE LAND

Complimentary mountain bikes are available for all guests, and UTV rentals let you cover more ground across the surrounding terrain. There is something about being out in open country on the Fourth that just feels right. The landscape around Palo 32° is worth seeing up close, especially in the long afternoon light when the hills turn gold, and the air starts to cool.


SPEND SOME TIME IN THE WATER

Nothing is more American than a summer afternoon in the pool. The plunge pool at Palo 32° is temperature-controlled and waiting. Take a dip, linger a while, let the day slow down the way a holiday weekend should.


Stay up for the sky

Palo Pinto Mountains State Park is hosting their Star-Spangled Sky event on the evening of July 4th, just a short drive from the property. It is a fitting way to mark the occasion in a place this connected to the land. And when you make it back, the night sky at Palo 32° is the real thing. Wide, dark, and full in a way that is genuinely hard to find this close to a major city. Some of the best stargazing in the region happens right here, and the Fourth of July is a fine night to find out.


America's 250th is worth doing right. The long weekend fills up fast, so reserve your stay and make this the one you actually remember.