The river road
Everything in Hunt orbits the water. The Hunt Store — part general store, part grill, part front porch for the whole community — is the natural first stop. From there, FM 1340 follows the North Fork west through crossing after crossing: cypress, limestone bluffs, and swimming holes that look painted.
Hunt is Texas's summer-camp heartland — camps have shaped generations of Texas kids on these banks for a century, and seasonal traditions like Crider's outdoor rodeo and dance hall (summer Saturdays since 1925) carry the culture.
Be a good guest of the river: crossings and low-water bridges demand respect, and conditions change fast in the headwaters. Check live river levels — the Hunt gauge is the valley's early-warning bellwether — and never drive through water over a crossing.
