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Chapter · 01 · The Story

A bridge built by hand.

In 1939, a community of 12 men built a suspension bridge over the Colorado River using 90% hand labor. It's still open. We camp beneath it.

The land · 01

Five acres on the Colorado.

Regency Bridge Park sits on the east bank of the Colorado River in Mills County, Texas — one of the least-populated counties in the state and one of the least light-polluted. The property covers five acres of riverside land, with 500 feet of direct water access: enough to swim, fish, tube, and pull a kayak in.

The terrain is classic Texas Hill Country: native grasses, mesquite, and cedar, with the river cutting through limestone bluffs on both banks. In summer the water runs cool and clear enough to wade. In fall it turns amber in the light. In winter you'll likely have it entirely to yourself.

We're in Mills County, about 40 miles northeast of Mason and 50 miles south of Brownwood. The nearest gas is in Mullin, about 10 miles out. Bring what you need — that's part of the deal.

The bridge · three notes

01 · 1939

Built by twelve men

The Regency Suspension Bridge was erected in 1939 with 90 percent of the work done by hand labor — no heavy machinery, no contractor. A community built it to connect the two sides of Mills County across the Colorado.

02 · Last of its kind

The last automobile suspension bridge in Texas

By 2005, the Regency Bridge was the only suspension bridge in Texas still open to automobile traffic. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places and restored in 1999, when 2,000 people attended the rededication ceremony.

03 · The experience

You can walk it.

The bridge sways. That's expected — it's a suspension bridge and it was designed to. Walking across it at dusk, with the Colorado below and the Hill Country quiet around you, is one of those experiences that photographs badly and stays with you anyway.

The keeper · 02

Hosted by Kegan.

Kegan has been welcoming guests since 2022 — a Host on Hipcamp with a 93% recommendation rate across 56 reviews. He's responsive, flexible on check-in, and genuinely invested in making the place work for the people who come here.

The park runs on simplicity: honest pricing, clean facilities, and an honest stretch of Texas river. No reservation portal, no check-in kiosk — call or text, and you'll reach a real person.

"Super friendly owners, who accepted various payment methods and were very responsive to phone calls and texts."

— Verified Hipcamp guest

441 CR 433 · Mullin, TX 76864

Come see the bridge. Stay the weekend.

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