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Pick Up Your Rental
Pick upRound Rock · Jun 11
Drop offCorpus Christi · Jun 16
Total miles278 mi
Getting There · Step 1
Stay Tonight · Round Rock, TX
Hotel
Round Rock Overnight
Check-inThu, Jun 11
Check-outFri, Jun 12
First pitch7:45 PM ET
Book near downtown or the ballpark so your first-game arrival stays simple.
DAY 1
Thursday, June 11
First pitch at 7:45 PM ET — Round Rock Express vs. El Paso Chihuahuas at Dell Diamond tonight. Don't leave without Central Texas Smoked Brisket.
Stop 01 of 03
Round Rock, TX · Thu Jun 11
Dell Diamond
Round Rock Express · MLB + AAA + AA + High-A + Low-A
7:45 PM ET
vs. El Paso Chihuahuas
Must Eat at the Park
Central Texas Smoked Brisket
Low and slow over post oak, no sauce. The Central Texas Hill Country tradition.
Local Beer
Austin Beerworks Pearl-Snap Pils
Pearl-Snap German-style Pilsner is the most crushable Austin craft option for Central Texas summer heat.
Austin Beerworks · Austin, TX
Stay Tonight · Round Rock, TX
Round Rock Overnight
Check-inThu, Jun 11
Check-outFri, Jun 12
First pitch tomorrow at 8:05 PM ET. Leave by 4:37 PM.
Fri Morning
When to Depart
Leave by4:37 PM
Drive to San Antonio114 mi · 2h
Game time8:05 PM ET
Leave on time to allow for fuel, food, and parking.
Breakfast Stop · Round Rock, TX
Before You Hit the Road
Round Rock Donuts
The legendary orange donut baked in Round Rock since 1926. Texas-sized glazed donuts roughly 3x standard. Dell Diamond is 10 minutes away. This is a pilgrimage within a pilgrimage.
Original glazed orange donuts + coffee
Open 5 AM daily, sell out by 11 AM
Lunch Stop · I-35 S, Exit 187, New Braunfels TX
Midway Fuel-Up
New Braunfels Smokehouse
New Braunfels, TX on I-35 — exactly halfway between Austin/Round Rock and San Antonio. Smoking meat since 1943 in the Czech-German Texas Hill Country tradition. The smoked turkey and jalapeño sausage here are the best on the I-35 corridor.
Smoked turkey + jalapeño sausage + potato salad
Open 7 AM–8 PM daily
Worth the Detour · +25 min
Waco Mammoth National Monument
24 mammoths who died together in a Texas flash flood 67,000 years ago. Still in place.
Waco, TX · 25 min detourRound Rock → San Antonio
114 mi · 2h · easy leg
DAY 2
Friday, June 12
A short 2h drive from Round Rock sets up the day. First pitch at 8:05 PM ET — San Antonio Missions vs. Frisco RoughRiders at Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium tonight. Waco Mammoth National Monument is worth 25 minutes off the highway.
Stop 02 of 03
San Antonio, TX · Fri Jun 12
Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium
San Antonio Missions · MLB + AAA + AA + High-A + Low-A
8:05 PM ET
vs. Frisco RoughRiders
Must Eat at the Park
San Antonio Puffy Taco
The puffy taco — a masa shell fried until it puffs into a light vessel, filled with ground beef, lettuce, tomato, and cheese — was invented in San Antonio.
Local Beer
Ranger Creek Brewing Small Batch Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout
Ranger Creek, San Antonio's craft brewing and distilling operation, brings their most acclaimed seasonal releases to the stadium.
Ranger Creek Brewing & Distilling · San Antonio, TX
Stay Tonight · San Antonio, TX
San Antonio Overnight
Check-inFri, Jun 12
Check-outSat, Jun 13
First pitch tomorrow at 7:35 PM ET. Leave by 3:15 PM.
Tue Morning
When to Depart
Leave by3:15 PM
Drive to Corpus Christi164 mi · 2.8h
Game time7:35 PM ET
Leave on time to allow for fuel, food, and parking.
Lunch Stop · I-37 S, Exit 72, Three Rivers TX
Midway Fuel-Up
Crossroads BBQ
Three Rivers, TX on I-37 — the halfway point on the long run from San Antonio to the Hooks park in Corpus. A small-town Texas BBQ joint that does things right: post oak, no shortcuts. The kind of place you only find if you know where to stop.
Brisket plate + pinto beans
Open 10 AM–6 PM Tue–Sat
Worth the Detour · +30 min
Barton Springs Pool
A spring-fed, 68°F natural swimming pool in the middle of Austin that has been a public swim spot since the 1700s. Three acres of cold water inside Zilker Park. Free on weekdays before 8am.
Austin, TX · 30 min detourSan Antonio → Corpus Christi
164 mi · 2.8h · easy leg
DAY 6
Tuesday, June 16
First pitch at 7:35 PM ET — Corpus Christi Hooks vs. San Antonio Missions at Whataburger Field tonight. Barton Springs Pool is worth 30 minutes off the highway.
Stop 03 of 03
Corpus Christi, TX · Tue Jun 16
Whataburger Field
Corpus Christi Hooks · MLB + AAA + AA + High-A + Low-A
7:35 PM ET
vs. San Antonio Missions
Must Eat at the Park
Whataburger
Whataburger was founded in Corpus Christi in 1950. At Whataburger Field in Corpus Christi, ordering the Whataburger is historically correct.
Local Beer
Nueces Brewing Company Coastal Pale Ale
Nueces Brewing, named for the Nueces River, is the most local craft option at Whataburger Field. Their Coastal Pale Ale reflects the South Texas coastal identity.
Nueces Brewing Co. · Corpus Christi, TX
What to Budget
Estimates only — prices vary by availability
Tickets · 3 games (avg $46)$54
Hotels · 5 nights (avg $155)$550
Fuel · 278 mi at $0.18/mi$50
Ballpark food & drinks$90
Total Estimate$744
* Estimates only. Prices vary.
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