The best cycling routes in Lubbock County

The Double Mountain Fork Brazos River flows into and out of Dunbar Historical Lake. It is more of a minor stream that flows from Lubbock to the mouth of the Double Mountain Fork Brazos River in neighboring Kent County.

Dunbar Historical Lake Park is a great place to hike, bike, paddleboard, and kayak in the summer. The trail system winds through the caliche hills and desert sage, offering great scenery.

Cycling alongside Dunbar Historical Lake on Canyon Lake Drive presents opportunities to observe a variety of wildlife. Riders may encounter ducks, geese, and other waterfowl inhabiting the serene waters. The lake's tranquil ambiance and surrounding greenery offer a picturesque backdrop for cyclists to immerse themselves in nature while enjoying their ride.

The Museum of Texas Tech University is a diverse and multifaceted cultural resource with six collecting divisions and 8.8 million objects. Collections are comprised of Anthropology, Art, Clothing and Textiles, History, Paleontology, and Natural History. The Museum features nine permanent galleries ranging from 20th and 21st century art and southwest Indian art to the study of Biodiversity and the Ice Age to a diverse collection of dinosaurs to history. An additional seven galleries offer a mixture of exhibitions curated from the Museum's collections and travelling exhibits from around the world. https://www.depts.ttu.edu/museumttu/

In 1968, Christopher B. "Stubbs" Stubblefield, Sr. opened the original 75 seat Stubb’s Bar-B-Q Restaurant in a small, ramshackle building at 108 East Broadway. The jukebox was filled with vintage Blues music. Owing as much to Stubb’s warm smile as to his barbecue cooking skills, the restaurant soon became the center of Lubbock’s rich musical community. Throughout the 70’s and 80’s, the Sunday Jam Sessions became as legendary as the barbecue. Tom T. Hall’s song, "The Great East Broadway Onion Championship," was written about an early-morning pool game between Tom and Joe Ely in which an onion from Stubb’s kitchen was used as a cue ball. There's lots of tales about this legendary BBQ joint.

The largest windmill museum in the world, the American Windmill Museum, showcases these beautifully restored structures in a unique Lubbock experience. https://windmill.com/

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Of all Nature's wild creatures, none is more appealing and entertaining to watch than the Prairie Dog. Prairie Dog Town was established in Mackenzie Park in the early 1930’s by Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy N. Clapp. It was started with four dogs and two burrows and was the first protected prairie dog colony of its kind. In 1935, the colony was moved to it’s current location when Mackenzie Park became a state park. For his contribution to Lubbock and prairie dogs, Mr. Clapp was named Mayor of Prairie Dog Town in perpetuity.