Colleges with Access to Both Nature and Town?

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Anonymous wrote:Carleton College has an 800-acre arboretum adjacent to campus, with trails for walking, running, and cross-country skiing. The college is walkable to the lovely downtown of a small town (Northfield) and 40 minutes from the Twin Cities.

But no town except for Northfield, minn known for cows, colleges and contentment. Don’t go! DW hated it! Too isolated! Too ridiculously lineral!

Yes, yes, yes, we've heard about your DW.

+1

My very centrist child loved it

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:George Mason, Great Falls, Rock Creek nearby. DC a metro ride away.

??? Mason is not in a town. GF & RC are near Georgetown and GWU, not Mason.

Isn't mason near about as much of a town as Va Tech?

No, it’s in Fairfax VA. VT is almost a five hour drive out near Blacksburg VA. Are you thinking of JMU?

No I mean Blacksburg/VA Tech seem about equivalent to GMU/Fairfax when comparing college “towns”. Both being fine for what they are but unimpressive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is something to consider. The University of Texas will fit your wishes nicely. Obviously the city is amazing but I don't think many people know about the "nature" aspect of Austin.

Here is a link to several good spots:

https://www.timeout.com/austin/things-to-do/best-austin-parks-and-gardens

And another link focused more on water activities:

https://www.austintexas.org/austin-insider-blog/post/the-complete-guide-to-lake-life-in-the-austin-area/

Austin is generally cool, but why on earth would anyone willingly move to Texas right now?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is something to consider. The University of Texas will fit your wishes nicely. Obviously the city is amazing but I don't think many people know about the "nature" aspect of Austin.

Here is a link to several good spots:

https://www.timeout.com/austin/things-to-do/best-austin-parks-and-gardens

And another link focused more on water activities:

https://www.austintexas.org/austin-insider-blog/post/the-complete-guide-to-lake-life-in-the-austin-area/

Austin is generally cool, but why on earth would anyone willingly move to Texas right now?

right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is Tech not walkable to town? I could have sworn we walked to a bar from campus when I visited a friend there

It’s definitely walkable to Blacksburg, which is really just a few streets of bars and restaurants. That may not be enough of a town for OP. But it’s close to a lot of great nature!

Several VA schools could fit the bill:

William and Mary- not hiking, but not far from wetlands, nature preserves, river activities, beach.
UVA
Shenandoah U
Roanoke College / Hollins (though not walkable to downtown Roanoke)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is something to consider. The University of Texas will fit your wishes nicely. Obviously the city is amazing but I don't think many people know about the "nature" aspect of Austin.

Here is a link to several good spots:

https://www.timeout.com/austin/things-to-do/best-austin-parks-and-gardens

And another link focused more on water activities:

https://www.austintexas.org/austin-insider-blog/post/the-complete-guide-to-lake-life-in-the-austin-area/

Austin is generally cool, but why on earth would anyone willingly move to Texas right now?

right?

Texas has the highest % influx of residence than ANY other state. So clearly economic boom, which is a huge positive for any college student. So that is why.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:George Mason, Great Falls, Rock Creek nearby. DC a metro ride away.

??? Mason is not in a town. GF & RC are near Georgetown and GWU, not Mason.

Isn't mason near about as much of a town as Va Tech?

No, it’s in Fairfax VA. VT is almost a five hour drive out near Blacksburg VA. Are you thinking of JMU?

No I mean Blacksburg/VA Tech seem about equivalent to GMU/Fairfax when comparing college “towns”. Both being fine for what they are but unimpressive. [/quote]

No, you are out of your mind. There is no similarlty to Blacksburg VA (which I love) to the hustle and bustle of the GMU campus in Fairfax between I-66 and 495. please go and visit. They are worlds apart, and both good

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is something to consider. The University of Texas will fit your wishes nicely. Obviously the city is amazing but I don't think many people know about the "nature" aspect of Austin.

Here is a link to several good spots:

https://www.timeout.com/austin/things-to-do/best-austin-parks-and-gardens

And another link focused more on water activities:

https://www.austintexas.org/austin-insider-blog/post/the-complete-guide-to-lake-life-in-the-austin-area/

Austin is generally cool, but why on earth would anyone willingly move to Texas right now?

The population of Texas, the largest in land area among the Lower 48 states, increased by 470,708 in 2022, continuing a steady uptick. From 2000 to 2022, the state gained 9,085,073 residents, more than any other state and almost 3 million more than Florida, the next largest-gaining state. The Texas capital has undergone a pandemic influx unlike anywhere else in the country thanks to a flood of invading tech companies (Samsung, Oracle, Apple) along with quarantine-exhausted, remote-working transplants from major cities seeking a lifestyle upgrade — includin]g several notable Hollywood actors

Elon Musk might have called it. The mogul — who is opening a Tesla gigafactory the size of 138 football fields just outside the Austin city limits — declared in February that the city is going “to be the biggest boomtown America has seen in 50 years.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is something to consider. The University of Texas will fit your wishes nicely. Obviously the city is amazing but I don't think many people know about the "nature" aspect of Austin.

Here is a link to several good spots:

https://www.timeout.com/austin/things-to-do/best-austin-parks-and-gardens

And another link focused more on water activities:

https://www.austintexas.org/austin-insider-blog/post/the-complete-guide-to-lake-life-in-the-austin-area/

Austin is generally cool, but why on earth would anyone willingly move to Texas right now?

The population of Texas, the largest in land area among the Lower 48 states, increased by 470,708 in 2022, continuing a steady uptick. From 2000 to 2022, the state gained 9,085,073 residents, more than any other state and almost 3 million more than Florida, the next largest-gaining state. The Texas capital has undergone a pandemic influx unlike anywhere else in the country thanks to a flood of invading tech companies (Samsung, Oracle, Apple) along with quarantine-exhausted, remote-working transplants from major cities seeking a lifestyle upgrade — includin]g several notable Hollywood actors

Elon Musk might have called it. The mogul — who is opening a Tesla gigafactory the size of 138 football fields just outside the Austin city limits — declared in February that the city is going “to be the biggest boomtown America has seen in 50 years.”

Not everyone is as obsessed with politics as DC residents. My liberal friends that live in Austin and Houston LOVE it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Blacksburg is great for hiking, camping, climbing, mountain biking, fishing, and there are even a few places to ski depending on the year.

AT goes right through there. New River is amazing.

Ok for nature. But no town to speak of.

DP. Wonderful for nature, not just "ok." And the town of Blacksburg is a cute college town. Christiansburg is larger, and Roanoke is 40 minutes away.

[Anonymous]

All the schools along the I-5 corridor in the PNW:

Western Washington University
University of Washington
University of Puget Sound
Evergreen State College
Lewis and Clark College
Willamette University

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:George Mason, Great Falls, Rock Creek nearby. DC a metro ride away.

ummmm, no.

[Anonymous]

UC Santa Cruz has to be one of the best examples of this. Campus is in a gorgeous redwood forest, spread out over a huge amount of space, with a view of the Pacific. A quick bus ride or bike ride down the hill gets you to the very nice (if kind of fancy) town of Santa Cruz.

—Banana Slug

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All the schools along the I-5 corridor in the PNW:

Western Washington University
University of Washington
University of Puget Sound
Evergreen State College
Lewis and Clark College
Willamette University

bunch of winners.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:This is something to consider. The University of Texas will fit your wishes nicely. Obviously the city is amazing but I don't think many people know about the "nature" aspect of Austin.

Here is a link to several good spots:

https://www.timeout.com/austin/things-to-do/best-austin-parks-and-gardens

And another link focused more on water activities:

https://www.austintexas.org/austin-insider-blog/post/the-complete-guide-to-lake-life-in-the-austin-area/

Austin is generally cool, but why on earth would anyone willingly move to Texas right now?

The population of Texas, the largest in land area among the Lower 48 states, increased by 470,708 in 2022, continuing a steady uptick. From 2000 to 2022, the state gained 9,085,073 residents, more than any other state and almost 3 million more than Florida, the next largest-gaining state. The Texas capital has undergone a pandemic influx unlike anywhere else in the country thanks to a flood of invading tech companies (Samsung, Oracle, Apple) along with quarantine-exhausted, remote-working transplants from major cities seeking a lifestyle upgrade — includin]g several notable Hollywood actors

Elon Musk might have called it. The mogul — who is opening a Tesla gigafactory the size of 138 football fields just outside the Austin city limits — declared in February that the city is going “to be the biggest boomtown America has seen in 50 years.”

Not everyone is as obsessed with politics as DC residents. My liberal friends that live in Austin and Houston LOVE it.

I have friends in TX (and multiple other southern states with backwards state governments) that cannot WAIT to leave