Looking for day trip ideas around Abilene. State parks, good back-road drives, good places to eat (saw Perini Ranch and The Shed on other thread). Thanks.

Drive to Coleman, eat at Rancho Pizzeria?

Edit to add, go to San Angelo, have lunch at Alejandra's on the east side of the square in Ballinger on the way. Tour Ft. Concho in San Angelo. Come back via 277.

All of these places are +10 on our list

Perini's in Buffalo Gap - also has a cool B&B
Beehive in downtown Abilene
Vagabond Pizza in downtown Abilene
Black Cur in Coleman
Rancho Loma east of Coleman - really fancy with cool B&B

Bunch of cool new bars in downtown Abilene
Museum at Frontier Texas

In Albany- Old Jail art Museum
North of town Ft Griffen

If you wind up in San Angelo try out Old Central Firehouse Pizzeria and Taproom. Great pizza and beer.

https://ocfpizzeria.com/

Fort Phantom Hill

Dixie Pig!

Belle's in Abilene.