Hays County is blessed with natural spaces, from cool, clear swimming holes to stunning mountaintop vistas. Not all of them are open to the public, however, and county government is aiming to fix that and is seeking public comment on how to do so. 

The county’s Parks and Open Space Advisory Commission (POSAC), created by the Commissioners Court in February, is asking municipalities, nonprofits, homeowners associations and other groups and individuals for ideas.

The POSAC, which began meetin...