Enjoy the Texas Hill Country

This old-school resort is available for day use and they have cabins located across the street from the 1492 Crossing in Wimberley. They have a few four-plex units and there are different floor plans for the cabins so you will need to contact the owners to see about bedroom and bathroom combinations. You can come [...]

This place is located at the intersection of River Road (CR 348) and State Hwy 127 in picturesque Concan. Andy’s offers camping spaces and they can make arrangements for tube and kayak rentals in case you want to take a trip down the fabulous Frio River. Be sure to check with them about their shuttle [...]

This isolated 320-acre Travis County park has about two miles of lake frontage on the banks of Lake Travis. The park is not as heavily used as some of the other parks on the lake and it offers primitive camping, swimming, fishing and there is a shaded campground located along a bluff. There is a [...]

The primary purpose of this refuge is to protect habitat for Golden-Cheeked Warblers and Black-Capped Vireos and other bird species. Lots of winged creatures and various types of mammals inhabit this refuge so there are plenty of wildlife viewing opportunities up here. The preserve contains about five miles of hiking trails and has an observation [...]

This 125 acre preserve offers nine different trails through different habitats – dry dessert like, hilly typical Texas Hill Country with over 300 Madrone trees and 37 native grasses and a canyon with pond – built by the Pipe Creek -, with big Spanish oaks and Escarpment cherries and 200 year old junipers. You first [...]

This shallow area is located at one of the crossings of County Road 1340 and the Guadalupe River west of Hunt. Nice spot to go wading or wade fishing and perhaps to do some birding. Parking and access to water are OK and this is a real nice drive outside of Kerrville to boot. You [...]

This is a very nice campground located on the fabulous spring-fed Nueces River in the sprawling Nueces Canyon and it offers oak tree-shaded camping, swimming, fishing and tubing opportunities. One of the best things about this location is that the campsites are either right on or very close to the beautiful river (when the water [...]

This is an 81 acre natural area located mostly west of the Blanco River, just below the bridge at IH35 in San Marcos. Blanco Shoals is unique in that it is an undeveloped riparian area, which is projected to remain that way except for a few trails to be built. This area contains high bank [...]

This natural area sits upon 400 acres on two ranches off of Old Highway No. 9 south of Fredericksburg. They have cleared most of the juniper/cedar off the property which means there typically is water flowing onsite. Those pesky junipers drink a lot of water and you really can tell the difference in stream flows [...]

This is one of those relatively small lakes that is a great place to go swimming because no motorized boats are allowed on the water. This also is a good place to go fishing and they have hiking trails and a butterfly garden. They also have a bird watching blind for you to use. Exit [...]