Enjoy the Texas Hill Country

If you are looking for some music over the weekend you could try the Sisterdale Dance Hall on Friday or the Quihi Gun Club/Dance Hall on Saturday.  Both of these locations are excellent old time Hill Country dance halls and should be visited at least once. “Ah hah, San Antone.”  Info for both dance halls [...]

Once the rains end and it heats back up this weekend it would be a good time to head out to Blue Hole in Wimberley.  The county will be opening the park for weekend swimming starting this Saturday.  It is one of the absolute best swimming holes in the Hill Country so if you go [...]

This Saturday the staff at Inks Lake State Park will host a guided hike.  During the hike you will learn about all the unique geology in the area that makes this one of the best parks in the state.  http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/calendar/hiking/geology-rocks-5

We’re getting closer to the end of the year.  If you are still looking for something to do you might want to consider heading over to Gruene Hall to hear Cody Canada play on Saturday.  Could be a lot of fun.  http://www.gruenehall.com/dec2011.html

The good people in Camp Wood are holding their 50th annual Old Settlers Reunion on the 5th and 6th.  They will feature a parade, dance, rodeo, game tournaments, arts and crafts, barbecue, old fiddlers contest, cowboy shootout, dominoes and horseshoes tournaments, pecan pie baking contest, and children’s games and rides.  There should be enough water in [...]

The River Road Ice House is the place to be this holiday weekend.  They open early for happy hour and will be having live music Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  If you need to get in the water nearby there still should be some pools up the road at the First Crossing.   http://hillcountryoutdoorguide.com/location/river-road-ice-house/

This weather is ideal for camping in the Hill Country. If you are looking for some places to go camping, please consider going over to our website where we have descriptions for more than 100 campgrounds. If tent camping doesn’t strike your fancy, we have descriptions for over 500 cabins, B&Bs and cottages. Have fun. [...]

Here is the first tip of the week for New Year’s Eve destinations.  The Albert Dance Hall is a great place to spend the evening kicking up some dust on the dance floor and it is centrally located close to Luckenbach.  This year they will feature Sam Bentley who plays old time country.  Beats the [...]

Starting on Friday of this week will be the first day of the GRTU’s trout fishing festival outside of New Braunfels over the weekend.  They will feature guest speakers, a film series, casting contests, fly tiers,  various demonstrations and all kinds of vendors.  If you enjoy fly fishing on the Guad this is the place [...]

Anhalt Hall is one of those old German dance halls in the Hill Country that has been around for many, many years.  It has a great dance floor and, unlike many of the area dance halls, it has an arched ceiling.  On Saturday there will not be any German music or C&W music at the [...]