Texas region guide
Things to do in Hill Country
Plan a trip around 36 published destinations in Hill Country. Compare parks, waterways, historic places, trails, caverns, wildlife areas, and visitor attractions, then connect the places that fit your route.
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Use this guide as a starting point for discovering public lands, natural features, heritage sites, and visitor attractions across Hill Country. Each destination page brings together location details, activities, amenities, current source information, and nearby stops so you can build a realistic itinerary instead of a disconnected list.
Before leaving, confirm operating hours, reservations, fees, weather, water conditions, closures, and access rules with the destination’s official source. Distances and services can vary considerably across Texas, so allow extra time between remote stops.
Popular activities in Hill Country
Destinations in Hill Country
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Albert & Bessie Kronkosky State Natural Area
Boerne · Bandera County · Hill Country
A protected Hill Country landscape preserving springs, canyons, grasslands, and diverse wildlife while public-use planning continues.
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge
Marble Falls · Burnet, Travis, and Williamson Counties County · Hill Country
Discover rugged Hill Country canyons, limestone hills, oak-juniper woodlands, springs, and habitat protected for the endangered golden-cheeked warbler, black-capped vireo, and diverse native wildlife.
Blanco State Park
Blanco · Blanco County · Hill Country
A compact Hill Country park along the Blanco River with swimming, fishing, paddling, camping, and riverside picnicking.
Blue Hole Regional Park
Wimberley · Hays County County · Hill Country
A municipal Hill Country park centered on a clear Cypress Creek swimming area shaded by mature bald cypress trees.
Cascade Caverns
Boerne · Kendall County County · Hill Country
Explore one of Texas' oldest touring caves, where guided routes descend through limestone passages, historic rooms, and an active underground ecosystem.
Cave Without a Name
Boerne · Kendall County County · Hill Country
Visit a living Hill Country cavern with six major rooms, abundant stalactites and flowstone, and a renowned underground chamber used for special events.
Colorado Bend State Park
Bend · San Saba County · Hill Country
Rugged Hill Country wilderness with Gorman Falls, Colorado River access, cave tours, mountain biking, fishing, and primitive camping.
Devil's Sinkhole State Natural Area
Rocksprings · Edwards County · Hill Country
A massive vertical cavern and important Mexican free-tailed bat roost, accessible through seasonal guided tours and evening bat-flight programs.
Enchanted Rock State Natural Area
Fredericksburg · Gillespie County · Hill Country
A massive pink granite dome with summit hiking, rock climbing, primitive camping, sweeping Hill Country views, and internationally recognized dark skies.
Fort Martin Scott State Historic Site
Fredericksburg · Gillespie County County · Hill Country
Explore one of the first U.S. Army posts on the Texas frontier and its connections to settlers, soldiers, and Indigenous peoples.
Garner State Park
Concan · Uvalde County · Hill Country
Frio River swimming, limestone hills, trails, cabins, and camping.
Gorman Cave
Bend · San Saba County County · Hill Country
View a sensitive travertine cave and spring feature from the River Trail at Colorado Bend State Park; cave entry is restricted, while reservable guided wild-cave tours explore other park caves.
Guadalupe River State Park
Spring Branch · Comal County · Hill Country
River swimming, paddling, camping, and wooded Hill Country trails.
Hamilton Pool Preserve
Dripping Springs · Travis County · Hill Country
A protected Hill Country grotto, waterfall, and short nature trail.
Hancock Springs Park
Lampasas · Lampasas County County · Hill Country
A historic municipal park centered on a free-flowing spring-fed swimming pool and shaded community recreation grounds in Lampasas.
Inks Lake State Park
Burnet · Burnet County · Hill Country
A constant-level Highland Lakes destination with granite outcrops, Devil's Waterhole, swimming, paddling, fishing, hiking, cabins, and camping.
Inner Space Cavern
Georgetown · Williamson County County · Hill Country
Tour a well-preserved limestone cavern discovered during Interstate 35 construction, featuring large rooms, growing formations, and prehistoric animal remains.
Jacob's Well Natural Area
Wimberley · Hays County County · Hill Country
A Hill Country artesian spring and karst natural area at the headwaters of Cypress Creek, protected for water, habitat, and public education.
Krause Springs
Spicewood · Burnet County County · Hill Country
A privately owned Hill Country swimming and camping destination where dozens of natural springs feed landscaped and natural pools above Lake Travis.
Longhorn Cavern State Park
Burnet · Burnet County · Hill Country
A historic Hill Country cavern with guided walking and wild-cave tours, CCC architecture, hiking, and scenic overlooks.
Lost Maples State Natural Area
Vanderpool · Bandera County · Hill Country
Limestone canyons, clear streams, rugged trails, primitive camping, birding, and celebrated fall foliage from isolated bigtooth maples.
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park
Johnson City · Blanco County County · Hill Country
Explore President Lyndon B. Johnson's birthplace, boyhood home, ranch, family cemetery, and the Texas Hill Country landscape that shaped his life.
Lyndon B. Johnson State Park & Historic Site
Stonewall · Gillespie County · Hill Country
A day-use historic park interpreting President Johnson's Hill Country heritage with the Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm, trails, exhibits, and river scenery.
National Museum of the Pacific War
Fredericksburg · Gillespie County County · Hill Country
Explore extensive galleries, artifacts, memorials, and immersive exhibits dedicated to the Pacific Theater of World War II.
Natural Bridge Caverns
San Antonio · Comal County County · Hill Country
Explore Texas' largest commercial cavern system, known for active limestone formations, expansive underground chambers, and guided tours beneath the Hill Country.
Old Tunnel State Park
Fredericksburg · Kendall County · Hill Country
A former railroad tunnel that shelters a major Mexican free-tailed bat colony, with seasonal evening bat viewing, birding, and short nature trails.
Pedernales Falls State Park
Johnson City · Blanco County · Hill Country
Dramatic limestone falls and pools on the Pedernales River, with hiking, mountain biking, swimming areas, fishing, paddling, wildlife, and camping.
Pedernales River Scenic Segment — Kimble County
Kimble County, Gillespie County County · Hill Country
A lightly developed upper Pedernales reach recognized nationally for natural areas, wildlife, and exceptional Hill Country scenery.
Selah, Bamberger Ranch Preserve
Johnson City · Blanco County County · Hill Country
A 5,500-acre privately protected Hill Country ranch restored from degraded land into native grassland, woodland, spring, lake, and wildlife habitat used for conservation education and research.
South Llano River State Park
Junction · Kimble County · Hill Country
A spring-fed Hill Country river park with swimming, paddling, fishing, hiking, birding, wildlife viewing, camping, and dark-sky programs.
Upper Frio River Scenic Segment
Uvalde County, Real County County · Hill Country
A spring-influenced Hill Country segment linking Garner State Park, limestone canyons, cypress-lined banks, and exceptional aquatic habitat.
Upper Guadalupe River Scenic Segment
Kerr County, Kendall County County · Hill Country
A cypress-lined Hill Country segment with clear pools, limestone banks, groundwater connections, and exceptional aquatic life.
Upper Nueces River Scenic Segment
Uvalde County, Real County, Edwards County County · Hill Country
A remote, spring-fed Hill Country segment of clear pools, limestone shelves, rugged ranch country, and native wildlife habitat.
Upper Sabinal River Scenic Segment
Uvalde County, Bandera County County · Hill Country
A spring-influenced Hill Country segment passing through wooded canyons and protected landscapes around Lost Maples.
Westcave Preserve
Round Mountain · Travis County County · Hill Country
A privately protected Hill Country canyon preserve with limestone formations, a grotto, waterfall habitat, upland trails, and guided conservation-focused visitor access.
Wonder World Cave & Adventure Park
San Marcos · Hays County County · Hill Country
Tour a Balcones Fault cave in San Marcos and learn how geological forces exposed its chambers, fossils, rock layers, and distinctive dry-cave formations.