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Fast facts

The region at a glance

The Texas Hill Country spans 25+ counties on the Edwards Plateau, west of Austin and north of San Antonio.
Home to Enchanted Rock, a billion-year-old pink-granite dome rising ~425 feet above its base, and a certified International Dark Sky Park.
Gruene Hall (1878) is billed as the oldest continually operating dance hall in Texas.
Wine Road 290 runs 45 miles from Johnson City to Fredericksburg with 50+ wineries and tasting rooms; the wider region has passed 100.
Spring-fed swimming holes — Hamilton Pool, Blue Hole, the Comal and Guadalupe rivers — draw visitors all summer.
Bluebonnet season (mid-March to mid-April) is the region’s signature wildflower spectacle.
Lost Maples State Natural Area protects a relict stand of Uvalde bigtooth maple — the only reliable fall color in Texas, peaking late October to late November.
Old Tunnel State Park, the smallest state park in Texas, hosts up to three million Mexican free-tailed bats from May through October.
Dripping Springs became the first International Dark Sky Community in Texas in 2014, and the sixth in the world.

Media kit

Region overview, key figures, and seasonal highlights — the quick reference above, as a one-pager.

The wordmark and destination seal in SVG, for print and web. Please keep clear space and don’t recolor.

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The destination seal — original SVG artwork.

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