Texas Hill Country, TX

While the Texas Hill Country River Region is best known for the Frio River, the surrounding towns offer so much more, from scenic state parks, to stunning hiking trails, to rolling hills and vineyards, to the Frio Bat Flight (when 12 million bats fly out of their caves — right in front of you — and into the sky). The region is about 90 minutes west of San Antonio and is also home to the 1,774-acre Garner State Park, which is set along three miles of the Frio River; the park has 11 miles of scenic hiking trails.

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