Overview
The River Region is in the Hill Country of Texas.
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Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: Oct–Apr. Summer highs reach about 98°F; winter lows dip to about 42°F. Very hot (Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep) — plan outdoor time for mornings. Wettest: May and Oct. (climate data from nearby Austin)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- AUS Austin Bergstrom International Airport, Austin — 55 mi away (major hub). Directions
- VCT Victoria Regional Airport, Victoria — 63 mi away. Directions
The region is most easily accessed by car from the San Antonio area.
Full “Get in” guide ↓Sample 3-day trip
- Day 1: Sabinal — Sabinal Canyon Museum, Wild Hog Festival.
- Day 2: Uvalde — Fort Inge, Janey Slaughter Briscoe Opera House, John Nance Garner House.
- Day 3: Brackettville — Alamo Village, Fort Clark Springs, Old Guardhouse Museum.
Built from the best-covered destinations in this region; open each for its own day plan.
Places in River Region
Understand
The Hill Country River Region lies between the San Antonio area and Big Bend Country in south central Texas. It is an area of lush green canyons carved into the limestone hills by the Sabinal, Leona, Frio, Dry Frio, and Nueces Rivers.
Cities
- Bandera
- Brackettville
- Castroville
- Comfort
- Hondo
- Sabinal
- Uvalde
Other destinations
- Devil's Sinkhole , +1 830 563-2342. Largest single-chamber cavern in the state. Reservations required.
- Garner State Park , 234 R.R. 1050, in Concan, +1 830 232-6132. Beautiful park with cypress trees along the Frio River, great for innertubing. The park also hosts large dances at night which are a tradition since the 1930s.
- Hill Country State Natural Area near Bandera.
- Kickapoo Cavern near Brackettville, +1 830 563-2342. A fairly undeveloped park featuring a primitive cave, great birdwatching, and a large colony of Mexican free-tailed bats.
- Lost Maples State Natural Area , off FM 187 near Vanderpool, +1 830 966-3413. 11 miles (18 km) of hiking in wooded canyons along the Sabinal River.
Get in
The region is most easily accessed by car from the San Antonio area.
- US 90 runs east-west across the area connecting San Antonio with Del Rio
- US 83 runs north-south through the center of the region.
Nearby
Schulenburg
City / town · 1 listings · 6 mi away
Weimar
City / town · 4 listings · 8 mi away
La Grange
City / town · 7 listings · 9 mi away
Burton
City / town · 10 listings · 33 mi away
Bastrop
City / town · 34 listings · 35 mi away
Gonzales
City / town · 5 listings · 39 mi away
Brenham
City / town · 17 listings · 40 mi away
Luling
City / town · 14 listings · 46 mi away
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