TEXAS  –  HILL COUNTRY

Notes: The densest and most expansive displays of wildflowers I’ve seen in Texas were in an area known as the Hill Country. This area of rolling hills can be broadly defined as north of San Antonio, west of Austin, south of Lampasas, and east of Fredericksburg. I confess this is a huge area, even for a state as big as Texas. To narrow the scope a bit (quite a bit, in fact), I suggest headquartering in Marble Falls and then focus your attention on driving every public backroad you can within the isosceles triangle bounded on the southeast by Texas 71, on the north by Texas 29 and on the west by US 281. April is a good time to witness this bloom bonanza. Again, to be more specific, I would suggest the first week of April. Note, however, there can be great variability in the timing and quantity of the blooms. Several factors contribute to this variability, the most significant of which is the appropriate amount of precipitation during the previous winter. Finally, when you stop to get out and take a closer look at the flowers, make sure you stay within the public right-of-way, not venturing onto private property without permission.

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