I’ve come to Hill Country State Natural Area with Elaine Swiss, a retired high-tech executive who lives on a ranch near Round Mountain and competes in trail-riding events around the country.

Nestled in the picturesque Hill Country near Boerne, a new Texas park is poised to become a haven for nature enthusiasts. Spanning approximately 3,814 acres, the Albert and Bessie Kronkosy State ...

(CHASE FOUNTAIN / CHASE A. FOUNTAIN, TPWD) Albert and Bessie Kronkosky State Natural Area This natural area is nestled in pristine Texas Hill Country land near Boerne. The Kronkosky family started ...

About an hour's drive northwest of San Antonio, you'll find the highly underrated Hill Country State Natural Area. The over 5,000-acre park features rugged canyons, scenic plateaus and tranquil ...

The Honey Creek State Natural Area gained 515 acres ... “Honey Creek is one of the most pristine streams not only in the Hill Country, but in all of Texas,” Zach Spector, the director of ...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has paid $43 million to buy 3,073 acres to expand Enchanted Rock State Natural Area ... environmental news and the Hill Country for the San Antonio Express ...

Local residents had long used the chosen site for recreation. TPWD is hosting a guided hike at Hill Country State Natural Area, which is about one hour northwest of San Antonio at 10600 Bandera Creek.

A Texas Hill Country property just outside San Antonio is one of three pieces of land slated to become a new Texas state park. The Albert and Bessie Kronkosky State Natural Area located in the ...

What: 515 acres of new state park land, and further protections for a pristine Hill Country stream. Who: The Urbanczyk family, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), the Texas Parks and ...