Hill Country State Natural Area

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History

old barn and fence surrounded by flowers and treesHill Country State Natural Area is in Bandera and Medina counties, 52 miles northwest of San Antonio. The state acquired the 5,369.8-acre site by gift and purchase in 1976. The natural area opened in 1984.

The Merrick Bar-O Ranch donated most of the site. The owners stipulated that it "be kept far removed and untouched by modern civilization, where everything is preserved intact, yet put to a useful purpose."