Wildflowers in Texas Hill Country

I had heard that the Texas wildflowers were especially stunning this year, so I was very happy I could go visit Josh and Nicole in San Antonio for a few days last week. We had fun exploring together.

We took some great photos. You’ll want to click the link to our photo album from the trip.

I hope if you’re looking for something to do in Texas Hill Country that some of these ideas work for you. I have links to places to see and for dining out. All of the eateries had good gluten-free options.  I also wrote about more places from our first visit in the fall of 2017: See Fun Times in San Antonio.

Places to see in San Antonio

• San Antonio Botanical Garden is a top U.S. garden and lovely in the spring.
• Japanese Tea Garden is a city park. The gardens are planted in an old quarry.
• San Antonio Missions NHP Several missions comprise this park. We visited two.
  • Mission Concepción
  • Mission San José is very impressive with a walled enclosure and a gristmill.
    • San José Gristmill was fascinating because the turning water wheel was in the basement.

And some places in Austin

• Elisabet Ney Museum This sculptor had notable European clients. After moving to Texas, she sculpted Stephen Austin, Sam Houston, and others.
• Wilder Wood gluten-free meals

Places to see in the Hill Country

• Inks Lake State Park Texas
• Enchanted Rock State Natural Area is a designated dark sky park.
• Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site is across the road from LBJ’s ranch and had a lot of wildflowers.
• Lyndon B Johnson NHP We drove around the ranch, checked out some displays and saw Air Force One-Half.

We stopped almost daily at local artisan coffee shops. All had wonderful charm and tasty food.

Eateries

In San Antonio

• 5 Points Local Great breakfast
• PRESS Coffee
• Food hall at the Pearl

In Hill Country

• The Cracked Mug in Helotes, Texas, is one of several open-air shops at the Shops at Old Town Helotes
• The Wander’n Calf is inside a large antique store which also had a lot of items for sale outside, too (Comfort, Texas)

We all contributed to this photo album of our adventures.