Victoria & Cody's Wedding
Things To Do
Pedernales Falls State Park
A beautiful State Park located about 30 minutes from Dripping Springs, and just past the location of the Reception Venue. At Pedernales Falls State Park, you can camp, hike, mountain bike, picnic, geocache, bird watch and ride horses. On the river, you can swim, wade, tube or fish. Look for local wildlife and plants at the bird blind and butterfly garden. Reservations for day passes to guarantee entry are recommended and can be booked online.
Hamilton Pool
A very popular natural feature in Texas located 30 minutes outside downtown Dripping Springs. Reservations are required to visit Hamilton Pool Preserve and must be made online beforehand. To get to the pool, you must take a ¼ mile trail that includes a series of rock steps that descend into the canyons. Good shoes and plenty of water are a must for the trip to the pool and preserve.
Reimers Ranch
Also located about 30 minutes from downtown Dripping Springs, this pristine parkland, open space and reserve land in western Travis County with almost 3 miles of continuous frontage along the Pedernales River is the largest parkland acquisition in the history of Travis County. The sizable Central Texas rock-climbing community views Reimers Ranch as a destination with world-class rock climbing. The active local mountain biking community likewise enjoys Reimers Ranch’s over 18 miles of trails through the classic Central Texas landscape. No reservations required.
Westcave Outdoor Discovery Center
Located in the same area as Hamilton Pool and Reimers Ranch, visitors here can take guided tours from an arid savanna through a limestone crevice into a sheltered canyon of lush plant life. At the end of a mile-long path is a gorgeous 40-foot waterfall that cascades into a beautiful, natural emerald pool. Hiking is also available in an “Uplands” area of the preserve. Hiking in this area does not require a guide. Please note that reservations are required to visit, and can be made online in advanced.
Enchanted Rock State Natural Area
Located about 1.25 hours from Dripping Springs, Enchanted Rock is a massive pink granite dome rising above Central Texas that has drawn people for thousands of years. It is a very popular natural attraction, and can get quite busy, so reservations for day passes to guarantee entry are recommended and can be booked online. The summit trail is a quick hike at about 1.3 miles out-and-back, but there are 11 miles of trails in the park besides just the summit trail.
Lost Maples State Natural Area
Located about 2 hours and 20 minutes from Dripping Springs, Lost Maples is a beautiful area that is particularly popular in the fall due to its display of beautiful fall colors from its Uvalde bigtooth maples. However it is a beautiful park year around, and visitors can enjoy abundant wildflowers, steep canyon walls, and the scenic Sabinal River. Lost Maples East Trail Loop is a great 5 mile hike in the area with scenic views. Reservations for day passes to guarantee entry are recommended and can be booked online.
Hill Country State Natural Area
Located about 2 hours from Dripping Springs (and out closer to where Cody is from), Hill Country State Park is over 5,000 acres of rugged canyons, scenic plateaus and tranquil creek bottoms, offering primitive camping, backpacking, nature-watching and multi-use trails for hikers, mountain bikers and horseback riders. A great 5-6 mile hike is the Wilderness Trail, Spring Branch, and Twin Peaks Loop. Reservations for day passes to guarantee entry are recommended and can be booked online.
Garner State Park
Located 2.5 hours from Dripping Springs, Garner State Park contains 2.9 miles of Frio River winding through 1,774 acres of scenic Hill Country terrain. Visitors can swim in the Frio River, float its waters on an inner tube, operate a paddle boat, hike 16 miles of scenic trails, camp, study nature, picnic, canoe, fish, play miniature golf, geocache and ride bikes. A nice 3-4 mile hike is Old Baldy, Bridges, and Crystal Cave Loop Trail, which offers a scenic overlook of Painted Rock. Reservations for day passes to guarantee entry are recommended and can be booked online.
FairLane: Cocktails and Coffee
Located 5 minutes outside downtown Dripping Springs, FairLane is a unique setup offering outdoor seating and cocktails, coffee, and tea options surrounded by a series of food trucks for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. They also have indoor seating and are kid friendly with a playground on site.
Pig Pen BBQ
Located in downtown Dripping Springs, Pig Pen BBQ has classic BBQ options with mainly indoor seating and takeout options.
Crêpe Crazy
Located in downtown Dripping Springs, Crepe Crazy is a breakfast and lunch restaurant with sweet and savory crepes as well as paninis and salads. The restaurant has a small amount of indoor and outdoor seating as well as options for takeout.
Rolling in Thyme & Dough
Located in Dripping Springs, Rolling in Thyme and Dough is a breakfast and lunch cafe. They have mainly outdoor seating that's nice on a good weather day.
Homespun Kitchen and Bar
Located in downtown Dripping Springs, Homespun Kitchen and Bar is a farm-to-table style restaurant with mainly American food. The restaurant is very kid friendly (with a playground) and has indoor and outdoor seating with a sportsbar style TV setup.
Salt Lick Cellars
Located about 20 minutes from downtown Dripping Springs, Salt Lick offers a unique tasting experience right next door to their Salt Lick BBQ restaurant. A beautiful outdoor beer and wine tasting patio makes this a nice choice for also getting food and tastings on a nice weather day.
Hawk's Shadow Estate Winery
About 20 minutes from Dripping Springs (and for the Wedding Party, this is right next door to our lodging), Hawk's Shadow is a beautiful winery with sweeping views of hill country on their outdoor tasting patio or a nice indoor tasting room as well. Reservations for tasting recommended but walk-ins are accepted. Also note that no sweet wines are served at this winery, dry wines only.
Solaro Estate Winery
Located about 15 minutes from downtown Dripping Springs, this family vineyard has beautiful views with outdoor tasting space.
Duchman Family Winery
Located 15 minutes from downtown Dripping Springs and Kid Friendly. Please note that tastings are by reservation only Fri-Sun. Picturesque tasting room with outdoor spaces as well.
Hamilton Pool Vineyards & Farms
Located about 30 minutes from downtown Dripping Springs, this is up near Hamilton Pool, Reimer's Ranch, and Westcave Outdoor Discovery Center. This vineyard offers nice indoor and outdoor tasting spaces as well as a farm-to-table restaurant and on-site accommodations. Reservations for tastings are recommended.
Deep Eddy Vodka Tasting Room
Located within downtown Dripping Springs and Kid Friendly. The well-known Vodka company that is famously handcrafted in Austin, Texas actually has its tasting room in Dripping Springs, at the site of their former bottling plant. Visitors can do basic tastings, cocktail and other classes, or just sit and enjoy a cocktail in their indoor or outdoor tasting spaces. Please note that it's illegal in Texas to sell liquor by the bottle on Sundays, so if visiting on Sunday visitors aren't able to purchase bottles to bring home.
Crowded Barrel Whiskey Co
Located about 20 minutes form downtown Dripping Springs, Crowded Barrel has a tasting deck where visitors can drink cocktails and purchase bottles to take home. Again, please note that it's illegal in Texas to sell liquor by the bottle on Sundays.
Dripping Springs Distilling
Located about 5 minutes from downtown Dripping Springs and Kid Friendly, Dripping Springs Distilling offers tours, tastings, outdoor tasting spaces, Happy Hour, Brunch, a Bloody Mary Bar, and Live Music. Again, please note that it's illegal in Texas to sell liquor by the bottle on Sundays.
12 Fox Beer Co
Located about 10 minutes outside of downtown Dripping Springs and Kid Friendly. 12 Fox Beer Co is a unique brewery with a cool backstory. The brewery is outdoor seating (so if it's hot or the weather is bad, take that into account), and has food as well as a playground for kids.
Fitzhugh Brewing
Located about 10 minutes from Downtown Dripping Springs, and very Kid Friendly. This brewery has food and unique beers brewed onsite, with plenty of indoor and outdoor space for enjoying, including a large playground for kids.
Vista Brewing
Located about 15 minutes from Downtown Dripping Springs and Kid Friendly. Vista Brewing is a 21-acre destination brewery with acres of beer garden, live music and ranch views, food onsite, and a farm.