Hill Country Lodging, Weddings and Events in Wimberley, Texas

Hill Country Attractions

Although we are in a beautiful Hill Country Setting, you are just minutes away from dining, shopping and activities. Here you will find information on several area attractions, but if you have specific interest let us know and we would be happy to give you more detailed recommendations!

 

The Wimberley town square is just about 5 miles from our property. It is you go to place for food, shopping and fun nearby! San Marcos is just 12 miles away and has great public river spots and the outlet malls. We are also just about 15 minutes away from Gruene and Canyon Lake and 30 minutes for New Braunfels. To get to both Austin and San Antonio, you are looking at about 45minutes to an hour...so this is why our area is referred to as “The Junction”, we are right in the middle of it all!

 

Transportation Services: We do have Uber and Lyft Drivers in the area, but we recommend that you try to schedule you services in advance in order to avoid a long wait time.

 

• Airport Rides: Laura Warlick, Local Private Diver, 830-624-5110 and LauraWarlick@gmail.com: Offers airport rides and more for up to 4 clients. Requests at least 24-48 hours notice for

  airport rides.

• Group Transport: For group’s, you may also look into Mike’s Luxury Transport: https://www.mikesluxurytransports.com/hillcountry.html

 

At the Junction

just ½ a mile from The Wildflower Country Inn

• Stripes (24hour convenience store) & Twin Liquors

• Savages, bar and grill. Live music: https://www.facebook.com/SavagesHillCountryBar/

 

Wimberley

Town square located just 4 miles from The Wildflower Country Inn.

 

Closest Grocery store: HEB in Wimberley is your best option, 6 miles from property.

 

Wimberley has a host of activities for visitors including shopping, dining, zip lining, brewery and winery tours, art galleries and more. Please view the links for more detail information on things to do in the area. http://visitwimberley.com/

 

 

Swimming in the area:

 

• Wimberley: The Blue Hole, a lush park showcasing a forested swimming area with rope swings plus a basketball court & trails. This is a great spot for the whole family, reservations required so book well in advance in the high season! http://www.cityofwimberley.com/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={1CDE9473-341C-496E-BD68-CED18B923848}&DE={73216981-2826-4903-ADED-090ADBF499A6}

• Wimberley: Jacob’s Well, a true Texas gem! This artesian spring require reservations in the summer so check out the website before visiting. http://www.visitwimberley.com/jacobswell/

   

 

 

Wineries & Breweries

There is no shortage of wineries and breweries in the hill country so for a complete list please check out https://www.texaswinetrail.com/. We have included some of our favorites (and closest!) below.

• Middleton Brewery, close by brewery and brew pub with food trailers! http://www.middletonbrewingtx.com/

• Rough House Brewery: Right next to Middleton, so you can go on a mini brewery tour just a few miles from the property! http://roughhousebrewing.com/

• Driftwood Estates, Mediterranean style wines. Breathtaking hilltop view overlooking the vineyard, http://www.driftwoodwine.com/

• Wimberley Valley Winery, great hill country wines. https://wimberleyvalleywine.com/

• Real Ale Brewery in Blanco, a little further down the road but worth the trip. https://realalebrewing.com/brewery/tap-room-tours/

• Wine tours: Wimberley Wine Wagon, https://www.vwwinewagon.com/ and Taste of the Hill Country https://www.tasteofthehillstours.com/ . Rent a shuttle or other luxury transport and create your own tour at: https://www.mikesluxurytransports.com/hillcountry.html

 

Our favorite Wimberley Restaurants

• Community Pizza & Beer Garden, Your Local "Family Friendly" Establishment For Live Music, Cold Beer, Full Bar and Wood Fire Pizza. They have a playscape for the kiddos and gret craft cocktails for the adults! https://communitybeergarden.com/

• The Leaning Pear, craft food in a beautiful location, Sunday brunch https://www.leaningpear.com/

• Creekhouse: Creekside hotspot (online reservations recommended) with a fun food and bar menu in a beautiful setting. https://www.creekhousewtx.com/

• Jobell, upscale hill country dining http://jobellcafe.com/

• Wimberley Café. Traditional American Café on the Wimberley Square. Breakfast, lunch and dinner.. http://wimberleycafe.com/

• Longleaf Craft Kitchen and Bar: Limited, upscale menu and a large assortment of craft cocktails. Fantastic outdoor patio area and live music! https://longleafwimberley.com/

• Creekside Cookers: BBQ and Steakhouse (the brisket burgers are amazing!!) https://creeksidecookers.com/

• Durango's: Great spot for breakfast tacos with homemade tortillas and a drive thru window! https://durangoswimberley.com/

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• Wimberley Events:

http://www.visitwimberley.com/category/events/index.shtml

 

Other Activities:

• Shopping on the Wimberley Square, dozens of boutique shops and art galleries where you can find something for everyone!

• Wimberley Zipline Adventures, reservations a must, http://wimberleyzipline.com/

• The Wimberley Players, live theater. http://www.wimberleyplayers.org/

• Old Baldy, Climb the 215 steps to the top for views of Wimberely, https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g56901-d270420-Reviews-Lookout_Mountain_Old_Baldy-Wimberley_Texas.html

• Emily Ann Outdoor Theater, http://www.emilyann.org/

• Corral Theater, Seasonal Outdoor Movies, http://www.corraltheatre.com/

 

 

 

San Marcos

(located just 12 miles from The Wildflower Country Inn). San Marcos, home to Texas State University, the outlet malls and the San Marcos River is just right down the road!

http://www.toursanmarcos.com/

 

• TUBING: For a shorter, family friendly float, check out the Lion’s Club:http://www.tubesanmarcos.com/ ; For a longer float, try Don’s Fish Camp. Previous guests have also been able to arrange for the Don’s Fish Camp, Party School Bus to pick them up on property: https://donsfishcamp.com/

   

• River access: You can also visit one of the San Marcos river’s public park for free river access that requires no reservation. Just put the Lion’s Club or Ivar’s River pub/Rio Vista Park in your GPS and that will get you there!

   

• Outlet malls, shop until you drop. http://www.premiumoutlets.com/outlet/san-marcos & https://www.tangeroutlet.com/sanmarcos

   

• Meadows Center, glass bottom boat rides, Explore Spring Lake in a historic glass bottom boat, go a paddle board tour, visit the nature center and much more! http://www.meadowscenter.txstate.edu/ExploreSpringLake.htm

   

• Hiking, Spend the day hiking around one of San Marco’s natural areas. Our favorite is Purgatory Creek! http://smgreenbelt.org/natural-areas/#ProspectPark

   

• Favorite San Marcos restaurants/bars​

  • The Root cellar, http://www.rootcellarcafe.com/

  • Ivar’s River Pub, http://www.riverpubtx.com/

  • Palmer’s Courtyard, http://www.palmerstexas.com/

  • San Marcos Square: San Marcos’ downtown area is a great option for those looking for a little bar hopping and dancing fun! https://www.yelp.com/search?cflt=nightlife&find_loc=San+Marcos%2C+TX+78666

 

Gruene (20 minutes away)

Visit Texas’ Oldest Dance Hall, tube, shop, drink and eat! We highly recommend for a fun day trip, but be prepared for large crowds on holidays and weekends.

http://www.gruenetexas.com/

 

• Texas’s oldest dance hall, live music day and night: http://gruenehall.com/

• Gruene River Grill and The Gristmill; popular restaurants with indoor seat and large patios overlooking the Guadalupe River, in the heart of Gruene.https://www.gruenerivergrill.com & http://gristmillrestaurant.com/

• Tube the river: Rockin R River Rides, https://rockinr.com/

 

New Braunfels (30 minutes):

Home to Schilitterbahn, the Comal River, German Cuisine and Wurst Fest

https://www.playinnewbraunfels.com/

 

• Water Park: https://www.schlitterbahn.com/new-braunfels

• Tubing: One of many tubing outfitters, https://www.texastubes.com/ http://comaltubes.com/

• German Cuisine: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurants-g56350-c21-New_Braunfels_Texas.html

• Caverns: https://naturalbridgecaverns.com/

 

Canyon Lake

Canyon Lake has 80 miles of scenic shoreline & covers an 8,230 surface acre area. It is one of the deepest lakes in Texas with an average depth of 43 feet and is great for fishing. https://www.canyon-lake.net/

 

• Boat and water-sport rentals: https://canyonlakemarinastx.com/rentals/

• A favorite restaurant and worth the drive! https://www.gennarostrattoria.com/

 

Austin & San Antonio

These two cities are just 45 minutes-1hour away!

http://www.austintexas.org/visit/things-to-do/nightlife/

https://www.thesanantonioriverwalk.com/

Austin Airport: https://www.austintexas.gov/airport

San Antonio Airport: https://infax.com/mobile/sat/