// Southwest · 7–10 days
Texas Hill Country & Big Bend
Bluebonnet back roads, Enchanted Rock at sunset, and the Rio Grande canyons.
Parks
3
Days
7
States
1
Region
Southwest
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Stop 01Texas Hill CountryTexas · 3 days · best march–may (bluebonnets) & octoberWildflower back roads, swimming holes, and small-town BBQ between Austin and San Antonio.
Hamilton PoolEnchanted RockFredericksburg- Stop 02Big BendTexas · 3 days · best october–april
Where the Rio Grande carves the Chihuahuan Desert beneath the Chisos.
Santa Elena CanyonWindow TrailRio Grande hot springs 
Stop 03Guadalupe MountainsTexas · 1 day · best fall & springA fossil reef rises from the West Texas desert to Texas's highest summit.
Guadalupe PeakMcKittrick CanyonEl Capitan
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