The best known is Enchanted Rock, near Fredericksburg, which is preserved as a state natural area. It covers 640 acres, rises 425 feet above ground and is wrapped in occultish legend and superstition.

In September, the Enchanted Rock State Natural Area added 630 acres to its total parkland. This month, the park expanded by 3,073 acres , more than doubling the park’s total land. Courtesy of ...

RELATED: Enchanted Rock camper returns rock, citing bad luck. Spooky legends abound. The huge granite dome expands and contracts as the temperature changes, setting off creaking and groaning.

One major contributing factor is the pink granite through Enchanted Rock, particularly the dome that the park is named for. On a day when the temperature outside is 99 degrees, the granite can ...

Enchanted Rock’s significance dates way back. Around a billion years ago, magma resting miles below the earth’s surface pushed up into the rock above and cooled, forming a granite dome.

Officials at Enchanted Rock tweeted they’ve made 38 rescues this year. Over the weekend, however, they added another rescue to that list. This park has already had 38 heat rescues this summer.

Is it a hallowed place or a haunted one? Blessed or cursed? What you believe about Enchanted Rock depends on which of its many legends you adhere to. This much everyone agrees on: That rock makes ...