It became known as “enchanted” by Native American tribes in the area, which had long-held legends stating that the rock was ...

It’s not the easiest thing,” Doug Cochran, superintendent of Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, said of the pink, granite mountain in the middle of the Texas Hill Country.

Fewer people, nicer views. Catch this view of Enchanted Rock from Moss Lake, on the back side of the granite dome. Pam LeBlanc/American-Statesman 5. Camp at Moss Lake.

Located about 18 miles north of downtown Fredericksburg, Enchanted Rock State Natural Area is mostly known for the 425-foot pink granite dome jutting into the Hill Country sky. The dome itself ...

The land purchase is the latest made by TPWD in recent months, adding to a previous procurement of 630 acres for Enchanted Rock as well as the purchase of Lake Colorado City State Park.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will expand Enchanted Rock State Natural Area with the $43 million purchase of a 3,073-acre property in the Texas Hill Country. The new purchase in Llano ...

2. Hiking Enchanted Rock is like climbing the stairs of a 30- or 40-story building: Enchanted Rock stands 425 feet above its base, and its highest point is 1,825 feet above sea level, according to ...

ENCHANTED ROCK STATE NATURAL AREA, Texas - Deep in the canyon between the two pink granite domes that give this place its name is a world parallel to the one most visitors see.

At Enchanted Rock, a line sometimes forms as early as 8 a.m. When the park’s 277 parking spaces are filled, officials stop admitting new visitors for up to four hours.