TEXAS (KXAN) — Enchanted Rock State Natural Area is set to double in size after the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department purchased a 3,073-acre property next to the popular state park. TPWD ...

"At Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, our park staff will actually take the temperature of the granite, because Enchanted Rock is a granite park. All of the area is granite, and that tends to be ...

A popular trip from Austin, the main attraction of Enchanted Rock is the rock itself, a pink granite outcropping that rises 425 feet above the land around it. The natural area includes 11 miles of ...

The giant granite dome is part of the Enchanted Rock Natural Area, which also encompasses Little Mountain, Turkey Peak, Freshman Mountain, Buzzard’s Roost, and Flagpole Mountain. Located in two ...

Enchanted Rock is an older granite that cooled fast, so it’s really chunky granite. But since it’s old, its a little bit brittle sometimes,” Mitchell said.

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.

Enchanted Rock is also a great place to experiment with backcountry camping, as the park’s three primitive camping areas are fairly close; Moss Lake is less than a mile.