Popular Tourist Towns

• Blanco  The city of Blanco is located on the Blanco River and has a nice large park at the dam on the river for tourists to enjoy.  They have another very nice park, too, and tourist shopping and events.
• Camp Wood  Swimming, fishing, kayaking, canoeing, floating down the Nueces River, camping, and hiking are favorite activities to be enjoyed by family and friends in the Camp Wood area.
• Canyon Lake  The city of Canyon Lake is on Canyon Lake which has 80 miles of scenic shoreline. Canyon Lake is located approximately half way between San Antonio and Austin, approximately 14 miles northeast of New Braunfels on FM 306 west from IH-35.
• Corpus Christi    Located on the Gulf Coast, Corpus Christi offers beach activity, boating, fishing on the gulf and more.  Corpus Christi is one of Texas' most popular tourist cities.
• Fredericksburg   This town is the shoppers paradise of Texas with well over 100 shops featuring antiques, hand crafted merchandise, clothing, gifts, jewelry, western items, furniture...just about anything the shopper would need. Located 70 miles west of Austin and 68 miles northwest of San Antonio.
• Galveston  One of Texas' most popular tourist towns for people who love beaches.  Thirty two miles of beach, historic homes, museums, shopping, seafood restaurants are what Galveston is know for.   Located only 50 miles southeast of Houston.
• Granbury  Granbury is a popular tourist town about 35 miles southwest of Fort Worth.  It is a historic town that also has Lake Granbury for the tourists to enjoy.
• Gruene  This tourist town was designated as a Historic Town by the State of Texas.  Located between Austin and San Antonio, it is a popular town because of the river tubing, the live music, dining and wine tastinge, etc.  Check out their B & B Inns.
• Jefferson  The historic steamboat port of Jefferson has steamboat tours, the steam train and the paddlewheel steamer.  There is plenty of shopping with dozens of antique and gift shops.  Located on Highway 59 in northeast Texas.
• Kingsland   Located on Lake LBJ where the Llano and Colorado rivers join the lake.  Popular for boating, fishing, swimming, arts & crafts festivals.  A great place to rent a lake cabin for the weekend or park your RV.  Located 60 miles northwest of Austin. Both a recreation and retirement town.
• Leakey  Leakey is sometimes referred to as "The Swiss Alps of Texas", area elevations range from 1,500 to 2,400 feet with deep canyons cut by the Frio and Nueces Rivers.  The Frio River offers anything from whitewater rapids to flats to swimming holes and great fishing.
• New Braunfels This interesting city is located between Austin and San Antonio. If you make the drive to San Antonio or Austin, plan some extra time for New Braunfels.
• Port Aransas   Located on the Gulf of Mexico.  Popular for the beaches, boating, fishing, cruises and tours, swimming, sunbathing, tourists stores.
• Salado   If you are driving on Interstate 35, you sure don't want to miss this popular tourist town.  Located 45 miles north of Austin and 45 miles south of Waco.  Over 100 tourist related stores with gifts, antiques, etc.  Nice motels, Bed & Breakfast Inns and restaurants.
• San Marcos Home to some the the best Outlet Malls in Texas.  Swim and tube in the crystal clear San Marcos River.  Tour the historic buildings and dine on the riverfront restaurants.
• South Padre Island   Located on the Gulf of Mexico.  Offers the best in swimming, sunbathing, etc.
• Uncertain  Located in eastern Texas on Caddo Lake.   This mysterious lake is one of the most interesting and unusual lakes in Texas.
• Wimberley   Located 45 miles southwest of Austin and 60 miles northeast of San Antonio in central Texas.  This beautiful tourist town has winding roads, lots of shade trees and a great creek running through the town.  They have tourist shopping and B&Bs for guests who want to spend the night.