Pick Your Scenic Drive
Scenic Drives
Name of Drive
Description
Highlights
Where It Begins and Ends
Length In Miles
Website
The River Road
runs parallel to the rio grande
considered one of north americas most scenic drives
Lajitas to Presidio on Tx Hwy 170
50
432/477-2251
Big Bend and Beyond
dramatic river drive w/rugged mountains and canyons
davis mountain state park
fort davis
alpine
marathon
marfa
Balmorhea State Park to Rio Grande Village in Great Bend National Park and looping back to Fort Davis
450
877/244-2363
Texas Hill Country
spectacular limestone cliffs,gorges and serene lakes
Austin
Dripping Springs
Fredericksburg
Austin west to Leakey then east to San Antonio
310
800/888-8839
Devils Backbone
winding ridge drive through the hill country
Wimberley
Purgatory Road
Canyon Lake
Blanco to Wimberly on Rm 32
50
512/847-2201
Bluebonnet Trail
spring wildflower drive from late May to early April
Burnett
Brenham
from Brenham to Burnet on Us Hwy 290
80
888/273-6426
Lonesome Highway
true driving thrill snaking and dipping through gullies of Pecos River
scenic mesas
from Sheffield to Dryden on FM 349 just south of Guadalupe National Park
59
432/639-2232