Experts' Choice Award Enchanted Rock State Natural Area
What the experts agree on
This striking pink granite dome rising 425 feet above Hill Country draws hikers, climbers, and stargazers to explore billion-year-old geology. The International Dark Sky Park designation makes nighttime visits especially rewarding.
Fodor's "Protruding from the earth in the form of a large pink dome, Enchanted Rock looks like something from another planet." Full review
Afar Magazine "If you're a geology buff, then the place will be really cool because this batholith was formed some 6 million years ago. The hiking, camping, and cycling around this area are spectacular." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The dome has drawn people here for thousands of years, and today, visitors can hike, backpack, rock climb, bird, and even stargaze, as the park is designated an International Dark Sky Park."
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"A pink granite dome rising 425ft above the grasslands north of Fredericksburg, Enchanted Rock cuts a striking but mild-mannered profile" Full review
Travel + Leisure "And because it wouldn't be a trip to Hill Country without a bit of hiking, head to Enchanted Rock State Natural Area to climb the Enchanted Rock, a giant granite dome that was once a pool of magma a billion years ago"
Condé Nast Traveler "Enchanted Rock looms like a giant pink onion, half buried in the Hill Country scrub. It formed a billion years ago, when a pool of magma pushed up through the earth's surface and hardened..."
National Geographic "Detour 18 miles north of Fredericksburg to Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, whose centerpiece is a 425-foot-tall dome-shaped mountain of pink granite about a billion years old. Hike to..."
