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Hill Country State Natural Area

Name: Hill Country State Natural Area
Address: 10600 Bandera Creek Rd, Bandera, TX, 78003, US

10600 Bandera Creek Rd

Bandera, TX 78003

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Hill Country State Natural Area is located in Bandera and Medina counties, 45 miles northwest of San Antonio. The 5,369.8-acre site was acquired by gift and purchase in 1976 and was opened to the public in 1984. The bulk of the site was a donation from the Merrick Bar-O Ranch with the stipulation that it "be kept far removed and untouched by modern civilization, where everything is preserved intact, yet put to a useful purpose."

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