Without traveling far to find the end of Tunnel Trail, guests are met with an easy sense of ‘getting away’ yet a short 10 miles away from downtown Austin. The sense of place here is tangible and intangible. The tangible features originate in nature and geography. The intangible springs from a spirit of sacred refuge rooted in Texas history.
Centuries-old live oaks line the ridge above Onion Creek
An elevation that lends big-sky views of sunrise and sunset
Fields of native grasses and wildflowers
Walking paths winding through 65 acres of woods and fields and seasonal springs
Adjoining 250 acres dedicated to water protection and native prairie conservation
Abundant birdlife including migrating birds, waterfowl, hawks, and owls
Wildlife including fox, bobcats, porcupine, deer, and coyotes
Towering cypress withstanding record-level floods along the banks of Onion Creek
The convergence of three eco-regions–The Edwards Plateau, Blackland Prairie and Post Oak Savannah and nearby Manchaca Springs is documented by early explorers, stagecoach travelers and settlers dating back 200 years
