Hill Country and Balcones Escarpment
13 waterfalls · San Saba County, Comal County, Hays County, Kendall County, Blanco County, Gillespie County, Kimble County, Bell County, Bluff Springs County, and Guadalupe County
The limestone hills west of Austin and San Antonio hold the largest share of Texas falls. Gorman Falls in Colorado Bend State Park, San Saba County, drops about 70 feet over a living travertine wall and is reached by a hike of roughly three miles round trip. Lower McKinney Falls, in McKinney Falls State Park on the edge of Austin, spills over limestone ledges on Onion Creek. Chalk Ridge Falls near Belton, Slumber Falls and Horseshoe Falls in Comal County, and Edge Falls in Kendall County are smaller, spring- and rain-fed falls in the region's characteristic green river valleys.
Start with: Gorman Falls, Chalk Ridge Falls, Lower McKinney Falls, Edge Falls, Slumber Falls
Caprock Canyons and Rolling Plains
6 waterfalls · Crosby County, Briscoe County, Randall County, Stonewall County, and Taylor County
Where the High Plains break off along the Caprock Escarpment, streams have cut colorful canyons into red sandstone and shale. Silver Falls in Crosby County, near Crosbyton, drops over a ledge along the White River below the caprock. Randall County is home to Palo Duro Canyon, and Briscoe County to Caprock Canyons, both known for dramatic badlands scenery. Falls in this region are small and often intermittent, running mainly after thunderstorms, but they offer a striking contrast to the flat plains above. Stonewall and Taylor counties hold isolated falls further southeast on the Rolling Plains.
Start with: Silver Falls, Twenty Foot Falls, Little Falls, Butman Falls, Salt Croton Falls
Trans-Pecos and the Devils River
4 waterfalls · Presidio County, Brewster County, and Val Verde County
Far West Texas is desert, yet it contains some of the state's most remarkable falls. Capote Falls in Presidio County, which USGS records as the highest in Texas, drops from a high rim in rugged, remote country along the Rio Grande borderlands. Cattail Falls in Brewster County lies within Big Bend National Park, reached by a canyon trail. Dolan Falls on the Devils River in Val Verde County is a broad, powerful fall on one of the clearest and least developed rivers in Texas. These falls are far apart and often hard to reach, but their desert settings make them unforgettable.
Start with: Dolan Falls, Cattail Falls, Capote Falls, Madrid Falls
North Central Texas
4 waterfalls · Parker County and Hood County
West of Fort Worth, the Brazos River and its tributaries cut through limestone and sandstone in the Cross Timbers region, creating small falls along creeks. Parker County, around Annetta, has three listed falls, and Kickapoo Falls in Hood County is another modest site. These are small, local falls, often in parks or on private land, that come alive after spring storms. They provide a rare opportunity for Dallas and Fort Worth residents to see moving water over rock within a short drive of the metro area.
Start with: Kickapoo Falls, Spring Falls, Rock Falls, Cason Falls
