Recommendations

Car Rentals

Highly recommended — rideshares takes 15–20 minutes to show up. Austin airport has on-site rental car center, it’s a fairly painless process. 

Nearest Stores

  • Grocery - H-E-B is 10 min away, it has everything)
  • Home Depot 10 min away in Dripping Springs
  • Walgreens (10 min)

Restaurants

Casual

  • Salt Lick for BBQ
  • Crepe Crazy or lunch
  • Pieous for lunch for dinner

Fancy

  • Tillies at Camp Lucy (20 min), make a reservation

Activities

Active

  • Tennis, Pickleball, or Padel at Dripping Springs Racquet Club
    • Rackets, paddles, and balls are located in the entryway cabinets
  • Hiking
    • Reimers Ranch (20 min) has water, wildflowers, and rolling hills
    • Zilker Park and Barton Creek Greenbelt (30min, downtown Austin) are popular areas and have water features and lots of shade on the trails
    • Perdenales State Park (30 min) need to make a reservation, outstanding trails
  • Horseback Riding
    • Trail ride at XLR8 Ranch
  • Rock Climbing

Drinking

  • Driftwood Estate Winery (5 min), good vibes, no kids or dogs allowed, average wine, great vibes, food on the weekends, good board game tables
  • Deep Eddys Vodka (15 min), outdoor or indoor activity, flight of flavors or regular drinks, fun vibes, no food
  • Subs Monkey Brewery (20 min), kid-friendly, beer and pizza