Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve consists of 227 acres (919,000 m<sup>2</sup>) of native Texas Hill Country habitat west of Austin, Texas in West Lake Hills. The preserve was founded in 1974 by seven women who were members of an environmentalist group called Now or Never, and it was Austin's first nature preserve. The preserve maintains 2.5 miles (4 km) of hiking trails, and is owned and operated jointly by Travis County and St. Edward's University.
Location
The entrance to the preserve is a mile north of Bee Caves Road along the east side of Loop 360. The hiking trails are open every day sunrise to sunset, usually this is in between the hours of 7 am-7 pm. The Wild Basin Creative Research Visitor Center is open M-F, 9 am-4 pm.
Bikes, pets, smoking and picnics are all prohibited within the preserve boundaries.
Plants
Ashe juniper, yaupon holly Buckley's oak and Texas live oak are the predominant trees in the park.
References
External links
- St. Edward’s University Wild Basin Creative Research Center official site