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Our little piece of the Texas Hill Country is 83 Acres. It is about 50 acres of flat open field with Ashe Juniper and Live Oak wind breaks. It is on the top of a mesa. The picture below is our view looking at a mesa that is just like ours. Almost 30 acres is both sides of a valley. It has a wide variety of oaks and native Texas trees. The bottom of the valley is worth the steep hike. It has some great ancient rock formations that hold water weeks after a rain. We also have a 6.5 acre spring fed creek at the bottom of a 300' cliff. It is over a hundred feet wide and over 15 feet deep and 1/2 mile long. We have 3 acres of private beach for swimming and picnicking. It is also a great place to bird watch all times of the year.

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of all you survey for the day!

At Aguila Vista we are very proud of the natural beauty that surrounds us everyday. We try to share it in as many way as possible. Below are a few of our "sights to see"

White Button Cactus

The rock grotto at the bottom of the valley.

You can see places in the rocks where people have worn out places for foot and hand holds for a very long time.

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Here is a picture of what we call "The Lagoon", yes we grew up with those crazy castaways too. Underneath all those trees are three acres of park with 800 feet of creek front on the Johnson Fork Creek. The creek flows on to the Llano river. Wade in on our smooth natural gravel beach, or swim a mile of laps in deeper water. Or just lay on the beach and look over at the 250 foot limestone cliffs and see if you can make out the Indian Chiefs faces in the cliffs

You can sit on our beach and watch the Golden Eagles and Red Tail Hawks float on the currents along the 300ft tall cliffs. Or take a paddle boat up the creek and float back. Most places in the creek are deep enough to swim some places 15+ feet deep. The shallow water runs cool and quick and is wonderful to lounge on the rocks or sit on the beach. The creek bottom is gravel and it is not muddy. It is mostly river gravel and some large rocks and boulders from the cliffs. We do ask our guests to be EXTRA careful. It is not a swimming pool. This is a Texas natural creek that feeds the Llano River. In a rain in the watershed it can rise VERY rapidly. Fortunately or not it doesn't rain much out here. That does make for a wonderful dry climate. We have hot dry days and cool dry nights most of the spring and summer. Fall days are sunny and cool nights cold and clear. Great Stars! Check our our CLEAR SKY MAP to see what sky watching conditions are.

Be Aware. The creek is 2 miles from you cabin down hill. All but the strongest will want to drive. You can drive right onto the creek property from the county road.

What should I bring for outdoor activities?
Sunscreen, A wide brim hat, sun glasses and cool clothes. We usually have a 5-10 mph wind and humidity is very low. If you are going to hike you will need blue jeans and boots. If you stay on our roads tennis shoes will be fine but you will want to walk around our 80 acres. If you do please, bring heavy shoes. Cactus is beautiful but it can ruin a vacation. At the water bring lots of sun screen or sit under one of our shade trees. Water shoes or old tennis shoes make walking around the creek more comfortable. You will also need your own towels for swimming.

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Clear Sky Map

Provided by Attilla Danko
Thanks to Russell Crowman

Guest Images & Sightings

Central Texas Hills and Rivers Region

Tour de Forts Maps

Google Earth Link! Download the file below and open with Google Earth for a great view of the property. Click on DOWNLOAD when asked Save the file where you can find it again. My Documents is a good place to save it.

Google Earth Ranch File 2mb (DOWNLOAD)

After downloading the file above go to Http://earth.google.com and download and install Google Earth. It is Free. Then find your downloaded file and double click on it to see the ranch overlay.