Scenic Drive to Willow City Loop and Enchanted Rock
Allow a full day for this trip as you will want to spend a few hours at Enchanted Rock and a few
hours in Fredericksburg.
Willow City Loop (WCL) is a 13 mile long two lane road (most of the road is narrow) that starts
and ends on Texas Hwy 16 north of Fredericksburg. It has beautiful scenery year round, but is
especially nice in March and April when the bluebonnets are blooming. Drive slowly on the loop
(10-15 mph) and enjoy the views. Some parts have free range cattle so be on the lookout if you
get out of your vehicle.
The drive starts in Ingram. You can fill up your gas tank in Ingram, Kerrville, or Fredericksburg.
From Ingram, take Texas Hwy 39 east to downtown Ingram. Then take Texas Hwy 27 east to downtown
Kerrville. In Kerrville, take Texas Hwy 16 north about 25 miles to Fredericksburg. Fredericksburg
is a quaint German town with a lot of foot traffic (shops and restaurants) along US Hwy 290. Plan
on spending a little time walking around Fredericksburg.
Hwy 16 takes a one block turn to the east at US Hwy 290 in Fredericksburg before continuing north.
Take Hwy 16 north out of Fredericksburg and go about 10-15 miles until you see the turnoff on your
right for RR 1323. This is the start of the southern end of WCL. Continue north on Hwy 16 another
7-8 miles until you see the green sign for WCL on the right. Take a right on WCL and follow the
road about 12 miles until you see RR 1323 on your right. Turn on RR 1323 and follow it back to
Hwy 16.
Take Hwy 16 south back to Fredericksburg. Take US Hwy 290 west a few blocks to RR 965. Take RR
965 north about 15 miles to Enchanted Rock State Park. At the time of this writing, a reservation
must be purchased from Texas Parks and Wildlife for day use
admission to every state park.
Check the Enchanted Rock State Park web site for details.
At the conclusion of your day, take RR 965 south to Fredericksburg. Then take Hwy 16 to Kerrville
and Hwy 27 to Ingram.