Why Stop In Medina County???

Bridging the Texas Hill Country in the north and the rolling sweep of the brush country of South Texas, Medina County is uniquely rich in geographic diversity. With Alsatian descendants of the original Castro Colonies, a strong foundation of German families who settled Central Texas, and a vibrant Hispanic community, Medina County is a rich and diverse mix of cultures and people.
If you like the outdoors, you’ll love Medina County. Hunting, fishing, camping, or just enjoying nature’s gifts are abundant throughout the area, and water sports and scenery at beautiful Medina Lake are among the very best that Texas offers. And, like others, we have a few challenging golf courses plus one or two that may flatter your game.
If history and preservation are your thing, your first stop is the town of Castroville where its proud Alsatian heritage can be enjoyed in a walking tour of the more than 40 residences and other buildings which have been lovingly preserved as the center of a growing and progressive community.
Then it’s on down historic Highway 90 to the county seat of Hondo, with its 1893 native stone courthouse and the County Museum located in the 1893-built Southern Pacific Depot. There, more than 2,000 items portraying the frontier beginnings in the area can be seen