Bandera

Hill Country Trail Region
(830) 796-3045
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Despite its ideal location along the banks of a cypress-lined bend of the Medina River, Bandera has managed to maintain a small town cowboy charm reminiscent of its founding days in the late 1800s. The community provided staging grounds for cattle drives preparing to move up the Western Trail, one of the era’s main arteries for delivering livestock to markets in the north, branding Bandera with an authentic cowboy heritage that it continues to celebrate today.

The community’s numerous historic downtown buildings, many constructed of native limestone, serve as backdrop to events commemorating the National Day of the American Cowboy, the Summer Buckle Series Rodeo, chuck wagon dinners, “Funtier” Days, Bandera Roundup with its longhorn cattle drive, parade and craft shows on the courthouse lawn, and ranch rodeo. Live country and acoustic music can be found every night year-round. Bandera is recognized as the “Cowboy Capital of the World”, a tall order requiring a taller hat but Bandera’s got it covered with recognition as such by both the State of Texas and United States historical markers. The town hosts the Bandera Pro Rodeo each May, real arena action from the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, and that’s about as “pure country” as you can get.

Mapped location of Bandera

Bandera

(830) 796-3045

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