Dripping Springs

Dripping Springs is in northern Hays County, Texas. It is on U.S. Route 290, which leads east 23 miles to Austin and west 24 miles to Johnson City.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.9 square miles, all land. Most of the city drains southwest to Onion Creek, an east-flowing tributary of the Colorado River.

The town bills itself as the “Gateway to the Hill Country,” referring to the 25-county region known as the Texas Hill Country.