Pedernales Falls State Park covers 5,212 acres of scenic Hill Country terrain. The park's main attraction is the Pedernales River, which flows over and around huge slabs of limestone, creating waterfalls, pools, and rapids. Visitors can swim, wade, tube, fish, or paddle on the river, but they should be aware of the potential for flash floods and avoid the Pedernales Falls area, which is off-limits for water activities. The park offers camping, hiking, biking, horseback riding, geocaching, and wildlife viewing opportunities. The park has a variety of trails that range from easy to challenging, including the Wolf Mountain Trail, which circles around two mountains and passes by a natural pool called Arrowhead Pool. The park also has a bird blind and a butterfly garden. 

The park is open for day use 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. There is ample camping, both primitive and developed, and visitors arriving after 10 p.m., will have to call the office to obtain the gate code. It is a well-developed park with many activities, like swimming, and a few amenities like restrooms. Pedernales Falls is located near the eastern end of the Edward's Plateau a unique transition zone between East and West, where many birds are of Eastern or Central distribution, but several birds are found more commonly to the west, as well as some endemic or nearly endemic to the region are found.