Block Creek Natural Area (BCNA)

Block Creek Natural Area (BCNA)

Comfort, Texas 78013

Official Website

Tips for Birding

This is a nature tourism business. They provide blinds. You must pay for access.

About this Location

Welcome to Block Creek Natural AreaBlock Creek Natural Area (BCNA), also know as Turkey Hollow, is nestled in the middle of several very large, very old ranches. Located in Kendall County halfway between Comfort and Fredericksburg, Texas. A large pond is a magnet for numerous species of birds and native wildlife. Block Creek and Elm Bottom Creek usually flow here year-round. Diverse vegetation provides habitat for many species of resident and migratory wildlife. With an eye to developing a photo tourism business, we have installed five morning and evening photo blinds designed to avoid casting unwanted shadows. Each has a setting complete with water interests and feeders to attract birds and mammals. Insects, reptiles, and amphibians are also plentiful. The clear water in the pond is a natural draw for birds, Rio Grande turkeys, various ducks and numerous cranes, hawks, and shore birds depending on the time of year. There are also deer, turtles, dragonflies, snakes and much more. Walking trails and birding are also available for your pleasure. For photographers planning overnight stays, the night-time skies are dark, allowing for some spectacular star viewing and photography.  The landscape, which includes sparkling creeks and waterfalls, ancient gnarled oaks, jutting boulders, and unusual land forms, offers a wealth of photographic opportunity. In autumn, the many different trees turn to shades of blazing yellow, orange and red, making the Hill Country one of the few places in Texas where there is fall color. 

Interested in Photographing at BCNA?

$125 per day, per person, with a two-day minimum (waived under certain circumstances), and payable by cash, by check payable to Block Creek, or by PayPal payments. Contact Sharron

Features

  • Restrooms on site

  • Entrance fee

  • Roadside viewing

Content from Official Website

Last updated November 4, 2023