Our Places

A peaceful woodlands scene with green and orange leaves, a fallen tree across a calm creek, and its reflection in the water.
The logo of the Cibolo Nature Center, featuring a flying bird and a leaf.

ADDRESS
⚑ 140 City Park Road
Boerne, TX 78006

Visit the Cibolo Nature Center to experience the immense natural beauty of the Texas Hill Country.

Featuring a variety of natural landscapes and more than six miles of trails, the Cibolo Nature Center invites you to connect with the nourishing and healing power of the outdoors. Come walk through a native prairie, wade in the creek, look for wildlife in the spring-fed marsh, and feel the awe of the live oak or cypress canopy while immersing yourselves in the wonders of nature.

The Cibolo Nature Center has had an Edwards Aquifer Authority Weather Station in place since 2014. The station collects data on nine different parameters and is used by us, the EAA, and NASA for calibration of sensors on satellites. View more here.

VISITOR CENTER HOURS

Monday — Friday
9 AM — 4:30 PM

TRAIL HOURS

Every Day
Dawn — Dusk

CONTACT

Phone:
(830) 249-4616 ▸

Email:
nature@cibolo.org ▸

Cibolo Nature Center Logo, featuring a blue jay bird and the letters 'N' and 'C' in front of a maple leaf.
A black butterfly with white spots on its wings flying near a tree with small white flowers against a cloudy sky.
A serene woodland scene with a calm creek reflecting the surrounding trees, a fallen cypress log across the water, surrounded with green and some autumn-colored leaves.
A small wooden footbridge over a grassy area leading to a dirt trail in a wooded park.
A small creek flowing over rocks and fallen tree branches in a wooded setting with moss and green plants around.
Colorful wildflowers in a meadow with blue, red, yellow, and orange blossoms.
A dry wooded creek bed trail amid tall trees with green leaves and grassy ground.
Close-up of flowering plants during sunset, with a blurred landscape and clouds in the background.
Dense bald cypress tall trees and a flowing creek.
Sunlight filtering through trees in a forest with tall grass in the foreground.
A porcupine on a tree branch surrounded by green leaves in the woodlands.
A two-story farmhouse with stone walls, red metal roof, and a large white balcony with columns, surrounded by trees and landscaping.
Text overlay reading 'The Cibolo Herff Farm' with a light-colored bird illustration on the left side.

ADDRESS
⚑ 33 Herff Road
Boerne, TX 78006

Visit Herff Farm to connect to the past, present and future of living in harmony with the land.

Herff Farm is a gathering place offering public events, community gardens, a Farmers Market and hiking opportunities. It also serves as a natural laboratory for sustainable modern living—a place where children and adults learn how to protect our precious natural resources.

Historically significant and protecting an irreplaceable freshwater source, the Herff Farm is a vibrant hub that provides access to outdoor learning for children and a model for land stewardship for the greater community.

Farmers Market

Saturdays, 9 AM – 1 PM
January to December

Closed: Jul 4 · Nov 28 · Dec 20
Dec 27 · Jan 3 · Jan 10

Gardens & Trails

Saturdays, 9 AM – 1 PM
January to December during the Farmers Market

A logo featuring a stylized bird in flight with the letters 'H' and 'F' inside a barn shape.

CONTACT

Phone:
(830) 249-4616 ▸

Email:
nature@cibolo.org ▸

Outdoor market scene with people browsing vendor tents under large trees, string lights hanging, and vehicles parked in the background.
A group of children and women gathered around tables at an outdoor event, with some children looking at items and adults assisting, under a shelter with a whiteboard and trees in the background.
Fresh green onions with roots attached on a wooden surface
Fresh vegetables including carrots, radishes, leeks, garlic, and leafy greens displayed on a market stall with wooden shelves.
Two people are shopping at an outdoor flower stand with bright, colorful flowers, including sunflowers, pinks, and purples.
Children watering small plants in a garden, with a girl in a blue shirt and boys using watering cans, surrounded by plants and garden tools on a cloudy day.
Three children look at a small bug or vegetable at an outdoor educational area, with other people and trees in the background.
Four women standing outdoors in a garden or farm, holding crates of freshly harvested plants, with a vine-covered structure behind them and trees in the background, on a cloudy day.
Young man standing in garden holding freshly harvested root vegetable with dirt on it, wearing green t-shirt and gloves, smiling.
Table with small green baskets of fresh produce, including yellow tomatoes, green peppers, and squash, along with a potted plant and flowers, on a tablecloth with a farm logo that says 'Herff Farm'.
A man wearing a navy blue beanie and a blue T-shirt is standing behind a table at an outdoor market booth, holding a container of microgreens. Behind him is a banner with green leafy graphic and text about microgreens. The booth has a canopy tent, pa
A woman with short curly hair and glasses is smiling and talking to two young girls at an outdoor event. The woman is standing behind a table with various products, and two girls are standing in front of her. One girl has long dark hair and is sittin
Fresh carrots with green tops laid out on a floral cloth.
Children working together to plant or tend to a small garden with green leafy plants.
A two-story farmhouse with limestone walls, tall narrow windows with red trim, a metal gable roof, and a large white wooden porch surrounded by trees and greenery.
A young girl in pink glittery rain boots balancing on a fallen log in an autumn forest, with fallen leaves and tree roots around her.
Logo for The Cibolo Nest Nature School with a white bird illustration on a black background and white text.

ADDRESS
⚑ 33 Herff Road
Boerne, TX 78006

At The Nest, education is about nurturing a lifelong connection to nature.‍ ‍

The Nest Nature School is a premier nature-based preschool and kindergarten rooted in play, exploration, and discovery. Designed for children from 3 years old, our programs integrate developmental learning with real-world interaction with the natural world while nurturing confidence, curiosity, and a lifelong love of learning.

Nurturing Strong Bodies, Inquisitive Minds & Wild Hearts

A graphic illustration of a flying bird in blue, with a large beige oval egg behind it containing a lowercase orange letter 'n'.
A graphic illustration of a flying bird in blue, with a large beige oval egg behind it containing a lowercase orange letter 'n'.

CONTACT

Director, Alysa Meeks:
(830) 357-7711 ▸

Email:
nature@cibolo.org ▸

Schedule a Tour

Closed to the public.

Contact Alysa Meeks to schedule a private tour.

A young boy with blond hair smiling for the camera in a green t-shirt, standing under a tree with green leaves and a blue sky visible in the background.
Close-up of a young child's smiling face with light skin and long, wavy blonde hair, wearing a bright green shirt, and part of a background with blurred colorful objects.
A boy lying upside down under a tree in a wooded area, with his head touching the ground, wearing a green shirt and khaki shorts. Another child in red shorts and a green shirt is climbing on the tree in the background.
Close-up of a smiling young boy with blond hair and blue eyes, covered in mud, outdoors on a sunny day with a blue sky and white clouds. He is wearing a yellowish-brown shirt with a white graphic design.
A young boy with blond hair wearing a blue 'The Nest' t-shirt and dark gray pants standing on a fallen tree branch among twisted tree branches and greenery.
A smiling young child with a beanie hat and winter coat, outdoors in a woodland area with fallen leaves and some patches of snow.
A young boy with brown hair and closed eyes, wearing a gray T-shirt with white text and a hummingbird image, is holding a purple flower and a green leaf outside on a sunny day.
A smiling young girl lying on snow-covered ground with leaves and sticks, wearing a purple hat with a brim, a pink fleece jacket, brown and pink shoes, and purple mittens.
Two young girls playing in a tree, one sitting on a branch and the other climbing, with a black stuffed spider hanging nearby, outdoors in a natural setting.
Cypress trees and creek bed
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Sanctuary Lands

As a result of decades of thoughtful stewardship, we are the grateful recipients of land gifts across the Hill Country. The Sisterdale Sanctuary serves as our first and primary model for protecting landscapes beyond the Cibolo Nature Center and Herff Farm. This sanctuary reflects our commitment to land restoration and water conservation, where native habitats are nurtured and ecological health is actively restored through hands-on volunteer opportunities and intentional land management.

CONTACT

Phone:
(830) 249-4616 ▸

Email:
nature@cibolo.org ▸

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Close-up of a tree stump with a small green leafy sapling growing out of it in a forest setting.
Underneath a rocky overhang, there is a mixture of small and medium-sized rocks and gravel on the ground.
A wooded scene with tall trees, green leaves, and a narrow dry creek bed dirt path winding through the woods.
Close-up of green fern leaves growing on a tree trunk with rough, textured bark.
A rocky, dry creek bed with green bushes and small trees growing among the rocks, set in a natural outdoor area.