Hot Spots

Here is a collection of good places to find butterflies in and around Austin. We'd like to accompany each place with a description that's helpful to people looking for butterflies, so send a description if you can.

Austin Butterfly Trail - Google Map with Austin Butterfly Hotspot locations. Compiled by Mike Quinn.

Wild Connections - Butterfly farm and nature center with a 2000 sq ft butterfly flight house, butterfly gardens, hiking trails, and a gift shop. Their mission is to “reintroduce humans to the wild,” with a special focus on children.

Zilker Botanical Garden - Walk the Blachly Butterfly Trail, one of the best places to see butterflies in Austin

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Another of the best places to see butterflies in Austin

Barton Creek Greenbelt

Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge

McKinney Falls State Park

Pedernales State Park

Enchanted Rock State Natural Area

Bastrop State Park

Palmetto State Park

Wild Basin Preserve

Hamilton Pool Preserve