Bee Cave

In the past 25 years or so, Bee Cave in Texas has quickly developed from a small rural town into a suburb of the city of Austin. It lies some twelve miles west of Austin, in Central Hill Country. It was the early settlers who gave this place its name, after they found a large cave of wild bees nearby.

Understand
In the mid-1880s, Bee Cave was home to no more than 20 people but already had a store, a church, a school and a cotton gin. Up until the 1980s the population was never much larger than some 50 inhabitants, but things changed rapidly after that. There were 656 people at the turn of the century and today, almost 4000 have found a home in this town. Now, it's a full-fledged suburb with parks, schools and businesses all around.

Get in
Getting in by road is fairly straightforward, as the town lies at the intersection of State Highway 71 and Farm roads 620 and 2244.