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119  <div class="eyebrow">Hill Country Stays · Dripping Springs</div>
120  <h1>Your basecamp for the Hill Country.</h1>
121  <p class="lede">Backroads Hill Country manages 104 hand-selected vacation rentals across the Texas Hill Country — including riverfront cabins on the Medina, the Frio, and the Guadalupe — and is expanding onto the Onion Creek. Pick a stay and make Dripping Springs, Fitzhugh, and Driftwood your day trips.</p>
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125  <div class="stat"><div class="n">104</div><div class="l">hand-picked properties</div></div>
126  <div class="stat"><div class="n">13</div><div class="l">Hill Country towns</div></div>
127  <div class="stat"><div class="n">4.9&#9733;</div><div class="l">389 Google reviews</div></div>
128  <div class="stat"><div class="n">2001</div><div class="l">managing stays since</div></div>
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133    <span class="chip">Riverfront</span>
134    <span class="chip">Pet-friendly</span>
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136    <span class="chip">Romantic</span>
137    <span class="chip">Ranch &amp; secluded</span>
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144    <h2>Browse all 104 Hill Country stays</h2>
145    <p>See the full collection, filter by river, pets, size, and town, and find the right place to come home to after a day on the Dripping Springs.</p>
146    <a class="btn" href="https://hillcountry.ai/vacation-rentals">Browse all stays &rarr;</a>
147    <div class="fine">Managed by Backroads Hill Country · book direct · local hosts since 2001</div>
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152  <div class="t"><div class="th">Run by locals</div><div class="td">Backroads is a family-run Hill Country company, managing rentals here since 2001 — not a national platform.</div></div>
153  <div class="t"><div class="th">Hand-selected</div><div class="td">Every property is chosen for character, comfort, and location — vetted, not listed by an algorithm.</div></div>
154  <div class="t"><div class="th">Real support</div><div class="td">Local hosts who answer the phone and know the areas, the roads, and the good barbecue.</div></div>
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