Bats in Round Rock, Texas are a fast-growing attraction for the city of Round Rock. People are batty for Round Rock’s Mexico free-tailed bats. Each spring and summer night, they take to the night air in flight, traveling 60-plus miles per hour at 2-mile high flight patterns.
From March through November of each year, while most are familiar with the South Congress Bridge Bats, a smaller bat colony about 15 miles North of Austin fascinates locals and tourists in Round Rock, Texas.
Just as their South Congress Bridge counterparts, they take to the air at dusk for their nightly feeding and aerial show. Eating roughly 20-30 thousand pounds of insects on each night flight, nearly a half-million bats in Round Rock, Texas call the McNeil Overpass and I35 Bridge Bats home during this time period.
Bats congregate in large numbers and can be found in various caves of the Texas Hill Country, the sides of buildings, and the infamous South Congress Bridge. The largest colony of this type of bat can be found at Bracken Cave, which is south of Round Rock. (between New Braunfels and San Antonio.
Bats In Round Rock Information
Come join us near dusk underneath the Interstate 35 overpass at McNeil Road in Round Rock (the Northeast corner of the intersection of IH35 and McNeil Road parking lot South of Happy Bank), for a batty night of fun with the Round Rock Bats.
Available free parking is located in the parking lot at 601 S IH-35 Frontage Road and is first-come, first-serve. Don’t forget to bring blankets, covers, and a hat or some other head covering. And remember, never attempt to handle or capture bats at any time.
