Dripping Springs Dripping Springs Places Texas. Dripping Springs Natural Area M.D.C. Map M.D.C. Dripping Springs Natural Area is an 8-acre area about seven miles southwest of Houston on the Big Piney River .
Access is by boat from the river.
It features a north-facing sandstone and dolomite cliff along the Big Piney River that is kept continually wet by several springs. Liverworts, mosses and many other characteristic plants grow on the bluff and cliff face. Reproduced with permission.