Best Glamping near Albany, TX

Recent Glamping Reviews near Albany, Texas

61 Reviews of 3 Albany Campgrounds

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  Stephanie T.

  Ranger

  

  Aug. 31, 2016

  Possum Kingdom State Park Campground

  Best name every for a lake + cliff diving

  Was pretty busy when we went for spring break. Lots of people live nearby so the lake is constantly filled with watercraft, swimmers and people cliff diving near the shore. Decided we didn't feel like kayaking with such a big crowd.

  Lots of amenities and places to buy stuff. Very much a glamping crowd.

  Although I don't fish according to our neighbors it is a good fishing spot. Saw lots of people cleaning fish at the designated fish cleaning spots.

  Hiking trail near the primitive campsites afforded some birdwatching opportunities, although mostly we saw wild turkeys.

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  Ann P.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 20, 2017

  Abilene State Park Campground

  Eh...

  This trip was an odd one for us because we had additional family members who aren't outdoorsy joining us. Tent camping did not appeal to them so we reserved one of the yurts that Abilene State Park boasts. The yurt had electricity, a mini fridge, fan, and a small air conditioner. Even with the AC on it was well over 90° in the yurt, which we weren't thrilled about, especially since we had an elderly family member with some health issues in our group. Otherwise, the park is fine. It has a nice pool, easy walking trails, and access to a lake that is strangely located outside of the park a few miles down the road. The facilities were nice and the staff memebers werw mostly polite and helpful. I wouldn't recommend the yurts, but then again that's not really my thing to begin with.

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  Amy E.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 6, 2018

  Abilene State Park Campground

  Awesome Abilene

  I stayed for a few days in a yurt. What fun! The park was quiet the weekdays I was there. The bird watching blind is great! Well maintained and lots of bird activity. Very nice clean facilities.

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  Amie M.

  Ranger

  

  Dec. 16, 2020

  Abilene State Park Campground

  Extremely Safe and Family Friendly

  We stayed in a tent only spot for 8 days in Dec. Really quiet even with a trail behind us. Lots of winding beautiful trails. One of the cheaper Texas State Parks so the trails aren't very long.

  BUT the real hidden gem was in the bathroom by the yurts. They have a disabled shower. So it's within reach and the showerhead is lower. Awesome to use to clean my toddler without getting drenched.

  Felt very safe, even walking around past dark. We saw feral hogs a few times at dusk. Really loved it.

  The playground isn't very good but you are 20 minutes from Abilene with oodles of great parks and a small zoo.

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  Dennis P.

  Guide

  

  Dec. 2, 2020

  Abilene State Park Campground

  Great service

  We met with 18 degree temps (Feb) and our truck wouldn't start the next morning. The park staff contacted the BEST repair shop in Abilene for us, and they fixed us right up.

  The park is large with many trails, bird feeder, and yurts you can rent. I bet it's nice in Spring.

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  Gretchen N.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 1, 2016

  Abilene State Park Campground

  Abilene Yurts

  There's not much to the park, but its claim to fame is that there are yurts! Stay in one of the canvas tents for the night or pick a tent spot at Cedar Grove to be centrally located. While not a huge area, there's a decent 3.5 mile hike/bike trail around the lake and back.

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  Robyn W.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 4, 2021

  Abilene State Park Campground

  Tucked away in the trees

  Smaller state park with lots of shade in the Texas heat. The areas has plenty of place to picnic and walk around. A few trails with a small pond that connects a few together. There is also a pool area this must be booked along with your site reservations. There are also place to tent camp, cabins and yurts with electricity to rent. The sites vary from full hookups to water and electricity. Each site is private and not to close each with plenty of privacy. There is also a lake that’s outside of campsite area that can be busted up the road.

  Two things I love:

  1. Shade and privacy
  2. Picnic table and fire pit at full site hook up.

  One thing I didn’t like:

  1. Road is currently damaged for easier exit so their is a detour.
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  Katie R.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 2, 2018

  Abilene State Park Campground

  Hidden Gem

  The name is a little bit of a misnomer, because if you are from Texas…camping in Abilene doesn't sound that great.

  The park is closer to Buffalo Gap, south of Abilene proper and well off of I-20.

  Tent and RV camping options are available as well as yurts and screened shelters. All RV spots have water and electric, and a few spots have sewer.

  This is not a place to do hardcore hiking or biking or back country camping. This is a developed park and not super big.

  The pros though are easy trails that kids and all levels can hike and bike. The sites are well developed and make for easy camping. In the summer it is extremely hot but the pool is fabulous and you can even rent kayaks/canoes to take on Lake Abilene.

  It is a chill campground, a great way to spend a long weekend in the summer hitting the pool and cruising around on your bike. A place you can let your kids roam free and explore.

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  Cari E.

  Guide

  

  May. 9, 2022

  Abilene State Park Campground

  No frills, but good for a night

  A pretty basic state park, kind of in the middle of nowhere. I arrived at 9PM and google maps took me down a bunch of country back roads, which was a little unnerving. I camped in wagon wheel, which was doable, but definitely nothing to write home about. It had zero privacy and most campers seemed confused about which direction to park their vehicles. There was a yurt-like permanent structure in the middle that I was under the impression housed bathrooms, but certainly didn’t appear so. The pool area/buildings were very pretty, but the pool was bone dry. I never saw a single park ranger. I only stayed for one night and likely won’t be back.

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  Jaime K.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 7, 2021

  Possum Kingdom State Park Campground

  Beautiful Texas State Park

  We had plenty of space to spread out and relax. Rented a pontoon and saw Hell's gates worth the stop. Spent most of the time swimming and fishing from shore. This is one of the clearer lakes in Texas.

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  Kristofer M.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 5, 2021

  Abilene State Park Campground

  Great experience for Labor Day weekend

  This Texas state park was really nice, lots of shade for my dog and lots of friendly people. During the day lots of squirrels running around and at night raccoons and armadillos. The park is kept up with its cleanliness. Also there is restrooms and showers here.

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  Cathy J.

  Guide

  

  May. 19, 2021

  Possum Kingdom State Park Campground

  Bet it’s great in summer!

  We stayed here January 26 -31, 2021 on the first stop of a 3 month escape from Northern Wisconsin winter. I’m guessing it’s great when it’s warm and you have a boat. It was always windy. Concessions store closed for remodeling. Construction on cabin near our site. Nice bathrooms, shower water not super hot. Nice trails and tons of birds. A bunch of guys cleaning their catfish at a cleaning station near our site. Left a ton of carcasses that the rangers cleaned up. If you plan to use Texas state parks, get the pass as it will save you lots of money!

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  Rick P.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 17, 2022

  Abilene State Park Campground

  Great family campground

  As with most every Texas State Park, the sites are well maintained and clean. Pads are level with plenty of room to get and out. Separate “Tent Only” sites are available. Lots of shade from trees throughout the park. First visit to this park on my way up to Colorado. Nice stop over when driving from Austin. Phone signal was not the best(booster helped). I was able to get internet using my phone as a hot spot for laptop.

  This was first time at this park and I noted several families with kiddos enjoying the park, I was just passing through but would definitely stay again,

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  Butch K.

  Ranger

  

  Jan. 23, 2025

  Abilene State Park Campground

  wagon wheel reconfigured

  Stayed here nine nights this year in the wagon wheel. Reserveamerica.com a.k.a. Texas State Parks Reservations showed on their map sites one through 16. Google maps Street view showed sites one through 32. Rare for Google maps to have Street view pictures of the internals of a State Park. When I got there, I realized they had reconfigured what was 32 separate sites with their own pedestal to 16 sites with a pair of pedestals each, nicely spread out. Beside me there was one or two other campers the whole time I was there weather got real cold, 16°. I camped in sight seven, which was near the entrance to a trail and fishing spot. There was very little traffic even on the weekend in January.

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  Duncan G.

  Legend

  

  Apr. 12, 2023

  Abilene State Park Campground

  Hard to Find an Activity Not Avaiable

  If at first you don’t find something you like– keep driving! You’ll find it! This place is Texas big with more recreational activities than I have ever seen, and I have been on the road for quite a while. The only thing I didn’t see was a bocce court! There are multiple camping opportunities so take your pick. The Wagon Circle was a trip-- 17 sites with water and electric in a circle around the facilities, see the photos. There are two pools– a kiddy pool and a full size(25 yards) lap pool. The pool area is in great shape, but many of the other activity areas are a bit dated. I was relying on my Verizon hotspot because of issues with Starlink and the signal was not great. I ended up dry camping in a picnic area because it was the only place I could get two bars LTE.

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  autumn

  Guide

  

  Feb. 12, 2022

  Possum Kingdom State Park Campground

  1st road-trip!

  This park was definitely out in the middle of nowhere, with a long peaceful drive full of wildlife. We made it to the park entrance, check in was quick. We arrived on a week day and they ranger informed us the camp store was closed until weekend and no firewood. Closest store with firewood was 30min away. They lake was beautiful. We were right beside the restroom and shower facilities which was great! We came to stay for one night, we had a roof top tent so the site we had was nice and would make a perfect side for a RV but for us it could’ve been wider for our ladder but we were close to the restroom which we wanted. The restrooms were clean, could use a little update, and water was warm but not hot. Lots of wildlife around! I would stay again but I don’t think it’s the best place to go for a winter camping trip. Thank you Texas state parks!

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  Troy W.

  Legend

  

  Aug. 28, 2019

  Abilene State Park Campground

  Abilene State Park + Trees + Swimming Pool + Lake (sort of)

  Abilene State Park is an interesting park to visit in the middle of Texas. The park is a short drive from the City of Abilene so it receives quite a few visitors on the weekend. During the weekday, you'll find considerably more peace and quiet. 

  You can pick up supplies in the city and there is also a small store within the park office with some snacks and souvenirs.

  The park has a nice grove of trees scattered around the open spaces and the campsites which can provide sanctuary shade from the summer sun. The campsites have clearings for tents, picnic tables, fire pits and water. There are restrooms nearby which have sinks, toilets and shower, all of which could stand some updating. There's a swimming pool which is often the main attraction of this park. 

  When I was planning a visit to the park I thought that it would be nice to be right on the shores of Lake Abilene. However, I discovered that the main park area and campsites are in one area and the access point to the lake is in another area. You actually need to drive outside of the park, down the road and enter into another part of the park. There's a dirt road to access the lakefront and once you are at the lakefront there is a little beach. I guess that this is one reason why so many people appear to prefer hanging out at the swimming pool. 

  The arrangement of the facilities is a little strange and many of the facilities could use an update. For this reason I only rate this park 3 out of 5.

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  Matt S.

  Guide

  

  Oct. 28, 2024

  Lake Stamford Marina

  Not worth the price

  Their website says $35 a night, but it was actually $70 per night, plus $20 to use "dump station". 

  Site is just a picnic table you park next to. Electricity on end and water on the other, not together. My hose barley reached. The electric box was super janky, no breaker, and had exposed wires. I was nervous about plugging in my trailer.  The water faucet had no handle. I had to use a pair of plyers to turn the valve to get water on.

  The "dump station" is not your normal PVC pipe sticking up from the ground. Its a large cement dome, with a cut out door on top. The sewage was about 3 inches from the top, and when I opened the door, I immediately shut it, it was so degusting. 

  The only good thing about this site was it was near the water. No where near worth the $90 I spent. 

  There is a much, nice and cheaper campsite on the other side of the lake. Dont waste your money here.

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  Robyn W.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 5, 2021

  Lake Stamford Marina

  Country Living at the Lake

  The sites are located close to the water with full-hook ups available. Most spots are gravel but depending on lake level some spots now have grass. The better sites have their own covered picnic tables. Some sites have tree with shade closer spot to the water do not any trees or picnic tables. There is store on site however the nearest gas station is a few miles out. There is also mobile home to rent out and they do allow for rent camping. Pets allowed but there is no designated area so must be picked up after. It’s really busy during holiday peak times when we went but it wasn’t as bad as most lakes in the area. Pull through spots are available and some spots are park as you choose. This place isn’t a resort has all amenities but it is right by the water and if you have a boat it’s not a short distance to dock.

  Two things I love:

  1. It is right by the water
  2. The store was pretty well stocked

  One thing I didn’t love: Some areas are park as you can fit and not paved or gravel.

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  Jenny W.

  Guide

  

  Jan. 18, 2021

  Possum Kingdom State Park Campground

  Great campground on the lake

  We so enjoyed our stay here! Right on the water and the campgrounds are spaced out enough that you are not right on top of each other. There is a convenience store on site that has most anything you need. There is also a Men’s and Women’s bathrooms with two shower stalls (in the women’s at least) - but no family bathroom setup. Everything was pretty basic, as you would expect at a state park.

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  LaRee S.

  Ranger

  

  May. 6, 2022

  Possum Kingdom State Park Campground

  Don't expect a quiet night's sleep

  Tent sites are walk-in to the other side of the end of the lake, and can be pretty rickety with loose rocks getting there. Was good practice for backpacking, since parking is closeby, but not very convenient. P008 is probably the only site suitable for hammock camping. Everything else is flat and exposed, next to the shore.

  We were woken up by loud boats trolling the shore and men shouting around midnight both nights we were there, and could hear conversations from the RV area.

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  Gemma P.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 11, 2017

  Possum Kingdom State Park Campground

  Perfect family get away

  It was nice and peaceful there. They had an awesome store close by where they use the honor system at night for ice and firewood. The campsites close to the water were a little small and Rocky but we had a nice grassy one across the street.

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  Garrett B.

  Scout

  

  Jan. 10, 2018

  Possum Kingdom State Park Campground

  Path of resistance

  The campgrounds at PK look well kept and cleaned up. The trails are nice. They have plenty of shaded areas as much as they do have open and sunny areas. Summer I was alil weary of the sunny areas because of the overgrowth of vegetation on the trail for the worry of a rattlesnake encounter. Other than that there are nice wide trails and great outlooks of the lake for just sitting back to rest with a view or snapping a few photos. You can see far on some spots. Overall it was a good experience. Might look into camping there once warmer weather hits us again.

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  Spencer R.

  Guide

  

  May. 10, 2021

  Possum Kingdom State Park Campground

  Great Experience

  We arrived around midnight. There was a warm breeze blowing. Big ants strolled nearby but are easily avoidable. The place is right on a lake. The restroom is close by. It was a great experience! Would stay again. We did not see any possums but did see a large female dear grazing.

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  Crystal A.

  Scout

  

  Mar. 31, 2022

  Possum Kingdom State Park Campground

  Fielder Trip

  Lovely campsite, beautiful scenery. Our campgrounds were right by the lake so that was convenient.

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  Mic R.

  Legend

  

  Jul. 10, 2020

  Possum Kingdom State Park Campground

  Good lake park.

  This is a nice little park for swimming doing a little tubing, not a hiking park, there’s a trail that’s about a mile and change long. It’s a big lake so if you have a boat you will truly enjoy it. I did not. So swimming and tubing is all I did in the water.The 2011 fire it’s not evident anymore, so it’s a great time to go. June 27 to July 3. 2020

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  Kerri S.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 10, 2020

  Possum Kingdom State Park Campground

  Great hiking trails

  We have only used day passes for hiking here since covid19 restrictions took place. Very impressive trails and nice bathrooms. Easy lake access with boat ramp.