The Dyrt is here to help plan your best camping near Castell. Aside from great camping spots, you'll find hiking and many more outdoor experiences. Thinking of traveling with kids? You're in luck—Castell is surrounded by family-friendly activities. At The Dyrt, campers like you share their favorite spots, plus tips and photos. No matter where you're headed in Castell, you'll find the best spot for you and your camping crew.
Flowing over and around huge slabs of limestone, the Pedernales River can be turbulent. But most often it is tranquil, and a great place to relax and recharge. We are just 30 miles west of Austin. Come over for an afternoon swim or hike, or load up your gear for an overnight adventure. The river awaits!
Choose a site with water and electricity or hike to a primitive site. Bring your group to the Youth Group Camp or Equestrian Group Camp.
Colorado Bend State Park is one of central Texas’s most popular destinations. Two hours northwest of Austin, this park offers cave tours, river recreation, and over 35 miles of hike and bike trails. Visit in the off-season and enjoy a break from the intense Texas heat or take a dip in the cool, clear waters of Spicewood Springs for a refresher on warmer days.
Texas’s tallest waterfall, Gorman Falls, is the prime attraction for visitors of Colorado Bend State Park. This 70-foot marvel can be reached from a moderate 3-mile hike where you can enjoy cool mist from the spring-fed waters upon your arrival.
There are 15 drive in campsites at Colorado Bend where you can park RVs up to 30 feet, though the rest require some extra work to reach. 28 walk-in campsites can be found in the main campground, as can two primitive group campsites near the river. Looking for even more rugged seclusion? Hike to the Backcountry Windmill area where you will find designated backcountry sites just a mile from the trailhead. Every camper will find what they need at Colorado Bend State Park.
Llano River rv park with with secluded tent sites, cabins, tiny homes, airstreams, and canvas glamping tents in the TX hill country. Pet friendly!
$30 - $45 / night
The Vineyards of Fredericksburg is a new RV Park located in the central Texas hill country town of Fredericksburg, a destination known for quaint German architecture, cuisine, and shopping, as well as for vineyards, wineries, and scenic beauty. Our top rated campground will wow you with its pastoral views and rich amenities. This is a getaway you’ll want to return to again and again. Covered Wagon Glamping and RV sites available!
$60 - $75 / night
Formerly Fredericksburg KOA. 21+ Adult Park
Located in the heart of the Texas Hill Country, this beautiful RV resort is within a few short miles of the area's best attractions. Exclusive shopping, art galleries, elegant dining and the famous National Museum of the Pacific War await you in Fredericksburg. Nestled in the heart of the Texas wine country, two miles from Wildseed Farms and Fredericksburg Trade Days, four miles from Luckenbach and town and across the road from Altstadt Brewery, you can't help but enjoy our area! You'll find tons of award-winning wineries with tours and tasting rooms close to this RV resort...even some within walking distance! After all the activity, return to your serene campsite - surrounded by grand old oak trees - and rest up for the next day's fun! We're proud to offer you a country atmosphere with star-filled nights. Meet our Longhorns and get your breakfast eggs straight from our yard girls! All that and on nice evenings, we even have some local artists perform for us on our stage. We've been known to have a few big names too! Rick Trevino, Bellamy Brothers, John Conley, Buddy Jewell. We love to have fun and would love for you to be a part of it!
The quality of our resort is apparent as you enter the gates and glide comfortably through thickets of indigenous mesquite teaming with local fauna. Then the full resort reveals itself—surrounding three serene ponds amidst extensive acres of oak and mesquite groves.
The resort facilities and accommodations are a Texas Hill Country hideaway, surrounding the three huge ponds, tucked into carefully curated natural surroundings. Venture into the oak groves on hiking and bike trails and find yourself in the carefully curated natural environment. Take time for a viewing of exotic animals, indulge yourself in the sparkling swimming pools, and hot spas. Our resort is tastefully designed for your comfort and enjoyment, with top quality resort facilities and amenities for the discerning RV Traveler.
Exploring nature is a thrilling aspect of our resort in the Texas Hill Country. Whether staying in our cozy cabins or at our RV park sites, guests are enveloped by vast expanses of natural beauty, with numerous trails awaiting discovery. During the right seasons, trails and fields come alive with the dance of butterflies.
Our resort is located close to so many local attractions and experiences. We invite you to explore the area and visit some of our favorite. If you need help planning a day trip, be sure to ask our front desk. We are happy to help.
Sulphur Springs Camp is a private campsite located in Bend, Texas with a number of camping options.
Cabins: For the person who loves the outdoors but still likes some of the comforts of home, Sulphur Springs Camp, Inc. is the place to be. Our modern lodges are completely furnished. All lodges are air conditioned with full kitchens, restrooms, cooking utensils and linens. Reservations for these lodges are strongly recommended. Cabins range from two bed lodges which can accomodate up to six people, to five bed lodges which can accomodate up to fifteen people. Picnic tables and barbeque grills enhance your camping experience. Tents are not allowed at the cabins. Check in time for cabins is 3:00 PM, and check out time is 11:00 AM.
RV Hookups: Many people today are R.V. enthusiasts. The camp has plenty of hookups located at the river's edge. These feature water and electricity with dump station, and may be rented on a daily, monthly, or yearly basis. Restrooms and public showers with hot and cold water are also located in the park area. Reservations are not required for an R.V. space, however, we will have plenty of room for you! Tents are not allowed in the R.V. area.
Tent Camping: For the outdoorsmen who prefer to tent camp or to "rough it", this is the place! There are approximately three miles of river front that is accessible by a gravel road. Campsites are shaded by large native trees and high rock cliffs. This beautiful setting is what people are talking about when they talk about the "Great Outdoors". For the nature loving outdoorsmen, this is a bit of paradise on earth. Check out time for camping is 9:00 AM. Reservations are not required for campsites. Come early and pick your favorite spot.
Located in Kerrville, Texas, HTR TX Hill Country (formerly By The River RV Park & Campground) retains a peaceful and quiet atmosphere across 65 acres of nature trails, campgrounds, RV sites, vacation rental cottages for glampers, and more all along the calming waters of the Guadalupe River. Experience the quiet serene nature in the Texas Hill Country.
$25 - $194 / night
Stayed on the 'hill side' and really enjoyed the park. Most sites you pull in paralllel to the road which is nice. Had deer through our site every day. Really good hiking but some of the trails were closed due to race events. Close to town and not too far of a drive to Fredericksburg and went to the Nat'l Pacific War Museum and that was well worth the drive. Here in October so park was about 1/8 full if even that.
The tent sites are huge and spread apart. Picnic tables and fire rings at each site. Flush toilets and showers. A highway run through the camp so there is some noise from that, mainly during the day. Town is 2 miles away.
Lots of high reviews for this park. I thought the hiking was okay. The campground layout for the RV area is not nicely laid out in my opinion. See my pics. The group and many tent areas are exceptional. The bathrooms are okay. Volunteer friendliness is much better than the staff for my experience here.
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This campground is truly something special. The landscape is breathtaking, the trail leading back to the tent spots is definitely for those looking for something a little more challenging to get to, and the river is there for you to chill by to swim, fish, kayak, etc. There’s also a ton of wildlife. Saw some bald eagles, reptiles, fish, turtles, heard coyotes howling at night, and saw tracks of some larger animals. There’s some stores not too far away if you need things in a pinch. Colorado Bend State Park is right next door for those looking for some additional hikes and sights. And there’s several distilleries and vineyards in close proximity. I’ll definitely be coming back here.
We loved this campground. Lots of places to walk & saw wildlife every day. Restrooms were clean & very nice. The washers are bigger than a lot of RV parks too. The staff is very friendly & accommodating. We extended our stay 3 times! If you're in the Texas hill country, this is definitely the place to stay.
This was a halfway stop between Tennessee and Big Bend . Large campground with nice facilities and trails . Unfortunately it rained the nights we passed through . Nice place in the off season . I bets it’s packed in the summer
Great park near the Guadalupe River, amenities were as nice or better than most TX State Parks. Great trail along the River can be accessed from park.
Not too bad for a City operated RV Park. It was quiet at night although the flood lights were a little annoying. My electricity did not work but they fixed it quickly. I thought it was $20 a night, but it turns out Friday and Saturday nights are $40 each. Bathroom was clean. The City of San Saba is very nice.
Good staff, sites not that Great. Inexpensive
Sweet place to stop for the night. The staff are wonderful people. About 2 miles off the highway so pretty quiet. They have a little gas station there too.
I stayed one night and was very happy with the grounds and cleanliness. It was a cold night so the hosts kept the rec center opened all night in case anyone needed anything. The rec center had a nice kitchen and tv/cable setup and a small convenience store onsite. I would stay again without question.
Breaking in our new TAB 400 and wanted to stay somewhat local first time out. This campground is primarily RV spots- full hookups and some tent and cabin areas along the Guadalupe. Pull through a and back ins. Very quiet and nice location just outside of town (Kerrville, TX- recommend the Rails Cafe if you get tired of camp cookin’)
Not much privacy between the spots so expect conversations with friendly and like-minded neighbors. Bath- showers - laundry available tho it’s a bit of a walk to get to from just sites. Kayak - paddle board rentals available too.
My boyfriend and I came here for a weekend backpacking trip and had a great time! We hiked 2 miles down wolf mountain loop then about a quarter mile on the camping trail to the primitive sites on Saturday. We arrived at the campsites around 5pm and there were so many people camping it kinda looked like a shanty town (but in a cool way!) Even though there were lots of spots filled we managed to find a decent spot fairly quickly that was somewhat secluded. The next morning we hiked to Jones Spring and also checked out the remnants of the Trammels house. When we came back to out site just about all the other campers had already packed out and we had the whole camping trail pretty much to ourselves Sunday. We packed out Monday morning and before leaving the park checked out the bird blind, (which didn’t require a hike), then drove north to the falls. The falls had a short but somewhat taxing hike, since coming out was steep uphill, but it was a beautiful sight! After that I walked down to the swimming area, which was absolutely gorgeous, but the water was very cold of course in November so I just waded around a bit. The hike back from the swimming area was short but very strenuous! Very steep uphill! Overall it was a fantastic experience!
Made a reservation to camp here. Campground called me to ask a few questions about our camper. We own a Jeep Gladiator with an AluCab cabin camper. I was told that it is not RVIA certified camper so they would not allow us to camp there. There is NOTHING on their website about a RVIA certified unit. I had to google what that even was. The staff member that called couldn’t even tell me what it was or why it was required.
2 different entrances - you must check in at the big station and get a gate code to get to your 30 amp site, water and electric only. Grab the map, you will definitely need it. There are almost no signs to direct you. The map is badly done, but it's al you will have. Do not arrive after dark, or you will never find your site. There is no one around to ask if you do go astray, so be prepared to turn around, and watch for 1 weathered gray wooden sign about 18 inches above the grass, letters carved into the wood in matching gray weathered letters and numbers. The site is gravel pull thru with some shade. 30 amp and a faucet. Fire ring/grill unused due to burn ban. Concrete picnic table, and on site occupied armadillo nest hole under on of the oaks. Dumpster down the road about 50 yards, trailhead for teal hiking trail the other direction about 50 yards.
This place is quiet and out of the way. Down in the canyon there is no cell service so you can break away from the modern world. Nestled right on the river, with a natural Sulphur Spring. A spring fed swimming pool cleaned weekly and cabins with all the amenities.
We made a last minute overnight stay. The staff was accommodating and friendly. The facilities are clean and well equipped.
We have stayed here before.
It is a nice campground. Pull through and back in sites. Some with shade some not. It was 98 when we stopped today, but got in the shade after 5 so it helped.
Have a nice laundry room and rec room. Typical KOA bathrooms clean and nice.
The store has beer and ice cream what more can you ask on a hot day.
Internet is good so far can stream with no problem but the campground is not full.
We will stay again, it is right off I 10.
Can get loud at night but otherwise very nice place. Restaurant and bar on site. No showers but has laundry
I went for an early morning hike in full swing Texas summer heat. I decided to do the Falls hike following the water and Hackenburg loop. Ended up doing around 3 miles right before 10:30 (started at 9). From there the sun started to beat down and enjoy some time in the water but heads up as of today the water was pretty low. So many wildlife saw some deer, birds (singing the whole time I was there) and some cool lizards!
One of my favorites you can do a lot of different activities from horse back riding swimming hiking biking. The facilities are well maintained and the sightseeing is wonderful.
This site has no shade at all but is close to one of the trails to swim
Very nice RV park with plenty of parking spots. There is a nice covered pavilion and a rally room.
Beautiful scenery and easy access to the river. Roads are very rough though so make sure you have a high clearance vehicle.
Pros Just 3 miles from the popular downtown shopping district
Level gravel site with mini picnic table and fire ring
Very nice rally hall, group fire pit and group pavilion
Very nice and very clean shower and toilet facilities
Combo code required to access toilets and showers
Majority of sites are pull thru
$1.50 on-site laundry
Residential size hot tub
Small pool
Volleyball net
Small Playground
100% occupancy during our 2 night stay
Park WiFi
4 bars Verizon signal
Cons
Just an open field. No shade. This is not even a vineyard!
Very tight check in parking
Lots and lots of tall speed bumps throughout park
Small tree between site prevent our awning deployment
Sites tightly packed together; Our sewer connection was inches from next site’s picnic table!
Most of the time during our stay in site 80, there was a horrific odor from the sewer lift station 100 ft away
Not dark sky friendly.
Street lights and utility pedestal lights.
Initially assigned site was changed without any notice so our request to be sited away from a street light not honored
Significant traffic noise from Hwy 87 (even at night) and we were half way down the park Unable to access all 24 cable TV channels; could only connect to 6 channels.
The campsites were decent size and well-spaced with buffers in between. Many of them have small pavilions over the picnic tables. All sites in electric area also have a fire pit, water and 20/30 amp electric.
Bathrooms were small but decent and well-maintained.
Note that cell service was quite weak to nonexistent (Verizon and T-Mobile) unless you were out hiking and reached a high spot.
Beautiful area to explore and the nice trails made for plenty to do. The river is super low right now (April 2022) so no water fall, but walking around on the rock formations made for a unique experience.
Also a good campground for some dark skies at night.
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