Best Dog-Friendly Camping near Glen Rose, TX

This is a great park for family fun, and would be awesome for family reunions or youth groups! They have literally everything you can think of for summer fun! Fishing, swimming, hiking, kayaking, bird watching! We stayed on the East side so we would be close to bathrooms and drinking water. Be aware if you stay on the West side the bathrooms and water are about a mile away. There are also RV sites, cabins, screened shelters and group sites. All sites have lake access nearby.

So the park is basically a huge lake with pretty clean water for a lake. There are a wide variety of hiking trails surrounding the lake.Each trail is very much its own with different scenery, rock formations, and trees. I think the longest trail is about 2 miles, so nothing to extreme. Perfect for families and kids. It is also very dog friendly which I love!!!

This park is also only 45 miles from Glen Rose! It would be a great place to stay at and take a day to go to Dinosaur Valley State Park. Meridian is a small town but it does have all the amenities you may need about 5 miles down the road. There is a grocery store, a gas station, and some restaurants if you want a warm home style meal.

The facilities are old but well maintained, and thankfully there are showers which will be needed after swimming. Don't let the size of this park get you down, it has so much to offer for a getaway from city life. IT is the perfect place to relax, take a dip, and read a good book!

Dinosaur Valley State Park Dinosaur Valley State Park near Glen Rose, Texas, is a fantastic destination for families and nature lovers. With spacious campsites, clean facilities, and the opportunity to see real dinosaur tracks in the riverbed, it’s an exciting place for outdoor adventures. The park offers hiking, fishing, and swimming, and the educational trails are a great experience for all ages. Nearby Dinosaur World adds to the fun. While some campsites can be a bit exposed, the overall atmosphere is friendly and welcoming. At KPI Creatives, we love discovering unique places like this that offer both adventure and education! https://www.google.com/maps?cid=10637619299654140657

The dinosaur aspect of this park is great, but there is a lot of great stuff to do in nature as well. If you have kids into dinos this is a must-visit, but it’s great for all ages too.

Yay: Great educational and ranger programs and exhibits. Also a lot to do in the area, many other parks and museums (Glen Rose). Lots of long trails to hike on. The campsites are close to the water and one of the dino track fossils! Some of the sites are very close to the river, try to get those! There are a lot of different camping options with different facilities: electric sites, 1/2 mile walk-in sites, and 1-3 mile backpacking sites. We stayed at the walk-in and looked through the main campsite, all were very clean with good shade.

Nay: call ahead to make sure the riverbed fossils are visible and all the trails are open, but there’s plenty to do if there are any closures.

Surprise: This is one of the best parks I’ve ever been to anywhere thanks to the diverse landscapes and dino fossils!

"Dinosaurs may be extinct from the face of the Earth, but they are alive and well in our imaginations."

This Texas state parks is one of favorites. I have been quite a few times since I was a kid and it never gets old. It is just inside of Glen Rose, Texas, located along the Paluxy river. This park will bring out your inner child.

Let's start with the facilities. Sosome of the bathrooms are old, but they are well maintained even with all the traffic. This park gets very busy in the summer. So we tent camped but we stayed at an RC site because they don't have water only sites and with a 4 year old and my grandmother, I didn't want to have a walk-in (no bathrooms nearby) or a backpack site. There is quite a bit of shade around the campsites, and there are awesome playgrounds for children.

Now there are a LOT of trails. They will give you a map that is very helpful and let's you know where all of the track sites and overlooks are. The main track sites are along the river and are so cool see! There is also information things everywhere that tell you about the tracks that were excavated so make sure to check those out!

The one problem I had was that we went during a drought, so the river is very low and makes it hard to view some of the tracks, also swimming was a bust. So make sure you check the river advisory on their website to see what your getting into. Especially in the hotter months you definitely want to get in the river to cool off.

This place is larger than life, so make sure you plan your hikes beforehand. My favorite trail is the Buckeye trails. It is about 2 miles, so good for kids, and it is up through the woods. Lots of shade and variety in the path. Don't miss out on this adventure.