Best Dog-Friendly Camping near Junction, TX

South Llano River State Park Campground and Tree Cabins RV Resort welcome pets throughout their grounds while maintaining clean, spacious sites. Both locations require pets to be leashed when outside the RV or tent, with South Llano providing hiking trails suitable for dogs. Tree Cabins RV Resort sits directly beside the Llano River, offering campers with dogs easy water access for swimming and play. North Llano River RV Park also accommodates pets across all accommodation types including tent sites, RV spots, cabins, and glamping options. Sites at these campgrounds include fire rings, picnic tables, and full hookups for RVs. The individual family bathrooms at Tree Cabins more closely resemble something you'd have in your house than in a campground.

Dog-friendly hiking trails in South Llano River State Park provide exercise opportunities with trails that range from easy riverside paths to more challenging hill climbs. The park features abundant wildlife viewing opportunities, though pets must be controlled to prevent disturbing the local deer, armadillos, and birds frequently seen throughout the area. Junction's location along the Llano River creates multiple water access points where dogs can cool off during hot Texas summers. Visitors report seeing deer walking through campsites, seemingly unbothered by the presence of people and pets. Downtown Junction is within walking distance of Tree Cabins RV Resort, allowing campers to access restaurants and shops without needing to drive. The campgrounds maintain clean facilities and are generally quiet, though some sites may experience minimal bridge traffic noise at Tree Cabins.

Best Dog-Friendly Sites Near Junction, Texas (27)

    1. South Llano River State Park Campground

    40 Reviews
    Junction, TX
    4 miles
    Website
    +1 (325) 446-3994

    $10 - $20 / night

    "Wonderful Texas park near Junction, TX and on the shores of the Llano River. Beautiful hikes, bird watching, swimming, fishing and relaxing."

    "This might have been our favorite state park in the Hill Country of Texas, offering the perfect combination of good campsites, great hiking and biking trails, and opportunities to enjoy wildlife."

    2. Pecan Valley RV Park

    11 Reviews
    Junction, TX
    7 miles
    Website
    +1 (325) 446-3065

    $37 - $42 / night

    "The owners or camp hosts will greet you at the entrance (no need to leave your vehicle to check-in) and take you straight to your site."

    "I-10 is across the river branch the CG sits next to, but you really don't hear it unless you're listening for it.  You definitely can't see it!

    • DEER! "

    3. North Llano River RV Park

    9 Reviews
    Junction, TX
    0 miles
    Website
    +1 (325) 999-1193

    $40 - $50 / night

    "We were looking for a nice overnight next to the river on short notice and they delivered, and during spring break no less."

    "Last night while eating dinner we saw 3 deer walking through the campsite. They were not bother in the least by our presence."

    4. Tree Cabins RV Resort

    7 Reviews
    Junction, TX
    1 mile
    Website
    +1 (325) 446-3388

    "The location makes for excellent swimming, kayaking and tubing in the river."

    "The town is walking distance over the bridge. We would definitely stay here again."

    5. Schreiner City Park - Junction

    5 Reviews
    Junction, TX
    0 miles
    Website
    +1 (325) 446-3880

    "Convenient access off the main drag into Junction, with a waterhole and beach. Walking distance to restaurants and shops of quaint Junction, Texas. Tom the manager is a real nice fella."

    "A very pleasant park with pull through locations along a river. Not very big, estimate room for 8-10 RVs. I drive a campervan and fit in between two Class As very nicely."

    6. 10/83 RV Park

    1 Review
    Junction, TX
    1 mile
    Website
    +1 (325) 446-3138

    "This was a nice open campground perfect for an overnight stay in Junction, very easy access of I-10. Pull through sites with full hookups."

    7. Pecan Valley RV Park & Farm

    1 Review
    Junction, TX
    11 miles
    Website
    +1 (325) 215-3506

    $47 - $50 / night

    "They allow their chickens and goats to roam freely around the park. We watched a group of does headed down to the river to water."

    8. Segovia River Valley RV Park

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    Junction, TX
    8 miles
    +1 (325) 446-2475

    9. Lost Maples State Natural Area Campground

    42 Reviews
    Vanderpool, TX
    49 miles
    Website
    +1 (830) 966-3413

    $10 - $20 / night

    "Close to the river. Nice spaces with covered tables and scattered trees. Hiking, pet friendly. Showers were clean and well kept. No sewer hook up but dump station is right off the road."

    "Lost Maples State Natural Area has some beautiful hiking trails and backpacking areas."

    10. Dos Rios RV Park

    6 Reviews
    Castell, TX
    33 miles
    Website
    +1 (512) 553-3977

    $30 - $45 / night

    "There is not a place to check in, you just drive directly to your campsite.  I'm not sure how well a 30-40 foot camper would fair going down the trail to the best sites by the water."

    "It’s shallow enough for littles on some parts and deep enough on the side next to the wall to jump off into the river."

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Dog-Friendly Camping Reviews near Junction, TX

195 Reviews of 27 Junction Campgrounds


  • Rachel H.
    Jul. 18, 2021

    Buckhorn Lake Resort

    Amazing resort with lots of amenities

    We stayed one night, but we plan to come back and stay a week later this year.

    Pros:

    • Long pull through sites.
    • They have several types of sites: back-in, pull through, head in.
    • Two pools, one is adults only.
    • Super large dog park, if you have dogs (we have a cat).

    Cons:

    • A little on the spendy side, but proximity to San Antonio and Fredericksburg, as well as amenities, are likely reasons.

    • Wifi was spotty, but it is also not guaranteed. If Internet is important, bring a hotspot or use cel phone.

  • S
    Aug. 2, 2021

    Buckhorn Lake Resort

    Beautiful Park

    We found this park as we were traveling and they were very helpful over the phone. Great staff and friendly! All sights are concrete and very clean and beautiful park. Close to the highway but couldn’t hear any traffic at our sight. We were behind the office overlooking the gazebo. Beautiful landscaping! Would like to have seen more planned events. There is a creek to fish in and a great dog park. There is an adult section at back but limited on fifth wheel sights there. It was evident that it was originally for coaches. Great little store at office was fun. We had to move towards end of stay to the sight next to us, as someone had reserved the sight we were in. Overall our stay was good! Cell phone use: Verizon had one bar and AT&T had all four. We have both carriers and we’re able to just use AT&T until you leave and get across the highway then Verizon works.

  • Shirley S.
    Jun. 22, 2019

    Lost Maples State Natural Area Campground

    Love it

    Short trip for weekend stay for us. Close to the river. Nice spaces with covered tables and scattered trees. Hiking, pet friendly. Showers were clean and well kept. No sewer hook up but dump station is right off the road. Plenty of open space to see the Texas skies and right there at the Frio River. One of our go to spots.

  • Todd M.
    Aug. 4, 2020

    Schreiner City Park - Junction

    Nice spot

    Convenient access off the main drag into Junction, with a waterhole and beach. Walking distance to restaurants and shops of quaint Junction, Texas. Tom the manager is a real nice fella.

  • Opal C.
    May. 14, 2022

    Johnson Creek RV Resort & Park

    One of Our Favorite Campgrounds!

    We took our kids for a fun NYE trip in the camper and loved this campground. Staff super friendly and really spacious. If you have pets getting a back-in site may give you more room to let them move around if tethered to your camper during some outside time. There are goats and mini horses you can feed so our kids loved that. Fun playground for kids, too! We’ll definitely be going back.

  • Sallie H.
    Sep. 28, 2018

    South Llano River State Park Campground

    Wild beauty

    Wonderful Texas park near Junction, TX and on the shores of the Llano River. Beautiful hikes, bird watching, swimming, fishing and relaxing.

  • MIKE G.
    Mar. 15, 2022

    Pecan Valley RV Park

    Great place

    What an amazing experience to camp at this beautiful park. The owners or camp hosts will greet you at the entrance (no need to leave your vehicle to check-in) and take you straight to your site. Very natural setting, free range chickens have the run of the park, goats baby ducks can be seen and petted as you stroll the 100 yards to the river. Quiet at night and very little light pollution allows for peaceful star gazing. A must stay!

  • BThe Dyrt PRO User
    Jan. 6, 2021

    Schreiner Park in Junction City - PERMANENTLY CLOSED

    A gem of a park

    This is truly a gem of a park. No hookups, but a free park. Hoyt the city park guy, has warned about parking under the pecan tree limbs in windy conditions and to please park to not impede traffic driving through the park. But there are at least a half dozen places or more, that would make great sites. We are right on the rivers edge at the junction of the two rivers. Beautiful views, the park is very nice to just walk along the rivers edge, there are picnic tables and grills, volleyball court, basketball court, pavilions with picnic tables, and fire pits. The people of junction have built a beautiful park, I try to remember I am a guest in there park, and thank them for being such gracious hosts. We want to go to town and shop with the merchants to show our appreciation. Thank You Junction!

  • Will and Lucinda B.The Dyrt PRO User
    Oct. 27, 2023

    Pecan Valley RV Park

    Relaxing, well managed, definitely coming back

    As a general rule, we like to stay somewhere a month.  At Pecan Valley, we did so, of course not knowing what to expect exactly, as always.  We were very pleasantly pleased with our stay, and we will definitely be back.  I'll just bullet point out all the pros, followed by one single con.

    Pros:

    • Quiet.  I-10 is across the river branch the CG sits next to, but you really don't hear it unless you're listening for it.  You definitely can't see it!
    • DEER!  Every day, about 6:30'ish the come across the main road, through the pecan orchard, behind the owner's house and equipment areas into a large field.  It was so awesome to keep a side window open and holler at the wife: "It's DEER-THIRTY!"  (There is also a large heard of Axis deer in the area.)  We saw as many as 30 at one time.
    • Chickens.  Their "rules" state to keep your animals leashed, because the chickens are their pets!   They even let you know what is not okay to feed them.  We had some oatmeal that we bought that wasn't what we expected, but made great chicken feed. "Chick, chick, chick!" will bring them!  I named two of them "Big Elvis" and "Little Elvis" based on the size of the "hair" on their heads (even though they are likely hens.)  They are super curious, don't leave your bay doors open!  It's fun to watch them taking dirt baths!
    • The river is right there!  We tried to walk most every day, sometimes up the entrance all the way to the main road, sometimes down past the many-chickens coop and "Goat on a Boat" area, down to the river.  When no one else was there, I liked skipping rocks.  
    • Cute little gift shop.  Just write down in the book what you got and pay at the end.
    • Owners:  Delivery of pecans (regular or candied), firewood, packages.  I'm telling you, the owners were so friendly and so awesome, maybe the best we've ever had in 4 years of full-timing.  We had gotten one bundle of firewood (just as inexpensive as anywhere, but MORE of it, and it's hardwood), but realized that we likely wanted more.  The owners were driving by on their golf cart, parking someone, and I just asked for a couple more bundles when they got a few minutes.  Sure enough...about 15 minutes later, they came by in the golf cart with more firewood!
    • Drainage.  The second-to-last day of our stay (and also right before we arrived), there was a very rainy day. We had gotten back with groceries and it was a torrential downpour.  (I took off my tennis shoes in the truck and just muddy-sock-footed the groceries and put them inside.)  The rain slowed later, and it was almost back to normal.  It rained, again hard, during the night, but tapered off around 2am.  When we got up to pack up the rig in the morning, there weren't really any muddy spots.  We've been in campgrounds where it's just horrible.  Pecan Valley set up their spots correctly!

    Cons:

    • Tree Sap.  Now, this doesn't apply to every spot and, honestly, it's not that big of a deal.  Unlike pine sap, the sap from the pecan trees just washes off easily.  Every few days when we'd get in the truck, the windshield would look horrible, but a squirt of washer fluid and a couple of wiper wipes and it was perfectly fine.  That rainstorm our last day, it washed off the truck completely!

    Town Notes:

    • Lowe's Grocery store:  Not a bad little store for a small town.  Much better than I expected.
    • Spurs Liquor store:  Right on the corner between town and FM 1674 (road to campground).  Cute little store, was pleasantly surprised.
    • Junction Fuels:  If you need diesel, go here.  Don't be intimidated by the setup.  I just parked, went inside to ask "how it works", then got it handled that time and the rest.  You want the "CD" pump (Ultra-Low Sulphur Diesel), second unit with pumps 3 and 4.  Park at the pump, go to the blue box at the end, enter your pump number and put in your credit card and zip.  Maxes at $75, I had to run it twice.  Absolutely best price in town, way better than at the corner of I-10.  During our stay, most in town were like $4.69 whereas Junction Fuels was $3.99.  At one point, it had dropped to $3.97, but no else had dropped at all.  This means they are being reactive to market prices.  (I believe this is the right propane location, too, though we didn't need it during our stay.)

Guide to Junction

Discovering pet-friendly camping options near Junction, Texas, allows you to enjoy the great outdoors with your furry friends. Here are some excellent campgrounds that welcome pets and offer a variety of amenities and activities.

Dog-friendly activities while camping near Junction

  • At South Llano River State Park Campground, you can explore scenic hiking trails alongside your dog, making it a great spot for outdoor adventures.
  • Pecan Valley RV Park features spacious grounds where your pets can roam freely, and you can enjoy leisurely walks along the river.
  • Tree Cabins RV Resort offers easy access to the river, perfect for a refreshing dip with your dog after a day of exploring.

Dog owners appreciate spacious and clean facilities

  • North Llano River RV Park is known for its well-maintained sites and clean restrooms, ensuring a comfortable stay for both you and your pet.
  • At 10/83 RV Park, you’ll find pull-through sites with full hookups, making it convenient for pet owners traveling with RVs.
  • Cowboys and Angels RV Park and Cabins features friendly staff and a welcoming atmosphere, perfect for families traveling with pets.

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According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular dog-friendly campground near Junction, TX is South Llano River State Park Campground with a 4.6-star rating from 40 reviews.

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