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Best Tent Camping near San Felipe, TX

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Tent camping options near San Felipe, Texas provide modest accommodations within the greater Houston region. Houston West RV Park offers tent sites alongside their RV facilities, with reviewers noting the clean environment and quiet atmosphere. Tomball RV Park, located approximately 30 miles north of Houston, provides dedicated tent areas with picnic tables and access to toilets.

The terrain at most tent sites consists of flat, sometimes grassy surfaces with minimal privacy between camping spots. Mosquitoes can be problematic, especially during warmer months, making insect repellent essential gear for tent campers. Most established tent areas offer basic amenities including trash disposal, though water hookups are inconsistently available. Fires are permitted at several locations including Houston West RV Park and Tomball RV Park, with firewood sometimes provided on-site. Summer temperatures often exceed 90°F, making spring and fall the more comfortable seasons for tent camping in this region.

Sites nearest to Houston tend to be more developed with access to facilities. For those seeking more primitive tent camping experiences, Hollywood Bottom Park in Wharton County offers free tent camping with few amenities but provides access to the Colorado River. The park's tent sites are particularly suited for paddlers, serving as overnight stops during river journeys. A camper described it as a "great rest stop while on the Colorado River" with "very soft sand and great shell spot." At Houston West RV Park, tent campers can access features like a small lake and walking trail, though one reviewer warned about "a pretty severe red ant infestation" making it difficult to spend time outside the tent on gravel or grass.

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248 Reviews of 7 San Felipe Campgrounds

  • Stephen & Theresa B.
    Jul. 18, 2021

    Stephen F. Austin State Park Campground

    Pleasant Texas State Park

    We had a really nice relaxing stay at Stephen F Austin State Park near San Filepe, Texas. Great little state park easily accessed from I-10. The 38 RV sites are all asphalt pad pull throughs with 30/15 amp electric, water and sewer complete with concrete pad for table, fire pit, lantern and all well spaced for plenty of privacy...big rig friendly. They have an additional 39 tent only sites with water and 25 primitive. Screened shelters are reservable for tent camping with 20 amp electric and water plus one rustic cabin with amenities. There is a$5 daily entrance fee in addition to camping fees. The bathhouse facilities are brand new. It's a small park but they do have five miles of trails for hiking/biking with views of the Brazos River. We enjoyed the wildlife; deer strolling in the campground every morning and evening, birds, rabbits, frogs, turtles, a bobcat and numerous owls. They have a Nature Center; however it was not open during our visit. The park office has a small store with sundries and park souvenirs. The nearby San Felipe de Austin State His­toric Site tells the story of early settlers to Texas and is worth a visit. We made a run to the nearby town of Sealy to do a much needed laundry stop...small community with grocery, dining and fuel to meet most needs. GPS 29.811982-96.108059 l(979) 885-3613 l Park Road 38 San Felipe, TX 77473

  • Hannah B.
    Nov. 27, 2017

    Lake Somerville State Park Nails Creek Unit Campground

    Reserve Campsite 34!

    Had a great night camping at Lake Somerville SP-Nails Creek. It was really quite with only 2 other sites occupied. Lots of coyotes and owls calling throughout the night. The site was not too far from the bathroom and had great privacy. Didn’t use the horse corral, but each site has 1-2.

    Tested out our klymit static v2 sleeping pads and LOVED them. It was a bit cold as hadn’t thought to bring an extra blanket and slept without the rain fly—but not too bad.

    Tried the Backpackers Pantry Pad Thai and Mountain Home Biscuits and Gravy and all were terrific.

  • Denise V.
    Nov. 10, 2021

    Colorado Landing RV & Mobile Home Park

    Nice Quiet Park not far from Fairgrounds

    • Water

    • 20/30/50 amp

    • Sewer

    • Extended Cable TV

    • Grill

    • Picnic Table (each one hand-painted with different design)

    • Site Pad: Gravel, level

    👍🏻 Pros:

    • Pull-thru sites closest to the Colorado River

    👎🏻 Cons:• No direct access to get into the river. It drops off too much.

    • The back portion of the site got a lot of afternoon sun

    📝 Park Notes:

    • Dump Station

    • Wifi

    • Propane sold onsite per pound. Site pickup/dropoff

    • Swimming Pool

    • Community Center with Laundry facility(1 washer/ 1 dryer), kitchen, showers/bathroom with kitchen, games, TV, shower

    • Pets on leash, big dog park

    • Each site had it's own trash can

    🐦 Wildlife:

    • Birds

    • Deer

    • Squirrels

    For more info and a video see https://www.denisevajdak.com/2021/10/colorado-landing-rv-park.html

  • Denise V.
    Jul. 20, 2021

    Rocky Creek (Somerville Lake)

    Great campgound with lots of green space

    Type of Park: COE 

    Check In: 3p Check Out: 2p 

    Site#144- Back-In

    💲28 per night

    • Water

    • 20/30/50 amp- pedestal looks pretty new

    • Grill- good condition

    • Fire Ring with flip over grate

    • Metal mesh picnic table with cover, far enough away so awnings came out fully

    • Site Pad: Level, crushed granite. Slopes up at the roadside.

    👍🏻 Pros:

    • On the shore of the lake facing west

    • Trees for some shade• Covered picnic table

    • Close to restrooms/showers

    • Plenty of room between sites

    • This site is aligned perfectly. Sit at the picnic table and watch the sun go down between the trees

    • Extra parking area across from site(mostly unused and starting to grow up)

    👎🏻 Cons:

    • No sewer hookups

    • Site slopes off steep on edge of site. Watch small children

    • Some of the trees around the site have been cut down. They still show on Google maps though.

    • Watch for ants

    📝 Park Notes:

    • Gates closed and locked from 10p to 6p- can get out, but not back in

    • 2 Dump Stations- the one closest to the entry gate has you facing into the park

    • Restrooms/ Showers

    • Playground

    • 3 miles of Nature Trails

    • Boat ramp is closed- under reconstruction

    • Group shelter for rent

    • Lots of dumpsters throughout the park

    • Sites on the east side of this loop are closer together

    • 60s-90s loop was pretty full

    • There are Munzees and a Geocache here

    🐦 Wildlife:

    • Birds: Cardinals, Mockingbirds, Great Blue Herons, Great Egrets

    • Quite a few deer

  • Napunani
    Dec. 13, 2022

    Brazos Bend State Park Campground

    Beautiful

    This would be a 5 star if there was sewer hookup 

    PROS 

    No fee to make my own on-line reservations

    Park security gate closed overnight hours 

    Good space between sites 

    Grass mowed in each site 

    Extra wide campground roadway 

    Quiet during our weeknight stay 

    Wooden and metal picnic table on concrete slab 

    Pedestal BBQ grill 

    Metal firering (no cooking grate) 

    Clean, climate controlled toilet/shower facility. 

    Ample supply of TP, and hand soap but hand dryer didn’t work and no paper towels. Campfire wood for sale via honor system in the campground 

    Regular ranger patrol through campground

    Lots of dumpsters throughout the campground

    .85 miles round trip from site 114 to closest toilet/shower facility 

    2 bars T-MOBILE 

    CONS 

    No discount for a one night stay 

    Aggressive raccoons 

    Site 114 not level 

    No lantern pole in campsite 

    Site picnic table is anchored to concrete slab and not moveable 

    No WiFi

  • Napunani
    Dec. 6, 2020

    Stephen F. Austin State Park Campground

    More Camp Hosts Here than Deer!

    November 2020 ALERT! Due to Interstate 10 construction, the eastbound exit for San Felipe is closed so the navigation system took us further East and then backtracked on some horrible condition rural roads. Recommend going to Brookshire and using FM 359 and then FM 1458 to reach Park Road unless you want to really beat up your rig. West bound entrance onto Interstate 10 was a bit crazy also so you may want to do some recon before finding yourself down a horrible back road. No notice of this on the State Park website. 40 FHU sites here under Spanish moss-draped trees. Good spacing between most sites, but no privacy from neighbor sites. The site required leveling side-to-side. Quiet campsite. No highway noise. Train whistle in distant. Saw lots of deer that came fairly close to us. Nice trails but very busy on weekends as Houstonians escape the city for some country fun! A brand new toilet/shower facility opened in early November 2020 in this FHU campground that includes 2 family restrooms. Toilet stalls are very narrow with residential toilets which are water-saving that required 4-5 flushes to empty the bowl. Dyson hand dryer. In the FHU loop, there were 3 camp hosts and one campsite marked for the 4th camp host. Another site has a firewood wagon and an ice machine. Then another site is coned off. So 6 sites gone from the inventory! There is a camp host site also in the tent loop. Wow- 5 camp hosts?? That has to be a record for this size park! We did see Park Police drive thru the FHU loop very frequently. A new toilet/shower facility is under construction in the tent loop. Construction just began so probably another 6-9 months to finish. In the meantime, there are 4 job johnnies and campers from the tent loop utilizing the new toilet/shower facility, with 3 toilets for women and 2 for men. AT&T 1 bar signal.

    Katy Texas is a 20 minute drive where you will find all types of stores and services.

  • Denise V.
    May. 14, 2021

    Big Creek Resort, Marina, & Campground

    One of my favorite local campgrounds

    I like this park because it's close to home. It's got a good space between sites and is broken into 3 or 4 areas so you're not just piled in like sardines. You can being 4-wheeled vehicles that have a steering wheel. No sewer hookups, but there is a dump station. Unfortunately, subsequent major floods have caused them to lose much of the tree cover. It's great when camping in groups though, which we do quite often. All sites have views of the lake. They have a really good fireworks display on 4th of July. 

    Type of Park: Private-owned 

    Check In: 4p Check Out: 3p 

    Site#79- Back-In

    $35 per night($105 total) 

    Water 20/30/50 amp 

    Picnic Table with concrete pad 

    Grass site. No rock or concrete base

    👍🏻 Pros: No trees to avoid 

    On the end of the line so no one is on the"front" side of the camper 

    Good area for camping in groups 

    Close to good swimming areas and store 

    Close to boat ramp

    👎🏻 Cons: Split-level site- table is down a slight hill from parking area. No shade 

    Across from the cabins on stilts, lake view is a little blocked 

    Cabins are being refurbished and the equipment and materials are stacked near the site(and some construction noise) 

    No grill or fire ring at this site

    📝 Park Notes: Gates closed and locked from midnight to 6 am on weekends. 

    Closed at 10 pm on week days. 

    Can bring golf carts, ATV's(machines with steering wheels, not handle bars) 

    Dump Station- a little hard to get to for big rigs. Also hard to leave the park from there. You may have to go back into the park to turn around. 

    Park Store- has fishing bait and supplies, too 

    Cabins are under re-construction There is a Places Munzee here

    Boat Ramp

    🐦 Wildlife: Birds: Cormorants(Water Turkeys), barn swallows, scissor-tail

    For more info, see https://www.denisevajdak.com/2021/04/camping-on-easter-weekend.html

  • Denise V.
    Nov. 10, 2021

    Yegua Creek Campground

    Nice park with views of sunrise and sunset

    • Water

    • 20/30/50 amp

    • Grill on a swivel so you can turn it in high winds

    • Fire Ring with flip-over grate

    • Metal mesh Picnic Table. Table is in full sun in early-mid afternoon, but not for long. A canopy would help.

    • Site Pad: Crushed Granite and level. Very long site with extra room after the pad site

    👍🏻 Pros:

    • Nice view of the water toward Welch Park and the dam

    • You can get a good view of the sunset and sunrise

    • Close to the restrooms/shower

    • Wide view of the lake as it curves around the campground

    • Shade, but open areas so breeze can come through

    👎🏻 Cons:• No sewer hookups at site

    📝 Park Notes:

    • Gates closed and locked from 10p to 6a(can get out, but not back in)

    • Dump Station

    • Restrooms/ Bath House(but had LOTS of tiny dead bugs piled up)

    • Most of this campground has a barrier wall, so only limited spots where you can access the water. One place in this loop and a bigger area(but busy) section on the other side of the main loop.

    • There are Munzees and Geocaches here and in the area

    • You can use your America the Beautiful Access Passes here. They sell them at the main entrance booth, but they were out of the Annual Passes.

    🐦 Wildlife:

    • Birds: Cardinals(not afraid to hang out on my site), Mockingbirds, Herons, Cranes, Shore birds, LBJ's(little brown jobbers), Chickadees

    • Deer

    More info on good/bad sites and a video  at https://www.denisevajdak.com/2021/08/camping-at-yegua-creek-park.html

  • Denise V.
    Nov. 10, 2021

    Lake Somerville State Park Birch Creek Unit Campground

    Nice park with green space between sites

    • Water

    • 20/30 amp(had 50 amp outlet, but only 20& 30 breakers)

    • Grill

    • Fire Ring with adjustable height grate

    • Picnic Table

    • Site Pad: asphalt. Site was just long enough for my 24' camper and my truck and not much room between.

    👍🏻 Pros:

    • Near the water with a trail to get there

    • Green space between the site and neighbors

    • Good kayaking area

    👎🏻 Cons:

    • The spot is tight getting in. My 10' high camper had low hanging branches on it(but they were soft, not stiff). Lots of vines/shrubs across from the site, so no extra room there. 

    📝 Park Notes:

    • Park does not have a gate, so it doesn't close

    • Dump Station for each camping loop

    • Restrooms/ Bath House

    • Boat ramp

    • Fishing jetty (pier is closed)

    • This campground is better for winter camping. Great buffer from wind and neighbors. Only a handful of sites have direct access to the water.

    • Lots of trails

    • There are Munzees and Geocaches here

    • Group pavilion/kitchen available

    • 2 group shelters available

    🐦 Wildlife:• Birds: Shore birds, egrets, herons, cardinals, mockingbirds

    • Deer

    • Raccoons(I saw their tracks, but not the critters)

    More info an video at https://www.denisevajdak.com/2021/08/my-birthday-weekend-2021.html

    Site 23 was better (stayed in this one twice). Wider, nice view of lake. Not very long, but easier to get into.

Guide to San Felipe

Tent camping near San Felipe, Texas offers a blend of natural beauty and convenient amenities, making it an ideal getaway for outdoor enthusiasts.

Tips for tent camping near San Felipe

  • Houston West RV Park provides spacious sites and a friendly atmosphere, perfect for a relaxing stay while enjoying the outdoors.
  • At Tomball RV Park, you can find well-maintained facilities, including picnic tables and firewood, enhancing your camping experience.
  • ABA Travel Park is big rig friendly, ensuring easy access for larger vehicles, which can be a plus for those traveling with tents.

Tent campers like these nearby activities

  • The scenic surroundings of Houston West RV Park make it a great base for exploring nearby attractions and enjoying outdoor activities.
  • Tomball RV Park is conveniently located for those looking to visit the Johnson Space Center, adding an educational twist to your camping trip.
  • Hollywood Bottom Park offers access to the Colorado River, ideal for kayaking and canoeing, making it a fun spot for water activities.

Some prices for tent camping range from $45 to $55

  • Houston West RV Park offers competitive pricing, especially with discounts, making it an affordable choice for tent campers.
  • Tomball RV Park is another well-reviewed option, with rates that are reasonable compared to other campgrounds in the Houston area.
  • Leisure Lane RV Resort - Magnolia, while not the top choice due to mixed reviews, still provides amenities at a price point that some campers may find appealing.

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