Best Equestrian Camping near Shavano Park, TX

Horse camping is the perfect way to enjoy Shavano Park. If you're an equestrian lover who prefers nature-based adventure, yet still wants comfort, this is the perfect opportunity for you. Camping with horses is a beautiful way to experience nature. You're sure to find the perfect site for your Texas horse camping excursion.

Best Equestrian Sites Near Shavano Park, TX (8)

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    1. Alamo River RV Ranch Resort & Campground

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    Von Ormy, Texas

    Alamo River RV Ranch & Campground is THE military recreation park for San Antonio! Whether you are coming in for Basic Military Training (BMT) Graduation or a visit with a loved one serving at Lackland AFB, or you're on active duty and looking for a little R&R, Alamo River is here to serve you. With full-hookup RV sites, comfortable cabins, and a variety of places to pitch a tent, Alamo River can accommodate parties of all sizes. We give all of our military guests -- both active duty and veterans -- a discount to thank you for your service. We are a short ten-minute drive to Lackland AFB's BMT Graduation Center, within the 1604 Loop.

    Not affiliated with the military? No problem! You are welcome, as well. Enjoy three miles of hiking/bicycling/horseback-riding trails "Down Below," fish for catfish, bass, and trout in the Medina River, and toast marshmallows at a campfire in the woods. Everyone who visits says Alamo River RV Ranch & Campground is Bexar County's best-kept secret. Come discover Alamo River RV Ranch & Campground today!

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    Plenty to do during your visit, take time to shop at the Market Square, enjoy nature along the Riverwalk, of course don't forget to visit The Alamo! Take a day to visit Briscoe Art Museum, Airmen Heritage Museum, Seaworld, Fort Sam Houston, Six Flags, Tower Of The Americas, Missions National Park and MORE!!

    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • ADA Access
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    2. Kerrville-Schreiner Park

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    Kerrville, Texas
    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • ADA Access
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    3. COE Canyon Lake Canyon Park

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    Canyon Lake, Texas
    • Pets
    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
    • ADA Access
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    5. Bandera Pioneer RV River Resort

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    Bandera, Texas

    Located on the beautiful Medina River we have 130 RV sites: 68 pull thru's and 62 back-ins. We also offer rentals: One Caboose (1 bedroom/1 bath - can sleep 2) and Two Tiny Homes (sleep 4 each). Swim in our large pool, relax in the hot tub or enjoy swimming and fishing in our private river access. The Rec Center has clean bathrooms and a full kitchen. We also have a great laundry facility. Come stay in our family and pet friendly park and take advantage of the walking distance to local attractions, events, and activities in downtown Bandera.

    • Pets
    • Electric Hookups
    • Reservable
    • RVs
    • Tents
    • Equestrian

    $45 - $60 / night

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    6. San Marcos River Retreat

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    San Marcos, Texas

    A private campground serving youth groups and church groups. Not open to the general public.

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    • Fires
    • Electric Hookups
    • Phone Service
    • Reservable
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      7. Lightning Ranch RV Park

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      Bandera, Texas

      The Lightning Ranch RV park is in Pipe Creek, Texas. It is centrally located between Bandera, Boerne, Lake Medina, and San Antonio and allows the residents multiple choices of local attractions, restaurants, and activities. You can enjoy the rodeo in Bandera, while your wife enjoys the La Cantera mall in San Antonio which is about 25 minutes away. Although we are not located by a lake or river, we are located on high-level ground with a pleasant breeze to help tame the Texas heat. The sunsets are great, and the wildlife is abundant on our 76-acre property. The front of the property is where the park is located, and the rear of the property is available for hiking and wildlife viewing. We also can cater to the horse community as we have horse stables and pasture available for your horses to graze and rest from a long day of riding in the area Texas Parks and Wildlife Hill Country State Natural Area or the area rodeos. If your horse trailer is equipped with only a bed, don’t let that deter you. You can use our showers and restroom facilities during your stay for all the comforts of home. Our spaces are 90’ long and 30’ wide so even the largest of trailers will fit with ease. We have plenty of room for storage of ancillary vehicles and/or trailers if needed.

      • Reservable
      • RVs
      • Equestrian
      • Showers
      • Toilets

      $35 / night

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        8. Cowboy Capital RV Park & Campground

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        Bandera, Texas
        • Pets
        • Fires
        • Electric Hookups
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        • Reservable
        • ADA Access

      Recent Equestrian Reviews in Shavano Park

      56 Reviews of 8 Shavano Park Campgrounds


      • Mark D.The Dyrt PRO User
        Camper-submitted photo from Kerrville-Schreiner Park
        May. 3, 2024

        Kerrville-Schreiner Park

        UP IN THE HILLS

        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.

      • TThe Dyrt PRO User
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        Mar. 30, 2024

        Kerrville-Schreiner Park

        Great tent camping

        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.

      • J
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        Apr. 24, 2023

        Kerrville-Schreiner Park

        Great park by the Guadalupe

        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.

      • Jennifer  B.The Dyrt PRO User
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        Oct. 21, 2022

        Kerrville-Schreiner Park

        Older and Rustic Campground

        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.

      • Denise V.
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        Apr. 2, 2022

        Bandera Pioneer RV River Resort

        Walking Distance to Main Street Bandera / City Park

        Not my first trip here. This park is handy if you want to walk to events, restaurants, bars, shopping on Main Street or to City Park. Friendly staff (and they're dog friendly too).

        Type of Park: Private 

        Check In: 1p Check Out: 12p 

        Length of Stay: 3 Nights 

        Regular cost per night $38, Discounts: Good Sam $11.40

        My Total Cost 💲102.60

        📋 Site#133 Notes:

        Back In, lower level, site was very level side-to-side 

        Site Pad: gravel

        💧 Water- knee height, wrapped with insulation due to cold weather

        ⚡ Max amp: 30- all green lights

        💩 Sewer- threads a little stripped out

        📶 Wifi available, but I didn't use it 

        Picnic Table: wooden 

        Was a little farther from the highway than my last stay. A little quieter on this end.

        👎🏻 Not available: 

        Grill Fire 

        Ring w/Grate

        📺 Cable available on upper pull-thru spots only

        📝 Park Notes:

        🚻 Clean Restrooms

        🚿 Showers

        🧺 Laundry facility

        🐕 Off-leash dog park

        🛒 Store

        🚶🏻‍♀️ Trails- walking trail along the river, wide enough for golf carts

        🌊 The Medina River runs along the edge of the park, Walk under Hwy173 to access City Park. 

        🤿 Pool

        .🏚 Cabins

        Boondocking area available

        🥞 Good breakfast in the Recreation Center for just$6.50 on Saturdays when snowbirds are there. Pancakes, eggs, toast or roll, sausage patties, coffee, orange juice and all the condiments.(Should have done this on my last trip) 

        Many of the snowbirds have flown out, but the park was still pretty full 

        👍🏻 Walking distance to Main Street- bars, shops, food, entertainment, Visitor's center (Gunfights on Saturdays)

        🦌 Wildlife: Several ducks, squirrels, signs of deer

      • Alura E.The Dyrt PRO User
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        Mar. 30, 2022

        Alamo River RV Ranch Resort & Campground

        It's great!

        No clue why there are so many negative reviews on here I thought it was great! The owner and the two "hippy" guys were really nice and funny. It's a great price for the area and it looks very well kept. We came here reluctantly after reading the reviews on here and Google and its an excellent example of not believing everything on the internet. It doesn't have a store but the office is really clean and nice, the camp ground is pretty well kept and clean, nice laundry area. No complaints at all from. Me and my husband!

      • Norrie W.
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        Mar. 3, 2022

        Kerrville-Schreiner Park

        Great Place for our RV travel

        Stacy was wonderful to work with and we really enjoyed our stay. Large wide RV spaces with full hookups with great views of the river. This park also offers cabins as well as vintage trailers for your stay. There is a lovely walking/biking trail that also has picnic tables and BBQ grills.

      • Stacy L.
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        Feb. 26, 2022

        Alamo River RV Ranch Resort & Campground

        Stay away!

        I usually don’t post reviews like this but I needed to for this place! The website is outdated and is false advertising, they don’t over everything listed on the site. we stayed here before it changed ownership. The cabins are not what they used to be, the website is not accurate. Over price cabins and now they look like they are from 1990 theme, so outdated looks like they got the furniture right out of the dumpsters. The new California owners don’t care about the park everything is broken, worn out, workers walks around smoking marijuana and walks up to you and the smell from the bearded guy is disgusting who lives in a shack there on site. They turned this once beautiful park into a dump hippie ground.

      • R
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        Nov. 21, 2021

        COE Canyon Lake Canyon Park

        Fun family trip

        We had a great time out here on the military reserve side. Took my parents and the kids. Purple campsite was just a small walk away from the small store and bathrooms. It was a nice campsite but the sites were kinda close together. The spot we had overlooked a small beach area where you could swim and launch boats. We took jet skis and had a blast.

      • s
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        Nov. 17, 2021

        San Marcos River Retreat

        Quiet and clean

        This campground is beautiful. There’s a river right next to it for fishing, I stayed during the week and I was the only one camping. I car camp and all of the camping spots have water and electrical outlets. The bathroom is old, but it is clean. Enjoyed it! And it was only $10!

      • Sheila C.
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        Aug. 25, 2021

        Kerrville-Schreiner Park

        Country setting but close to town

        We have stayed here many times. The park is separated into two sections by a busy road. The office and the River section of the park is on one side. The other side has a lot of great hiking/biking trails. They only have 10 50Amp sites, in Sycamore loop. All other sites are 30Amp. Most RV sites have Sewer, but there are a few that don’t, so watch closely as booking. We prefer the hill side of the park, Deerfield loop to be exact. It is further away from the road and you feel like you are in the country.

      • CThe Dyrt PRO User
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        Jul. 3, 2021

        Kerrville-Schreiner Park

        Great Shade - Lots of Road Noise

        Pulled into our site a little before dinner time. All sites seem to be pull through, so that’s nice but if you get an even number site in the pecan loop be aware of the proximity to a bust county road with a lot of road noise.

        The pecan loop has the most shade, important in Texas in the summer.

        Electrical box is old, rusting and the breakers are loose with wires visible. Use your surge protector here - well, always use a surge protector but especially here.

        Water pressure is low so be prettier that too.

      • L
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        Jun. 29, 2021

        Kerrville-Schreiner Park

        Hidden Gem on the Guadalupe

        This former state park now owned by the city is a great hidden gem on the Guadalupe. It’s also about an hour away from many other state parks you can make as a day trip. Most site have full hookups and the sites are very spacious.

      • Laura F.The Dyrt PRO User
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        Apr. 5, 2021

        Kerrville-Schreiner Park

        Nice sites and park but some are too close to the road

        They have many pull through sites with full hook-ups that are spacious and fairly spaced out. The park has river front, nice access to multiple trails including the paved river trail, and a big playground. Be careful where you book your site though, we selected one on a loop north of the road and it was so close to the road that the noise made it hard to hear each other when outside and the early morning traffic was not pleasant to wake up to.

      • Karen B.
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        Mar. 31, 2021

        Kerrville-Schreiner Park

        Great place

        Stayed here for a week in February. People were very friendly and helpful. Clean and quiet. Will definitely go back to this place

      • Sheila C.
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        Mar. 29, 2021

        Kerrville-Schreiner Park

        Great hiking trails!

        This park use to be a State Park, so you have the nice big sites and lots of hiking trails. The park is split up into two sides, with a Hwy that runs between them. The riverside of the park has a fishing dock and a beach area for swimming. They also rent kayaks and paddle boards. They also have a playground, Sand Volleyball area and a Butterfly garden. The RV sites do not have a river view, and the play ground and Volleyball is a pretty good walk. They do have mini cabins that are available right on the river with nice stairs down to the water.

      • Jackie R.
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        Feb. 1, 2021

        Kerrville-Schreiner Park

        Good family friendly park

        This park was close to a local event we wanted to attend, and we were very happy with it and will definitely go back. The first row is all pull through sites with full hookups, although we do have a shorter trailer (24’) and I’m not sure how much luck you would have with a truly big one. Most sites had a stone or wood picnic table, shady trees, and a fire ring. We saw a deer, squirrels, and even a herd of blackbuck antelope. Our particular site was number 121 and it had a feral cat shelter, which we saw several of the cats and one caretaker stop by. There are hiking trails and the park itself is minutes from many nearby attractions. My husband checked out the camp bathrooms for me for this review and he said they were smaller but clean and acceptable.

        Overall a comfortable little park, sites not overcrowded together, and reasonably priced. Good job Kerrville.

      • Brittney W.
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        Jan. 17, 2021

        Bandera Pioneer RV River Resort

        Beautiful Sunsets!

        Right in the action of Bandera, Texas. Park your RV and within walking distance of Main Street. Very friendly staff and patrons and the area is clean. Large pool for kids and has river access.

      • Terri L.
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        Dec. 26, 2020

        Kerrville-Schreiner Park

        Great family park

        We’ve camped at this park for years and love it! It is a former state park and now so we’ll maintained. Lots of wildlife and Guadalupe River access for swimming, fishing, and kayaking. Wifi also works well and a great base camp for exploring the Texas hill country.

      • Dennis P.
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        Dec. 2, 2020

        Kerrville-Schreiner Park

        Shady sites

        We had perfect weather for 3 days. All the amenities you'd want. Right on the Guadalupe River so I could kayak easily. Very well kept and clean. Cabins for rent too.

      • Napunani
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        Nov. 17, 2020

        Kerrville-Schreiner Park

        X-Texas State Park Operated by City of Kerrville

        This is an X-State Park that the City of Kerrville assumed operation in 2004. Very popular, nice park, but it’s really beginning to show its heavy use. Bandera Highway splits this park with check-in on the Guadalupe riverside of Bandera Highway. FHU sites in Deer Field Loop, which require a gate access code for access, are a good distance from the next site, with the site across the road are closer. Asphalt parking pad fairly level. Wooden picnic table, metal fire pit with cooking grate. Utility hook-ups in good condition at our campsite. The picnic table is at least 50 feet from the camper parking pad, which is chained to the concrete pad it sits on. Noise from Highway 173 and the approach pattern for the Kerrville Municipal Airport, so lots of low flying aircraft. Otherwise, campers were quiet and respectful. Deer came very close to us while sitting at the fire pit. Toilet/shower facility clean; women had 2 sinks, 2 toilets and 3 showers. There are two washers and two dryers on the backside of the Deer Field Loop toilet/shower facility, but the washer lids were ripped off, but lying there. Easy day trips to Hill Country towns from this park to include Fredericksburg, Austin, New Braunfels and San Antonio. In Kerrville, don’t miss Grape Juice Restaurant, brand new HEB open November 2020, Belks and Gibson’s Store.  Camp Verde General Store and Restaurant is only a 20-minute drive.



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