Lake Bastrop North Shore Park

Reserved 157 days prior to arrival. 

PRO 

Site 65 area on trailer door side extra large. 

Wide open view of Lake Bastrop. 

Small park with 10 campsites and one is for the camp host. 

Campsite had a picnic table that could be moved! 

Campsite had smoker grill, charcoal grill and grilling grate on fire ring. 

Campsite lantern post. 

Asphalt pad surrounded by crushed granite. I

ndividual room toilet, sink and shower. 

Trash barrels at every other campsite. 

Lots of birds. 

CON

$6 reservation fee for self-reserved via website. 

Campsites are being reutilized for GLAT units. 

Site 65 campsite asphalt pad slopes towards lake causing difficulties to level front to back. 

Absolutely NO shade site 65. 

No privacy from site-to-site. 

Site 65 sewer connection was inches from next site's picnic table! 

Not dark sky friendly. Nice view of power plant especially at night. Large strings of lights at 5 permanent Airstream sites burning overnight, even when unoccupied. Illuminated the entire campground! 

4 private toilet/shower rooms for 15 campsites and 10 GLAT units. There were lines of people waiting...

No camp host.

No wildlife sightings.

Some highway noise and approach pattern to Austin IAP.

No firewood for sale.

2 bar AT&T.

Nice little place to go fishing at night. The water is too hot seems to be that way all the time. I can't hear when I was a kid and it hasn't changed much since then they did get a new restroom facility that has showers it would be nice if they expanded campsites a little I caught a couple fish I put them on a Stringer but the water was so hot it killed the fish but I will continue to fish here cuz I live so close just wall put them back in the lake after I catch them on a Stringer

We spent 2 nights here in the tent sites a couple weeks ago. We loved it.

There are 8 tent-only sites at the north end of the park - there is a short trail by the restrooms that lead to them. Upsides are that they are removed from most of the park's bustle, so it's easier to relax and enjoy your time "in the woods". The restrooms and shower facility are a ~200-300 ft walk, depending on which site you choose. Each site has a grill, picnic table and fire ring. The sites are not particularly level, but we were able to get two tents on the site with minimal issues. The tent area also has a community grill and fire pit that would make it a great candidate for a group camping event.

There is a small floating dock where you can fish or launch a kayak (remember, you can't park close so you'll have to carry the boat in...good for kayaks, bad for canoes). There is ample room at the park's main launch to put in larger canoes or kayaks without carrying them as far.

The park amenities are fine - swimming area, fishing pier, and fairly clean showers/restrooms. Also, there is a Bucee's 5-10 minutes away for those last-minute needs/forgotten supplies!

All in all, a good weekend, and a good spot to camp!