We stayed in the RV loop by the beach. Quite a few sites but they aren't as crowded as some beach campgrounds. Really nice covered concrete pad with a picnic table. Nice new bath houses. The hiking trails are all through grassy areas with ticks so be aware. The beach in this area is nice and pretty flat so you can go out into the ocean pretty far.
On the weekend we visited the campground was primarily tent campers mostly because a large scout troop was taking up a good third of the campground. That made it a bit loud and chaotic with children running everywhere, but the campground is quite lovely with shaded picnic tables and smaller sites that only fit small RVs. The park itself has many miles of trails both for people who only want a leisurely hike and those who like strenuous hikes with elevation. There's even a winery down the street a few miles if you want to take a break from camping for a bit. There is no cell service unless you have hiked up to the top of the ridge.
Large campground with nicely spaced sites. Some back up to the lake. The park has hiking and mountain biking trails and easy access to the Mineral Wells rails to trails Trailway.
Inks lake has some unique and picturesque hiking, about 10 ish miles in total. The lake itself is beautiful but when we were there in March 2022 it had much more algae than I've seen there before. It's a nice swimming hole if the algae subsides. The campsites were spacious although in some spots it was almost like 2 sites were paired together and you definitely would want to know your neighbor. The park gets high visitation on the weekends so be prepared for a packed house!
Overall a nice campground on a lake. There's a 2 mile hiking loop in the campground, and you can drive a few miles to a really nice section of the Lone Star hiking trail. Our site was configured a bit weird, the paved pad wasn't very level and the picnic table and fire ring weren't very close to the RV or tent pad. And they weren't close to each other either. There isn't firewood for purchase in the campground. If you can get a site near the lake you get a really nice view. There is a small boat ramp so you can launch a canoe or kayak. The mountain bike and multi use trails just to the east of the campground were closed for an unknown reason so I didn't get to check those out.
We stayed 2 nights at San Pedro, using it as a base camp to explore Amistad National Recreation Area. It's very close to the Spur 454 boat ramp, which we used to launch our kayak. You can also get over Diablo East, Governor's Landing, and the Figueroa trail for good hiking by driving maybe 10 minutes.
The non-tent sites all have covered picnic tables with a concrete pad and charcoal grill. There are quite a few pit toilets dispersed amongst the sites. There doesn't seem to be anyway to get down closer to the lake from this campground.
When we were there, we saw 4 - 5 other campers in the campground and everyone setup spaced apart. We heard lots of coyotes in the distance just after sunset.
This campground is your typical Texas desert environment, and has awesome pictographs that you can view via guided tour! There are hiking trails that trace the rim of the Seminole Canyon and have views of the Rio Grande. We did the Fate Bell guided tour which is not very strenuous and takes you down into the canyon to see 4000 year old pictographs. Definitely worth it as they are fading due to man made changes in the environment and won't be visible to the eye much longer.
We stayed in site 6, which was a bit disappointing. Since you're in a desert there's not much to divide the sites, but they are spacious. The prime real estate is in the loop with sites 18 - 31. The outer sites on that loop have a really great view! The no hookup sites on the other loop (9, 10, 11, 13) also have nice views. The primitive camping area is actually pull through RV sites that just never got their hookups so if you're up for camping with no hookups those sites can accommodate large rigs.
Don't miss taking a few mile drive to the west to check out the Pecos High Bridge views!
This state park is really in the middle of nowhere. It has a tiny campground, with only 5 RV sites. The sites feel well spaced with trees in between them giving you privacy. They have sewer hookups at the official RV sites, and a dump station if you stay in one of the no hookup sites. The sky is amazing at night! They have good hiking and allow mountain bikes on the trails. We stayed 2 nights and definitely want to go back again to experience this park. We hiked most of the trails, but did not get to see the bats due to the time of year, and did not get to do a guided tour to the cavern so have a great reason to go back. There is no cell service so you can fully unplug and relax.
Large, spaced out sites with nicely covered picnic tables, lantern hook, and fire pit. It was nice to not easily see your neighbor. This park has it all with very many miles of trails for good hiking, rugged mountain biking, and has the beautiful falls to explore. You can even swim in parts of the river. This place is a gem and is not very far away from Austin! Two downsides: no cell service in the campground and only one dump station for quite a few RVs.
The standard campsites are spacious, each with a covered picnic table, lantern hook, and fire ring. Lots of armadillos rustle around nearby. We saw plenty of deer and wild hogs as well. There is really nice hiking and good mountain biking. The trails seem to be old ranch roads. The trails away from the river tend to have really steep sections of gravel and rocks that could be challenging on a bike. The park offers multiple bird blinds. Overall a great place to camp with plenty to do!
This is a large campground with many sites, some of which are even double sites if you're camping with friends. A decent number of them are lake front and all have a cement covered pad for the picnic table. The park has access to the 26 mile Goodwater loop hiking and mountain biking trail that goes around the entire lake. The trail is very rugged for bikes. The boat traffic on the lake was pretty low so it's a good place to take a kayak or canoe. The main downsides are the pure number of campsites in one park and the fact that there's only one dump station for all of them!
While small, this state park has a nice amount of river front along the Blanco river. The river is dammed creating some really nice sections of water to kayak on. The sites are nice with covered picnic tables and some have sewer hookups. You can walk into Blanco's downtown square without crossing the highway if you cross the river from the campsites and walk towards the highway bridge. You'll find a back entrance into the little park on the square! If you're into road cycling, there is nice riding out of Blanco.
We camped one Friday night and were among only a handful of campers. The sites are small because of the sand and the paved driveways are starting to crumble. Many sites share a covered picnic table pad. The dunes are really beautiful at sunrise and sunset so it's definitely worth a short stay.
The website says reservations not necessary. When I walked in to get a site, the very kind clerk asked if I had a reservation. Luckily they had sites available but they only set aside 10 for nightly stays. Those 10 sites are close together and have pretty rough picnic tables but they do have full hookups. The monthly sites look nicer. The point of staying there is to visit Carlsbad Caverns so as long as you don't plan to stay at your site long, it does the job. You can access the Old Guano Road Trail from the campground. There is a small grocery and laundry mat on site.
Just like others have said, the RV camping is a parking lot. But when we were there in mid September, there only maybe 6 or 7 "RVs" camping. Most of the traffic was people parking for the trail head. Speaking of trails, the hiking from this campground is spectacular! Guadalupe peak was the trail everyone came to do, but there are multiple others that are just as beautiful. On those trails we were the only people our hiking. There is a nice restroom facility and potable water. You cannot hook your RV up to the water pump so bring a large jug to help fill up your water tank if needed. There is also a water bottle filler in the restroom building. The tent camping area is nice, with defined sites, not a parking lot 😉 You can run your generator until 8pm, although not many did. It cools down in the evening in mid September which was good for sleeping. There is no dump station. The views from the campground are great and the sunrise and sunset light is phenomenal.
Nice RV sites and CCC built cabins on a relatively low traffic lake. There are many stone works from the CCC including benches and tables at some sites. We stayed in the Comanche trails loop which is part RV sites and part tent sites. I really liked it, compared to the other 2 RV loops we saw. There are some medium length hiking trails with lots of deer, feral hogs, snakes, skunks, raccoons, armadillo and more to see. The lake has a nice grassy shaded swimming area. We saw plenty of people fishing. Overall a very nice park that I'd visit again.
We visited in August and the campground was less than half full. It has nice facilities and a nice boardwalk to the beach. The weekends get a lot of day visitors to the beach but the weekdays were very quiet. Decent beach although there were a lot of wood chips washing up two of the days we were there. The sites around the loops seemed a bit further apart than the pull throughs. WiFi existed but it wasn't great and you can't stream on it.
We stayed in the Live Oak camping loop which has spacious sites and RV hookups. The park has great hiking with some trails basically going straight up to the tops of the surrounding hills. Be sure to check out the caves and the view from Old Baldy. We saw plenty of birds and even turkeys! The river is accessible from all parts of the campgrounds but the swimming area is at the south end near Oakmont camping area. Plenty of people were enjoying the river during our visit. The park has a gift shop, ice cream store, general store, mini golf… So really a bit of everything!
This is a nice campground with spacious sites right on the lake with covered picnic tables. The park has many miles of mountain bike and hiking trails. The one downside is that the sites do not have decent sized trees so I expect this would not be a great place to stay in the middle of summer.
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.