We planned a trip with friends over the New Year break to Inks Lake State Park. My husband and I rented a camper from RVShare.com (We absolutely love using this site!) and had it delivered there. Booking the site through the ReserveAmerica.com app was super easy and we also used it to book our day passes to Enchanted Rock State Natural Area. The first 2 days of our trip was super wet and cold, even had snow flurries one night, so we spent it inside the camper hanging out in the warmth! Once the weather cleared on the 3rd day, it was still cold but sunny and beautiful! We ventured out around the lake taking pictures and scouting out the trails. We made it over to the Devil’s Waterhole which is a“can’t miss” feature at ILSP!!! What a gorgeous place! This is where some of our goofy family members decided to take the“polar bear plunge” into the frigid(54 degree) waters below. Clear water and beautiful scenery everywhere we went. The park was super clean and the staff and park rangers were very friendly and polite. We used the shower/restroom facilities on-site instead of our trailer for our longer showers and“longer” restroom breaks. They were really clean and spacious; nicely heated with abundant hot water. The lake is gorgeous with clear water and wildlife everywhere. We were able to get firewood, ice, and odds and ends from the general store on-site. We even decided to purchase/pickup our Texas State Parks pass here! We can’t wait to visit again in warmer weather!

I recently went on a camping trip solo (minus the hubby) with my old-man dog here. We tent camped at site #177. This is a beautiful park on a beautiful lake! Here are some of the pros: friendly couple at check-in/entrance shack, friendly rangers driving around checking on folks, deer everywhere(!), beautiful lake view, well-maintained grounds, good shade trees, trash dumpsters within walking distance, electricity/water hookups worked great, picnic table/fire ring/grill, gorgeous sunsets(!), very quiet at night, cute and clean little beach/swim area to hang out in. The cons for me were: getting to the water from my site was not as direct as it looked on the map, circular bricks with holes on the shore were not dog friendly (not human leg friendly either), bathrooms/showers were closed in our area/circle due to Covid-19. I would ABSOLUTELY return to this park!! 

I really appreciated the hospitality shown here! They recognized that I was a lone female (but a very confident/independent one) with an old man-dog and, respectfully, went out of their way to make sure that we were okay!