NBR: Camping

austxgrl · April 2011

BF and I are going camping this weekend and we are looking for a new camp ground that we haven't been to before. We would like a campground that has bathrooms with decent showers, is on water (preferably a lake for our kayak and fishing), good hiking, and within a two hour drive to Austin. Any suggestions? Thanks!

ali-1411 · April 2011

I've never been but my friend went to Canyon Lake recently and she loved it.

joyco · April 2011

We always LOVED going to Krause Springs out in Spicewood. It's so beautiful out there!

https://krausesprings.net/

Kim777 · April 2011

Blanco State Park. They may be full. I know they book up once the weather gets nice. We have kayaked there before and people fish all the time. Just don't eat the fish.

Keribells · April 2011

ali-1411:
I've never been but my friend went to Canyon Lake recently and she loved it.

FYI...Canyon Park @ Canyon Lake does not have showers

MC+KK · April 2011

Inks lake!

NoVA-grl · April 2011

joyco:
We always LOVED going to Krause Springs out in Spicewood. It's so beautiful out there!

https://krausesprings.net/

Ditto! We've been here several times and camped here once and loved it!

ditzydi_2000 · April 2011

I liked McKinney State Park and we've been to Pace Bend off of 71. Both had the criteria you're looking for but I *think* you had to pay for shower access.

PrincessBrideSarah · April 2011

McKinney Falls State Park--We went a couple of years ago, and the bathrooms were quite nice. At that time, there was no extra charge for showers (which a pp mentioned) for people using campsites.

The hikes that we took were short (we're not very outdoorsy), but we saw lots of cool stuff (rocks, falls, etc).

It's also close by--just South of town. I will warn you that we could hear airplanes going by since it is not too far from the airport!

ditzydi_2000 · April 2011

PrincessBrideSarah:
McKinney Falls State Park--We went a couple of years ago, and the bathrooms were quite nice. At that time, there was no extra charge for showers (which a pp mentioned) for people using campsites.
The hikes that we took were short (we're not very outdoorsy), but we saw lots of cool stuff (rocks, falls, etc).
It's also close by--just South of town. I will warn you that we could hear airplanes going by since it is not too far from the airport!

Whoops. I guess I should have specified. McKinney showers were free. I think you had to pay a little extra if you wanted shower access at Pace Bend.