Texas Camping Overview

Texas is a big state and it's only appropriate that it'd have plenty of places to camp. With as many state parks and lakes as it has, there are natural sites everywhere, for most lakes and most parks are fully campable. Additionally, RV parks are common and often luxurious. For all styles of camping, Texas can accomodate, if the western areas of Texas may be better for primitive camping than the rest of it.

Destinations to consider are grouped below by region. For detailed information, follow the links to any biking destination that interests you.

Camping in Big Bend Country - Texas

There are several places to camp within Big Bend National Park itself, some only accessible by vehicles with four-wheel drive. Some, such as Chisos Basin or Rio Grande Village, are far easier to get to, but anywhere you can set down a tent is likely to be lovely.

Because of its proximity to Franklin Mountains State Park, El Paso has some surprisingly rugged camping. This is mostly tent camping with no amenities. There are a few RV sites as well, but they're also on the primitive side.

Camping in Panhandle Plains - Texas

Although Amarillo itself has a nice RV resort, the off camping traveler may prefer Palo Duro Canyon's scenery. There are a good number of primitive campsites and these are the majority, but some nice cabins do exist. Don't expect quite as much . . . luxury at the Caprock Canyons near Lubbock, as water is likely the only amenity you'll have and it's still wiser to bring your own.

For a different camping experience, Abilene has enough lakeshore camping to satisfy anyone.

Camping in Hill Country - Texas

The Hill Country in general is the camper's paradise, be they travelling in RVs or backpacking across Texas with a tent strapped to their load. Lakeside sites seem to be scattered around the shore entire in some places and RV parks and campgrounds are often pressed right up against rivers.

For Austin itself, expect no different. Expect green sites, often with lots of water and plenty of amenities.

Camping in Prairies and Lakes - Texas

The Dallas area is also filled with lakeside camping and RV sites, most of them within city limits. These do tend to be a little less wild and isolated as Hill Country sites sometimes manage, but often are located nicely close to activities, be they trails or amusement parks.

Camping in Piney Woods - Texas

Piney Woods campsites are a little less wildly common, perhaps (although Texarkana certainly has a KOA), but Caddo Lake, for one, is a wonderful place to camp. It's both comfortable and beautiful. As with much of Texas, waterside campsites in the Piney Woods tend to be some of the best.

Camping in Gulf Coast - Texas

Galveston has to have beachfront camping and so it does. Some of the campgrounds are charmingly unusual, such as the one in Galveston State Park, where picnic tables are kept covered by a roof that borders on the art deco.

Corpus Christi is home to a truly royal RV Park, the Colonia del Rey, or the "Colony of the Kings." This is considered one of the best RV parks in America and with wireless Internet and a hot tub, it's just short of a hotel. Beach campers may prefer Mustang Island State Park.

Camping in South Plains - Texas

San Antonio is home to a good number of classy RV parks and resorts and the South Texas Plains in general are happy to cater to RV riders. Campgrounds are also here in plentiful numbers and both have enough palm trees to make you think you're in Florida . . . only these palm trees are wholly native to Texas.

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