Colorado Bend State Park
Colorado Bend State Park near Austin: camping, hiking and swimming, fees and the best time to visit. Plan the trip here.
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Huntsville State Park
Huntsville State Park, about 65 miles north of Houston: day pass tips, camping loops, cabins, trails, Lake Raven, alligators, fees and dog rules.
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Mustang Island State Park
Mustang Island State Park near Corpus Christi: beach camping, RV sites, driving on the beach, fishing, fees, dog rules and the best time to visit.
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Garner State Park
Garner State Park near Concan: swimming and tubing the Frio River, Old Baldy, camping, cabins, the summer dance, fees and day-pass tips.
Davy Crockett National Forest
Davy Crockett National Forest covers more than 160,000 acres of East Texas pine and hardwood forest in Houston and Trinity counties, near Crockett and Kennard, about 2 hours 50 minutes northeast of Houston. It’s a national forest run by the USDA Forest Service, not a national park. Most visitors come to camp and swim at Ratcliff Lake or hike the
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South Llano State Park
South Llano River State Park near Junction: river tubing, 22.7 miles of trails, camping, bird blinds, turkey roost hours, dog rules and fees.
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Guadalupe River State Park
Guadalupe River State Park, about 50 minutes from San Antonio: swimming and tubing rules, river safety after the floods, camping, dogs and fees.
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Canyon Lake
Canyon Lake, Texas, about an hour from San Antonio: which parks allow dogs, where to swim and camp, day-use fees, lake levels and the best time to go.
Palmetto State Park
Palmetto State Park near Austin and San Antonio: palmetto trails, river swimming, camping and the cabin, $3 entry, dog rules and the best time to visit.
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Lake Mineral Wells State Park
Lake Mineral Wells State Park, about 1.5 hours from Dallas: hours, entry fee, swimming, camping, screened shelters (no cabins), climbing and trails.
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Bergheim Campground and River Outfitter
Bergheim Campground near San Antonio: $25 Guadalupe River tube floats with shuttle, kayak and canoe trips, tent and RV sites, fees and the no-dog rule.
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Buescher State Park
Buescher State Park near Smithville, about 50 minutes from Austin: trails, camping, cabins, lake fishing, dog rules, fees and the drive to Bastrop.
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