Boating

Jellystone Park™ Waller

150 RV Sites, 143 Cabins, 54 Tent Sites, 1 Lodge

Jellystone Park Waller in Texas offers 150 full-hookup RV sites, 144 cabin and lodge units, and 54 tent sites less than an hour from Houston, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 87 feet, open all year. Red Carpet and Preferred Premium pull-through categories join premium, deluxe, and standard tiers, alongside a water park, lazy river, splash pad, and laser tag. One hundred fifty sites span standard pull-thru, deluxe back-in, premium back-in, premium pull-thru, preferred premium pull-thru, and Red Carpet pull-thru categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 87 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Eighty-seven feet accommodates the longest coaches with a tow. One hundred forty-four cabins and lodges and 54 tent sites make the lodging inventory larger than the RV side. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, restrooms, showers, firewood, and food trucks handle the practical side. A water park, lazy river, and splash pad anchor the summer, with an outdoor pool alongside. A lake and boat rentals support boating, paddle boarding, and fishing, with mini-golf, laser tag, a jumping pillow, gem mining, an arcade, gaga ball, sports courts, basketball, volleyball, a craft room, recreation center, golf cart rentals, playground, pavilion, dog park, on-site dining, and a bar filling the rest. Forty miles northwest of Houston is close enough for a weekend and far enough to feel like leaving. Summer is decisively the season. Reserve well ahead.

from $62/night

Summer Breeze USA RV Resort - Katy

107 RV Sites

Summer Breeze USA RV Resort in Brookshire, Texas, offers 107 full-hookup RV sites across 33 acres one minute off I-10, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, ADA-accessible sites, and rigs accepted to 65 feet behind a gated entrance. Double concrete back-in and pull-through categories join premium and standard tiers, with a water park, splash pad, hot tub, and jumping pillow. One hundred seven sites span back-in standard, back-in premium, back-in double concrete, back-in premium double concrete, and pull-through double categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 65 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. The double concrete sites give a second pad for a tow vehicle or a rig traveling with you. Accessible sites are available. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, showers, RV storage, and boat storage handle the practical side. A water park and splash pad anchor the summer, with an outdoor pool and hot tub and sauna alongside. A fitness center, clubhouse, jumping pillow, sports courts, pickleball, basketball, golf cart rentals, a playground, dog park, and picnicking fill the rest, with boating, live music, and planned activities through the season. Pets are welcome. One minute off I-10 with 33 lush acres is an unusual combination — interstate convenience without the asphalt-lot feel. Katy is eight miles east, with Houston's full metro appeal beyond. Demand runs year-round on the Houston corridor, with summer bringing water park traffic. Reserve ahead for holiday weekends.

from $85/night

Lake Conroe RV Campground

8 RV Sites

Lake Conroe RV Campground in Willis, Texas, offers 8 full-hookup RV sites on the lake's north shore, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, ADA-accessible sites, and rigs accepted to 70 feet. A waterfront back-in category with a private dock joins waterfront back-in and pull-through tiers, with a marina, boat ramp, private beach, pool, and hot tub. Eight sites span pull-through, waterfront back-in, and waterfront back-in with dock categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 70 feet. A private dock at your site is genuinely uncommon and the reason to book that tier — tie up your boat where you sleep. Accessible sites are available, and 70 feet accommodates a long coach with a tow. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, showers, firewood, RV storage, boat storage, and personal mailboxes handle the practical side. No wristbands are needed for amenities. A marina, boat ramp, and boat docks open the water for boating, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, and fishing, with a private beach on the property. An outdoor pool, hot tub and sauna, fitness center, recreation center, pavilion, pond, and dog park fill the rest. A golf course and state park are nearby. Lake Conroe covers 21,000 acres in Montgomery County about 50 miles north of Houston, and the north shore is the quieter end — full marina services without the density of the southern developments. Sam Houston National Forest surrounds much of the area. Summer lake season drives demand hard. Reserve well ahead, and request the dock site early.

from $50/night

Water's Edge RV Resort

94 RV Sites, 11 Cabins

Water's Edge RV Resort in Willis, Texas, offers 94 full-hookup standard back-in RV sites and 11 cabins on Lake Conroe, with 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 40 feet. A marina, boat ramp, beach, outdoor pool, hot tub, and fitness center serve a Roberts Resorts property an hour north of Houston. Ninety-four back-in sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 50-amp, sized to 40 feet. Two things to check before booking: service is 50-amp throughout, so bring an adapter if your rig runs 30, and the 40-foot cap rules out larger coaches. A single standard category means every guest gets the same spec. Eleven cabins round out the lodging. A laundry, boutique shop, and clubhouse handle the practical side. The marina and boat ramp anchor the recreation, opening Lake Conroe for boating, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, and paddle boarding, with a beach on the property. An outdoor pool, hot tub and sauna, fitness center, recreation center, sports courts, basketball, ping pong, a playground, pavilion, dog park, on-site dining, and a bar fill the rest, with live music and planned activities through the season. A state park is nearby. Lake Conroe covers 21,000 acres on the West Fork of the San Jacinto in Montgomery County, and its million-plus annual visitors make it one of the most popular lakes in Texas — close enough to Houston for a day trip, far enough into the Piney Woods to feel like a destination. Summer lake season drives the heaviest demand. Reserve well ahead for warm-weather weekends.

from $40/night

Majestic Pines RV Resort

209 RV Sites

Majestic Pines RV Resort in Willis, Texas, offers 209 full-hookup RV sites in the piney woods between The Woodlands and Lake Conroe, with 30 and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 45 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout, behind a gated entrance. Elite, premium, and standard back-in categories join a pull-through tier, with a pool, hot tub, clubhouse, and food trucks. Two hundred nine sites span standard back-in, premium back-in, elite back-in, and standard pull-thru categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 45 feet, with picnic tables. Fiber-optic internet runs throughout. Cabins round out the lodging. A laundry, dump station, restrooms, showers, and personal mailboxes handle the practical side. The resort accepts fifth wheels, motorhomes, and travel trailers, and offers a 10% Good Sam and 15% military discount on stays of six days or less. An outdoor pool and hot tub and sauna anchor the property, with a clubhouse, pavilion, community fire pit, walking trails, a pond, dog park, on-site dining, a bar, and food trucks filling the grounds. Fishing, boating, hiking, swimming, and planned activities round it out, with a lake and state park nearby. Pets are welcome. Six minutes from downtown Willis and fifteen from The Woodlands puts the resort between Lake Conroe's recreation and the Houston corridor's commercial infrastructure, in genuine Montgomery County forest. Spring and fall are most comfortable in southeast Texas, with summer bringing lake traffic. Reserve ahead, and ask about the discounts.

from $72/night

River Bend Bliss

4 RV Sites

River Bend Bliss in Cedar Creek, TX, offers 4 full-hookup back-in RV sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 35 feet. Every site is a back-in carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table. Laundry and a community fire pit are on the property. The 35-foot maximum keeps this to mid-size rigs — check yours before booking. Four sites on the riverbank is the entire proposition. Direct Colorado River access, a private viewing deck, fire pits, and yard games, with boating, fishing, kayaking, and picnicking straight from the site. Cedar Creek sits thirty minutes southeast of Austin along the Colorado River, in the kind of natural riverbank setting that's getting genuinely rare as the Austin corridor develops. Rates and availability are on the booking page. Four sites this close to Austin means weekends book out well in advance.

from $70/night

The Retreat RV Resort & Camping

The Retreat RV Resort and Camping in Huffman, Texas, is a comprehensive camping destination in northeast Harris County offering extended-stay RV sites, glamping wagons, and the full range of outdoor accommodation in the Lake Houston corridor — a resort property in the Huffman community that gives guests the natural setting of the Big Thicket transition forest and the Lake Houston shoreline access within the Greater Houston metropolitan area, where the proximity to Houston's urban services and the forested, lakeside campground environment give The Retreat the specific character of a nature-immersed resort within practical reach of the metropolitan Houston area's employment, entertainment, and transportation infrastructure. Huffman's northeast Harris County position on FM-2100, 30 miles northeast of downtown Houston, gives the resort the specific suburban-to-rural transition zone that the Lake Houston watershed and the San Jacinto River's bottomland sustain at the edge of the Greater Houston suburban growth corridor. Extended-stay RV sites, glamping wagon accommodations, and the complete camping resort amenities give The Retreat the full-spectrum accommodation range that serves both the long-term resident who values the natural setting and the short-term adventure traveler who wants the glamping wagon's curated outdoor experience in the Lake Houston area — the glamping wagon format specifically gives couples and families the elevated accommodation format that the northeast Harris County forest setting sustains as an authentic outdoor escape within the Houston metropolitan area's suburban reach. Pets are welcome. Lake Houston, three miles west of The Retreat in Harris County on the West Fork of the San Jacinto River, is the primary municipal water reservoir for the City of Houston — a 12,000-acre lake with boat ramps, fishing, and the Lake Houston Wilderness Park's 4,900 acres of bottomland hardwood and riparian forest that give the Harris County park the most significant municipal wilderness area in the Houston metropolitan region. The San Jacinto River's bottomland forest corridor from Lake Houston north into Liberty County sustains the freshwater bass, catfish, and crappie fishery that the northeast Houston angling community specifically targets in the San Jacinto River and its tributaries. Sheldon Lake State Park and Environmental Learning Center, 20 miles southwest of Huffman on Garrett Road in east Harris County, manages the 1,200-acre Sheldon Reservoir's freshwater marsh, bottomland hardwood forest, and the native prairie restoration in the most complete wetland ecology state park in the Houston metropolitan region. The park's neo-tropical migrant bird diversity during the spring migration from late March through May and the wintering waterfowl from November through February give the urban-edge park its specific birding significance in the Houston Audubon Society's Important Bird Area network for the Harris County marsh and bottomland bird community. The Retreat RV Resort and Camping serves guests year-round in Harris County's subtropical Gulf Coast climate, where the mild winters sustain the extended-stay resident market and the spring and fall seasons provide the most comfortable conditions for the Lake Houston recreation, the Big Thicket National Preserve day trips, and the Houston metropolitan area activities that the Huffman location's northeast Harris County highway access enables. The Big Thicket National Preserve, 40 miles northeast of Huffman in Hardin and Liberty Counties, protects the unique biological crossroads where the eastern deciduous forest, the Gulf coastal prairie, and the Pineywoods overlap in one of the most botanically diverse forest ecosystems in North America. Reserve sites and glamping accommodations well ahead for the spring and fall outdoor recreation seasons.

Arrow RV Park

54 RV Sites

Arrow RV Park in Luling, TX, offers 54 full-hookup back-in RV sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 69 feet. Every site is a 30/50-amp full-hookup back-in carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi. At 69 feet the sites take a long coach. Pets are welcome. This is a straightforward park built around clean hookups and quiet rather than an amenity program. The property covers 30 tree-covered acres with scenic hiking trails around the perimeter and a pond, with a lake, a river, and boating nearby. Luling sits on Highway 90 in South Texas between San Antonio and Houston, at an agricultural and petrochemical crossroads. Palmetto State Park, the San Marcos River, Zedler Mill Park, and the world's largest Buc-ee's are all close. Rates and availability are on the booking page. Ask about weekly and monthly rates if you're working the corridor.

from $50/night

Lake Limestone Campground & Marina

Situated on the shores of Lake Limestone in Jewett, Texas, in the rolling post-oak savanna of Leon and Limestone Counties, Lake Limestone Campground and Marina offers a full-service lakeside destination in a central Texas reservoir that sits in the geographic center of the triangle formed by Waco, Dallas, and College Station—giving it a practical appeal as a weekend escape from all three metro areas while delivering the fishing, boating, and lake recreation that define freshwater outdoor culture in central Texas. The campground's on-site marina and restaurant infrastructure give it a self-contained resort character uncommon in the private campground market in this part of Texas. RV sites, cabin rentals, and tent camping areas accommodate guests across the full range of lodging preferences, and the campground's water-access orientation shapes its amenity package toward the lake's primary recreation opportunities. A full marina with boat ramp and boat storage, fishing pier, restaurant, and modern restroom and shower facilities serve as the operational spine of the property, while playground infrastructure and the campground's overall family character extend the experience beyond the fishing-and-boating demographic that forms the core of Lake Limestone's visitor base. The on-site dining option gives guests a convenient meal option without requiring a drive to the small towns of the surrounding Leon County countryside. Lake Limestone—an 11,000-acre reservoir impounded on the Navasota River by Limestone County Water Control and Improvement District—is recognized as one of the most productive freshwater fisheries in central Texas, with consistent trophy largemouth bass production that has drawn tournament anglers to Jewett for decades. The lake's habitat structure of flooded timber, submerged creek channels, and vegetation edges supports bass populations that regularly produce fish in the eight-to-ten-pound range, and crappie, white bass, and channel catfish fishing adds recreational variety for guests whose angling interests extend beyond bass tournament-style fishing. Spring bass season from February through May is the lake's peak demand period, driven by spawning activity that concentrates fish in predictable shallower water. The surrounding central Texas landscape places the campground within practical day-trip reach of a cluster of destination cities whose cultural and recreational offerings provide substantial excursion options for guests on multi-night stays. Waco, approximately 65 miles northwest, anchors its tourism draw on the Magnolia Market at the Silos, the Dr Pepper Museum, the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame, and Cameron Park's Brazos River bluff trails. College Station's Texas A&M University campus and George Bush Presidential Library are accessible to the southwest. The small towns of Corsicana and Mexia in the immediate surrounding area provide historic courthouse squares and local dining that represent genuine central Texas small-town character. Lake Limestone Campground and Marina is open year-round, with the central Texas climate supporting boating and fishing access across most of the calendar with only brief winter interruptions during cold fronts. The spring bass fishing season from February through May represents the property's most competitive reservation window, with tournament anglers and recreational fishing groups booking cabin and RV inventory well in advance of the peak spawn period. Summer brings water recreation and family camping demand, and the lake's central Texas position and relatively low regional profile compared to the Highland Lakes chain gives it more available capacity during summer weekends than some better-known central Texas reservoir destinations.

East Park Village RV Park

32 RV Sites

East Park Village RV Park in Channelview, TX, offers 32 full-hookup back-in RV sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 65 feet. Every site is a back-in carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi. Every site takes all three amp services, so there's no adapter guesswork. The park is rated big rig friendly, and at 65 feet the sites accommodate long coaches — unusual this close in to Houston. Laundry is on the property and pets are welcome. There's no recreation program here, and the park doesn't pretend otherwise: it's a practical base for work travel and extended stays, with boating nearby. The park sits at 16320 Avenue D, blocks from Interstate 10 and blocks from the San Jacinto River in east Houston, near the San Jacinto Battleground and the Ship Channel. From I-10 East, take the Cedar Lane exit, go north one block to Avenue D, and turn left. Rates for nightly, weekly, and monthly stays are on the booking page. Ask about extended-stay rates if you're working in the corridor.

Belaire Junction RV Park

15 RV Sites

Belaire Junction RV Park in Temple, TX, offers 15 full-hookup RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service. Sites come in three categories — standard, pull-thru, and poolside — all carrying water, sewer, electric, and cable TV with site-delivered WiFi and a picnic table. The poolside sites are the ones to request. The grounds are gated and rated big rig friendly; maximum rig length isn't published, so call with your dimensions before booking a long coach. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, and a community fire pit cover the essentials. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. The amenity list is unusually complete for 15 sites: an outdoor pool, a splash pad, a clubhouse, a recreation center, a game room, on-site dining, sport courts, pickleball, basketball, a playground, and a pond for fishing. Temple sits on the H.K. Dodgen Loop just off I-35 near Belton and Fort Cavazos, in the heart of Central Texas midway between Dallas-Fort Worth and Austin. The park was founded by Bell County natives and reads that way — retro-styled and community-minded. Rates by site category are on the booking page. Confirm your rig's fit when you reserve.

from $54/night

Buda Place

79 RV Sites

Buda Place in Buda, Texas, offers 79 full-hookup RV sites on 30 acres along Interstate 35, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 60 feet. Lakeside premium and luxury lakeside back-ins join premium pull-throughs and a color-coded Boulevard East category, ten minutes from downtown Austin. Seventy-nine sites span Boulevard East back-in, lakeside premium back-in, luxury lakeside back-in, premium pull-through, and standard pull-through categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 60 feet. Cabins round out the accommodations. A general store, laundry, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side, and the bathrooms draw specific praise in guest reviews — a hotel-quality standard that is genuinely unusual at a campground. A pet washing station is on site. An outdoor pool and hot tub anchor the warm months, with a catch-and-release fishing lake, fishing pier, and beach on the property supporting paddle boats, paddle boarding, canoeing, kayaking, and boating. Mini-golf, horseshoes, ping pong, walking trails, a clubhouse, barn, dog park, and on-site dining fill the rest, with strong stargazing and birding across the acreage. Pets are welcome. Buda sits 0.2 miles off I-35 in Hays County, five minutes from a downtown that has kept its small-town character against the suburban push south from Austin. Doc's Drive-In Theatre is two miles away, with Main St. Pizzeria and Beer Garden and MudBugs both two miles and Willie's Joint bar and grill three. Austin event weekends drive demand hard. Reserve well ahead.

from $59/night