Canoeing/Kayaking

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 $59/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

San Marcos River Resort

186 RV Sites, 18 Cabins, 21 Tent Sites, 3 Treehouses

San Marcos River Resort in Fentress, Texas, offers 186 full-hookup RV sites, 21 cabin and treehouse units, and 21 tent sites among pecan trees on the San Marcos River, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 60 feet. Covered Elite, Prime Elite, and Riverview Elite categories join standard back-in and pull-through tiers, with a pool, mini-golf, and fitness center. One hundred eighty-six sites span covered Elite, Elite back-in, Elite pull-thru, Prime Elite, Riverview Elite, and standard categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 60 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. The covered Elite sites put a shade structure over the pad — a real benefit through a Central Texas summer — and Riverview is worth requesting. Twenty-one cabins and treehouses and 21 tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. RV and tent check-in is 1pm, cabins 3pm, with checkout at noon for everything. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with mini-golf, a fitness center, clubhouse, sports courts, basketball, horseshoes, walking trails, a playground, pavilion, and dog park filling the grounds. The river carries swimming, fishing, canoeing, and kayaking. The San Marcos is one of the clearest and most consistently beautiful rivers in Texas, spring-fed and cool year-round. The resort was known for decades as Leisure Resort. Summer river season drives demand hard. Reserve well ahead.

from $51/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 $61/night

Beach Rd RV Park

22 RV Sites

Beach Rd RV Park in Matagorda, Texas, offers 22 full-hookup RV sites at the mouth of the Colorado River, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 42 feet in back-in and pull-through configurations. On-site fishing guides and beach access serve a well-kept family park where the river meets the Gulf. Twenty-two sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp in 30/50-amp back-in and pull-through categories, sized to 42 feet, with picnic tables and site WiFi. Note the 42-foot limit before booking a larger rig. A dump station handles the practical side. Pets are welcome. Fishing organizes everything here. On-site fishing guides are available, which matters in water where local knowledge separates a good day from a blank one. Beach access, boating, water sports, canoeing, and kayaking round out the recreation, giving guests both the bay's shallow-water flats and the Gulf shoreline from a single base. Matagorda sits at the end of TX-60 in Matagorda County, where the Colorado River enters the Gulf of Mexico. The geography is unusual and genuinely useful — the freshwater river system, Matagorda Bay's fishing and crabbing, and Gulf beach access all converge within a few minutes of the park. The surrounding community is a small working fishing town rather than a resort development, and the recreational and commercial fishing economy still drives it. The park operates through the Texas coast season. Fishing runs strong across much of the year, with the warm months bringing the heaviest family and beach demand. With 22 sites, reserve ahead for summer weekends and holiday periods.

from $45/night

Summit Vacation

66 RV Sites, 43 Cabins, 5 Tent Sites, 4 Wagons

Summit Vacation and RV Resort in New Braunfels, Texas, offers 66 full-hookup RV sites, 43 cabins, five tent sites, and four wagons on River Road along the Guadalupe, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted up to 88 feet. Deluxe pull-through and full-hookup back-in categories join a water park, marina, hot tub, mini-golf, and fitness center. Sixty-six sites run in deluxe pull-through and full hookup back-in categories, both carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 88 feet, with picnic tables. Eighty-eight feet is exceptional for a river property in the Hill Country and accommodates the longest coaches with a tow. Forty-three cabins, five tent sites, and four wagons make the lodging range unusually broad. A laundry, dump station, and showers handle the practical side. A water park and outdoor pool anchor the summer, with a hot tub and sauna alongside. A marina, lake, and river open the water for boating, canoeing, kayaking, fishing, and swimming. Mini-golf, a fitness center, clubhouse, sports courts, tennis, volleyball, basketball, billiards, shuffleboard, horseshoes, walking trails, biking, a playground, pavilion, dog park, on-site dining, and a bar fill the rest. The property operates as a wedding venue. River Road is the heart of the Guadalupe tubing corridor, where the spring-fed current draws more than a million visitors a year, with Gruene's historic dance hall and Landa Park close. Summer river season drives demand hard, and River Road fills. Reserve well ahead for June through August.

from $36/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 $45/night

Rio Guadalupe Resort

64 RV Sites, 25 Cabins

Rio Guadalupe Resort in New Braunfels, Texas, offers 64 full-hookup RV sites and 25 cabins on the Guadalupe River, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted up to 94 feet, open all year. Premiere sites join back-in 30/50, back-in water-and-electric, and pull-through categories, with an outdoor pool, boat and kayak rentals, and a boutique shop. Sixty-four sites span back-in 30/50-amp, back-in water-and-electric, pull-thru 30/50-amp, and Premiere categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted with site WiFi, sized to 94 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. Confirm your tier, as the water-and-electric category does not carry sewer at the site. Ninety-four feet is exceptional for a riverfront Hill Country property. Twenty-five cabins round out the lodging. A general store, boutique shop, restrooms, showers, and a pet washing station handle the practical side. Four dog-friendly cabins are available with a 25-pound weight restriction for all breeds excluding service dogs; there is no weight restriction for dogs staying at RV sites. An outdoor pool anchors the summer, with boat rentals and kayak rentals opening the river for boating, paddle boats, canoeing, kayaking, paddle boarding, swimming, and fishing. A playground, pavilion, dog park, and picnicking fill the rest, and the property operates as a wedding venue. The resort opened in 1976 on 25 acres that German settlers once used as a riverfront park. Summer river season drives demand hard. Reserve well ahead.

from $65/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

Waterside RV Resort

11 RV Sites

Waterside RV Resort in Sargent, TX, offers 11 full-hookup back-in RV sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 50 feet. Every site is a 20/30/50-amp back-in carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table. Eleven oversized sites is the entire inventory, and the resort is rated big rig friendly — this is a small, deliberately boutique property rather than a volume park. Pets are welcome. Private canal frontage runs along the resort with boat docks at the water, and guests fish, kayak, paddle boat, and run out to the bay directly from the property. Horseshoes, corn hole, hiking, and planned activities fill the rest. Sargent sits in Matagorda County on a sheltered canal system threading the Texas Gulf Coast — open water and unspoiled beaches without the city crowds or the traffic of the bigger coastal towns. Rates and availability are on the booking page. Eleven sites on the canal means fishing season weekends book out early.

from $45/night

Rebecca Creek Campgrounds

5 Glamping Sites

On a scenic bend where the Guadalupe River meets Rebecca Creek and Schultz Creek in the Texas Hill Country of Comal County, Rebecca Creek Campgrounds has created a multi-use outdoor destination on more than 15 acres of riverfront property in the community of Spring Branch—a campground that serves the tube floating, kayaking, and river swimming crowd that makes the Guadalupe the most popular river in Texas from May through September with a variety of accommodations ranging from primitive tent sites to fully furnished glamping tents with hotel-style amenities. Full-hookup RV sites, primitive water and electric sites, private bunk rooms, and kayak and tube rentals position Rebecca Creek as one of the Hill Country river campgrounds that thought through the full visitor experience rather than simply providing a parking spot near moving water. Full-hookup RV sites with water and electric connections, primitive sites with covered tables, glamping tents with hotel amenities, private bunk rooms with separate shower houses, and primitive tent camping collectively cover the full accommodation spectrum from the self-contained motorhome to the group of friends sharing a bunk room for a weekend float trip. A fully plumbed bathhouse with showers, an on-site laundromat, and free Wi-Fi throughout most of the campground provide the practical support infrastructure, and tube and kayak rentals with complimentary life vests on a first-come, first-served basis give guests immediate river access without requiring personal watercraft. The Guadalupe River's convergence with Rebecca Creek creates the campground's most natural recreational asset—a swimming, floating, and fishing location where the cold spring-fed Guadalupe stays refreshingly cool through the summer heat that makes July and August float trips the most popular outdoor recreation in Comal County. White bass runs in the early spring, catfish fishing year-round, and the swimming that the campground's river frontage enables give the property a multi-season fishing and aquatic character beyond the summer tube-floating crowd. A horseshoe court, volleyball area, and children's playground with a small rock wall complete the recreational infrastructure for guests who want activity beyond the river. Canyon Lake, about 12 miles west on the Guadalupe River upstream from Spring Branch, provides the flatwater reservoir recreation that complements the river camping experience—an 8,230-acre Corps of Engineers reservoir with swimming beaches, boat ramps, and the whitewater release below the spillway that activates the Guadalupe's most exciting paddling when the Army Corps releases water through the dam gates. Guadalupe River State Park, about 14 miles east, preserves four miles of the Guadalupe's most scenic cypress-lined corridor in a managed natural environment. New Braunfels, 15 miles southeast, offers Schlitterbahn Waterpark, River Road's tubing outfitters, and the German heritage Wurstfest celebration each November. The Texas Hill Country's mild climate makes Rebecca Creek functional from spring through fall, with the peak floating season running from Memorial Day through Labor Day when the Guadalupe's spring-fed cool water provides an escape from intense Hill Country summer heat. Spring brings the white bass run and wildflower season to the Hill Country landscape, with the Comal County limestone hills flowering in Indian paintbrush and bluebonnets in late March and April. Fall provides more moderate river temperatures and the shift in the Hill Country's recreational calendar toward hiking and family camping that summer crowds the Guadalupe's swimming holes, making September and October the most enjoyable months for an extended riverfront stay.

from $10/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.