Stargazing

Flat Creek Marina and RV Camping

37 RV Sites, 2 Cabins

Flat Creek Marina and RV Camping in Chandler, TX, offers 37 RV sites and 2 cabins, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 62 feet. The site categories are all about the water: creek waterfront water-and-electric, deluxe creek waterfront water-and-electric, island waterfront full-hookup, and deluxe island waterfront full-hookup. Full-hookup sites carry water, sewer, and electric with a fire pit and picnic table. The grounds are gated and open all year, with laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, boat storage, and golf cart rentals for getting around. Portable toilets supplement the bathhouse near the water. Pets are welcome. Checkout fees are charged to the card on file unless you arrange otherwise. A full marina with boat docks, a boat ramp, kayak rentals, fishing guides, a beach, and a snack bar makes this a fishing and boating destination first, with swimming, paddling, birding, biking, and stargazing alongside. Chandler sits on Cedar Creek Lake in Henderson County, one of East Texas's busiest recreational lakes. Rates by site type are on the booking page. Island waterfront full-hookup sites are the premium spots and book earliest.

from $26/night

Copano Bay RV Resort

Copano Bay RV Resort in Rockport, TX, offers full-hookup back-in RV sites carrying water, sewer, and electric, with site-delivered WiFi. Contact the resort for site count, amp service, and maximum rig length, since those specifics aren't published here, though the resort is rated big rig friendly and open all year. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a business center, a library, a clubhouse, a recreation center, a community fire pit, a pet washing station, and boat storage cover the practical side. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. The amenity list is one of the deepest in this batch: an outdoor pool, a fitness center, a game room with billiards and ping pong, a fishing pier, boat docks, a boat ramp, a beach, a pavilion, sport courts, volleyball, basketball, corn hole, walking trails, and a lake, with fishing, boating, kayaking, swimming, birding, stargazing, and planned activities. Rockport sits on Copano Bay in Aransas County on the Texas Coastal Bend, near the whooping crane wintering grounds of the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, the Fulton Mansion, Rockport Beach Park, the Connie Hagar refuge, and the Big Tree. Rates and availability are on the booking page. Call ahead to confirm your rig's fit; winter fills with snowbirds and birders.

from $69/night

Flying Horse RV Park

66 RV Sites, 30 Tent Sites

Flying Horse RV Park in Bowie, Texas, offers 66 full-hookup back-in RV sites and 30 tent sites near Amon G. Carter Lake, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 50 feet. A stocked fishing pond, fishing pier, clubhouse, and community fire pit sit on open country-view ground in Montague County. Sixty-six back-in sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 50 feet, with fire pits and BBQ pits. A single back-in category keeps things simple — every guest gets the same spec. Thirty tent sites round out the lodging, which is a substantial tent inventory for a park this size. A general store, laundry, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. A stocked fishing pond and fishing pier anchor the recreation, with a clubhouse, community fire pit, pickleball, and hiking filling the rest. The outdoor kitchen and deck facilities give the park a community-oriented character that guests consistently note. The open Montague County ranching horizon makes for genuinely dark skies and reliable stargazing. Pets are welcome. Bowie sits in north Texas ranching country, with Amon G. Carter Lake nearby for boating and fishing and the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex within reasonable driving range to the southeast. Wichita Falls is a straightforward drive northwest. Spring and fall bring the most comfortable north Texas conditions and the best fishing. Summer draws lake traffic. Reserve ahead for warm-weather weekends and holiday periods.

from $10/night

RV Park Spoonbill

35 RV Sites, 1 Onsite RV/Trailer

RV Park Spoonbill in Anahuac, TX, offers 36 full-hookup pull-thru RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 40 feet. Every site is a pull-thru carrying water, sewer, and electric with a picnic table, plus an on-site RV rental for guests arriving without one. Nothing needs unhitching. The park is rated big rig friendly within its 40-foot limit. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, and a general store cover the essentials, and pets are welcome. A boat ramp and boat docks put guests directly on the water for fishing, with a lake on the property and genuinely dark coastal-prairie sky for stargazing. The park sits at Smith Point in Chambers County, where the Trinity River's tidal delta meets Galveston Bay — with the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge's 34,000 acres of coastal prairie and freshwater marsh and the Trinity River refuge close by, making this one of the best birding corners of the Texas coast. Rates and availability are on the booking page. Fishing and birding seasons both fill the park, so reserve ahead.

from $60/night

American Campground RV and Mobile Home Park

2 RV Sites, 7 Cabins

American Campground RV and Mobile Home Park in Del Rio, TX, offers 2 covered pull-thru RV sites and 7 cabins, with 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 46 feet. Both sites are covered pull-thrus carrying water, sewer, electric, and cable TV with site-delivered WiFi, a picnic table, and a barbecue. Covered sites in Val Verde County are worth more than the description suggests. Note the electrical: the park runs 50-amp service, so a rig wired for lighter service will need an adapter. The park is rated big rig friendly, with laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a dump station, a recreation center, on-site dining, and both RV and boat storage. Pets are welcome. An outdoor pool and genuinely dark West Texas sky for stargazing fill the rest. The park sits on Highway 90 in Val Verde County, across from the Black Brush Boat Ramp and minutes from Del Rio and Laughlin Air Force Base, with Lake Amistad — a border reservoir on the Rio Grande and one of the best fisheries in Texas — right there. Rates for sites and cabins are on the booking page. Two covered pull-thrus means calling ahead is the only reliable approach.

from $60/night

Dos Rios RV Park

14 RV Sites, 10 Cabins, 5 Tent Sites, 6 Glamping Sites, 3 Airstreams

Dos Rios RV Park in Mason, TX, offers 14 full-hookup RV sites, 10 cabins, 5 tent sites, and 9 Airstream and glamping sites, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 60 feet. Sites are grouped by position on the property — Lower, Upper, and Pull-Throughs — all carrying water, sewer, and electric. A bathhouse with showers, a general store, firewood, and WiFi cover the essentials, with cabins and Airstreams for guests arriving without a rig. Pets are welcome. The name says it: the James River meets the Llano here, and a twenty-acre island is accessible from the grounds. Guests kayak, fish, hike, and stargaze under some of the darkest sky in Texas. Mason sits in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. The park is less than eight miles south of town: take Highway 87 south for a mile, turn right on RR 1723 for 2.4 miles, then right on RR 2389 for 4.4 miles. Rates for every accommodation type are on the booking page. Two rivers and an island on 14 RV sites — reserve well ahead for spring and fall.

from $35/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 Hill Top at Brenham Luxury RV Resort

130 RV Sites, 4 Cottages

The Hill Top at Brenham Luxury RV Resort offers 130 full-hookup RV sites and four cottages across 39 rolling acres in Texas, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet. Nature/pond view, tree line, and Ultra pull-through categories join a pool, hot tub, fitness center, and on-site dining at a property that opened in 2022. One hundred thirty sites span back-in, tree line back-in, nature/pond view back-in, pull-through, and Ultra pull-through categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 45 feet, with picnic tables. Naming categories by outlook rather than tier makes choosing straightforward — you know whether you are facing the pond, the tree line, or open ground. Four cottages round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills, restrooms, personal mailboxes, and a business center handle the practical side. An outdoor pool and hot tub and sauna anchor the property, with a fitness center, on-site dining, community fire pit, walking trails, pond fishing, dog park, pickleball, and corn hole filling the grounds. The dark rural sky makes for good stargazing. Pets are welcome. The 39 acres carry 300-year-old oaks, meandering creek corridors, and elevated views across Washington County — the hilltop perch is the reason the property was built where it was. Blue Bell Creameries, the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library at Texas A&M, Round Top, and area wineries are all close. Spring wildflower season drives the sharpest demand — reserve well ahead.

from $61/night

Colinas RV Park

35 RV Sites

Colinas RV Park in Elgin, Texas, offers 35 full-hookup RV sites just off Highway 290 between Austin and Houston, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 50 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout, behind a gated entrance. Standard back-in and pull-through categories at several amp combinations join a laundry and WiFi in a quiet country setting. Thirty-five sites span standard back-in 20/30/50-amp, standard back-in 20/50-amp, standard pull-through 20/30/50-amp, and standard pull-through categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 50 feet. Listing the exact amp combination in each category removes any doubt about what you are plugging into. A laundry and gated entrance handle the practical side. The park is open 24/7 with office hours 9am to 5pm daily, and quiet hours are enforced. The dark rural sky makes for genuinely good stargazing, which is the recreation here. The amenity set is deliberately spare, and that is the proposition — a quiet, country-style stop at a price that avoids the congestion and rates of Austin-area campgrounds. Elgin sits in Bastrop County between Austin to the west and the Samsung semiconductor complex in Taylor to the north, in one of the fastest-growing corridors in the country. That drives a substantial workforce and long-stay market alongside travelers, and Austin's music and food scene is a straightforward drive. Demand runs year-round on corridor growth rather than a tourist season, with spring and fall most comfortable. Reserve ahead for major Austin event weekends, and ask about monthly rates.

from $40/night

Cora's Cabins (Savannahs Events)

5 Cabins

Cora's Cabins at Savannah's Events in Tyler, TX, offers 5 cabin rentals on the 170-acre Flyin H Ranch. This is a cabin and event property rather than a serviced RV park — the published record shows no RV sites or hookups, so contact them directly if you're traveling in a rig. A bathhouse, WiFi, on-site dining, and a recreation center serve guests. Pets are welcome. A pond, a lake, fishing, hiking, horseback riding, and dark ranch sky for stargazing fill the acreage. The property doubles as a full-service wedding and event venue, which is worth knowing both if you're planning one and if you'd rather not stay during someone else's. Tyler sits in Smith County as the commercial and cultural capital of East Texas, in the piney woods — home of the Tyler Municipal Rose Garden, the largest in the country, and the Azalea Trail each spring. Rates for the cabins are on the booking page. Ask about event bookings on your dates when you reserve.

from $95/night

Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino Hotel

20 RV Sites

Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino Hotel in Eagle Pass, TX, offers 20 full-hookup back-in RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 50 feet. Every site is a back-in carrying water, sewer, and electric. The property is rated big rig friendly. One rule to plan around: stays are capped at 14 days. A bathhouse, on-site dining, and a fitness center are available, and pets are welcome. What the 20 sites buy you is access to everything else on the property: an outdoor pool, a marina, a lake, a playground, and the casino itself, with swimming and dark-sky stargazing over the Rio Grande. Eagle Pass sits on the banks of the Rio Grande, where the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas operates the largest casino in the state, steps from the international border. Rates and availability are on the booking page. Note the 14-day maximum before planning an extended stay.

from $25/night

Krause Springs

18 RV Sites, 6 Tent Sites

Krause Springs in Spicewood, Texas, offers 18 RV sites and six tent sites on a 115-acre Hill Country property fed by 32 natural springs, with 20, 30, and 50-amp water-and-electric service and rigs accepted to 40 feet, behind a gated entrance. A single back-in category joins a spring-fed pool, natural swimming holes, walking trails, and a butterfly garden. Eighteen back-in sites carry water and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp, sized to 40 feet, with picnic tables and BBQ pits. Two things to plan around: sites carry water and electric but not sewer, so manage tank capacity and use the dump station, and the 40-foot cap rules out larger coaches. Six tent sites round out the lodging. A dump station, restrooms, showers, and a pavilion handle the practical side. Two policies to know before you book: the gates close at 8pm with no exceptions, and pets are not permitted at the park. The springs are the entire draw. Thirty-two of them feed both a manmade swimming pool and a series of natural swimming holes shaded by cypress, with a waterfall and grotto that draw visitors from across Central Texas. Walking trails, hiking, fishing, and genuinely good stargazing fill the rest. The Krause family has owned the property in Burnet County for more than five decades, and it remains one of the Hill Country's most beloved and most enduring swimming destinations — Lake Travis, Marble Falls, and Austin are all close. Summer is decisively the season, and the swimming holes fill. Reserve well ahead, and plan your arrival before the 8pm gate closure.

from $17/night