Stargazing

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

Westbrook RV & Tiny House Park

150 RV Sites

Westbrook RV & Tiny House Park in Elgin, Texas, offers 150 full-hookup RV and tiny home sites across 23 acres, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet. An outdoor pool, pond, walking trails, and business center serve the closest camping property to downtown Elgin. One hundred fifty sites accommodate either a tiny home or an RV, carrying water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 45 feet, with picnic tables. The combined designation is unusual and reflects what the property is — one of the most comprehensively developed RV and tiny home communities in the corridor rather than a conventional campground. Cabins round out the lodging. A laundry and business center handle the practical side. An outdoor pool anchors the property, with a pond supporting fishing, walking trails, hiking, and a dog park across the 23 acres. The dark rural sky makes for good stargazing, and picnicking areas fill the grounds. Pets are welcome. Elgin sits in Bastrop County between Austin to the west and the Samsung semiconductor facility in Taylor to the north — a position that has made it a significant node in one of the fastest-growing corridors in the country. That drives a substantial long-stay and workforce market alongside travelers. Demand runs year-round rather than seasonally, driven by the corridor's growth as much as tourism. Spring and fall deliver the most comfortable Central Texas conditions. Call ahead for extended stays.

from $35/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

RV Resort at Walnut Creek

31 RV Sites, 2 Cabins

RV Resort at Walnut Creek in Waller, TX, offers 31 full-hookup back-in RV sites and 2 cabins, with 30 and 50-amp service. Sites are tiered as standard, premium, deluxe, and luxury back-ins, all carrying water, sewer, and electric. The grounds are gated and rated big rig friendly; maximum rig length isn't published, so call with your dimensions before booking. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, a boutique shop, a business center, a clubhouse, and a community fire pit cover the practical side. In an emergency, call 911 and notify resort staff. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. An outdoor pool with a covered patio, a hot tub and sauna, a fitness center, billiards, shuffleboard, walking trails, creek frontage, and three fishing ponds fill 20 wooded acres, with live music, planned activities, and dark-sky stargazing. Waller sits 30 to 45 minutes northwest of downtown Houston along Walnut Creek — one of the most amenity-rich small-scale RV properties in the Greater Houston area. Rates by tier are on the booking page. Luxury sites book first; confirm your rig's fit when you reserve.

from $8/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

Terraqueous RV Resort

135 RV Sites

Terraqueous RV Resort in Blanco, Texas, offers 135 full-hookup RV sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 50 feet, in the Texas Hill Country. Deluxe covered, deluxe waterfront, and premium shaded categories join a splash pad, hot tub, and pickleball courts in a certified International Dark Sky Community. One hundred thirty-five sites span deluxe covered back-in, deluxe waterfront back-in, deluxe pull-through, premium shaded back-in, and premium pull-through categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp, sized to 50 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, BBQ pits, and site WiFi. Covered and shaded categories are worth requesting in a Texas summer, and the waterfront sites carry the best outlook. Laundry, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. An outdoor pool and splash pad anchor the warm months, with a hot tub and sauna alongside. A lake and pond support fishing, with pickleball, bocce ball, basketball, horseshoes, walking trails, a playground, dog park, and snack bar filling the grounds and planned activities through the season. Pets are welcome. Blanco County's designation as a certified International Dark Sky Community is the distinguishing feature — the night sky here is protected by ordinance, and the stargazing is consistently exceptional rather than weather-dependent luck. The resort sits off RM-32 where the Blanco River slides through limestone ledges and cypress groves, with Hill Country vineyards and a state park nearby. Spring wildflowers and fall drive the heaviest Hill Country demand. Reserve ahead.

from $29/night

Copano Bay RV Resort

On the shores of Copano Bay in Rockport, Texas—in Aransas County on the Texas Coastal Bend where the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge's whooping crane winter habitat, the Rockport-Fulton area's redfish and trout sport fishing, the Key Allegro marina's private island community, and the Rockport Beach Park's Texas Blue Wave-certified swimming beach create the year-round coastal resort that artists, anglers, birders, and the Houston-San Antonio corridor's weekend outdoor community have built into one of the Gulf Coast's most consistently rewarding destinations south of Corpus Christi—Copano Bay RV Resort provides full hookup RV sites with water, electric, and sewer on the bayfront property, cabin rentals, a waterfront pool, a fishing pier, a kayak launch, a dog park, a fitness center, a game room with pool table, ping pong, and poker tables, a 16,000-square-foot clubhouse with a library and full kitchen, sports courts, volleyball, basketball, walking trails, laundry, and year-round operation in a bayfront resort whose Copano Bay fishing pier, kayak launch, and whooping crane proximity create the Rockport birding and angling base camp that the Texas Coastal Bend's most complete RV resort provides. Bayfront fishing pier. Kayak launch to Copano Bay. Whooping cranes 35 minutes north. Full hookup RV sites with water, electric, and sewer alongside cabin rentals on the Copano Bay waterfront provide the accommodation infrastructure at the resort whose 3101 FM-1781 bayfront position creates the direct-water-access that the fishing pier and kayak launch translate into operational bay and creek access from within the property. The waterfront pool's heated operation and the fitness center serve the daily health and recreation routine, and the 16,000-square-foot clubhouse—with the full kitchen, the library's book and media collection, the billiards room, ping pong tables, and poker facilities—creates the resort's social gathering infrastructure at a scale that the winter snowbird and extended-stay community genuinely occupies across the Aransas County season. Sports courts, volleyball, basketball, walking trails, the dog park, and the comprehensive laundry complete the resort's daily practical and activity inventory. Rockport sits in Aransas County on Aransas Bay and Copano Bay, in the coastal community where the Live Oak Peninsula's protective bay position and the historic fishing village identity—the Rockport Art Center, the Texas Maritime Museum, and the Fulton Mansion State Historic Site's 1877 French Second Empire mansion—create the cultural and historical depth that the birding and fishing community's primary visit adds outdoor recreation to. The Rockport Art Association's nationally recognized artist colony, whose concentration of coastal painters working the bay and live oak landscape has made Rockport the Arts Capital of the Texas Coast, creates the gallery and studio culture that the Rockport weekend visitor accesses alongside the Copano Bay's fishing. Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, 35 miles north, provides the coastal marsh wintering habitat for the world's entire natural whooping crane population—the 500-plus birds that winter here from November through March represent the recovery from just 15 birds in 1941. The refuge's 115,000 acres support 400-plus bird species during fall and winter, and the Rockport whooping crane boat tours operate November through March. Copano Bay RV Resort operates year-round in Aransas County's subtropical coastal climate, with the November through April birding and fishing season the most popular period—the whooping crane arrival, the winter duck hunting, the redfish and trout concentration in the cooling bay water, and the mild coastal temperatures create the Texas Coastal Bend's peak outdoor recreation quarter. Reserve your bayfront site or cabin at Copano Bay RV Resort and let the fishing pier, the kayak launch, and the Aransas whooping crane flyway deliver the Texas Coastal Bend resort experience that Aransas County's most completely equipped bayfront campground provides.

from $69/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

Lake Fun Properties

28 RV Sites, 5 Cabins, 1 House

Lake Fun Properties in Kingsland, TX, offers 28 full-hookup RV sites and 6 cabin and house rentals, with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 70 feet. Sites come as back-ins and pull-thrus, each carrying water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi. The property is rated big rig friendly and the 70-foot maximum handles long coaches. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a dump station, a clubhouse, a pavilion, and on-site dining cover the day-to-day, and the cabins and houses give larger groups a way to book together. Pets are welcome. Boat docks put guests straight onto the lake for boating, fishing, swimming, kayaking, and water skiing, with walking trails, horseshoes, and hiking on and around the property. The dark Hill Country sky is worth staying up for. Kingsland sits in Llano County on Lake LBJ, the deepest reservoir in the Highland Lakes chain, where the Llano and Colorado rivers meet. The Kingsland Aqua Boom Festival over the Fourth of July is the biggest weekend of the year here. Rates for sites, cabins, and houses are on the booking page. Summer weekends and the Aqua Boom holiday book far ahead.

from $45/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

Texas Palms RV Park

88 RV Sites

Texas Palms RV Park in Dayton, TX, offers 88 full-hookup deluxe back-in RV sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 50 feet. Every site is a deluxe back-in carrying water, sewer, electric, and cable TV. Every site takes all three amp services. Laundry, a general store, RV storage, a pavilion, and WiFi cover the practical side. Pets are welcome, with a dog park. A pond, walking trails, and planned activities fill the grounds, with fishing, hiking, biking, boating, picnicking, and dark-sky stargazing, plus a lake, a water park, a state park, and a national park unit nearby. Dayton sits on FM 1409 in Liberty County, on the coastal prairie between Houston and the Big Thicket National Preserve, where the Trinity River's bottomland hardwoods meet the East Texas piney woods. Rates and availability are on the booking page. Ask about extended-stay rates and RV storage if you're basing here for a season.

from $48/night