Best Camping in Texas

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1

Texas, Galveston County

00 :11 hrs
0.6 mi
2.3841858e-7 ft
Unknown

Galveston Island is a barrier island on the Gulf Coast of Texas, just 50 miles southeast of Houston. A state park on the island offers excellent amenities near the water including campsite options on both the bay side and beach side. The Bayside Campground consists of two loops, one for tent-only campers and another loop for RVs and trailers. The RV sites include electric hookups. Additional amenities include water, picnic tables, fire pits, picnic pavilions, and restrooms with showers. The cost per site is $15-$20 per night. Reservations are available and can be made online.

2

Texas, Randall County

00 :07 hrs
0.3 mi
2.4696655 ft
Unknown

Known as the Grand Canyon of Texas, Palo Duro Canyon is the second largest canyon in the country and offers amazing scenery and abundant opportunity for outdoor recreation. The park offers over 30 miles of trails for hiking, biking, and horseback riding. The state park also offers a variety of camping areas for overnight visitors. The Mesquite Campground consists of 16 sites that can accommodate tents and trailers and are equipped with water hookups, electric hookups, picnic tables, and fire rings. There are also restrooms with showers and a dump station close by. The sites in this camping area are $24 per night and can be reserved online.

3

Texas, Randall County

00 :11 hrs
0.5 mi
2.598755 ft
Unknown

Known as the Grand Canyon of Texas, Palo Duro Canyon is the second largest canyon in the country and offers amazing scenery and abundant opportunity for outdoor recreation. The park offers over 30 miles of trails for hiking, biking, and horseback riding. The state park also offers a variety of camping areas for overnight visitors. The Cow Camp Cabin area consists of 4 limited-service cabin sites that can accommodate 4 people each. They are equipped beds, water, A/C, electricity, lighting, refrigerator, and microwaves. There are also restrooms with showers close by. The cabins are $60 per night and can be reserved online. No pets are allowed in cabins.

4

Texas, Randall County

00 :11 hrs
0.5 mi
7.4019165 ft
Unknown

Known as the Grand Canyon of Texas, Palo Duro Canyon is the second largest canyon in the country and offers amazing scenery and abundant opportunity for outdoor recreation. The park offers over 30 miles of trails for hiking, biking, and horseback riding. The state park also offers a variety of camping areas for overnight visitors. The Hackberry Campground consists of 32 sites that can accommodate tents and trailers and are equipped with water hookups, electric hookups, picnic tables, and fire rings and/or grill. There are also restrooms with showers and a dump station close by. The sites in this camping area are $24 per night and can be reserved online.

5

Texas, Randall County

00 :07 hrs
0.3 mi
4.958252 ft
Unknown

Known as the Grand Canyon of Texas, Palo Duro Canyon is the second largest canyon in the country and offers amazing scenery and abundant opportunity for outdoor recreation. The park offers over 30 miles of trails for hiking, biking, and horseback riding. The state park also offers a variety of camping areas for overnight visitors. The Fortress Cliff Campground consists of 17 sites that can accommodate tents only and are equipped with shade shelters, picnic tables, and fire rings. Water is not available at each site but is available in the camping area. There are also restrooms, showers and a dump station within close proximity that can be used. The sites in this camping area are $16 per night and can be reserved online.

6

Texas, Brewster County

00 :21 hrs
0.9 mi
24.653687 ft
Easy

Chisos Basin Campground is one of the most popular camping destination in Big Bend National Park and offers scenic and rugged camping high in the Chisos Mountains. The campground offers 60 individual campsites that can accommodate tents and RVs up to 24 feet in length. The sites are each equipped with picnic tables and grills. Other campground amenities include drinking water, flush toilets, grills, food storage lockers, and dump station. There are only 26 sites that can be reserved in advance. The remainder are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. There is also a group campground located a short distance away.

7

Texas, Brewster County

00 :05 hrs
0.2 mi
5.25 ft
Easy

Chisos Basin Group Campground is one of the most popular group camping destination in Big Bend National Park and offers scenic and rugged camping high in the Chisos Mountains. The group campground offers 7 campsites that can accommodate groups of 14-20 people depending on site selected. The tent-only sites are each equipped with picnic tables, grills, and bear-proof storage boxes. Other campground amenities include drinking water and flush toilets nearby. Reservations can be made up until 4 days before arrival. The cost per site is $27 per night.

8

Texas, Grayson County

00 :15 hrs
0.7 mi
2.6379395 ft
Unknown

Known as the Grand Canyon of Texas, Palo Duro Canyon is the second largest canyon in the country and offers amazing scenery and abundant opportunity for outdoor recreation. The park offers over 30 miles of trails for hiking, biking, and horseback riding. The state park also offers a variety of camping areas for overnight visitors. The Juniper Campground consists of 18 sites that can accommodate tents and trailers and are equipped with water hookups, electric hookups, picnic tables, tent pads, lantern posts, and fire rings. There are also restrooms with showers and a dump station close by. The sites in this camping area are $26 per night and can be reserved online.

9

Texas, Randall County

00 :04 hrs
0.2 mi
4.194092 ft
Unknown

Known as the Grand Canyon of Texas, Palo Duro Canyon is the second largest canyon in the country and offers amazing scenery and abundant opportunity for outdoor recreation. The park offers over 30 miles of trails for hiking, biking, and horseback riding. The state park also offers a variety of camping areas for overnight visitors. The Cactus Campground consists of 7 sites that can accommodate tents only and are equipped with shade shelters, picnic tables, and fire rings. There is water available in the area but not at each site. There also restrooms with showers nearby. The sites in this camping area are $16 per night and can be reserved online.

10

Texas, Coryell County

00 :10 hrs
0.5 mi
2.2305908 ft
Unknown

This scenic and historic state park is located along the Leon River and is a popular outdoor destination in Central Texas. The park campground includes full hookup sites that can accommodate tents and trailers. The sites include picnic tables, fire rings, and lantern posts. Additional state park amenities include restrooms, a playground, dump station, and picnic pavilions. The sites are $25 per night and can be reserved online.

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