anyone camping in texas?

21 years ago

Hello just wondering if anyone will be camping in Texas this summer? Well my family will be going to Garner State Park, we love it there!! Please let me know of other great options for us that you might have come across.

Sincerely,

Safari_Girl

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ChinaTX
21 years ago
Garner State Park is a Fun Place for families to go. We were just talking about going this summer. Love the Saturday Night dancing to the juke box oldies. We were going up the River a way to the U shaped area to tube. You put in, float around and walk back to the beginning and go down again. The kids love it. We also plan to spend much time at Lake Sommerville and Lake Travis. We have a RV and Jet Skis.
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21 years ago
We camped at the Davis Mountain State Park a couple of weeks ago. It has nice facilities. We went at the wrong time because it was too hot. The locals say to come in July or later when the rainy season sets in.

There was plenty in the area to see and do. We toured Ft. Davis, saw the Marfa lights, did the scenic loop drive. There is an observatory that we didn't get to see because we missed the night, but we'll do that some other time. There is also a swimming area at Balmorhea (30 miles away) that is spring fed.

DH and I don't primative camp now that we have kids. My preschoolers enjoyed hanging around the campsite and digging in the dirt. At night, the fireflies came out and we chased them. There were a lot of deer and birds hanging around camp. There were javalena warnings, but we didn't get to see any of them. The worst critter was probably the skunk some teenagers followed through our camp.

If we ever find a good time to see Big Bend, we'll probably camp here again.

Here is a link that might be useful: Davis Mountain State Park
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Hey joanie. We have the Big Agnes insulated air mattresses. They are fantastic and very comfortable. They are the size of a qt bottle and are easy to blow up. They are very tough and as I said I have used mine almost every night in camping set ups for months and it has no leaks or problems. I will link below to the ones we have. I hadn't thought about the truck windows having screens to that would be great. A small fan would help to move the air. You would definitely need a canopy of some kind. We got one at Dick's Sporting Goods. It is easy to set up and very sturdy. Gives great protection if it is raining. We have even pulled it over so that it is 1/2 over our tent front and we can then get in and out without getting wet :) I haven't cooked on open fires for all meals. Just an occasional cookout. We have a 2 burner propane stove that I love. I can make pancakes and coffee and great dinners with it. We have a camp fire only for warmth and ambiance. We have a folding table and set everything up the minute we get to camp and then we are done for the time we are there. We have one cooler and restock often from the grocery. When I am on the road with my bike it is a whole different setup . I have a tiny campstove and we use a picnic table if there is one or the ground if there isn't :(. I have a one person tent that is very light. I still use my Big Anges though..it is never far from me ! If I can help with any other ideas let me know. I love to camp !! c Here is a link that might be useful: Big Agnes air mattress
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bonin
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AdellaBedella what is a javalena?
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21 years ago
It'd help if I spelled it right. A javelena is an an animal that looks a lot like a pig, but isn't. Another name is a collered peccary. I've only seen them at the zoo, but I understand they can be pretty mean. The park warned us in the brochures that javelinas have attacked and killed several dogs. Here's a link with a picture and details.

Here is a link that might be useful: Collered Peccary
Happy_Go_Lucky_Gayle
21 years ago
Big Bend is a very remote area with a whole bunch of wildlife. Definately not a place for Household Pets.
Jenny_in_TX
21 years ago
We love camping on Lake Travis, Perdenales Falls State Park, Inks Lake SP, and Lake Sam Rayburn.

We like camping at Garner, but we haven't been in a while.

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