Beautiful setting, gorgeous lake and trees, nice trails.

Beautiful setting, gorgeous lake and trees, nice trails. Big Pine loop is big-rig friendly with large, mostly level, pull-through sites. The other camping areas have a few large campsites, but most are about 25 feet by 25 feet or smaller, and are not very level. All sites have asphalt pads. Very few people were there will we were there, so it was pretty quiet except for some traffic noise from the nearby highway. The restrooms are in great shape and very clean. WIFI is available at headquarters and the park store, but the signal is weak. Verizon service was strong 4G however. As far a television, we could only pick up two stations, ABC and Fox out of Shreveport. There is a fishing pier, cleaning station, and there are canoes, kayaks, and peddle boats for rent.

We stayed here in a Travel Trailer.

Beautiful, green, fun park

This is a very nice, green, and shady park!

It offers camping, picnicking, hiking, biking, swimming, fishing, playgrounds, and boating. For boating, you can launch your own, or rent one from the park store, which offers canoes, kayaks, and pedal boats for use on the lake. The store also rents inner tubes for floating on the San Marcos River, which runs through the park.

The park has many trails available for hikers and bikers. It also has structures that were built in the 1930’s by the Civilian Conservation Corps, and an informative and scenic interpretive trail.

There are a wide range of accommodations ranging from tent sites with water only, RV sites with water and electric, 1 full hookup RV site, and 1 mini-cabin. Some sites are very level, while others have a slope. Water and electric supplies are good. On the technology side, we received a few over-the-air TV stations, from Austin and San Antonio, but they were weak. Also got weak 3G cell phone service from Verizon.

The park was quiet and peaceful, even on a holiday weekend, and it's sites are very shady to help keep you cool.

We stayed here in a Travel Trailer.

Pretty, quiet park.

This is a very nice campground. It is scenic, quiet, and clean. It has good shade provided by huge pine trees, and easy access to the lake. There are 2.5 miles of trails for hikers, and clean showers and restrooms. There is a boat dock and pretty picnic area right on the shore. Most sites are large, fairly level, and well spaced. Some have lake views. The only negatives we noticed was an intermittent hum from the nearby water treatment plant, and the host could have been friendlier. But other than that we loved the place and plan to return in the future.

We stayed here in a Travel Trailer.

OK but a bit noisy.

This park has about 6 miles of hiking & biking trails, but there has been some damage done by recent floods and the walk-in campground, visitor's center, and Rock Shelter trail are closed as a result. Some roads are narrow and some sites are not level. There are lots of birds singing, but unfortunately you also hear noise from the nearby vehicular and aircraft traffic. There is supposed to be wi-fi at headquarters, but we got no signal at our nearby campsite. The falls are scenic and are worth checking out.

We stayed here in a Travel Trailer.

What a fun and scenic park!

Wow, this is a really nice park! Located just north of Tyler and I20, it feels worlds apart from the hustle and bustle. It is quite large, hilly and scenic with beautiful pines and hardwood trees, creeks, and a gorgeous lake.

It offers camping, picnicking, hiking, biking, swimming, fishing, playgrounds, and boating. For boating, you can launch your own, or rent one from the park store, which offers canoes, kayaks, pedal boats, jon boats, and bike boats. The store also offers souvenirs as well as limited camping supplies and groceries.
The park has scenic roads for vehicles and road bicycles, as well as 13 miles of trails for hikers and mountain bikers. It also has many structures that were built in the 1930’s by the Civilian Conservation Corps.

There are a wide range of accommodations ranging from tent sites with water only, all the way up to full-hookup RV sites, screened shelters, and mini-cabins. Some sites are very level, while others have a slope. Water and electric supplies are good. On the technology side, we received about 30 over-the-air TV stations, 4G LTE cell phone service from Verizon and Wi-Fi internet from the park, although it was slow at times.

While all the sites are quite nice, our favorite area is the Lakeview tent and trailer camping area. It is right on the shores of the lake, has great views, and is right on the Lakeshore trail, which is a very scenic and easy 2-mile loop around the lake.

We stayed here in a Travel Trailer.

Love the falls!

At this park you do not have 50 amp service, cell service, OTA TV, or wifi, but you do have camping, picnicking, hiking, river swimming, tubing, wading, mountain biking, fishing, bird watching, and horseback riding. Most campsites are rather short and/or narrow, but some can accommodate larger rigs.

Be sure not to miss the beach area, bird blind, and the falls themselves.

We stayed here in a Travel Trailer.

Very nice East Texas park.

Although there has been some substantial tree loss due to recent hurricanes and drought, this remains an attractive and shady park. There is lots to do, including camping, picnicking, hiking, a swimming pool, mountain biking, horseback riding, nature study, fishing (crappie, perch, catfish and bass) and boating.

Most campsites are spacious, level, and shaded. Our favorites are on the Piney Shores loop because they are right on the shore of Lake Livingston, and have outstanding views across the water.

We stayed here in a Travel Trailer.

Nice lakeside campground.

This is a nice campground right on the shores of Canyon Lake. All sites are large, level, and include a covered picnic table; fire ring for ground fires; closeable standing grill; 40-60 foot-long parking pads; 20, 30 and 50 amp electrical service; water hook-ups and a nice view!

Some sites are shaded and have a view of the lake in the distance, while others are not shaded but are right on the lake shore. There are no hiking trails, but you can swim, fish, boat, and relax.

Gate is locked from 10:00PM to 7:00AM. You can leave but you can't return after hours.

We stayed here in a Travel Trailer.

Nice, shady park.

We stayed at this nice, shady park on our way home from visiting the Panhandle parks. There are shade trees everywhere and you can stay in tents, screen shelters, RVs, and even yurts! The sites are level, but we paid extra for one of the full-hookup sites and were disappointed to learn that the sewer hookup was not within reach of our hose! the water and electric were at the mid point of the trailer on the driver's side as usual, but the sewer connection was about 10 feet behind the rear of the trailer! That was about 30 feet from my drain.

Other than that we enjoyed our stay. It was quiet at night, and there are lots of nice hiking trails, a nice big swimming pool, and a lake.

Nearby points of interest include Lake Abilene; the Grace Cultural Center with the Abilene Fine Arts Museum, Historical Museum and Children's Museum; Paramount Theater; Abilene Zoological Gardens; Dyess Air Force Base's vintage aircraft, and the Buffalo Gap Historic Village.

We stayed here in a Travel Trailer.

Very scenic park!

This is a great park to visit, one of the most scenic in Texas! At the entrance you can see a portion of the Texas State Longhorn herd, and visit the visitor's center which has natural and historical exhibits and gifts for purchase. After that, you begin the long, steep, and winding descent into the canyon. You will see the Pioneer Amphitheater were the "Texas" musical is held, the very nice Mack Dick Group Pavilion, as well as the Trading Post, which has food, groceries, gifts, and gasoline.

There are numerous campgrounds throughout the park. We stayed at the Mesquite Camp Area, which is the farthest drive, but also the most scenic in our opinion. The sites have some slope to them, but not too bad. There is no cell or wifi service in the canyon, but who needs them with all the scenery, hiking, and wildlife all around you?!

We really enjoyed out visit and can't wait to go back!

We stayed here in a Travel Trailer.