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Gillespie County Rest Area
Rest Area
Write a Review US-290 Stonewall, TX 78671 Official WebsiteGPS: 30.2359, -98.6094
Overview of Gillespie County Rest Area
24-hour stay limit. Overnight parking permitted; no camping or sleeping outside of vehicle.
Last Price Paid: $0
Reported by Didi on 2/12/2023
Longest RV Reported: 36 feet (Class A)
Reported by NJNoMad on 2/16/2019
Elevation 1,410 ft / 429 m
Max Stay 1
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Reviews of Gillespie County Rest Area 8 people have reviewed this location.
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Last reported 10/23/2021
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Last reported 2/26/2022
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Last reported 4/3/2017
Reviewed 2/12/2023
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| RV Length: | 27' (Fifth Wheel) |
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It was perfect for an overnight stay. No problem, with ear plugs I didn't even hear any traffic noise. We have 27ft long 5th wheel and we prefered our saty here than at a Walmart. Would recommend it. No hooks ups, clean bathrooms and dog friendly place.
Didi would stay here again
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“Great Location Near National Park”
Reviewed 2/26/2022
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| RV Length: | 25' (Class B) |
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Only 1 mile to the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park. I was able arrive when the park opened and had it all to myself for a little while. The parking at the rest area is very tight. I would think the max length would be about 25’. If you have something longer it could be difficult to drive by others at the different picnic... more
Only 1 mile to the Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park. I was able arrive when the park opened and had it all to myself for a little while.
The parking at the rest area is very tight. I would think the max length would be about 25’. If you have something longer it could be difficult to drive by others at the different picnic spots.
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Van Go America would stay here again
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“Most beautiful rest area I have ever seen”
Reviewed 10/23/2021
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 0 |
| Site Number: | 0 |
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I didn’t stay here because I had to go a bit further, but I would have chosen this place any day to spend the night. Beautiful area, big looping road to go find a private space to park. Really amazing place. A little noisy during the day but I imagine that tapers off at night. Five plus stars for a rest stop, but since it isn’t tec... more
I didn’t stay here because I had to go a bit further, but I would have chosen this place any day to spend the night. Beautiful area, big looping road to go find a private space to park. Really amazing place. A little noisy during the day but I imagine that tapers off at night.
Five plus stars for a rest stop, but since it isn’t technically a camp spot I give it four, even though Texas allows up to 24 hr stays at rest stops.
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Dikala21 would stay here again
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“Nice and easy!”
Reviewed 1/25/2021
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
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Car — bathrooms were nice enough, not a lot of traffic, quiet, dark, everything I could ask for after leaving Austin.
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hlc123 would stay here again
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“Not for larger rigs!”
Reviewed 3/31/2019
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
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We routinely stay at rest areas when traveling. Found this one on our way south and thought it would be perfect. It is very cute. Small.... I can see someone in a small C or B stopping here, but there was no way I was going to block the single road through with my 40' DP! Parked on a side road with a wide spot instead.
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“Excellent Rest Area”
Reviewed 2/16/2019
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 0 |
| RV Length: | 36' (Class A) |
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Gillespie County Rest area is by far the nicest rest area i have stayed at - Let me begin by saying there are only a few choice spots on the side road which was recommended by Bob who was the person on duty.(really great and helpful guy) The rest area is as clean as can be, quiet, and a really nice setting (i hope the few pics i took d... more
Gillespie County Rest area is by far the nicest rest area i have stayed at - Let me begin by saying there are only a few choice spots on the side road which was recommended by Bob who was the person on duty.(really great and helpful guy) The rest area is as clean as can be, quiet, and a really nice setting (i hope the few pics i took do it justice) When you pull in stay to the right, drive thru the area to stop(blue church up on left) make right and another quick right. This puts you on the side street where there are maybe 2-3 areas to pull over for the night. Not really a pullout kinda place and there may only be one spot for a class a size, there was a tag along in one spot and i had the other. Bob did say you could park in the front of the actual rest room building but not sure how much traffic would be in and out - Verizon worked but couldn't stream that well - perfect spot before LBJ park -
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NJNoMad would stay here again
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“Overnight stop”
Reviewed 3/13/2018
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| RV Length: | 24' |
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Great rest area off Highway 290 to stop for a night.
The bathrooms are clean and pretty new. There is security/cleaning crew until 6pm.
There is road noise, it goes down around midnight
The rest area it’s small and gets full fast. It is not big RV friendly.
We stayed here March 4th in a Class B MH
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Maggie would stay here again
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“Surprising!!!”
Reviewed 4/3/2017
| Nightly rate: | FREE! |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
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Not much boondocking available in the Hill Country of Texas so we thought we would check out this wayside rest on our way to a local state park. We were pleasantly surprised. This stop is beautiful, was built in 2016 and is very well maintained. There are multiple covered picnic areas, a small playground, lots of green space, big sh... more
Not much boondocking available in the Hill Country of Texas so we thought we would check out this wayside rest on our way to a local state park. We were pleasantly surprised. This stop is beautiful, was built in 2016 and is very well maintained. There are multiple covered picnic areas, a small playground, lots of green space, big shady trees and immaculate bathrooms. You could possibly access water too if you have a long hose. Good cell coverage for T-mobile is also a plus. The only cons for this location is road noise and no place to dump tanks but the traffic slowed down immensely after 10 pm.
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gasgirl would stay here again
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Amenities
Hookups
- dry camping
Recreation
- picnic area
- playground
- recreation trail
Site Amenities
- picnic table
Facilities
- restrooms: flush
- trash
- water available
Pets
- pets
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