Guadalupe River State Park

Price reflects our State Park pass discount. Check-in was quick and efficient. The attendant informed us of the basics. Our well shaded Turkey Sink Loop site #59 had a level blacktop pad and was easy to back in to. All sites have a fire pit, picnic table on a concrete pad, a pole to hang a lantern, and a large raised dirt pad to pitch a tent. While some sites seem kind of close together, there is foliage between sites. We were here the beginning of April 2020. We noticed practically all the sites had a reserve notice on them. But because of Covid-19 and the closure of all state parks the day after we arrived, the park wasn't very busy at all. Happily, they let us stay for our reserved time.

We hiked the trail along the river. It is well worn and easy to traverse. We headed west down the river as far as we could go hoping it would connect with the trail above. Finally, feeling like we should have brought a machete, we gave up and turned around. The next day we hiked the Overlook trail. It has some beautiful vistas across the river to the other part of the park. Heading west, high above the river, the trail became very narrow and difficult along the cliff. Not wanting to take chances, we turned around and headed back. We did find a place to hike up the hill and continued on the meadow trail eventually connecting with the Barred Owl trail. We came upon a dry pond filled with bluebonnets which was very pretty.

They have built new bathroom and shower facilities in the park. They are air conditioned and the showers are self-contained separate locking rooms. I posted a picture of the exterior. A park host confirmed that in mid-April 2020 they will be closing down the Turkey Sink loop to tear down the old bathrooms and showers to build a new one just like the one in the other loop. Pretty nice for camping!

To be expected, cell service was spotty. We enjoyed our stay and will definitely return in the future.

Stayed here in mid April 2019 during the week when it was very quiet. Expect crowds on the weekends. Texas State Parks do not disappoint - another gem worth visiting. Campsites on Turkey Sink loop were private, surrounded by trees and well spaced, and an easy walk down to the river. Although about 30 miles from San Antonio the park is very quiet and well away from the city lights. Ideally located to explore the Hill Country and marvel at the wonderful wildflowers. Would definitely recommend this park.

Beautiful state park with secluded sites and lots of trails!

We stayed at Guadalupe River recently because it was the closest state park to San Antonio. While the drive into San Antonio was lengthy, the state park was totally worth it. The sites were secluded and all very accessible to numerous walking trails. We loved hiking along the unique landscape by the river. We definitely recommend it!

Pro tip: Site 84 is FULL hookup for the same price as just water/electric hookup... and it’s only 1 of 3 for the whole campground, so check it out!!

Also, we are fully contained so have no review of the facilities.

The one thing I noticed right off the bat that the campsites were pretty big the one we stayed at only had water and electric but they did have a dumping station it’s kind of unique you’re going to go down to the river and there’s plenty of spaces to just hang out put your chairs in the water and just relax it’s beautiful probably one of the places I would definitely stop And check out

Quiet weekend at the park. Literally. It was a fairly empty weekend but that might be because only one RV loop was open. The tent site was also open.

Day use area was pretty busy for early in the morning. But amazing river access.

Roads were well signposted. Not to mention the burn ban! No ash producing fires at all.

Easy directions to the sites, not a terribly tight road - pretty easy to back into your site. Road is two way so just check the angle your site is on. Easy to hook up services; some sites have full hook ups.

Granted, we only stayed two days, but we'll be back. Each RV site had asphalt pad, picnic table, lantern pole, picnic table, electric and water. Bathrooms were clean, serviceable and heated. Park was quiet at night, and no excessive lighting or road noise. We did hike a bit around the day use area near the river which we loved. The have a nature center and other things to do. The staff were very friendly and helpful as were all of the park hosts. They have a nice variety of sites in terms of size. We saw every type of RV there including a large Class A, but research ahead of time to make sure you get what you need.

We continue to be impressed with Texas State Parks. Guadalupe River SP has excellent facilities for camping and RVing. All sites are water electric and a dump site is located in between the park entrance and the two camping loops. Large trash dumpsters were conveniently located in several places in each loop. We stayed in the Turkey Sink loop as the Cedar Sage loop was closed for some construction during our visit. We did walk through the Cedar Sage loop, however and concluded that the Turkey Sink loop had nicer and generally larger sites. Each loop has a bathhouse which in keeping with our tradition, we did not use or visit.

There are plenty of large sites in the Turkey Sink loop. Do check the information provided on Reserve America to make sure your rig will fit. We noted plenty of sites that would accommodate a 40 foot rig, but there are some sites that were better suited to tents and Class sites th make S.E. are very spacious and offer plenty of separation and privacy fromyour neighbors. The campground is very quiet (except for the usual “family noise” during the weekend when the place seems to fill up. During there were never more than ten sites occupied (late February.)

Verizon data (boosted) worked very well in our site and we were able to download HD video.

The campground is conveniently located to visit both San Antonio and the Texas Hill Country.

There was a wonderful grocery store (HEB) in Spring Branch about ten miles away.

Bottom line: if the general location suits your needs, you won’t find a better place to stay.

The price reflects the discount provided by the Texas State Park Pass ($70/year) which is well worth purchasing if you plan to spend more that five or six days a year in a Texas State Park.

We spent a nice three day weekend at Guadalupe River in mid December. Weather was perfect and the park was half full. Checked in Friday was quick and easy. We had water and 30 Amp service. Had enough cell service (AT&T) to check email and watch YouTube. Hiked down to the river and enjoyed the beauty of this park. Will definitely stay here again.