Lake Texana was very nice! 40 minutes from my home, no traffic, no issues, just a nice and easy trip. Park has lots of camping areas to fit your needs. If you have a camper/RV, there are numerous spots available with power, sewer, and water hook up. If you're using a tent, there are spaces everywhere. If you want to be near the lake, there's space. If you want to be in a more secluded area, they have you covered. All camping areas are equiped with pits for BBQ as well as pre dug fire pits with folding grates that cover half the pit in case you want to cook over a real open flame! The grate is also beneficial as a safety mechanism as well as a convenient area to place a smore while cooking it. Overall, the insects weren't too bad at this time of year, but be forewarned, there are plenty of scorpions wandering around, so take precaution. Of course, there is ample wildlife that can be seen while in the park as well. Everything from alligators, deer, armadillos, raccoon, and birds of prey.
Lake Texana is a great place to get away for a weekend to refresh, recharge and reconnect with nature or to spend a week or more just enjoying the great outdoors.
If you go the tent way of camping, the lake is equipped with indoor restrooms for men & women as well as shower facilities. The water may not be the warmest, but it serves the purpose.
We were there the weekend prior to Halloween and the park staff do an amazing job putting on a small fair with eats, games for the kids, and a haunted trail for those brave enough to take the walk! The park staff provide hay rides to and from the camping area to the fair as well as a shuttle for guests who just want to partake in the fair without camping.
I will absolutely be taking my family back in an RV in the...
Read moreWe recently tent camped through a holiday weekend. Before booking, I read through reviews and saw that multiple people noted clean and well-maintained bathrooms. After our time spent in Texana, I am very confused by these reviews. The bathrooms are absolutely not clean and multiple bathrooms/showers are in need of repair.
Comfort station #1 was the one closest to our site. Just walking up to the building, I noticed how dirty it was and that it had an active wasp nest (it turned out that most of the bathroom buildings did) in the entry way. Inside, the paint was peeling off of the walls everywhere and there was a collection of dead bugs/scorpions in the light fixtures that had clearly been there for a long time. The first bathroom stall was dirty with a clogged toilet and an overflowing sanitary trash can, the second one had a door that didn’t latch, and the third one had far too many live and dead bugs around the walls and floor.
I went to another bathroom, and it was a bit better, but in no way was it clean or in good condition. The shower I used would only put out barely lukewarm water and it had an old/broken shower head that sprayed water everywhere. The shower my husband used also only put out cold water and it had dirty, rusted and corroded knobs. The campground was fully booked the weekend we stayed, so I expected them to ensure their facilities were taken care of while they had so many people there.
All of their bathrooms and showers are in need of a deep cleaning and some pest control. I do not recommend tent camping here unless you have your own camp bathroom and shower. I give 3 stars still because they have great sites that can offer plenty of space and privacy, so it really is a shame that they neglect their...
Read moreWe stayed on the Brackenridge side ( Jan20-March 11th, in 2 different sites. This is a great park, quiet with natural beauty and wildlife, very well maintained and the staff of great. The only down side I can see was the extreme wind forever howling through the lake area and the general layout putting most sites in circles exposed to the constant wind ( great for summer but not in the winter) . If you go in the winter, choose a site as far away from the water as you can get, or go to the Texana side. We started in lot 76( the map is not correct, this lot is almost perfectly broad side to the lake) in 30 days , we had 4 calm days. One day the wind was so severe we couldn’t open our RV door. Plus this circle of sites is on a bit of a peninsula sticking out in the lake with no wind break. We moved back to a different site for the last 3 weeks and were much happier without the wind. By no means any fault of the park, but something to consider. Most lots have nice large trees. There is washer/dryer in shower buildings 1 and 3 . Building 1 has the better washer/dryer, building 3’s set needs maintenance but still a nice feature to have. Bring your own change. We felt safe and secure the entire time, 0 issues. We would go to this park again , but would consider the lot...
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