Austin, Tx in April ??

[Bill_T]

This April we will make our first visit to Texas. We will be attending a wedding. The wedding will be held northwest of Austin.
Could some of you recommend good campgrounds in the general area. In the southeast we enjoy Forest Service, COE's, state parks, etc.

[Major_Dad]

Bill T wrote:
Ok folks after viewing the map it seem the wedding site has moved to the southeast side of the city. Sorry for the mix up.

The address is 745 Mansell Ave. which appears to be between Springdale Rd. and Shady Ln. just north of the Colorado River Wildlife Sanctuary.

We will be traveling with our truck camper and hope where ever we stay we will be able to off load it for city driving ease.

McKinney Falls SP will fit the bill. Be sure to make reservations, especially if you want a 50 amp site. They may be full during the spring wildflower season. We were just there three weeks ago and they are clearing out lots of underbrush, so it should be nice for springtime. Nice hill country oasis amid suburban sprawl.

[Bill_T]

Ok folks after viewing the map it seem the wedding site has moved to the southeast side of the city. Sorry for the mix up.

The address is 745 Mansell Ave. which appears to be between Springdale Rd. and Shady Ln. just north of the Colorado River Wildlife Sanctuary.

We will be traveling with our truck camper and hope where ever we stay we will be able to off load it for city driving ease.

[PawPaw_n_Gram]

Define 'northwest' city/ town names will help.

There is a nice state park in the city of Austin - McKinney Falls SP - 50Amp/W - $24 per night, 30Amp/W - $20 per night. No FHU sites - there is a $6 per person, per day entrance fee if you do not purchase a $70 Texas State Parks annual pass.

Traffic within the city of Austin if horrible for RVs - especially during the morning and evening rush hours (6-10 am / 3-7 pm). I try to time my drives through town between 10 and 2 on I-35, otherwise I take US-281 west of town or US-77 east of town to avoid the hassle.

Lake Georgetown and Granger Lake each have two COE parks. They are north of Austin about 30 miles. The parks are nice. W/E only - no FHU sites.

Lake Georgetown is currently almost 11 feet below conservation stage. Much of Texas has been in a drought recently, but our lakes are suffering more for over usage. Substantial new home building and population growth has out run the available water supply in many areas - Austin - especially north of the city - is one area with major issues. Even with a near normal rainfall year the lakes are not able to recover.

West and northwest of Austin near Hwy 281 are several nice locations - our personal favorite is Inks Lake SP west of Burnett.

[Hunter11]

Bill, I am going to assume by "Northwest" of Austin the wedding will be in the Leander/Cedar Park area. Here are a few I found in that area. If the wedding is in another area there are other parks available around Austin. I know nothing about these as we are Southwest of Austin but maybe they will help.

http://www.bigoaksrv.com/home.html

http://koa.com/campgrounds/leander/

http://www.rvparkidyllglencedarpark.com/