Stephen F. Austin State Park - Bullinger Creek Camping Area in TX -- Campground & RV Camping in Texas
Stephen F. Austin State Park - Bullinger Creek Camping Area in TX
TX State Parks allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.
Bullinger Creek Camping Area occupies part of Stephen F. Austin State Park's 663 acres along the Brazos River in San Felipe, preserving the 1823 colonial settlement where Stephen F. Austin brought the first 297 families to Texas. The park features 119 campsites ranging from primitive to full hookups, screened shelters, and historic cabins. The riparian landscape includes pecan, elm, and hackberry uplands with cottonwood, sycamore, and ash along the river bottoms, attracting white-tailed deer, bobcats, raccoons, and diverse bird species. Hiking trails wind through the preserve.
Grounded in tpwd.texas.gov · read August 24, 2026The road in has not been measured -- unknown, not bad. Sits on broad, near-level ground.
Bullinger Creek runs 0.1 mi off. Exposed here -- the nearest through road is 0.1 miles off. Night skies measure Bortle 4 -- a rural sky with a glow on the horizon. Open country -- nothing named rises within 30 miles of here. The nearest town, San Felipe, is 1.3 mi off.
September normals 68–90°F, 4.3″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.