Bastrop State Park - Deer Run Camping Area in TX -- Campground & RV Camping in Texas
Bastrop State Park - Deer Run Camping Area in TX
TX State Parks allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.
Tent-only camping among towering Lost Pines, a loblolly pine forest unique to the region east of Austin. Sixteen sites with picnic tables, fire rings, and nearby water and restroom facilities. Set within a recovering forest with seven miles of trails, two fishing lakes (Little Alum Creek and Mina), and a seasonal swimming pool. Built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s, the park showcases ecological restoration and offers wildlife viewing, hiking, and geocaching.
Grounded in tpwd.texas.gov · read August 24, 2026The road in has not been measured -- unknown, not bad.
Crowded here -- the nearest through road is 0.1 miles off. Copperas Creek runs 0.2 mi 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, Bastrop, is 2.2 mi off.
September normals 67–91°F, 2.9″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.