Government Canyon State Park - Frontcountry Campground in TX -- Campground & RV Camping
Government Canyon State Park - Frontcountry Campground in TX
VerizonSTRONG
AT&TMARGINAL
T-MobileWEAK
StarlinkEXCELLENT
Setting
Some privacy
Thirteen-thousand-acre limestone wilderness on San Antonio's north edge protecting the city's drinking water. Gently rolling grasslands meet rugged canyonlands with Hill Country vistas from high ridges. Forty-plus miles of trails through woods and grassland access 104-million-year-old dinosaur footprints and historic canyon homesteads. Walk-in tent camping for 23 sites plus two group camps; potable water from spigots. No hookups.
- Moderately separated here.
- Sits on broad, near-level ground.
- Government Canyon Creek runs 0.3 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 5, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
Climate averages
October normals 59–82°F, 3.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
NSWE
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 98 of 100.
Tree cover44%30m sat. est.