Government Canyon State Park - Frontcountry Campground in TX -- Campground & RV Camping in Texas
Government Canyon State Park - Frontcountry Campground in TX
TX State Parks allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.
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.
Grounded in tpwd.texas.gov · read August 24, 2026The road in has not been measured -- unknown, not bad. Sits on broad, near-level ground.
Government Canyon Creek runs 0.3 mi off. Night skies measure Bortle 5 -- a rural sky with a glow on the horizon. The nearest town, Helotes, is 3.8 mi off.
September normals 68–90°F, 3.7″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.