Palmetto State Park - Electric Camping Area in TX -- Campground & RV Camping in Texas
Palmetto State Park - Electric Camping Area in TX
TX State Parks allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.
Palmetto State Park encompasses a botanical wonderland of dwarf palmettos and tropical vegetation along the San Marcos River at 292-foot elevation in Central Texas. The electric camping area offers RV sites with water and electricity alongside full-hookup options and screened shelters. The park features a Civilian Conservation Corps-built pavilion with kitchen, a fishing pier at Oxbow Lake, multiple hiking and biking trails, geocaching, and birding opportunities, with loaner fishing equipment available.
Grounded in tpwd.texas.gov · read August 24, 2026The road in has not been measured -- unknown, not bad.
San Marcos River runs 0.1 mi off. Exposed here -- the nearest through road is 0.1 miles off. Open country -- nothing named rises within 30 miles of here. Night skies measure Bortle 3 -- a dark rural sky. The nearest town, Luling, is 7.4 mi off.
September normals 68–91°F, 3.4″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.