Colorado Bend State Park - Windmill Backcountry Camping Area in TX -- Campground & RV Camping in Texas

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Colorado Bend State Park - Windmill Backcountry Camping Area in TX

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TX State Parks allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.

Windmill Backcountry Area at Colorado Bend State Park is a primitive wilderness camping zone in the Texas Hill Country, 1 mile from the Windmill Trailhead and 5 miles from the Colorado River. Each site accommodates up to 4 people in designated tent areas across rugged karst terrain with rocky hills and sparse vegetation. No water or toilets are available. Visitors must use containerized fuel stoves for cooking, avoid open fires, and pack out all waste.

Grounded in tpwd.texas.gov · read August 24, 2026

The road in has not been measured -- unknown, not bad. Sits on broad, near-level ground.

Gorman Creek runs 0.1 mi off. Private here -- the nearest through road is 1.0 miles off. Open country -- nothing named rises within 30 miles of here. The nearest town, San Saba, is 16 mi off.

September normals 65–89°F, 2.8″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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Sources checked August 2026Something wrong here?