Pace Bend RV Park

Zero complaints! If you’re looking for easy camping, Pace Bend’s your spot. Our particular campsite (and many others) had awesome views of Lake Travis and if the water was higher they would have been great spots for cliff jumping too.
The rangers are very nice and you feel safe at this location. There are water spigots to fill up if you need it and every campsite is equipped with a grill and/​or fire pit.
It costs $ 15 per car to camp each night. It’s about 30 minutes away from Austin.

We went camping this past weekend (early June) at Pace Bend and had a blast!
Pace Bend Park is about 30 minutes west of Austin (off of I71). It is right on lake Travis. We camped at Mesquite Point, which was in the primitive camping area. The spot we were at has a long beautiful sandy beach, framed by the beautiful hill country. Most campers set up in the woods in the shade, but those spots are a walk from the beach. A lot of people camped right on the beach. We sort of put up our tent on the grass in between, about 100 feet from the water (Note to self: next time bring metal pegs so you can set up tent on the beach, dumb a*$!) There was no shade but we were close enough to the water so we didn’t really care.
There are hiking trails nearby and grass area for the kids to play. You can hike, swim, bring your boat, fly kites, fishing, etc. There are table, charcoal grills, and fire rings near the camp site. They are first come first served so it’s a good idea to bring your own gas grill.
There are bathrooms near by (1 – 2 minute drive to the bathroom unless you camp right next to it). Plenty of bushes and ditch for #1, well, and the lake is right there :) No water so bring water for drinking and cleaning (there’s water at the improved camp sites).
The best time to camp here is late Spring and early Fall. Hot enough during the day to enjoy the swim and cool enough at night so you don’t need a fan. It does get very windy at times so make sure you stake your tent down — perfect for kites.
Cost — $ 15 per car to camp overnight ($ 10 if you just come out for the day)
This is the closest to a beach you can get living in Austin. And just 30 min from my house. So awesome! We’ll be back this summer.

Beautiful!
No people in the morning. $ 10 per vehicle which is normal. Have camping, boating, fishing, etc etc. Super happy place, beautiful sitings, there are sandy. clay-​y «beaches.» Nice little waves. Not stinky like Barton Springs. Not super cold water. Swimmer friendly places.
Very nice and will be back!

This is a well-​run and well maintained RV park located in a beautiful and interesting part of the Hill Country. It is near Pace Bend Park, the Pedernales River and several Austin hill country attractions.
There are several good restaurants within a couple. of miles, a marina with boat rental, and several places to grab a cold beer and listen to live music closeby, as well as a nice 9 hole golf course. We stayed a few months and even had «pet deer» that would visit every evening and eat from our hands.

I did not stay in the rv park but the Sunday afternoon I spent at Pace Bend was just perfect. Not a cloud in the sky we visited several coves and swam in the deep blue water of lake Travis.
Some coves are crowded so if you go, drive around and you are likely to find a quiet spot all your own. Bring a float and a picnic and you’ll end up staying all day.

I’ve been to this park a few times and never has it disappointed. You can do anything from rock climbing, swimming in the lake, boating, mountain biking, to even cliff jumping. All of which were great experiences. Even though I’ve only mountain biked twice, the trail was very challenging, but yet with some determination I was able to finish and felt really good about myself hahaha. But it is a beautiful park and well maintained. I think anyone would have fun out there.

Our very own blair witch project… minus scary things happening in the woods and video cameras. Okay OKAY it was just a camping trip.
We ended up at Pace Bend the night before Halloween with a group of 7 of us – we had a BLAST. The rangers and people working in the booth at the entrance were very nice and helpful. They gave clear instructions (no chopping down your own firewood, no glass containers, if you have alcohol – you are welcome to drink it, but it needs to be concealed), and pretty much gave us free reign to camp anywhere we could find!
We got a sweet spot overlooking the water and some beautiful cliffs (I’m going to try to post the pic later…). Spots to park the cars and a little jaunt down a path to the site. Weather was PERFECT, campsite was perfectly adequate. Picnic table to sit on, fire pit, flat spots to put our tent village. Plenty of fallen branches to use as kindling with the firewood we brought. and GORGEOUS views of the sunrise overlooking the water.
Cost is $ 15 per vehicle – so drop cars at a neutral location and LOAD UP into a few SUVs etc.
I, Anna, am EXCITED to go camping again. This is a huge statement. My nickname is the city girl. Camping at pace bend was wonderful.