Blanco State Park

The park is clean, the camp sites are spread out and each one has a covered table. The ones inside the circle are full hookups and the ones on the outside are electric. The walking trails are nice and it’s a great biking spot. You’re close enough to the city so if you don’t feel like cooking you can walk into town and grab something but far enough yo enjoy the dark sky.
🛜 You do have wifi and for us that’s huge since myself, our daughter and my husband are remote. It’s a great weekend getaway.

This is a very small state park. Nonetheless, the camping makes you feel like you’re part of the great outdoors. Blanco State Park is very clean with magnificent trees lining the river. Adjacent to the park is the city of Blanco, which has great eateries and unique shopping nearby. I enjoyed my stay very much. I recommend it.

Nice small campground, good shade, clean restrooms/showers, close walk into town to an excellent restaurant, Redbud Cafe. Didn’t get to experience the dark sky city as it was cloudy and rainy. Watch the inside spots as a few of them flooded during heavy rains.

For $5 per adult, you can pick where to park and stay as long as you want. Don't forget your free kid's nature journal! There are two dams you can walk across if you want to walk the trail, which is an easy path, less than a half mile walk all the way around. We turned to left after entering and parked at the very end. We had a covered picnic table with a coal grill (didn't use it). We could fish from the bank or the damn, and walk down behind the damn to explore (the algae is slippery). There was an enclosed bathroom in excellent condition not far, and a great area for playing. If you turn to the right it's better for water access, but the river is really rocky. It's been awhile since I've been to that side.

We love Blanco State Park’s riverside setting and small size. Also convenient for walking to the town square. We use the park as base for visiting friends and family in the Austin area, 60-90 minutes away.

Clean very pretty park! Water was too low to swim. But was able to fish and did see some kayaks paddling. Cute town to explore!

Great trails to hike and swimming areas. Our dogs loved it too

Great park for a day or weekend trip. Kids loved the hiking trails, I want to go back in the summer when tubing would be optimal.

The park grounds, restrooms and river are always very clean. The staff is knowledgeable and friendly, and it was great to see a Canada goose had become buddies with a pair of Egyptian geese.

The nicest small state park. The rv camping spots are clean, shaded and close to the water. The water is warm and perfect for swimming, paddleboarding or kayaking. The restrooms and showers are very clean

We had a great time. The water was low. I recommend wearing water shoes as the bottom will cut your feet. The table was near where we parked and shaded. The restrooms were very clean!

You must visit the State park! There are cabins to rent and cottages nearby to rent to! Or you can bring your RV! The river is deep in some areas but there is a man made pool with river water for the entire family! Restroom are clean!

Great little state park nestled against the Blanco River in downtown Blanco. We spent 1.5 days in the park and surrounding area.
The Park was clean, well maintained and offered basic amenities (public restrooms, dump station, park sponsored activities, kayak rentals, playground (small), pavilion). The campsites were easy ingress/egress. Level pads that made RV setup simple. Our sight had TONS of extra room around it and offered lots of shade from afternoon sun. Mature cypress, oak and sycamore trees line the river bank and campground making it a beautiful representation of Central Texas flora.

We visited during the summer drought of 2022 so the river was low, no flow over the main spillway. There was still a decent amount of water that was enjoyable to swim/float in around the spillway. So in spite of low water, we enjoyed the river nonetheless.

There are a lot of other state parks and national historic sites within easy driving distance which makes this a great spot to base out of to explore the area. We ventured to the LBJ Ranch and spent a full day touring the park and facilities. There were at least three other State Parks and points of interest that we didn't have time to see but would be worth a return trip to visit.

You can hear the noises of the city - it is a small city noise, but still noticeable. That is my only complaint, I prefer a bit more remote geography when I am camping.

What a great place to spend the day! The water from the river was nice and cold, but the water on the other side of the dam was warmer. They is a little "pool" area to swim in. It's a beautiful place to swim, or just float around. We saw a few people kayaking as well.

Extremely family friendly. It is a super small state park but it was perfect. You can fish throughout the park and there is so much shade. It was over 100 degrees when we visited and we didnt complain once. The water wasnt high enough for the falls but there was more than enough swimming water (dam). Restrooms are clean and you can stay the night in a screened shelter for $30. It has a ceiling fan, concrete table inside, electricity. Because of the burn ban, we couldn't use the grill but propane stove was acceptable. Dogs are allowed on a leash. The staff was extremely friendly. Tubes and kyacks are available to rent, shirts and trinkets are available for purchase. It is located right in middle of town. There is a donut shop, gas stations, Sonic, dollar general, Lowes, restaurants within a mile. We will definitely go again!

Perfect little spot to come with kids on our river trip last month. Water is shallow enough in most places for adults to comfortably supervise without spending the whole time trying to tread water themselves. There is a small rectangular pool but the algae makes it a bit off-putting to some people esp those with sensory issues or averse to murky water. The river wasn’t totally clear, but there were plenty of spots where I could see relatively well (always nice for those with a phobia of snakes) we will be back next year and prob try to stay in the campground across the way for closer access

Second time here, beautiful location level sites for RV. River had some water and it was clean due to the rain, it was slowly flowing. Friendly staff, clean and kept up. The location is peaceful, and we were able walk into town.

Visited October 22 - 24, 2021

A small park with the Blanco river flowing through the middle. Looks like a great spot to kayak or canoe. Unfortunately we were unable to bring our kayaks, so we are going to have to visit another time.
Plenty of space at campsites. And bathrooms were clean without any smell.

Nice trail to take a short hike. Trail is about 2 miles around. Mature trees will provide you the shade you are looking for in those hot summer days. After the hike cool off in the designated areas in the river. The camping area also looks really nice and has a lot of matured trees as well.

nice atmosphere good for walking deep waters swim at your own risk