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Originally Posted by Boggs4
Hi, I am new to the sight and am not sure I am posting in the right place. We are planning a family (Mom, Dad, Daughter 11, and Son 3) camping trip around the second weekend in October. We will be spending some time in San Antonio that week also. We would like to be within 3 hours of San Antonio and need a great place to go camping as a family for the first time.
We would like a place that is fun for the kids and a beautiful area to spend time in. We will either be using a our tent or getting a screened shelter. We are more "mountain people than beach people" so you can leave out beach areas. I have looked at McKinney Falls, Garner State Park, Brazos Bend, and Inks Lake, is there any one better than the other? Should I consider something else? Any advice for our October trip is very appreciated.  |
Camping in Comal County
Because you have a little one, I must say this:
I do not mean to scare people away from the Guadalupe River. It is a beautiful river that has lots of exciting parts.
However, there are parts of the river that can kill you. I quit going to the Guadalupe because I was tired of saving stupid people (and/or their children) who had not researched the river before renting a tube.
I actually had to save a 5-year old in a swimming pool float (!) because his father let go of him when he went over a small dam because he was worried about his beer cooler.
My girlfriend and I were just floating in our tubes, when she was hit in the head by a drunk who had rented a canoe and had no idea what he was doing. After we got her out of the water and to the hospital, she had a concussion.
Two different times, parents went over falls first and then could not get back to help their kids who had lost their tubes.
We were on a tube trip that was supposed to take 3-4 hours. Someone died upstream and they shut the dam down to retrieve the body. We were on the river for 8 hours, 2-3 of them in the dark.
Responsible outfitters will have maps and give you guidance as to what to do and what to avoid. The river can be a butt-dragging experience and it can also be white water.
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publicat...uadalupe.phtml
This is not just the Guadalupe, ANY river in Texas can surprise you with natural and manmade obstructions and flashflooding.
Be safe and sure.