hotrod185

Has anyone done it? My wife and I both love Garner and want to take the kids & spend Thanksgiving there this year. I have been going for about the last 25 years or so, but I've always gone from June to August. I've never been there in the fall. Our biggest concern is how crowded is it? We can deal w/ the cold. How cold does it get? We wold be in a 5th wheel, so weather shouldn't be that much trouble for us. Mainly, how is the crowd & are there any special events?

This looks like a great site. I just found it today while searching for information on Garner during the holidays.

Thanks,
hotrod

copuswalker

We used to camp through Thanksgiving in our trailer. 7 years ago there were no crowds to speak of. The last few years seem to have brought larger crowds so we gave up.
That being said, we were camping around Houston or Dallas! I would try and call the park and talk to someone knowledgeable??? If you don't get lucky the first time try back later. They should be able to tell the normal pattern.
Good luck and happy camping!!!

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Repmac1

It's 2007 now, anyone have an update to this thread about camping at Garner on Thanksgiving in 2005 or 2006?

riverrat

We usually stay at Lost Maples for Thanksgiving but were late in getting reservations last year. We didn't bother trying for Garner sites...we figured it would be booked so we stayed across the Frio at Parkview Riverside. We went over to hike at Garner one day and was very surprised to see a LOT of empty campsites and shelters in Old Garner. New Garner was pretty full, though.
Weatherwise, it could not have been any better. Nice and warm during the day but cold enough at night that a really well insulated sleeping bag was just the right ticket. I have found that you need to go prepared for most any kind of weather. Be sure to check the Weather Channel often the week before your trip. I've seen ice and snow and I've worn shorts and a Tee. Long Johns are a must but you may be in shorts before the sun gets too high in the sky. Just be prepared.
We'll be staying in a shelter in Old Garner this Thanksgiving, and a spring break trip for my HS senior son and his buddies is planned (they'll be tent camping in New Garner). We'll be staying across the river at Parkview just to be close but not too close so that they feel they are "on their own".