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Updated August 2026 · 6 min read
Guadalupe River State Park campsites book through ReserveAmerica on a five-month window that opens at 8 a.m. Central. The park publishes 94 total sites in Spring Branch, about 1 hour 15 minutes from Austin, and a $7 entrance fee. Camp.land does not run alerts for Texas parks. This guide covers the window, the site types, and the sold-out play.
Guadalupe River State Park is the Hill Country tubing and swimming-hole park, with shallow rapids, deep pools, and Honey Creek State Natural Area next door. The campground sits on a bluff above the river. The drive is an easy one from Austin or San Antonio.
Every site type at Guadalupe River State Park releases on the same schedule: five months out at 8 a.m. Central on ReserveAmerica. Summer river weekends go first. Set the alarm for the exact morning five months before your trip rather than hoping a week later. The 50-amp Turkey Sink sites are the family and RV target.
What you are choosing between:
Those counts are the published site types on the Guadalupe River State Park page. The 94 total is the park's own standalone figure. Loop names and site numbers are not published as a numbered table, so this guide uses only the area names already on the park file.
Families at Guadalupe River State Park usually book the Turkey Sink water-and-electric sites first. Those sites have 50-amp hookups, tent pads, and the closest walk to restrooms with showers. Larger rigs should target Turkey Sink as well. Couples who want a quieter weekend often take the Cedar Sage 30-amp water-and-electric sites. Walk-in water-only sites keep the most solitude because of the up-to-100-yard carry.
Guadalupe River State Park does not list park-owned cabins. Flash flooding is possible after heavy rain, so stay off the river if storms are upstream. Bring water shoes. The rocky river bottom is tough on bare feet.
Missed the five-month release at Guadalupe River State Park? Cancellations still happen. Cancelled sites go straight back into ReserveAmerica, where anyone can book them. The realistic window to check is two to four weeks before your date, when early cancellation penalties are still low enough that fence-sitters bail.
Because Guadalupe River State Park is a Texas state park, there is no Camp.land alert for it. Check ReserveAmerica directly in that two-to-four-week window. Midweek nights and shoulder-season hiking weekends are easier than a Saturday in July.
Guadalupe River State Park fills up fast — lock in a cabin nearby
River-adjacent cabins and rustic homes near the Hill Country swimming holes.
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May through September is river season at Guadalupe River State Park, and that is when the 50-amp sites disappear fastest. Spring and fall have the better hiking weather. The river can run low in late summer during dry years, so check USGS gauges before you plan a tubing day.
If Guadalupe River State Park itself is full, Spring Branch has privately owned cabins and vacation rentals on Vrbo. We link the search rather than quote numbers, since inventory changes constantly.
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