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Everything you need to know about camping at Balmorhea State Park. Updated for 2026.
Campsites at Balmorhea State Park range from $20 to $30 per night, plus a $7/person daily entrance fee. Water + Electric (): $20/night. Water + Electric (): $30/night.
Texas state parks open reservations 5 months in advance. For popular weekends at Balmorhea State Park, you'll want to book the moment the window opens — at 8 a.m., exactly 5 months before your arrival date. Midweek stays are much easier to find.
Balmorhea State Park has 33 total sites. 18 Water + Electric sites in the loop, 15 Water + Electric sites in the loop.
It depends on what you're looking for. For Families: Book the back-in water/electric sites — they allow tents and sit near the restroom with showers. For Privacy: The pull-through sites with a shelter over the picnic table offer welcome shade in the desert heat. For RVs: Pull-through sites have 50-amp service and are the easiest for larger rigs to maneuver into.
Essentials: tent or RV (depending on site type), sleeping bags, cooler with ice, firewood (can't collect wood in most Texas parks), sunscreen, bug spray, water bottles, and headlamps. Summer daytime temperatures regularly exceed 100°F — the pool is your friend
March through October. Summer weekends sell out months in advance. The pool is open year-round but lifeguards are seasonal.
Cancellations at Balmorhea State Park post directly to the ReserveAmerica booking system, so check it there for openings, especially midweek. If nothing opens up, a cabin or vacation rental near Toyahvale is a solid backup you can book today.
Balmorhea State Park doesn't have traditional cabins, but offers Water + Electric, Water + Electric camping options.
Yes. Water + Electric (): max 18 sites, Water, 20/30-amp electric, picnic table, grill, fire ring; restroom with showers nearby. Water + Electric (): max 15 sites, Water, 20/30/50-amp electric, pull-through; most have a shelter over the picnic table. Tents not allowed. Check equipment length limits for your specific RV.
Balmorhea State Park is about 5 hr 30 min from downtown Austin. Located near Toyahvale, TX in the West Texas region.
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