Blanco State Park Camping
in January
🏕️ 36 campsites🚗 50 min from Austin📅 Book in August
Booking Blanco State Park in January
Texas state parks open reservations exactly 5 months in advance at 8 a.m. Central — so for a January trip, the booking window opens in August. Popular weekends can disappear within minutes of the window opening. If your dates are already full, set a Camp.land alert and we’ll email you the moment a cancellation opens.
What to Expect in January
Cool, quiet days — among the easiest months to book, and excellent for hiking and stargazing.
Park Highlights
- ✓Blanco River swimming and tubing right from your campsite
- ✓Historic CCC-built dam creates a perfect swimming hole
- ✓Cypress-lined riverbanks — beautiful and shady
- ✓Walking distance to downtown Blanco — shops, restaurants, and Real Ale Brewing
- ✓Fishing for Guadalupe bass, catfish, and sunfish
- ✓One of the smallest and most intimate state parks in Texas
Tips
- →With only 36 campsites this park books up fast — plan ahead for any warm-weather weekend
- →The dam swimming hole is the main attraction — bring tubes and pool noodles
- →Walk into downtown Blanco for breakfast at the Real Ale Brewing taproom — it's literally a few blocks
- →The Blanco River can flash flood — check weather forecasts and avoid the river during storms
- →Sites are close together — this isn't the park for solitude, but the vibe is friendly