Garner State Park Camping
in June
🏕️ 327 campsites🚗 2 hr 15 min from Austin📅 Book in January
Booking Garner State Park in June
Texas state parks open reservations exactly 5 months in advance at 8 a.m. Central — so for a June trip, the booking window opens in January. 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 June
Avg temps92° / 70°FDemandVery High
Peak Frio River season. Tubing, swimming, and the nightly summer dance pack the park every weekend — book five months out or watch for cancellations.
Park Highlights
- ✓Swimming and tubing in the Frio River — spring-fed and ice cold
- ✓Nightly summer dance at the concession building (a Texas tradition since the 1940s)
- ✓Old Baldy Trail — 1.7-mile climb with panoramic Hill Country views
- ✓Paddleboard and kayak rentals on the river
- ✓Mini golf and game room at the concession
- ✓One of the largest campgrounds in the Texas parks system
Tips
- →Summer weekends book up the instant the 5-month window opens — set your alarm
- →The river can be low in late summer during dry years — check conditions before you go
- →Bring water shoes — the river bottom is rocky limestone
- →The nightly dance is free and open to all ages — it's genuinely fun, not touristy
- →Sites near the river can flood after heavy rain — check the weather forecast