Pedernales Falls State Park Camping
in July
🏕️ 69 campsites🚗 50 min from Austin📅 Book in February
Booking Pedernales Falls State Park in July
Texas state parks open reservations exactly 5 months in advance at 8 a.m. Central — so for a July trip, the booking window opens in February. 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 July
Avg temps96° / 73°FDemandHigh
Peak summer — the swimming area is the draw and campsites fill nightly on weekends.
Park Highlights
- ✓Pedernales Falls — dramatic tiered limestone waterfall
- ✓Swimming hole below the falls (when water levels allow)
- ✓19.8 miles of trails for hiking and mountain biking
- ✓Excellent bird watching — golden-cheeked warblers nest here in spring
- ✓Tubing the Pedernales River
- ✓Under an hour from downtown Austin
Tips
- →Check water conditions before going — the swimming area closes when the river is too high or too low
- →Flash floods are a real danger here. If you hear thunder, get away from the river immediately
- →The trail from the campground to the falls is about 1 mile — wear decent shoes on the rocky limestone
- →Golden-cheeked warbler season is March through June — bring binoculars
- →The park entrance is off a winding Hill Country road — it's pretty, but give yourself time