Possum Kingdom State Park Camping
in May
🏕️ 124 campsites🚗 3 hr 30 min from Austin📅 Book in December
Booking Possum Kingdom State Park in May
Texas state parks open reservations exactly 5 months in advance at 8 a.m. Central — so for a May trip, the booking window opens in December. 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 May
Warming up, with Memorial Day weekend selling out fast. Weekdays stay calmer.
Park Highlights
- ✓Crystal-clear blue water — some of the clearest lake water in Texas
- ✓Dramatic rocky shoreline and bluff camping with lake views
- ✓Excellent fishing — striped bass, largemouth bass, catfish
- ✓Stunning sunsets from the bluff campsites
- ✓Four-person cabins with A/C, heat, and full kitchens
- ✓Rugged Palo Pinto Mountains landscape
Tips
- →The water really is that blue — it's the limestone geology of the lake bed, not a filter
- →Hell's Gate (the famous cliff-jumping spot) is outside the park on private land — check access before you go
- →Bring a boat or rent one from a nearby marina — the park doesn't have rentals but has a good boat ramp
- →The road to the park winds through the Palo Pinto Mountains — scenic but slow with a big trailer
- →Striper fishing is best in spring — hire a guide if you want to land a big one
- →Sites on the bluff can be windy — great for keeping cool, less great for tent camping