★ Field-verified · Dave's ownPublic land
Burnet County
Drive-up · public land · Burnet County, TX · 30.56652, -98.19402
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An exquisite campground next to the Colorado River near Marble Falls, Texas. Most sites are equipped with fire rings and picnic tables. There are a number of beautiful, grassy sites suitable for vehicle-supported camping, and the rest are walk-in tent camping. Clean, safe, with vault toilets. You can tell the campground is loved and is well cared for. Not much to explore in the surrounding area. Strongly recommended. Excellent cell service.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 690 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- AAir-up4 mi
- ShShower4 mi
- HHardware5 mi
- FFuel5 mi
- GGrocery5 mi
- RxPharmacy5 mi
- MMechanic5 mi
- +Urgent care5 mi
- LLaundry5 mi
- @Mail5 mi
- OOutfitter5 mi
- WWater8 mi
- DDump17 mi
- PPropane21 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 5 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land
Elevation
690 ft
County
Burnet County, TX
Coordinates
30.56652, -98.19402
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureCamp Creek (river) · nearby
- Nearest townBigs Bend · ~2.7 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~7.9 mi
- FuelExxon · ~4.9 mi
- Propane / LPGTerry Garnett's Propane · ~26.5 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~17.1 mi
- GroceriesSutliff & Stout Injury & Accident Law Firm - Marble Falls · ~4.7 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~4.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicBaylor Scott & White Medical Center – Marble Falls · ~7.5 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~22.0 mi
From the field — what Dave saw, in person
Cell service
Had a signal
Getting there
Any vehicle managed it
Fire ring
Yes
Toilet on site
Yes
Tent friendly
Yes
Verdict
Highly recommended
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~8.1 mi NE · FWS
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~10.9 mi E · FWS
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~10.9 mi E · FWS
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~13.4 mi E · FWS
Open this spot elsewhere
Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Burnet County~0.3 mi · fee
- Grelle Recreation Area Dispersed Camping~6.6 mi
- Muleshoe Bend Dispersed Camping~7.9 mi
How we know this
Source
Dave's own travels
Confidence
Researched — The record is detailed and internally consistent, and the coordinates land where the managing agency says this site is.
How it was placed
FIELD VERIFIED by Dave Lalande -- he has stood on this site. Coordinates are his own GPX track point, not a geocode. County and state confirmed against the FCC Census Block API (Burnet County, TX). Everything under 'From the field' is a direct observation; nothing here is inferred from a land record.
Field check
Verified on the ground. Dave has stood on this one. Conditions still change — confirm before you commit.
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- How many rigs actually fit
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
Before you go
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