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Review and Rating of Guadalupe River State Park
Guadalupe River State Park is a very nice park with good campsites, great hiking and biking trails, and access to the clear flowing water of the Guadalupe River for swimming, tubing, kayaking, and fishing. The bad news is that the sites aren't right on the water, which means that you need to hike down to the river or drive to the main picnic area for easier access to the Guadalupe River.
The park has over 1900 acres and 4 miles of river frontage in the middle of a 9-mile stretch of the Guadalupe River. The Park and surrounding area is known for its ruggedness and scenic beauty. The Guadalupe River, with banks lined by huge bald cypress trees, is the park's most outstanding natural feature. On its winding path through the park, the Guadalupe crosses over four natural rapids and winds through steep limestone bluffs. Wildlife, and specifically deer, are abundant.
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After a good breakfast of eggs, bacon, and hashbrowns cooked outdoors (ummm good!), we'll jump on the mountain bikes to ride one or all of the trails, which usually depends upon how late we stayed up playing games. The trails are easy to moderate with a couple steep climbs but hard enough to build up a sweat which makes soaking in the river very refreshing after a fun ride.
As mentioned earlier, it's not easy to get to the river from the sites, so we usually drive to the picnic areas to spend an afternoon cooking hot dogs, burgers, or chicken and playing in the river. The swimming area has a nice flat river bottom and the water is clear, clean, and cool. I've heard mixed reviews on fishing, mostly not positive.
This is not a bad stretch of river to spend a relaxing afternoon tubing with friends and family. If you don't want to run your own shuttle service, you can call Bergheim Campground & River Outfitters and they will pick you up at the park, rent you tubes, and take you up river for a float back to Guadalupe River RV Park. Good time!
If we have the time, we'll play one of the nearby golf courses like The Hawk at Rebecca Creek or River Crossing - here is a link to locate either course and read our reviews of each course.
If you come to Guadalupe River State Park, most likely you'll want to spend all of your time in the park and enjoying the park amenities.
If you like golf, you can find nearby courses on this golf map. Nearby Canyon Lake is beautiful and perfect for any and all types of water recreation. The Texas Parks & Wildlife page for Guadalupe River State Park also has a list of nearby sites to see.
Spring Branch and Boerne are within 20 minutes of the park and have shops, restaurants, and more.
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