North Shore Park is one of the several LCRA (Lower Colorado River Authority) parks and it's a great park for peaceful and quiet camping, fishing, hiking/biking, or enjoying nature and the 936 acre Lake Bastrop. Located about 8 miles from Bastrop, North Shore Park is easy to get too and it has quick access to Bastrop and Elgin plus Austin is only 35 minutes away.
North Shore Park is clean, well maintained, and staffed by some friendly work campers. The roads and sites are paved and the terrain is heavily treed. And there is lots to do within the Park as well as nearby.
North Shore Park on Lake Bastrop is small with only 17 water and electric sites and it's popular, so make sure you make a reservation well in advance.
We love to camp at North Shore because it's small, quiet, and has spacious and long well treed campsites (some with full hookups), good amenities, and it's close to lots to see and do.
Some of the things we do while camping at North Shore Park include:
enjoy some of the good restaurants and nightlife in Bastrop - Cindy's Sports Bar, Maxines, Baxters, or most of the Mexican restaurants
bike the 4.9 mile trail from North Shore Park to South Shore Park
sit around the campfire for games and s'moores
Near By:
North Shore Park is about 8 miles from Bastrop's Historic Downtown area that has some good restaurants, quaint shops, nightlife, and more. The Colorado River runs through Bastrop and it's great for picnics, swimming, kayaking/canoeing/tubing, and fishing. You can rent bikes, tubes, and kayaks/canoes. Here is our list of Fun Things To See & Do in Bastrop.
You can drive 17 miles north and try some of the famous Elgin Sausage or BBQ, 35 miles to enjoy all that Austin has to offer, or head 40 miles or so to San Marcos and Schlitterbaun.
South Shore Park is another great LCRA park with RV sites and cabins and some trails. And within 15 minutes there are several good golf courses - use this Bastrop Golf Map to find one.
And if you like biking, in addition to the trails in North Shore Park, Bastrop is home to some excellent biking options. Here is a link to one of the best biking trails in Texas.
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