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Cranes Mill Park

Canyon Lake

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Campground guide

What to know before booking

Cranes Mill Park is located on a long peninsula on the southwestern shore of Canyon Lake in Texas Hill Country, halfway between Austin and San Antonio. Cranes Mill Park hosts 30 RV sites, 34 tent sites, water and electrical at most sites, a dump station, restrooms with hot and cold showers, boat ramp in the park with restroom facilities, two fishing piers, adjacent marina and many undeveloped acres of land where the wildlife is abundant. The Guadalupe River flows into Canyon Lake on the west side of Cranes Mill Park creating tranquil, warm summer evenings as the sun rests across the horizon.

max Stay

14 nights

Official campground details, summarized

Concise planning notes based on the public Recreation.gov campground information.

Facilities

Cranes Mill Park hosts 30 RV sites, 34 tent sites, water and electrical at most sites, a dump station, restrooms with hot and cold showers, boat ramp in the park with restroom facilities, two fishing piers, adjacent marina and many undeveloped acres of land where the wildlife is abundant.

Natural Features

The Guadalupe River flows into Canyon Lake on the west side of Cranes Mill Park creating tranquil, warm summer evenings as the sun rests across the horizon. The peninsula is home to wildlife including deer, squirrel, fox, armadillo, raccoon, Cardinals, dove, Mockingbirds, finch and swallow.

Recreation

Cranes Mill Park offers a ramp for boating and two fishing piers. The Canyon Lake area has many options for recreation including: helicopter tours, boating, kayaking, canoeing, jet-skiing, dining, hiking, biking, fishing, camping, waterskiing, parasailing, horseback riding, guided gorge tours , river tubing, and much more. Anglers are welcome to try their hand at trout fishing in the Guadalupe River between the dam and New Braunfels.

Nearby Attractions

Some of the local attractions include: Historic Downtown Gruene Texas, Natural Bridge Caverns, Wonder World in San Marcos, Comal River, Guadalupe River, San Marcos River, Lake Dunlap, Lake McQueeny, historic downtown New Braunfels, San Antonio River Walk, Six Flags, Sea World and many others.

Campsite map

Site markers come from Recreation.gov campsite coordinates.

64 mapped sites

Campsites

A sample of official campsite metadata for scanning equipment fit before booking.

Site 21

1

RV ELECTRIC

50 ft

vehicle

10

people

No

shade

Site 13

1

RV ELECTRIC

60 ft

vehicle

10

people

shade

Site 57

2

TENT ONLY ELECTRIC

20 ft

vehicle

10

people

shade

Site 39

2

TENT ONLY ELECTRIC

20 ft

vehicle

10

people

Full

shade

Site 47

2

TENT ONLY ELECTRIC

20 ft

vehicle

10

people

Yes

shade

Site 38

2

TENT ONLY ELECTRIC

20 ft

vehicle

10

people

Full

shade

Site 23

1

RV ELECTRIC

70 ft

vehicle

10

people

shade

Site 60

2

TENT ONLY NONELECTRIC

20 ft

vehicle

10

people

Yes

shade

Site 20

1

RV ELECTRIC

50 ft

vehicle

10

people

Yes

shade

Site 29

1

RV ELECTRIC

70 ft

vehicle

10

people

shade

Site 61

2

TENT ONLY NONELECTRIC

20 ft

vehicle

10

people

Yes

shade

Site 34

2

TENT ONLY ELECTRIC

20 ft

vehicle

10

people

shade

Site 45

2

TENT ONLY ELECTRIC

20 ft

vehicle

10

people

shade

Site 42

2

TENT ONLY ELECTRIC

20 ft

vehicle

10

people

Yes

shade

Site 11

1

RV ELECTRIC

70 ft

vehicle

10

people

shade

Site 41

2

TENT ONLY ELECTRIC

20 ft

vehicle

10

people

Yes

shade

Site 58

2

TENT ONLY NONELECTRIC

20 ft

vehicle

10

people

shade

Site 15

1

RV ELECTRIC

60 ft

vehicle

10

people

Yes

shade

Site 40

2

TENT ONLY ELECTRIC

20 ft

vehicle

10

people

Yes

shade

Site 55

2

TENT ONLY ELECTRIC

20 ft

vehicle

10

people

shade

Site 14

1

RV ELECTRIC

60 ft

vehicle

10

people

Yes

shade

Site 43

2

TENT ONLY ELECTRIC

20 ft

vehicle

10

people

Yes

shade

Site 24

1

RV ELECTRIC

65 ft

vehicle

10

people

Yes

shade

Site 33

2

TENT ONLY ELECTRIC

20 ft

vehicle

10

people

shade

Important notices

BASIC INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW Cranes Mill Park is a Class A style RV and TENT CAMPING park This means the park has a restroom with showers, personal sites, a dump station, gatehouse, park hosts, and that each site has a table, benches, a fire ring, a standing grill with a closable lid, and drinkale water connection, and electricity. The only exception in Cranes Mill park are sites which do not have electricity. Check each site before confirming your reservation to make sure you are getting what you expect. There is also access to the lake, nearby trails, two fishing piers inthe park, and a boat ramp that puts you in near the mouth of the river. Standard Park Season and Hours Open 7 days a week, 365 days a year Park Hours and Seasons Check in time: 3pm - No Early arrivals allowed! Check out time: 2pm - On the day you are leaving. Park Gate Hours and Seasons Summer Season: April 1st through the end of September Gate Hours: Sunday through Thrusday: 9am to 9pm Friday and Saturday: 9am to 10pm Fall Season: October 1st through the end of March Gate Hours: 7 days a week: 9am to 9pm Rules for Gate Access and Entry No one is allowed in the park unless they have a reservation or are a guest of a reservation. Before entering the park, you MUST check in with a gate attendant. This includes both reservation holders and their guests. You can not check in or drive in after the gates are locked each night. Speak with the gate attendants when you arrive so they can answer any questions you have about coming in after normal gate hours. If you are traveling to check in and know you will not arrive until after gate closing, know that you will NOT be able to access the park until the next morning when the gates open again. You may always leave the park after the main gate is locked, but will not be allowed to re-enter with a vehicle after the gates are locked. You may walk into your site, but the vehicle must be parked outside of the gate on the side, out of the way until the gate opens in the morning. You may NOT drive through the locked gates or attempt to reenter the park with a vehicle after you have left and the gates are locked. If the gate is locked when you return to the park, you may walk to your site after hours if you have already checked in earlier with the gate attendants. Anyone attempting to drive into the locked park after hours is subject to a citation, potentially punctured tires, and to pay for any damages you do to the gate(s) that are locked.
Maximums of the Park 2 Camping Units - For any single use RV site this means an RV style unit and a tent, or two tents. For a tent only site this means two tents. No More Allowed. May not have two RVs on same site. May not have an RV and a pop-up on same site. 10 People - This is for all single use RV or Tent sites. This includes all people including infants, children, pre-teen, teenagers, young adults, middle aged adults, and well seasonsed and wise older adults. 2 overnight vehicles 2 Guests vehicles: must be out of park by gate closure time daily 1 boat trailer: per single use site (RV or Tent). You are limited to one trailer in the park, not one at your site and one at the boat ramp.
No feeding the wildlife in the park. Do NOT attempt to interact with the wild life. Some are protective of their territory, homes, dens, food and young. If you encroach on their space, they may become aggressive. To keep you safe, we ask that you do not feed, pet, handle, chase, harass, follow, hunt or attempt in any form or fashion to attract or interact directly with the wild life. You may observe them from a distance. If you find a fawn or other baby animal by itself, do not handle them. Mother animals often leave their young in a 'safe' place so they can go off and eat. The mothers will be back for their young, but if you touch it, the mother will often abandon the baby since the animal now smells like you. Contact the gate attendants, park host or park ranger for assistance in any situation similar to what is described above. We will usually tell you to leave the naimal alone. Nature has a way of "fixing" what we perceive as an issue, when usually it is not. Game wardens and Park rangers can investigate if there is a serious problem like a rabid or injured animal.
Don't Move Firewood: Protect your forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.

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