This park is sadly under used and it's the perfect spot to stay the night and put your canoes into…read morethe water. This park/camping area is tucked away on a country road spotted with farms. Be cautious driving down the road though because there is a crazy Boston terrier that will run out in front of your car and not move; then proceed to chase your car down the street. When you pull in you will see a trailer that the guy who runs the park lives in and directly to the left there is 2 boxes. There are envelopes in one to place $5.00 in for the overnight camping or to park if you are just canoeing. On the front of the envelope is a parking pass to remove and put in your car window. There is nice flat areas with wide spaces for many tents. There is also park style grills and picnic tables scattered around. The bathroom is a bit yucky and doesn't have the flushing type toile if you know what I am saying. There is also a port a potty onsite. Be careful in the morning opening the door of the bathroom because there is plenty of mosquitoes lurking in there because the one piece of fly paper doesn't cut it. If you have 4 wheel drive there is a path down to the Colorado River to drop your canoe and coolers off. Otherwise I would just carry them down. It's not a heavily wooded campsite but it is very nicely manicured.

I visited the park yesterday to do some fishing. Beautiful little park on the banks of the…read moreColorado River. Very well maintained. Very clean. Very quiet. Great place to take the family. The Park Host was the best park host I've ever encountered hands down. Will visit again for sure!

My son had been begging to go fishing and I know nothing about fishing nor do we have any of the…read moresupplies. Moby dick was great because they provided everything (poles, bait, etc). They were kind and helpful and my son caught his first fish! I will definitely be back! Bring lots of water to drink and hand sanitizer bc there is no running water at the pond!

Made reservation and went out to fish with my boys. They're 9 and 11 and both caught a fish and…read moreowner said he'd come out and help catch one if they couldn't. Very quiet and beautiful. Highly recommend it. Appreciate it.

So much fun earlier today with our grandchildren!…read more Sarah, at the entry booth, was super welcoming and delightfully friendly, and a great Chamber of Commerce-like spokesperson for this Park. Lots of green space and water access. Shaded picnic areas, lots of coveted areas, restrooms were clean, and the grounds were well maintained. Thanks Sarah, you were great! We will be back ...

The park itself is beautiful, a great place to enjoy the lake. The new management is doing all they…read morecan to increase the positive camper experience. However, there are a few points that could be improved upon...mainly by other campers! 1.Cast netters...please be aware that other campers would like to bank fish. This is impossible when you're trodding up and down the lake's shoreline. 2. Camping boundaries....if you did not pay for the camp sight-don't walk through it! There are other routes available and not all dogs are friendly. Parents, this falls on you to teach your children how to be courteous and go around. 3. Loud music...this is a sticking point with me. I love music but not at the ear drum busting level. Again, play your music but remember you aren't the only ones there. 4. Parking...,if you did not pay for it, don't park in it! We pulled up to our reserved campsite only to fine a truck parked in it. The owner saw us sitting there and kindly move out of the way ... shouldn't have to sit and wait for a spot we paid for. There are several other minor things but these are the biggies. We are supposed to be good stewards of the land, leave it better than you found it with zero foot print. Learn this concept, teach your children, it certainly can't hurt.

My friend and I went camping here for a weekend and had a great stay! The bathrooms were simple and…read moreclean, and camping site had a picnic table and a new fire ring with a grill. We enjoyed the view of the lake, the quiet, and the 3 mile hike around the lake. The hosts were very accommodating and checked in on us to make sure our stay was going well and we were happy. At night they monitored the parking lot while the fisherman left for the day and watched to make sure everyone was safe, which I really appreciated. Next year they will be adding some RV sites as well as cabins next to the lake and I will definitely be returning!!

Our family had a terrible experience! We reserved two nights in late August. Friday night two…read morefamilies with about 6 kids showed up at 930pm and stayed until 130am drinking, fishing, and carrying on about 50 feet from our campsite. We saw no Park Ranger come through that evening. The next afternoon at 4:30 several families totaling probably 30 adults and 20 kids showed up with a generator, deep freeze, mounted stereo system and several tents, and they overtook the rest of our campground area. The Park Manager told us all he could do was come through at 10 p. m. and enforce the music curfew. We had no recourse on the laughing, talking, and carrying on however. We decided to bail before 9 p.m.. Will never camp overnight there again.

I guess we had high expectations when we reserved to stay here. All they had left was a Cabana and…read morewe weren't too sure what that meant. The gentleman told me it was like tent camping only sheltered. It was that...a 2 bed small four wall enclosure. I think there would have been more room in my motorcycle camper, but would have still needed to use the restroom. We were ok with the close quarters and luckily enough I had asked if we needed to bring our own bedding, towels, etc. Which we did, sure glad I asked because the information was not volunteered. I'm sure glad because we probably would not have used theirs. After making the bed we decided to check out where the rest/shower room was. YUK!! Did I say YUK! It was thoroughly disgusting! I came out of the building and told my husband I would eat the $40/night fee if he would find us a room in town. I was afraid to turn the water on in fear the water would be brown and the bugs that were everywhere!! Camping would not have been that buggy! Clean your bathrooms please!! If you had your own bathroom and sleeping facility, I think this would be a nice place to stay. They did refund our $20 pet fee since we didn't stay, but would not refund the next night. We will not be back!

We stayed here on the Northern side of the RV camp grounds (site 111). Very nice, peaceful and…read morespacious. They have a playground over here that my daughter liked. We were the only ones over here. All the other RVers were at the Southern RV sites. Most of the RV sites are 30 amp. They have a few 50 amp spots. They have water at all the sites that I can see, except the tent or day use sites. No sewer hookups at the sites. They do have dump stations. The marina is well stocked with snacks, drinks, bait and fishing equipment. I only gave them 4 stars because the restrooms at the camp are atrociously disgusting (use your own). Update on one of the restrooms: the one at the marina was ok - it looked and smelled clean on the inside.

4.5 We were only…read moreable to do a few trails here but we really liked the ones we took. There are some great views of the lakes and places to park so you can get out and explore. One of the trails we took was the overlook trail where there is a raised platform where you can see one of the lakes and at that time there were tons of birds on the water. This trail had more of a canopy than you'd expect and some cool trees with Spanish moss hanging on them. We'd come back.

Birch Creek State Park has always been a quiet, relaxing park during the 5 decades I have had the…read morepleasure of enjoying. I've spent many weekends there camping, fishing, walking the nice trails with and without my fur babies. The lake is large enough to enjoy without being on top of other anglers. The Rangers have been top notch, Thank you Texas Parks and Wildlife for keeping this park clean.

I have fished with guides all over the world, and Rick Denton ranks up there at the top of the…read morelist. Very professional, knows his business, excellent bass fisherman and excellent with kids. We are not experienced big lake bass fishermen and Rick put my 14 year old son and me on 60+ fish in less than 5 hours!!! Great teacher / instructor! You won't be disappointed if you book a trip with Rick!

I've been fishing with Rick for 3 years now and he never disappoints. He's extremely knowledgeable…read moreand will put you on the fish. First time out we caught 60+ fish. Last time out we caught 40+ fish with a dozen fish over 4lbs.

If you want beauty and to unspoiled nature than this is the paddle ride for you! Whether you are a…read morekayaker or a canoer it will be equally enjoyable! We had a group of 3 canoes and this does take some planning so be prepared if you plan to do it without a river tour guide. We launched in at Plum Park On the Colorado which is a Park/Camping area. Please be cautious because this is all privately owned land so you can only pull out about 15 miles down the river at the public boat ramp in a park in LaGrange! There are islands to pull off on every now and then to eat lunch or use the bathroom which is going in the wild! I can't express how beautiful this trip was but, I did post some pictures for everyone to see. The canoeing is definitely slow on some parts of the river. The water ranges from moving shallow parts to very deep completely still water so, be prepared to paddle at least half of the way. There is also some rapids that are quick but, when the water is lower (like it was on our trip) there are boulders sticking out so be ready to maneuver quickly! There were also some shallow spots on both sides of islands in the middle which required pushing on the rocks with your paddles or getting out to pull the canoe through. There is plenty of wildlife on this river so, be cautious. We encountered herds of deer that were spooked by us and ran across the river, cows in the water in the shallow parts, longhorns and bugs. There was also a huge spider in our canoe and smaller ones as well from us running through a tree on accident when the rapids took us. I would recommend steering clear of all the trees as I am not a fan of spiders and took to smashing them with my oar! Be sure to stop paddling when the water is clear and look down to see a wide variety of fish swimming and clams! I would recommend you also make sure your canoe isn't too heavy and that you have the weight distributed property. Also, remember to bring an otter box or place all your items in plastic baggies that you do not want to get wet! I would also recommend bringing a garbage bag for your cans (don't bring bottles) just in case of a tip over so you don't littler the river unintentionally. I advise river shoes because the ground on the islands is like muddy clay and you will sink and sandals will sink worse than river shoes! The thing I wish I brought was a stadium cushion with a back on it. I had a folded towel on my seat but, by the end my back was killing me from not having support and paddling for 10 hours! At the end the ramp was not under water anymore but, paddle just past it and you can use the back in boat ramp to get off the river. At the end you will be hot, dirty, buzzed and sore and say you would never do it again but, you definitely will want to after you have a few days to rest!

Beautiful place to camp and spend some time out in the water. I wish they enforced the noise…read morerestriction rules more than other regulations but besides that it's perfect.

Very cool. Extremely nice people. I went with my 8 year old. They give your kid an activity book,…read morewith goals to accomplish, and a marker to check them off. If you do enough of the activities while you're there, they'll make your kid an honorary park ranger and give him/her a badge. Really great idea.

I loved this park more than Brazos Bend SP. This SP was the first one I decided to solo camp at,…read morebut later hiked with the HWHG (Houston Women's Hiking group). I came here in October 2024 and chose campsite 045 a very short walking distance to the restrooms. I opted for a late check in and park HQ had my check in sticker hanging on a bulletin board with the other late stragglers. It was still dusk out and plenty of deer greeted me at the entrance. The park is fairly big and the campsites are close (enough to see and hear your neighbor). I stayed for the weekend Fri - Sun. The first night I pulled out my Eukera grill to cook some veggies with lentils, then out of nowhere what I thought was my dog, Sneakers, but really it was a raccoon spooked me! (Of course, it couldn't be my dog since I came alone! Ha!) The animal was relentless and tried to jump in the back of my SUV to eat what I was eating. I shooed the animal away and he stayed looking at me with it's large eyes. The animal eventually left when it knew it wasn't getting anything from me. Before bed, I made sure to lock my food supplies down and away from the site. The first night, other park goers were loud; cursing, screaming, and just acting plain belligerent up until 2AM. I think someone called park host on them since I started to tone it down by 3AM. The night was muggy hot, but okay with fans. The restroom is lit up so going to use the potty in the middle of the night was very doable. The following morning, I did some yoga at the campsite. I would suggest bringing a tablecloth for the camp table as it was filthy. Site 045 was great having two trees spaced between the two to help pitch a hammock. The following morning, I went on an early morning hike then went to check out the San Felipe Museum solo. The museum was a ton of fun learning about history. I came back to lay in my hammock to take a nap. By evening, I got up to go on a night hike with the ladies. During Halloween, the park decorates for the holiday which is so much fun!! I loved my time! The park rangers were nice and the park HQ has everything including hiking and camping gear. The purchased a bumper sticker for my car and a sticker for my laptop. By Sunday, I was ready to head back to Houston and the drive was short. Sealy is nice small town with nice people. I saw far more wildlife here than at Brazos Bend. The trails were wooded, mostly flat, and shaded. The trails are maintained. Trekking poles aren't needed, but suggested if you have bad knees. I can't wait to camp here again. I think next time I'll choose another site that isn't so close to the restrooms as the foot traffic can be very busy throughout the night, but perfect for solo female campers. If you have a chance, check out Stephen F Austin. It's a good hidden gem.

I visited Stephen F. Austin State Park and overall had a good experience. Just make sure to bring…read morebug spray because the mosquitoes were intense, I felt like I got swarmed the entire time. There are definitely a lot of bugs throughout the park. Unfortunately, I visited after heavy rain, so most of the trails were closed during my trip. I'll definitely have to come back another time when the trails are fully open so I can experience more of the park.