This is a really nice park. Keep your expectations low, but Garner State Park offers a lot of real nice campsites, nice views, and really fun hikes of many different levels. I would rank this right up there with Enchanted Rock as far as state parks within day-trip driving distance. Lots of cave trails for the kiddos, so bring some flashlights if you're going to take them down. read more

What a wonderful park! There are so many things to do and see here, you won't get bored. If you don't want to do anything at all, just sit in the river all day! The sites are large and seem spaced well apart. The bathrooms are clean with great showers. The park has hiking and biking trails, kayak, tube, and paddle boat rentals, fishing, and dancing on weekends. This is a great place for a day on the river or camping with friends or family. read more

Campsite 143 is a great site for a view of the river and one of the trails. The bathroom is kinda far so if you have bikes I recommend taking them. Beautiful scenery and very quiet if you go Sunday night to Tuesday night like we did. Tons of hiking trails and a store that is open for buying necessary items and wood. Our puppies had a great time too! There are kayaks to rent but they were closed while we went. could be because it drizzled the whole day and it's November. We will definitely be back! read more

Garner State Park - Parks Near Me - Concan, Texas

Many nice trails from easy to hard. All of them are worth for the driving. The park is clear with restroom. They also have space for volleyball or basketball. You can also swim. This is a good place to camping since they have so many trails. Clean and clear water with many fishes. read more

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Garner state park was a memory to remember it was so great everything is so beautiful you have the best time of your life it is more funner than going to in amusement park you can still swim due to the COVID-19 and has cliff diving read more

So much fun. Our family had an amazing time. Can't wait To go again. Tip: Go early, very early. They only let a certain amount in, first come first serve. It's worth going. read more

Huge, beautiful park with Frio River running straight thru it! Get these early during peak season fohr "day use." Fills up early.

I come here for day trips from San Antonio, I love sharing this place with friends who have never been, they cant imagine that this beauty exists not too far from SA! It's is my favorite place to swim. I posted pictures & they are of us Last year in April, no one was there just about! It was perfect & serene. The Frio is perfect at that time. Great place for family (esp kids), friends, dates... On another trip around the same time we saw deer, wild turkeys and jack rabbits! It was very cool! read more

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Great park! Beautiful scenery! I only gave the park two stars because it is by far the most difficult park to check in to. It always takes forever to check In! For example, We got here at 1:45pm and are still waiting to be checked in at 3:30pm! Wow! Plan accordingly! read more

Garner State Park is a legend. There are extreme pro's and cons that you should be aware of, however. You would be smart to read some of the more thorough reviews here on yelp! ARRIVE AT THE PARK EARLY During weekends, Spring Break, and summer, if you are not in line by 10am or so, you may not get in at all. I don't recommend renting the cabins here...look on tripadvisor to find nearby cabin rentals way better than the park cabins with far fewer restrictions. The line to get in moves very slowly, as park rangers are in no hurry to get you in, despite there being many of them all over the place. RULES GALORE Noise, music after dark and alcohol are prohibited and enforced. As others have mentioned, the restrooms suck and are filthy (and no soap). GREAT HIKING TRAILS The best feature of this park is the trails. Definitely put these on your "to do list": Old Baldy Trail Crystal Cave Trail The trail along the Frio River The Frio River is a cool, shaded area where you can rent paddle boats and two person canoes. Very reasonable prices. Also, don't forget to buy some popcorn and snow cones from the place where you rent canoes and paddle boats....both are excellent! Dogs, friendly people, rope swings, and BBQ grills smoking provide the stuff that memories are made of. A classic feature of Garner is the pavillion, where there is a silver food truck which is seemingly always open and serves great food. Once is gets dark, there is a nightly dance which brings all the hotties out. The jukebox must be 50 years old, and is a literally nostalgic legend. Any true Texan must visit GSP at least once in your life. It is a great slice of Hill Country magic that has was built by the CCC in the 1930's. read more

This review is for the park itself. The park is beautiful. The river runs all along the edge of the park. The water is cold and clear and dammed at the south side of the park to make a large swimming area. There are rope swings and trees all along the bank to swing from/jump out of. There are several camping areas. The campsites on the north side are a little less crowded and quieter. The two camping areas on the south side are more crowded and have a lot more activity going on, as this is where the dam and paddle boat/board rentals are. There is a pavilion area in this area of the park as well, with a gift shop, ice cream shop, and weekly (nightly in the summer) dances to jukebox music. There is also a small mini golf course, and a general store just a few hundred yards down the road. The park has great hiking in the hills. When the water is flowing good there is great toobing on the river through the park. The park is pretty crowded all throughout June and July and can fill up early, so be sure to get there early to ensure you are able to get it, even during the week. The check in process for a campsite is very slow and cumbersome, so be prepared to wait a few hours for your turn to check in, even if you have a reservation. This is really the biggest negative about the park. This may have improved with the new ability to reserve specific campsites ahead of time. read more

Very good place to go camping all year long with family's. But it was kinda a number cause 2 big storms passed over us and our tent almost flew away but all is good. A lot of activities for people to do such as jumping off a tree that looks like it's about to fall read more

Why does the check in process take so long??? I wish they would get up to date technology that can speed up the check in process! It takes HOURS to check in! Ridiculous. I love the park but I do not think I will be able to do this long check in process again! read more

So this place was our family first real camping trip. Loved the big camp sites. I will say for a campsite the bathrooms were pretty clean. I recommend staying at the top of the river. It's so cute at night to go down to the dance. I can't wait to go back and make more memories here! read more

Because of covid you have to have reservations and we made them but there software messed up and put it on the wrong date. Then we saw the head park ranger and asked if they could help us or get our money back and she basically said to F off. But they wouldn't help us and now we have to tell our 5 and 2 year old that we can't go swimming. read more

The first time we visited this state park, the attendee informed us the place was a real zoo. That being said I had no idea what to expect. However, my family and I have visited many times now and despite the fact that this is ONE REALLY BUSY PLACE, it is also truly a very special place. A testiment to how people fell about this state park are the many banners we saw in front of the many campers, that said how many years they and or the families have been coming faitfully to Garner each year. YES IT IS CROWDED but no I didnt see that it was crazy, as there are park rangers pretty much all through out the park, enforcing the "No Public Drinking" and "Speeding" park rules. Would I camp here . . . NO . . . because camping spaces are reservered lik a year in advance and most are in the direct sun. We camp at South Llano River S.P. and drive over to swim and the swimming is just awsome! read more

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for my next trick, I will give you a short list to prepare you for your camping trip to garner. #1: arrive early. this is the busiest/most popular park in texas, it's also big with many sites. if you roll up at 5 pm on a friday, take a number to wait for a check-in opportunity, you could easily be waiting for two hours or longer. we try to arrive closer to 2 pm, we usually wait no longer than 10-15 minutes to be assigned a spot. #2: avoid the weekends if possible. by sunday afternoon the camp sites are mostly empty. if you want to come to relax, the party atmosphere of the weekend campers can be frustrating #3: hike prepared, this means no flip-flops and be reasonably fit. take water and remember to bring your empty water bottle back down with you (please don't just throw it down along the trail). crystal cave is the most popular hike and most kids easily accomplish this trail. however the trail is often populated by unprepared adults huffing and puffing, complaining and littering. we usually take a plastic bag that we easily fill with litter left by less appreciative hikers. if crystal cave is easy for you, the hike to painted rock will reward you with great vistas, and if you still lust for more, climb mount baldy (trail maps will be helpful). we climb up to painted rock via white rock cave trail, to bird trail then there is a loop around to painted rock (you will be above it at this point) from painted rock you can get on bridges trail which makes for an easy shaded hike down (a sunny day will have you sweating like a pig up the other trails) #4: soak in the river. we hike in the morning and soak between lunch and dinner. if you take drinks, remember no glass/bottles (shiner bock box of cans comes to mind) the areas closest to the camp sites are often very populated, like human soup. a short hike in either direction will yield better water and a more peaceful river experience we've been enjoying garner for years, it's our favorite place to camp in texas. our latest trip tested our patience with other campers, there was no host in our area and we rarely saw a ranger over the weekend. the bathrooms were always filthy and a group of OG campers enjoyed really loud rap music that tested my usually limitless tolerance. they were several spaces away from us, yet their music was so loud, it made conversation at our site frustrating. we were two families with kids and the language made some of the kids uncomfortable. their music of choice went something like this (I'm gonna use crazy figures to replace actual complete words as this seems to appease the sensitive, but I'm including this so you understand what we faced) song: "EAST SIDE NI@@ERS SAY YEAH!, WEST SIDE NI@@ERS SAY YEAH!, ALL YOU MOTHER FU(+ERS SAY YEAH! (repeat)" it went on for more than an hour. no park rangers, no park host.... just a big SUV and some thumpin' bass. it's not like I forced the whole are to listen to my john coltrane or stan getz (now that is some good evening camping music). but we stayed through the weekend and sunday night was quiet. #5: understand the drought. the river was lower than usual. some spots are very muddy. try to find the rocky sections and avoid the muck. this also equals a burn ban (some campers ignored the ban and made big fires in the fire ring anyhow) you are allowed to use the grill with charcoal etc. we easily adapted to the grill fire and kids were happy to roast marshmallows there pics from our recent trip can be seen on our blog: http://austinmodhouse.com/blog1/2011/08/closing_out_summer_of_2011.html read more

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This is a great place to go, even over the holiday weekends. Many spots for tents and RV with water and electric available. Got a site right on the river and it was really pretty, and the river is clean and clear. Lots of activities to do at the park, trails to ride, and wildlife to see. The only reason I did not give 5 stars is because of the bathroom situation. There are WAY too few facilities for the number of people that are there. In an area that has room for over a 100 people you have four showers?! It leads to ugly situations when there gets to be big lines waiting to shower. Other than that issue I highly recommend! read more

Been there 3 times in last two years. The area itself is beautiful, that is the two stars, the staff cant mess that up. The checkin itself is prohibitive. Almost seems like they want to delay you. NOT exaggeration: people w kids yelling, not talking, till 330 am. AND loud music, not normal loud, PA system loud till 4am. NOT exaggerating. Staff should have addressed. read more

A beautiful park that is well maintained and spaced out between camp sites with convenient power and water hook-ups for everyone.The Frio is cold and clean. Plenty of trails with easy to strenuous walks. Only knock is the lack of enforcement of the quiet code: 10pm-6am. Someone on the first night powered up his external RV air conditioner and dip-sh@t "Bros" on the next night were up to 3am with their yelling and laughter and obviously drinking alcohol even though its not permitted. Fix this and the park is 5 stars. From the look of bad reviews the best time to come is early spring. read more

As a gal that's never been camping before, Garner was my first camping experience and it didn't disappoint. The Frio River is just like the name, cold! But it was beautiful! If you don't want to get in the water, they have paddle boats and kayaks for rent, you can sit under the trees and enjoy the scenery. We reserved a camp site that had electrical outlets and a water faucet. There are running bathrooms, and it isn't that far from any camp site. There are also outdoor showers. Each site also comes with a grill, so no need to worry about that. They have a shop that sells sundries and firewood for $8 a bundle. During summer nights, in the pavillion there is a dance which plays country hits from the jukebox from 8-10. There are hiking and biking trails; and let's not forget about the stars. The stars were the best part! Go to Garner, you won't be disappointed! read more

Garner, Garner, Garner. That's all I read about on line. They all said it's so awesome that families return every summer for *generations*. They said the Frio River lives up to it's name. (Frio means COLD in Spanish.) They talked about how much fun the evening dance was at the Pavilion every night. There's putt-putt, basketball, volleyball, kayaks, paddle boats, a gift shop, a convenience store and a grill that serves burgers and such. Sounds like a recipe for a great family vacation, right? It's so popular, you pretty much have to book 11 months in advance to get your desired camping area. If you go in the summer, it will be crowded. Don't go here hoping to commune with nature. Just for the record, we were totally down with that. The camp sites are divided in two main areas, Old Garner & New Garner. Old Garner is where all that mentioned above is located so that's where we decided to stay for our first trip there. At check-in, we were told our site was full shade. We discovered it wasn't in ANY shade so we drove back up to the check-in office and got back IN LINE to wait to change our site. They are obviously used to having lines of people waiting! The have a number system in place (Now serving #48...) and their office is set up to only let in those who are next in line while keeping others waiting in a separate room. We had to wait 45 minutes to change our site. Not kidding! This was worth it though because our trip would have been miserable had we not ended up in the shade at the end of an area at the base of Old Baldy away from the noisy restrooms. However, most roads in Garner are ONE WAY. Which means that people were ALWAYS driving by our site to get to their site. Even at 11:30 at night when the dance was over. And at the crack of dawn when the trash truck came to empty all those dumpsters. And there's like a "cruising" thing. People there love to play loud music while they are driving around. Or even just sitting around. Loud crappy country music. We generally don't play music when we go camping but found it necessary this time. There's some sort of "code". If *you* aren't playing music then that gives your neighbor permission to blare whatever he wants, when he wants, and as late as he wants. Which brings me to the dance. They start every night in the summer about dark:30. It's at the pavilion and people bring their own chairs there and leave them around the dance floor 24/7 during their whole stay. Most have people's last names inscribed on them. It's a tradition, so they say. It's all country music all night long. So if that's not your thing...... Right next to the pavilion is the putt-putt course. It's pretty plain-jane. The most unadorned miniature golf course I've ever seen. My kids never begged to play. Now let's get down to the park's main attraction.... The Frio River! I could gush on and on about this river. It's just beautiful, not exactly "frio", more like "wet and refreshing". How do you say that in Spanish? ;) Emerald green water that is clear all the way to the river rocks on the bottom. We played in the falls near the dam the first night there. The kids had a blast shooting their bodies through the naturally formed chutes in the riverbed. Of course they had "river rash" all over their bums. Tip: Make your daughters wear shorts! They'll thank you! We tubed it the following day after buying our shuttle tickets ($3 per person) and having the super nice shuttle guy drop us off somewhere up in New Garner. We tubed all the way to the dam in Old Garner near our campsite. Took about 3-ish hours with some walking since the river was low and some stops along the way to play in the deepest areas. All along the river, you can see where people have moved larger rocks to form chutes and change the way the river moves to make it more tube-friendly. The river gets 5 stars but the people that leave trash all along and in it get NO stars! And if you go in the summer, I wouldn't advise staying on a weekend. The day-users sort of make it unbearable. It gets so crowded then and they leave trash everywhere. Not to mention the smoking while sitting in the river. I literally could not inhale any fresh air for a good portion of time while tubing through the massive amount of people. Well, I have exceeded the character limit for this review and have had to cut out quite a bit...All in all, I highly recommend camping at Garner just to experience the beauty of the Frio. But go in the off-season. Unless you LIKE two-stepping, crowds, lots of noise, litter, and over-inflated prices. read more

I was wavering between a 2 and a 3-star rating, but since I have so many good memories here, I'll give it a three. Here's the thing: Garner itself is freaking awesome. The river is amazing, the dance is still fun (and I'm 22), and it's just absolutely gorgeous. I love hiking up the "mountain" trails, sitting by the campfire, riding my bike around the park, and the general feeling of Garner. That being said, there are some things you should know: 1) Book waaaay in advance. This place is popular in the summertime. 2) Don't put 10 tents in one site. Besides being against park rules, people just plain HATE this. 3) If you are looking for a more secluded, peaceful camping experience, stay in New Garner. If you are going with your friends to have fun and camp near the river, stay in Old Garner. 4) If you are a young person (teenager to ~25) BEWARE of the park rangers! They are out to get you! And they hand out MIPs like there is no tomorrow. Be super super cautious if you want to drink in Garner (adults, this goes for you too). 5) If a short, chunky park ranger gets on to you about something, just be nice. This dude is a little prick! 6) Be prepared to wait in line for a while to get your campaign spot. They are not very expeditious here. 7) Forget about parking a car here without that yellow car permit. Garner has gotten super-strict lately, and even though I understand, I disagree with their level of strictness. It's over the top sometimes. If they would focus more energy on catching the real noise makers and trash-throwers, the park would be a better place. But instead they prey on the innocent people there having a good time with their families. That gets really, really irritating. My favorite time to go is in the fall when the leaves are changing and the park is fairly quiet. Doesn't get much better than that! read more

Went to garner state park for frolic in the woods, it was a really fun event. Swimming in the frio was so refreshing! And the views overlooking the trails were marvelous. I wish I could've stayed longer! Lots of good things happened this weekend. Fun times with friends! Easy entry. Wish the gas stations around the area stayed open later though! read more

Great spring and Summer camping. The water is clear. Great for tubing and swimming. In the evenings, people gather at the Pavilion to dance, eat ice cream and hangout. It is a special jewel of Texas and a unique experience for the family cherish. We have tent camped there 3 times. Rio Frio area twice and Persimmon once. Both were great. My two young girls love it! read more

This is by far my favorite camping trip In Texas very beautiful and relaxing will be back many more times now. very nice people as well

Wow! My first opportunity to give a place 5 stars since moving to Texas 7 months ago! We had an amazing time at this state park. We camped and did a little hiking (our major hiking was done at Lost Maples). The sites are beautiful and huge! The fire pits and the grill worked out excellently for us. The river is gorgeous and clear. The bathrooms are a little stinky but they're clean so that's all that really matters haha Also they have A LOT of animals roaming around (skunks, racoons, armadillos, deer) so be ready for that. We cannot wait to go back and explore more of the park! read more

One of the best State Parks in Texas. We are now on the 4th Generation who has camped at the park. We started off in tents for nearly 15 years and now have RV Campers. Always a great time, but if your not familiar with the check in process then you will not be happy upon arrival. We were told this is the last year of the current process and next year will be electronic. Others give great descriptions on everything available to do at the park, and as others mention you want to avoid the Day Use areas due to chaos and size of crowd. read more

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My favorite place to camp in TX! I have been coming here since I was a child and now I'm bringing my children here! We brought our camper and stayed in #51 in Old Garner. It was next to the bathrooms and near the river. We didn't hear the music from the dance and weren't bothered by anyone at all. It was a quiet night. I appreciated the camp store because it's fully stocked with camp accessories and snacks. I love the history of this place and all the families that continue on the tradition of spending summer nights here. read more

We drove from the Houston area (about 5 hours away) and stayed 4 nights in the Rio Frio section of the park during late July. This was our first visit to GSP. I'll start by admitting we go to New Braunfels at least once a year & stay at various camp grounds on River Road. We really enjoy floating the Guadalupe & the Comal. That said: we were told this place was gorgeous & more of a "family friendly" vibe. We have friends who go in a large group every year so they reserved our campsite in advance. If you can get this done you will save a tremendous amount of time. I read the previous reviews & none mention the mile of cars waiting to get in & then waiting again to pay. we were able to bypass the line when we arrived at 10am on a Saturday. The campsites in the area we were in are huge (they are RV sites as well). they were spaced out & fairly clean. we had water, electric, grill. ours had plenty of trees but some sites had no shade. we were fortunate. it was over 100 degrees 3 out of 4 days & we were in tents. We were pretty close to the restrooms. I must say the facilities are kept very clean. I ran into the cleaning crew every morning around 9am & they worked hard. overnight the restrooms get pretty rough. they are the hottest, muggiest restrooms I have ever been in. and we tent camp a lot. no air circulation whatsoever. But, they are spacious & clean & you can't really beat that. The river is not that cold in July. no colder than the Guadalupe. It is low. we did what was considered a 2 hour float. it turned into a 3-4 hour walk. it was also quite slippery, rocky & dangerous. we spent 2 days at rock beach. this is a nice shaded area of the park where you can swim, relax, paddle boat. it has plenty of rope swings for kids of all ages. get there super early b/c it is the place where all of the day use people go & it is packed. we ended up doing this twice b/c the kids loved it. If you don't like the smell of charcoal grills & watching people leave their trash all around: this is not the area for you. it is quite frustrating. the rules about drinking alcohol in the park are not very clear. first day we had a very nice ranger explain that you could drink in the river but not on the bank or in the park. he said you could drink but had to keep it concealed. people were drinking openly all over the park so it was slightly confusing. apparently when encountered by rangers they are told to empty the container & sent off with a verbal warning. at least that was our experience. one guy in our group was harassed by a ranger near his tent with a concealed beverage & told he could receive a citation. all but this one ranger were really nice. maybe she was having a bad night. Noise: they have a dance at the pavilion every night that lasts until 11. you can hear the music (clear enough to sing along) all over the park. our neighbors rolled in every night around 11:30- midnight. If you are at your site talking or listening to music you will be told to pack it up & turn it down by 10pm. only annoying b/c the music from the dance is so loud yet you cannot laugh or talk at your campground. You are far from anything & no cell service. if that's what your looking for then that's great. for us, it was a bit of a pain. to call home everyday & check in we had to drive into Leakey. no wifi at campsites. so no looking up things to do locally or any web use at all. Back to the dance: hot as hell. no fans. just a bunch of little kids refusing to ask each other to dance & old people sitting in lawn chairs. and they are not nice about their spots either. apparently they set these chairs up hours in advance so they can sit there & sweat all night. a few large fans would have made this a much better experience. Ultimately, we prefer New Braunfels. No reason for us to drive twice as far for the same thing. Plus, NB has other things to do, shopping, restaurants close when needed. plus you can float the river. not just sit around in it. read more

During peak season day use you better arrive no later then 7:30am or you won't get in. They reach the capacity fast and will turn you away even if you wait in line for 2 hours. We arrived at 7:45 and didn't get through gate till 10am and the 10th car behind us was the cut off in line. So many people waited and we're very upset. We had to park so far from where we set up so get ready to carry your stuff or maybe bring a wagon. Besides all that it is very nice and water is very refreshing. DONT bring alcohol or play loud music because they will write you a ticket without a warning. And they do walk around looking to make sure you have a wrist band on. Have fun brothers and sisters! read more

The checkin process is pretty slow and not nearly fast enough for the amount of people that come in. We got there Friday night at 7pm and took at least 30 mins to get our camp site assignment. The camp site we got was pretty convenient with water and electricity, the restrooms were convenient and pretty clean. The hikes were great workouts with amazing views. Overall we had a great experience, there are plenty of activities for families and great amenities within the park including a store, rentals for kayaks, paddle boats, and fishing equipment. Be aware that depending on your cell phone carrier you may not have any service at all in the park but it's a great way to disconnect from your every day routines. read more

Very nice place, the Frio river is just what you need on the hot days. My only negative was that the cell coverage is very very poor. I needed to look up some locations on my phone and 99% of the time we had 0 bars. Even in the car on the way to Concan from San Antonio when the signal died, it died. For safety reasons this needs to be updated.....people I spoke to said ATT worked but Verizon did not. read more

Things I was unaware of that I was shocked by: 1. NO CELL service or wifi so you need to know that incase there could be an emergency at home. They said some ATT and cricket get service. This should be told to ppl when reservations are made. 2.MAJOR fees on top of very expensive $165 a night cabin rental. $7 a person to enter park THEN $10 a person for I don't know what. So u are looking at $17 EXTRA per person ON TOP of cabin rental AND $100 cleaning deposit. You may wanna consider a 5 star resort instead for these costs. 3. Very small area of River everyone has access to. 4. When we got there to check in we had to take a number and stand in long line. The customer service was terrible about taking ppl. At one point while we were waiting, none of them were helping anyone even though line is staring at them while waiting. It was VERY frustrating. They didn't seem to care about folks waiting. Good points: Cabins were so adorable and private. Store on site has EVERYTHING you can think u might need. read more

Truly enjoyed our time at Garner SP on the Frio. I'm amazed to read the negative reviews here considering the State of Texas legislature cut funding on every agency including TPWD which means they're unable to upgrade their check-in system and add additional employees to help check in visitors. This is just one of many ways the fervor to cut taxes has a real impact on peoples lives. I love being outdoors, so much that I volunteer with my local Sierra club to volunteer to pick up trash at my local State parks. I'd rather do other things with my time but its the world we live in! Keep on camping and leave no trace! read more

My family has been going here since the early 1900's and continue to come here a few times a years and love it everytime!

I thought this place was going to be super packed, since they clearly state on their website it gets crowded during the summer. Luckily, we went after the school year had started, so there was barely any people there! We took our two dogs, and they enjoyed the river as much as we did, if not more. It's not as big as I thought, and honestly, if I had gone sooner, I don't think I would have enjoyed it as much, being that the reviews mentioned lots of kids wandering around and loud people. No phone reception at all, which is good, unless, God forbid, an emergency arises. The water felt great and you can see the bottom! We just stayed during the day, and it was an overall good experience. Lots of pretty scenery, so make sure you bring your camera! read more

Went today for the first time, and we got turned away. Ratner rudely I might add. We drove 2 hours to spend the day, got they're around 11 am and were told to come back at About 4 to 5 and maybe we'll get in. I was really disappointed, and maybe I should have planned it better. I just never thought we'd be told the park was closed at 11am. read more

We went in May of 2016 and it was absolutely beautiful! We have been coming to Leakey (whichis right down the road) for over a decade twice a year and finally decided to check this place out! I would not want to go during the summer because folks kept saying how crowded it gets. There was hardly anyone there when we went and we had a pleasant time. It is $7 a person, but to us it was totally worth the beauty! We are definitely coming back very soon! I just wish the paddle boats and boards were where you could rent them. Also, the mini golf was down as well. The river and trails are amazing! Our whole family hiked Crystal Cave which is to us, pretty strenuous. There are hikes for whatever you are looking for. Whether it be easy or hard. Love that place!! read more

BEWARE!!!! This is a beautiful place but come prepared in the summer - we reserved our camping spot online got to the park and everyone who was waiting to check in had been in line for 3 HOURS!! Only 3 staff members and droves of hot ppl waiting to get in while standing on an asphalt parking lot that only amplifies the triple digit heat!. It's so bad that ppl are putting up shade covers and pulling out their chairs because they have to turn their vehicles off. Serious GARNER STATE PARK?!! How is it that your customer service SUCKS SO BAD?!!! You have ruined our family trip and I cannot imagine a system that is beyond archaic in a time of smart phones and technology?? My 4 year old grand child is crying because it's taking 3 1/2+ hours to check in. Shame on y'all - your system and service is a disgusting representation of Texas hospitality. I'm embarrassed that I brought my family to this horrid experience. I hope that all the other families are posting their experiences as well. Maybe you'll get a clue and update your systems! Seriously! read more