Although there are over 12 miles of crushed rock / dirt / grass trails, only one paved trail where bikes are permitted and that leaves a little more than a mile long bike riding experience in a park with hundreds of open land to hike and horseback ride. There is no water feature to cool off in this entire park. In the summertime heat in Central Texas, this omission is huge. The small 1/4 acre pond on the site is home to frogs, snapping turtles, small critters but no possible way to swim. The south branch of the San Gabriel river is borderline bacteria and cattle waste contaminated so don't dare swim there either. A splash pad near the very very small playground would have been an attraction to stay at this park for families. Williamson County has built a nice building here for exploring local nature and environmental topics and a large, open air, covered pavilion but the local opinions have been there is nothing here to attract a family for more than an hour unless you own a horse. the tent camping option is very very spartan as I saw it. The RV campsites are well laid out, have nice views, some shade, paved pads and capable of large motorhomes fitting into. The staff here has been very helpful and well informed. The trails are not spectacular or very educational if this is your first time walking a post oak and Juniper woodland. without more access to water, this park has no drinking fountains other than those at the parking lots, this park is too demanding in the summer to truly enjoy. If the plan was to attract only nature lovers and horse owners, River Ranch is a success for that demographic. read more