Exploring Breathtaking Garner State Park Texas
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- Опубліковано 1 лип 2024
- Since opening in 1941, Garner State Park near Concan TX has grown to be what many say is the most popular state park in Texas. In this video, we take you along as we go RVing at Garner and give you a tour of the campgrounds, the Garner dam on the Frio River, park amenities and hiking trails. This is another Texas State Park built by the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) back in the 1930s, so y'all know we love that. Join us as we explore a Texas Hill Country treasure where generations of Texans have created decades of memories: Garner State Park! For our complete park profile and park review, visit rvtexasyall.com/region-texas-....
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We (Tom & Stacie) are Native Texans who are all about exploring the Lone Star State in our weekend home on wheels. We're always looking for fun and interesting places to visit. We'd love to hear your suggestions on fun and interesting places to visit. Please leave a comment below!
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Been going every year since I was a kid and now its a tradition of the kids but the pandemic........ no comment! Just love Garner Park. I lived in Uvalde with our Professional Music Band. My mother still lives about 15 minutes from Garner !
saludos amigos!
Hey Jesse! What a great park to live close to! Hope this pandemic ends soon so you can get back to enjoying Garner.
We live in such an awesome and beautiful State! Happy trails!
Yes we do! 😁 Enjoy!
This is where I camped growing up. Great memories. Thanks for the video.
You’re welcome!
My favorite childhood and teenage memories. We camped across the river a t Majors River Camp. We usually had a our travel trailer and we would rent a shelter and pull our trailer next to it. We would take our shoes off and roll up our pants and walk across the river below the damage and walk every night to the dances. Met a lot of friends there from different areas of Texas and would meet up every year at the same time.
That’s really cool! 😀
We have been going to GSP for 45 years. Love it and the Frio River!!
+David Parish We’ve been trying to make it there for years. Great place!
Heaven on earth. I love my Texas home.
We agree 100%!
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I have such great memories of Garner dances an camping !! I loved it there........
+Lauralietx Thanks for sharing. It is a great park!
Just a quick trip for Garner State park book 333 days in advance for summer log in to reservations at 1159 pm book at midnight. That is how we get our site for our 5th wheel and 4 grandkids every year
Good tip Katherine. Thanks!
First of all, Two Tired Teachers sent me your way. 😊 I loved this video. I grew up in South Texas, about 30 miles south of San Antonio. Never got to go to Garner, but had friends who owned property on the Rio Frio near Leakey. But it's been about 35 years since we've been there. Great times! Beautiful area of Texas! Hope we get down there again soon. Thanks again for a beautiful video! I'll be following your adventures.
+Peggy Burt Hi Peggy! Thanks so much! Glad to have you join us & thanks for letting us know you heard about us from Two Tired Teachers!
What are you waiting for 🎉. ???:
What a great park and even a better tour.
+RV Habit Thanks so much! Put it on your list of places to visit when you get down this way.
Just visited Garner SP on Father’s Day weekend. We loved this park and it’s became one of our favorite parks in Texas.
We agree... definitely a must-visit park! Glad y'all had fun!
Thank you, guys. I enjoy your videos.
Thanks so much!
Hi Sandra here! TY for sharing I added this to our list of travels since we travel full time this is perfect ty for sharing! Plus we will be heading back to Texas this fall!
Hi Sandra! You will not be disappointed. Garner SP is a great place to visit in the fall. Safe travels!
Went there many times in the late 90’s … truly magical place. Putt Putt golf followed by dancing, who could beat it. Love your videos. Stay safe!
Thanks
Cool Park, I will have to add it to my travel list . Thanks !
Definitely add Garner to your list! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. We appreciate it!
Use to go Garner back late 60s & early 70s. Fun. Made 1 trip during Easter break, in 60s. left S. Texas in mid 90s. Texas Northner blew in, Temps in low 20s & howling wind. But I had my trusty Wool blanket, thin rubber mat & canvas rain slicker. Hopefully, 1 day to get back.
Thanks for sharing! That’s Texas weather
My family and I latent camped at Neal's Lodges and Campground every summer, and even went there to evacuate from hurricanes. Every trip included a couple of visits to Garner to rent paddleboats or attend dances, and Uvalde for groceries and air conditioning in the hottest part of the day.
Thanks for the trip down Memory Lane.
Thanks Rita, it really is a 😎 place!
I really appreciated all y’all do for us to keep us informed about the great outdoors Texas has to offer, I’m in Austin and enjoying it. Me and my wife being camping around Texas State parks by ourselves and with the kids and grandkids and it’s just a great time we all never forget thanks again for all the information y’all provide
Thank you so much! We’re so glad that y’all are enjoying our videos. There is so much to see and do around our great state! We look forward to visiting all of our Texas State Parks!
Oh wow! So beautiful! This is now on my list! Loved it!
It is a truly amazing place!
My family has been coming here all my life I have 7older siblings and 2 younger and I remember my older sisters getting ready for the dance with their bobby socks and they would roll there hair with o.j. cans to get the boufont hair style,by the time I was a teenager it was much different with bell bottoms and long straight hair but we still want to the dance and my favorite Garner songs are still on the jukebox , like popatop
Love it Kim! That is definitely something that makes Garner special. So many memories for so many folks over the years.
Wonderful tour. Thanks for sharing.
+Jean Decker Thanks so much, Jean! Always great to hear from you. 🙂
Thanks for another great informative video. Was surprised by the possibly long check in times. Can see why this park is so popular.
+Norman Gebhardt Hi Norman! Thanks so much! We were really surprised by the wait to check in. We haven’t seen anything like it at any other state park that we’ve been to. After camping there for several days, we completely understand the park’s popularity. But we will try to arrive before Friday afternoon next time.
Beautiful park. Great video. Thanks, guys, for taking us along with you on this trip.
Keep up the great work.
You’re welcome, we loved Garner!
We are always glad to find other folks who appreciate the work of the CCC as much as we do, Jay! Visiting and sharing their parks is a top priority for us.
Great tour. Thanks! Have tried to go there several times, but always full.
Thanks Liz! Keep trying to go. It is definitely worth it.
I grew up there every Summer. The dance is at what used to be called The Pavillion. Great memories. Horseback riding, rolling down Old Baldy😁 cold cold water. Love it there
We love it too!
It is popular cause people love it it nature
What an awesome video. Loved the dam videos, the most. Hope to visit one day. Thanks ever so much.
+Charlie Charlie Thank you! We’re glad you enjoyed it. Definitely put Garner on your list of parks to visit. We will absolutely go back.
Great review of the park. Very comprehensive and informational for someone who might want to visit. Stacie, You have a great speaking voice; very professional sounding.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you for the kind comment. :)
cool this is one of many state parks im very interested in thanks guys safe travels
+Allan Warmflash You will love Garner State Park! Be sure to put it on your list!
just a great vid
+Allan Warmflash Thanks Allan!
thanks again for showing the gorgeous park. I hope I get a change to see it for myself sometime soon! you guys are really cool!
Thanks Skylar! Be sure to put Garner State Park on your list of places to visit. We love it!
Thank you so much for these videos! It’s so informative!!
You're so welcome! We are happy to share our experiences.
AWESOME video. I've been going to Garner since I was a little girl. Ya'll made me miss it even more!! Your a very inspiring couple. Great Life!! I will be getting on the road myself in a year or so give or take. Solo, however , I'm going to do it anyway!! Thanks for sharing yall's enthusiasm.
Thank you so much! We’re glad you enjoyed the video. Congrats on your decision to get on the road! There is a lot to experience out there.
It was about 1960 when I went there. I was only about 5 years old. I do remember the damn and i do remember the hills. I learned how to swim or splash water, and this video brought back some fond memories. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome Roger! So glad we could bring back some fun memories.
Just made our spring break camping plans at Garner. Thanks for the thorough look at the park.
Awesome Aaron! Have fun!
The surface roots of the cypress trees are called "knees".
+M. Forest Shipps We can see why... that’s exactly what they look like. Thanks!
It's exactly what I'd be on if I was there and slipped! LoL (my knees)
+Lady Lone Star USA LOL! Us too!
Great hair, Tom. Thanks. I thought it was great that you told us you needed to get in shape when you were on the best trail to get into shape! Awesome review of Garner. We loved our visit.
I have been there it's beautiful
We agree! We love Garner!
Excellent review. Thanks for all the great information!
Glad you enjoyed it! Garner is a beautiful park!
Went to Garner State Park in 1960 (16 yrs old), stayed there a week camping in a tent, yes I remember the outdoor dancing area and that wass a lot of fun. Never forget the most popular songs om the jukebox, "Black Land Farmer" and "Rockin Rolling Ocean". Garner was hard to beat, went back many times.
Awesome memories Richard. Thanks for sharing! You're right... Garner is hard to beat!
I’ve been to the dances and it’s an amazing experience to meet new people and this year I’m taking my best friend and I’m going to show her everything
Awesome Ashlyn! We bet your best friend will love it! Have fun!!
Spent Christmas 2020 at Garner. We Loved it!
Awesome John!! Happy New Year!
you all did an awesome tour of the park, its definately a favorite of mine and will share this video to family and friends back in California and show them the best part of Texas Outdoors.
thank you
Thanks so much for sharing! We're glad to hear you enjoyed the video. We love Garner.
Am going this year!! ☺☺
And this month!! So excited
And I have gone all my life when I was a kid and now this month am going!! 😄 and this was a very good video!! 👍😄
Awesome Ricky!! Have fun!!!
A local favorite with campers! So crowded. So much fun! Texas should have built more parks. I can't believe that TPWD would have to close some parks at noon. Who would think everyone would want to move to Texas. All my life, I heard why would you live in Texas?
We love loving in Texas... so much to see and do! We would always love more state parks.
We have been talking about visiting here for a long time it looks great
Hope y'all can get over there soon... We love Garner SP!
There are a couple of campgrounds across the river from Garner State Park above the dam. We stayed at Parkview Riverside RV Park, which is a great camping alternative if you cannot get into Garner, while still being able to take advantage of some of the park's amenities around the river.
Thanks for the info!
Spent many days at this park. I know each of the ladies you showed. Kay’s son went to school with me. Great memories.
That is awesome! We had so much fun visiting with them.
I’m so excited I’m going next week 😌😆😆😆😆
Have fun & stay cool!
Thank you so much for the video. I was wondering about sewer hook ups. It wasn’t mentioned.
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching. There are 12 campsites in the park that have full hook-ups. For the others, there are several dump stations throughout the park. We have a detailed park write-up with a ton more info if you’d like to check it out: rvtexasyall.com/region-texas-hill-country/campgrounds/garner-state-park
My wife and I tried to visit there last year. We didn't realize we had to have premade reservations so we didn't get inside the park but from what we saw around the area it was still pretty nice!
Sorry y'all weren't able to get in, David. Hope y'all can get back over that way in the future. It is an amazing place.
really hope so! Thank you!
On my way Back From South Padre Island Last Year We Asked the Gate At The State Park if We Could Pay a Fee And Drive Through and See The Park We Still had Another 400 miles to Go That Day But Wanted To See it As We Had Heard So Much about It ...THEY SAID " NO " ...Make a Reservation !....F'em I Am Not Going Back !
That is crazy!
Beautiful park! I can't wait to visit there. Have y'all ever been to Fredricksburg and to Enchanted Rock? I think y'all would love it! Thanks for this video and taking us a long!
Hey Tammy! It’s been too many years since we’ve been up that way. We need to go visit soon.
Hey! You need to be half Billygoat for that steep, rocky trek! So nice to be able to travel and explore when you are young and have lots of time. What is so great about you videos is it makes it seem like you are the ONLY ones out there! I’m not a crowd person so your style of vlogs is very attractive to me! Be safe out there!
Thanks Jim! We’re sometimes surprised by how few folks we see, especially on the trails.
What a beautiful place! We are excited about going to this state park! We are from East Texas but have never ventured over into that area before but we certainly will now after seeing your video! Thank you very much for the tour!
Glad you enjoyed it! It really is a beautiful place. What is y’alls favorite park so far?
My wife and I just recently bought a 5th wheel, so we haven't been to many places yet (certainly not as many places as you guys! LOL!) , but we are looking forward to future journeys! We appreciate all the wonderful information you guys have from your videos and website! I can almost count on one hand the places that we have been so far: Brushy Creek on Lake O' the Pines, Atlanta State Park, Tyler State Park, Mount Magazine State Park, AK, Petit Jean State Park in Arkansas, Robbers Cave State Park, OK, Beavers Bend State Park, OK and McGee Creek State Park in Oklahoma. I just started a new career and my work schedule keeps us pretty close to home until I can get some more vacation time. Of the places we've been so far, Petit Jean State Park in Arkansas is our favorite!
Congrats on your 5th wheel! Y’all have a nice list of campgrounds going. We look forward to visiting all of those. (We have a Tyler State Park video coming soon.) We really enjoyed Village Creek State Park in Arkansas. We were there in November a few years back and saw the leaves changing. Those Arkansas parks are beautiful! We haven’t visited any Oklahoma State Parks yet, but we hear good things about them. Thanks for watching our videos and using our website! We’re so glad that y’all find them helpful. Safe travels & happy camping! - Stacie & Tom
That's ironic--we had planned on going to Tyler State Park again over the Christmas holiday because it is so close to home and we couldn't wait for our next rv trip. Unfortunately, we got rained out! The weather is going to be wet and cold for Christmas. We'll have to wait for dryer weather, but we look forward to seeing your Tyler State Park video!
We're from Lufkin Texas and my family and my sister and her family we all get together travel to Eagle Pass and then we go to Garner State Park on a Friday or Saturday we stay there till almost sun down and go back to Eagle Pass to my father's house since it's only one hour and forty minutes to get from E.P. to the park. But I can tell you it's so much fun sometimes there's a lot of people there but it still seems like you're there by yourself cause it's nice and tranquil. Everyone is just minding their own business and having a good fun time. To me it's just beautiful. I know we have our own lakes here like Sam Rayburn or Ratcliff lake but the water doesn't compare to the one from the Frio River. It's a really nice place to visit and distress and have fun.
I tube down the frio from Leakey area all the way to Gardner I have been going for 53 years
That's awesome Louie! Living the good life! Have fun.
And I love garner
We do too! Great park!
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It would be nice if you'd cover the cost to stay at these parks.
Hi Debra. Thank you for the suggestion. The reason why we haven’t talked about costs in our park videos is because many of the parks have different camping fee price points depending on location within the park and the types of amenities in the campsites. The parks also have daily use fees for folks without a Texas State Parks Pass. All of the fees tend to change from time to time. We’ll see if we can come up with a way to at least give folks a ballpark idea without being confusing. We appreciate your comments.
Awesome video. Too bad about swing ropes. I have video of my two boys swinging on them. I subscribed. I'm envious of your lifestyle.
Thanks so much Eduardo! Welcome to our channel.
"I DO have hair!" ROFL!!!! Gotta love what us guys focus on. LOL. It's funny but back in 2006/'07 when I went through four months of chemo for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma I knew I'd likely be losing mine (and I did). But I had heard that often times, after the chemo, hair would grow in with a different body style and sometimes even the color would be slightly changed. Sadly mine grew back in just as it had always been; STRAIGHT and the same color (though I did start going more and more grey over time). I just clip it really short (have ever since it grew back in) with the clippers I always used on the dog. LOL! (Yep, I'm sure my dog is laughing at me up on the Rainbow Bridge these days.) But I do chuckle every time I see a guy making a fuss over his hair. I use to; now I just accept that I've gotten old and I'm just lucky to have hair (though it is now thinning somewhat). GREAT video of the park, y'all! I love it. Hugs and safe travels.
LOL! Great point Michael! It’s just hair. 😁
My first camping trip after I got my drivers license was to Garner, with my younger brother. My parent were a little worried he and I would kill each other, but we survived and had a great time. We only tried to kill each other at home. LOL.
That is awesome! What a great memory for y'all. 😁
You didn't say so I'll ask. Are the trails rated and marked for difficulty? I know National parks and many state parks will mark the trail heads with a difficulty rating number. This information is really good to know before you start so you can stay within your physical limitations.
+Roy Davis Great question, Roy. Most trail heads have a large information board with details about that trail and what to expect. (Like the one Stacie was looking at for Old Baldy). The park also offers a trail map with difficulty ratings for the more popular trails.
Stacy you really need to try the paddle boarding. Tom just needs to make sure that the video camera is rolling lol! 😉 Great video and another place that the wife and I need to visit. Thanks again and look forward to your next one.
+Rod B LOL! Thanks so much Rod. That would make for great comic relief! 😁
Awesome video! Beautiful State Park. Just put on our camping bucket list. Woohoo!
Finally getting a chance to catch up and check out your videos. We've been following each other for a while now on instagram. Just subbed and looking forward to watching your journeys!
Peace & Happy Holidays!
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+The Glamping Guys Hey guys!! 👋 Welcome!!
Thank you! So glad to have found you and tag along on your journeys.
Peace!
just for anyone who doesnt know why its named frio river, its named frio river because in spanish frio means cold and just a guess whoever named it was probably related to spanish relatives or whatever and named i frio river and it fit into a perfect name
Thanks
Hi guys, can you bring your dogs on the trails? (or in the park?) What is the best time of year to go?
Thank you for the videos...great source for research.
+Lady Lone Star USA Thank you for your comment! We appreciate you watching. Dogs are welcome on the trails and throughout the park except for inside buildings. Dogs are not allowed inside any of the buildings including restrooms. We saw several dogs on the trails, even at the top of Old Baldy (which we believe is the highest point in the park?). We chose not to take Star on the trails this trip because we knew some of the trails we would be on would be challenging and we weren’t sure how she would do. She relaxed in the AC at the RV while we were hiking. If you are looking for high energy and/or want to participate in the dances, you’ll want to go during the summer. But if you’d like a more laid back environment like we showed in the video, we’d suggest going anytime from mid-September to before Spring Break. The weather was great when we were there late Sept/early October. The weekend was still crowded, but the weekdays were peaceful. The leaves are changing now so early November would be beautiful.
You can bring your animals to any place of the park EXCEPT for inside buildings, for example the shelters or cabins. We found this out the HARD WAY when we were unpacking & had the door 🚪 to the screened shelter propped open and one of the PARK RANGERS saw our CHOCOLATE LAB. walking in & out of the shelter and felt like he had to take it upon himself to stop 🛑 at our shelter and even tho Anney (our dog) was laying outside when he stopped, he was NOT A NICE PARK RANGER!!!!!!! HE STARTED CHEWING ON THE ADULTS IN CHARGE ABOUT NOT FOLLOWING THE RULES ABOUT KEEPING ANIMALS OUT OF ANY BUILDINGS OWNED BY THE PARK. I secretly filmed his diatribe and I went to find the HEAD RANGER. That is one nice man. I showed him the video and apologized for even having to take such a thing and I promptly Erased it in front of him to show that all I was interested in was doing the right thing. All I know is the head Ranger asked us to try our best to keep the dog out of the building, but if she got too hot, by all means allow her to go inside and rest. About the HATEFUL RANGER, WE NEVER SAW HIM AGAIN, so I really do not know what happened & really don’t care!!! GARNER IS A GREAT PLACE!!!!!
We are going here on the 21
Awesome! Have fun!
Me too
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Campsite across the river from Garner is called Majors Park
Thanks!
You're welcome
The picture that I have here is in garner state park and I went to climb the biggest mountain with my family and puppy and one time I thought I lost my dog and we walked around but I didn't know were he was but I went through the tent and he was sleeping on my bed?!?!:)
Smart pup! So glad you found him.
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Thanks for the suggestion
Did they have full hook up site on the old Garner area?
There are no full hookup sites in Old Garner. There are some in New Garner. Here’s a link to our full park profile on Garner if you are interested... rvtexasyall.com/region-texas-hill-country/campgrounds/garner-state-park
My family has been going to Garner State Park (GSP) since the 40’s !!!!! It started with my Grandparents. They would have these HUGE “GET-TOGETHERS” @ the Park with at least 20 DIFFERENT FAMILIES AND ALL OF THEIR CHILDREN, & A HUGE AMOUNT OF EXTENDED FAMILY MEMBERS WOULD ALSO BE WELCOMED (AND CAME). My Mamaw showed me SOOOO MANY B&W pics of FAMILY “GET-TOGETHERS” AT GSP YEAR AFTER YEAR AND YOU COULD LITERALLY SEE HOW THE CHILDREN GREW UP!!!!! Then those children got married and began to take their families to GSP but instead of all at the same time, everyone made their own reservation. JUST TO THINK, THAT BEGAN IN THE 40’S, OUR FAMILY HAS BEEN OVER EVERY INCH OF THAT PARK, CAVES, EVERYTHING!!!!! What I can’t stand is that people think that they need to “make their mark or their name on NATURE”. It sickens me when I see people’s names in the caves, like we care that Brittany, or whomever defaced a gorgeous rock structure. Off season is the best time to go!!! Also if you are a seasoned camper, WINTER CAMPING IS AWESOME.
Hi Debbie! Thanks so much for sharing your family’s experience at Garner State Park! We love to hear the stories about so many generations making memories together. We have similar memories with other Texas State Parks, and we love to look back through old pictures and remember those trips. We agree completely about folks defacing natural areas. We don’t understand it at all and it always makes us sad. Thanks for watching. We hope you’ll be visiting GSP again soon! Oh, and by the way, we LOVE winter camping!!
I go to Garner Evey year
We definitely understand why, India. We love Garner!
New sub btw :)
Where go to be in a tent
I’m going today .
Have fun!!!
RV Texas Y'all we are but it’s raining really bad
We know it needs the rain, but hope it doesn’t rain your whole trip.
RV Texas Y'all yeah
Well today's 6
It’s almost here!
Only 5 more days to go
What does it cost to stay at Garner State Park?
There are several different price points. Here’s the park camping link... tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/garner/fees-facilities/campsites. If you don’t have a Texas State Parks Pass, there is also a daily use fee (currently $8/person/day at Garner). If you are not familiar with the Texas State Parls Pass, here’s a link to our video about it: ua-cam.com/video/zG_METT7uqc/v-deo.html. Thanks
My family and I would go to Garner every summer and stay for six weeks. We started going when I was 5 years old and my last trip to Garner was when I was 18. I am now 66 and hope to get to Garner one last time to relive some great memories of innocent times when camping was the most affordable way to take a family on a vacation (lower middle class family). I will never ever forget those family summers!
Wow Cindy! What a great experience for your family. Hope you get to visit Garner again soon!
Would loved to have watched, but over 30 minutes?, not going there.
Fair
When I went the flag was no longer there!
The flag at the top of Old Baldy?
good memories but i bet is overcrowded and miserable now
As the weather gets better, I’m sure you’re right!