STARS: 4.25 out of 5

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BASTROP STATE PARK, VERY CLOSE TO AUSTIN, TEXAS: GPS 30.1102° N, 97.2869° W

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If this campground had better views, I would likely have rated it a 5.0. Before the fires (in 2011), I suspect the views were super nice. Now, however, you are mostly looking out on fire-burnt trees.

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That being said, the campground is very nice. We were in Piney Hill, which is where the larger rigs go for pull-throughs. The loop/turn around at the end wasn't the easiest thing, but bear in mind we now navigate a 44 foot fifth wheel. A smaller trailer of fifth wheel wouldn't have any problems. I would NOT bring a bigger one through there, but there aren't many bigger than us ;)

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The roads are easy to navigate, except for the previously mentioned turn around. The sites are nice pull-throughs. The bathrooms are very nice and very clean. The camp hosts were awesome and all the staff were very nice. There was a nice hike right off the campground. A big playground for kids. There is a pool which is run by the YMCA but it is only open in the summer.

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We got over 30 TV channels. We had good enough cellular to stream.

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All in all a hit!

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