Pecan Park Riverside RV

We had such a great time at Pecan Park! First of all, the park itself is quiet, tucked at the edge of San Marcos so it's right near everything without feeling busy. It's on the edge of the San Marcos River, just a short walk downhill from the campground, and although we didn't get to take advantage of the canoeing service in the winter, it looked convenient. The park has standard amenities (full hookups, best internet we've had at a park yet, decent cable, laundry, club house, showers, activity room) and some not-as-standard ones (indoor heated pool, hot tub, gazebos, outdoor movie theater, dog park). The sites aren't huge, but they're spaced out well enough that we never felt like we were on top of our neighbors--even the ones behind us. The stately pecan trees give plenty of shade for the rigs in most of the sites.

Next, the people. The park has great hosts, giving a real personal touch to the park. We had a nice time getting to know them during our stay. The office staff is totally on it, calling us every time a package arrived and even sending someone to help us back into our spot upon our request.

There are plenty of restaurants close by, as well as a grocery store. We enjoyed eating at The Root Cellar (good date night!) and Centerpoint Station (burgers, shakes, country store). Downtown San Marcos has interesting shops, and for the more adventuresome, check out nearby Jacob's Well in Wimberley (40 min drive) and Hamilton Pool in Marble Falls (1 hr). New Braunfels is close with plenty to do, including a Camping World for resupplying, and San Antonio is just an hour away.

The only tough thing was our spot was hard to back into because of awkwardly placed speedbumps. This is probably not a problem at all sites, though.

We planned to stay closer to Austin, but this was the only park in the area with availability during Thanksgiving week 2014. We're glad we ended up here, and we extended our stay to three weeks instead of one. The park is pretty, the location is secluded and quiet, and yet it's a 5-10 minute drive to town for Walmart, restaurants, gas, etc. It's about 30 minutes to the southern parts of Austin. We were put in a new section that had just opened a week or two earlier, so we had no patio, picnic table, etc. and the grass was still trying to grow in from seed so it was a bit muddy when it rained, but we had most of the section to ourselves which was nice. All the staff we worked with were very friendly and helpful, and all the other residents we ran into were friendly too. The dog park is one of the larger ones we've seen at an RV Park, and our young Lab loved playing ball there twice a day. The river was too shallow and rocky for our dog to swim or play in. We'd stay here again.

We enjoyed our stay here - even made some new friends with our neighbors! Speaking of neighbors, they are pretty close, but there's grass and trees everywhere, so it's not like a parking lot. My kids loved the close river access and (albeit sad) playground. The indoor pool is a plus and they have a bath-warm kiddy pool, which my kids loved. The laundry room had brand new machines, and lots of them.

My only hesitation here is with the staff. We weren't aware they didn't allowed dogs to be outside the trailer unaccompanied, and the worker in the golf cart informed me of this is a slightly peculiar -almost creepy - way. I wouldn't have thought much of my encounter until I got a weird vibe from another very grumpy worker in the laundry room and pool area. I also heard a pretty bad story about the staff cussing out a guest whom they were kicking out because he had a home-built trailer (but I didn't personally witness this).

But, again, my quasi-negative experiences weren't enough to ruin our stay or ultimately thwart us from staying here again. AND I should note that the owner had seen my Instagram photos and recognized me while playing at the park with my kids. He came over and thanked me for the images and made sure we were having a stay, so that was nice.

Anyway, great spot for kids, great proximity to anything you could need in town, and right on the river. Good times.

If you have to stay overnight in San Marco, TX, this park might be suitable for you. I would pull in and look around before making a reservation. Some people have had issues with staff. Read all reviews and make an informed decision.

We spent 8 nights here with friends. It's a solid RV park, but nothing special. The management is a bit particular and quirky. You have to sign a non-disparagement agreement when you check in AKA you're not allowed to write a bad review about them. I hope this doesn't count as a bad review 😛 Their signage around the park is a tad passive aggressive.

The park is close to San Marcos, which is a perfect place to run errands. The nearby San Marcos River was quick flowing while we were there with beautifully blue water.

They have different levels of sites available (standard, deluxe, premium, etc). I honestly couldn't tell the difference between them. We stayed in a Premium, but it wasn't premium by my definition. We were 10 yards from each of our neighbors. The wifi was terrible (no surprise), so we lived off of our Verizon Jetpack for the week. The best part of this park was the hot tub.

Bonus: there are pecan trees everywhere. If you find a good one on the ground, crack it open with your travel mug and eat the freshest pecan you'll ever try.

We stayed at Pecan Park for two weeks in January 2017. The Park is just outside San Marcos, Texas, and is large and established. There are sections of the Park with large trees, and other sites that are without tree coverage. The Park sits next to the San Marcos River, and experienced flooding two times in 2016, so there are currently repairs going on down by the river.

The staff seems friendly and helpful, but are strict about their rules. This Park hosts a lot of Winter Texans, who stay for a few or many months at a time. However, there are still lots of people coming and going each day.

Our site was close to the office and on the main entrance to one section of the park. The site wasn't completely level (they are all gravel), but we were able to manage to get things fairly level. We stayed in a 40-ft motorhome. Around the gravel parking space, each unit has some grass, and most have picnic tables.

The facility has a small but newer laundry, and indoor pool and hot tub (we did not use them), and an Activities Director for various events throughout each month. Staff patrol the park and keep it clean and trimmed.

There are 2 fenced dog parks, and otherwise dogs must be on leashes.

San Marcos has many great places to eat and probably one of the biggest outlet malls I have ever seen.

Found a coupon on the web sight for 40% off in the off season which ends may 15. The wifi is okay but booster would help. Is just off the river and is one mile from highway 21 and about 5 miles from I35.
Has salt water pool and laundry also has propane at a good price. Has disk golfing. I can see this place busy with tubers on the weekends. They can fit any size RV. No tents.

Full facilities for RV campers. Clean, helpful and friendly. There is a nicely appointed laundry and over 100 sites, mostly pull-through. We were at San Marcos for a family wedding and were sort of duped into paying $350 for a week, and the phone person hinted the site might not be there if we didn't go in for the week. Turns out there were lot of sites available and we could have paid by the day and saved money. Other than that, the CG was OK and had more space that usual between sites. There are sites in open field (satellite dishes can work there) or in grove of huge pecan trees.Only 5 miles into San Marcos. Unlike some of the other reviewers, we did not find an over abundance of rules. Other than in wallet, this was a painless camping experience. There are several other CGs in the area, but Pecan Park is off the interstate and in the country. San Marcos River runs along the back side of the CG. Nice spot. Big tubing and kayaking business there, so big weekends likely in summer.

Was denied reservation for overnight stay. My German Shepherd is a ESA, we have the original prescription in hand.

This is one of our favorite parks because of it's access to the San Marcos River. We can stay here during the week, work during the day, soak ourselves in the river each evening. While the San Marcos River can have its crowds, it isn't nearly as busy as the Guadalupe River so this location suits us just fine. This park is close enough to San Marcos for all the conveniences, but far enough away to be quiet. The main section of the park is wooded with large pecan trees while there are a couple of open sections with no trees at all.

Check in and check out experience is mostly contactless. The Park Office has sporadic hours so be prepared to leave a message or handle everything on their website. Aside from that, when the office is open, the folks inside are generally nice and helpful.

RV Park amenities are nice for what we need (mainly a laundromat). Like many RV Parks, the wi-fi and internet isn't adequate for work, but is good enough for checking email. I carry a Verizon hotspot to be able to work, but only got 2 bars of signal strength. With my cell booster, I get a nice 5 bars.

I am not sure I would consider this a "negative" per se, but most sites are occupied by permanent and long term residents. There are numerous sites that seem to be used as RV storage. The negative comes into play when booking. When everything is occupied by long term residents, it can sometimes be difficult to book here (especially in the summertime). In that regard, I guess that speaks to the attractiveness of this park. People want to be here.