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Down Horn Ranch is over 100 acres located just outside of Llano, Texas. We have a small herd of Longhorn cattle, plenty of wildlife, and live creeks running through the property. We are just 5 miles from the beautiful town of Llano Texas, where you can enjoy the Llano River, various restaurants, and shopping on the historic town square. Short 45 minute drive over to Fredricksburg Texas, 10 miles to Enchanted Rock, and several lakes within 30 miles.
This was a great spot to stay! Nice to be in some nature and see some stars! The bathroom was a much appreciated addition!
We can't wait to visit again soon! The longhorns were so much fun to see. You can see where the ranch gets its name! Definitely one of our top hipcamp spots!
My family and I enjoyed tent camping on Dons land. The directions were spot on, close to Llano and Enchanted rock. The longhorns were beautiful to look at. Don was prompt at answering all my questions. The bathroom was very clean and nice.
Don welcomed us to the property and let us know what amenities were available to us which was nice. The ranch is situated in a perfect spot between Burnet and Llano but far enough to where you can get some peace and quiet. The layout of the ranch is great. A couple of cabins separated by a decent amount of space from the 6 RV sites. The sites are well laid out with enough space where you don’t feel you’re on top of each other. The sites have full hookups with 30 & 50A service as well as some extra 110V outlets. Each site also has water and sewer service as well as fire pits although we didn’t get a chance to use them this time. There’s a little creek that had running water which was nice. It was pretty cool to be among their longhorns. I was even able to get some nice pictures because they came up so close to us. We really liked the open space and even though it was hot having a little breeze helped keep temps manageable. Overall I would highly recommend and we hope to come back when the temps drop.
We have family in Llano so we wanted to stay nearby and my wife and I always camp on our road trips. This was a perfect find because it is inexpensive but also has bathroom and showers which are necessities when camping in TX. Here is my review:
1. Finding the ranch: it's fairly easy to find as it is the last drive on the left of the road. However, Google maps marks it incorrectly so just ignore where the map tells you to stop and continue to the end of the road. The gate is well marked and easy to find.
2. The layout: the first spot you enter is a pasture area with a couple of cabins and the bathroom/shower. The road is well worn so you don't need to worry about whether or not you are on the right track. Once you continue through the first area you will come to the RV hookups. They are also well marked and laid out. If you continue to follow the road it will take you back to the dispersed camping sites. Each one is clearly marked and pretty easy to find. They are very well spread out so even if all of them are full you won't see another group from your campsite. We reserved number 2 but since no one else was in the campground we were allowed to select a spot. We took site #3.
3. The location: it takes between 10 and 15 minutes to get to Llano from camp so you are close enough to get to town quickly, but far enough that you see no city lights. We have T-Mobile phone service and there is absolutely no service anywhere near the ranch. I do not know about other providers.
Location
Llano, Llano, Texas, United StatesTraditional, ancestral territory of Jumanos, Nʉmʉnʉʉ Sookobitʉ (Comanche), Ndé Kónitsąąíí Gokíyaa (Lipan Apache), and Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo) First Nations according to