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We welcome you to come enjoy the seclusion and dark sky on a working cattle/exotic hunting ranch in the Texas Hill Country. My great great grandfather established this ranch in the late 1870's and our family still lives here today. We are located in Real county just north of Leakey, Texas on US Highway 83. Our campsites are on the head waters of the West prong of the Frio River. Our Grapevine Springs have continuous flow the year round. You will enjoy the gurgling creek, hiking, swimming, solitude and our sunrises and sunsets, and big and bright stars in the night sky. We have tall hills and hardwood trees, Spanish oaks, Escarpment Cherry, Black walnut, live oaks and other oaks. We have wild animals; white tail deer, turkey, hogs and exotics and seasonally songbirds and butterflies on the ranch. We are close to Lost Maples State Nature Area and Garner State Park.
**Make sure your vehicle has plenty of clearance. Truck or SUV work great**
Wilson was very cool and gave us a tour of the trails, would definitely recommend to stay here.
Kyle M.
10 reviews
Recommends
· January 2025
Tent · Group trip ·
Our second visit to Grapevine Springs was even better than the first! Wilson is the coolest host, and his land is amazing. Lots of exploring to be had. We even made new friends. Looking forward to coming back!
Wes A.
7 reviews
Recommends
· December 2024
16 ft car · With pets ·
One of my most favorite places I’ve stayed in Texas and I grew up here. Great host, great property, we love it.
Michael B.
8 reviews
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· October 2024
7th trip to Wilson’s
Tent · With kids ·
Seventh trip to Grapevine! We took along a family that had never been camping like that and I think they are hooked! We had some cows at the campsite and the kids thought that was just amazing :)
Clint J.
3 reviews
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· October 2024
Tent · With pets ·
Our second time staying here and we are already talking about when we are going back. We were 16 people including 4 kids and were able to spread out over the campsite so we all had our own space and weren't on top of each other. Th kids had a blast running around and swimming in the swimming hole. Plus the sky was clear so we got a great view of the milky way. Since our first visit, Wilson has been improving the site and added a roof over the kitchen area which added some nice shade for sitting around the picnic table and hanging out. Wilson was great and extremely responsive to all our questions. He is very knowledgeable about the property, it's history and it's great to hear him speak about it.
Kyle M.
10 reviews
Recommends
· September 2024
Rugged Hill Country Experience
Tent · With pets ·
We had a fantastic and peaceful time. The property is huge, and a high clearance vehicle is a must. Four wheel drive is recommended for exploring.
This is a true rugged experience and it's absolutely beautiful here. We've stayed at a few similar style ranches in the region, but this is our new favorite.
Location
Leakey, Real, Texas, United StatesTraditional, ancestral territory of Jumanos, Coahuiltecan, Nʉmʉnʉʉ Sookobitʉ (Comanche), Ndé Kónitsąąíí Gokíyaa (Lipan Apache), and Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo) First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking