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Lost Pines Camping

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· Smithville, Bastrop, Texas
5 acres hosted by Craig S.
1 tent site
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Private, peaceful and secluded. We purchased the 5.3 acres as a forest back in 2007. We cut down a little bit of the forest to build our house. Native Americans once lived here. Sometimes you can find arrowheads. Some of the forest burned down in the great Bastrop wildfire in 2011, but it has grown back. Learn more about this land: Lost Pines Camping is located on a gravel dead-end road. We are in a pine forest with some oaks and have a two-acre lake on the property that is good for swimming. Bastrop and Buescher State Parks are nearby and easy to access through back roads. Blackberries can be picked for a month or so in springtime. The land is a bit hilly. Downtown Bastrop and Downtown Smithville are both a ten-minute drive away. There is one tent site a one minute hike downhill into the forest. The bathroom is on the other side of the property near our house, a 2 minute walk from the tent site.When you arrive, park on the grass at the corner of Chaparrel lane and the driveway marked 109 Chaparrel lane. if you're tent camping it is a 1 minute walk from there through the forest down hill. The bathroom is a 2 minute walk from the tent site and 3 minutes from the parking area. The tent site has a water spigot. There is no tenting next to the parking spot. If you have a van or small RV you could sleep at the parking spot, Please message us two hours or so before you arrive with an estimated time of arrival. We shut the phone down 9pm so please make sure you've spoken to us in advance that way we have the opportunity to show you around.
Natural features
Forest
Lake
Swimming hole
Suburban
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7 ratings · 6 reviews
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Lorien J.recommends
November 2, 2024
Forest Tent Camping.
Conveniently located for Bastrop and the areas east of Austin. Private tent campsite with beautiful surroundings and good amenities. Perfect spot for a fire if the weather--and burn bans--permits. Great view of the night sky surrounded by woods. The parking spot is not level and is short, but the owner is in the process of extending the concrete pad. The site is essentially a few blocks from the highway, so road noise is prominent and consistent, although not jarring.
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Cedrick C.recommends
October 16, 2024
Forest Tent Camping.
Great RTT test run
This was our first time using Hip Camp and chose to stay three nights at Lost Pines to test our new RTT setup. Parked onto the pad and setup within minutes. Craig was an excellent host and took the time to show us the walking trail to the amenities and his awesome custom built bathroom setups (the engineer in me loved this). Overall we had a great experience here and would highly recommend to anyone looking for a nice secluded camping experience.
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Nicolle W.recommends
June 17, 2024
Forest Tent Camping.
Quiet Oasis
This little hidden gem in Smithville, TX is worth shouting about. The owner, Craig, is a great host. He has put together a really nice place for folks to either stop and camp? Or stopover, sleep, and get moving again. We were the latter. However, no matter how short our stay, we were still impressed by the warmth of our greeting, the hospitality offered, and the pretty spot we found ourselves in. Do not miss it!
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Dustin G.recommends
April 21, 2024
Forest Tent Camping.
It’s an excellent spot, craig is very friendly and accommodating, A+, would recommend
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Dustin G.recommends
April 11, 2024
Forest Tent Camping.
Craig is very kind and very accommodating, the space is nice
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Shane A.recommends
March 11, 2024
Forest Tent Camping.
Craig’s space is in a convenient location to the highway, Bastrop, and both state parks in the area.
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Smithville, Bastrop, Texas, United StatesTraditional, ancestral territory of Jumanos, Coahuiltecan, Sana, Ndé Kónitsąąíí Gokíyaa (Lipan Apache), and Tonkawa First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking
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Joined in February 2024
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