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River Forest Haven

96%

· Del Valle, Travis, Texas

30 acres hosted by River H.

32 RV/tent sites · 3 RV sites · 1 tent site

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River Forest Haven is a unique space that seeks to bring you closer to nature. We do not artificially light the camp and we strive to leave as much of the property in its natural state as we can. This provides a unique experience that is not your typical campground as we keep all of our campsites tucked under lush natural canopies. Car and tent camping works great! For most sites, you can easily drive up to your spot. Arrive, take a look around and settle into your site. We are always happy to deliver any of our items from our general store- just message us on HipCamp and we will come by. With nearly half a mile of Colorado riverfront to swim, fish, toob, paddle-board, kayak, and canoe*, along with 30 acres to hike and explore, River Forest Haven is also a quick 20-minute drive from downtown Austin. THINGS OF NOTE: ⁃ cell phone service is mostly non-existent ⁃ firewood can be brought or bought, but not collected.

Activities

Biking

Boating

Fishing

Hiking

Natural features

Beach

Forest

River, stream, or creek

Swimming hole

96%

429 ratings · 226 reviews

Jeffrey L.recommends

September 3, 2024

RV Site A

Big thumbs up! Great spot and the host Brandon is absolutely tireless in helping his guests.

Beth B.recommends

September 2, 2024

+River Site 6+

Great spot on the river! We loved the floating dock and the convenience of firewood and ice brought right to the campsite. It was clean, beautiful, and our camp host went the extra mile to make our stay perfect.

Stephanie T.

July 21, 2024

RV Site A

Cool Spot

The location is awesome. On the Colorado River, Close to Bastrop and Austin. The Tent sites are in a lovely tree lined area and the rv sites are in an open field with a group of trees in the center of the field. It looks like 3/5 rv sites are for rent, so they are fixed/stay there. Sites A and I think E/F are for rent to bring your own RV. We booked site A and while it abuts a line of trees it is in full sun. We have a tiny camper and do our cooking outside, which in July requires some shade. Even with our awnings and easy up, it would have been pretty toasty in the full sun. The owner was very kind to allow us to move our camper under the grove of trees in the center and we had a lovely time. However it probably only worked out because we were the I my ones there. If you don’t care about shade, it might not be an issue for you but I didn’t see many reviews on the RV sites so I thought I’d mention it. The beach areas are awesome and the owners are clearly working on making improvements to the campground. There’s a fishing dock and two big beaches to play by the river. The water flows but not so fast that you can still lounge about on a tube. The showers are really nice, large with hooks and a bench and while outdoors I found them charming and refreshing. My only feedback is there should be more toilets and one should be in/closer to the RV area. There are two porta potties, but for the size of the campground they’re very far and not quite enough for the amount of sites.

Muna H.recommends

July 20, 2024

Forest Sites

I loved our stay! We could hear some traffic closer to the river but the cicadas where having a concert so it was all we could hear at our tent. We walked around and realized we were the only campers not in a RV which made the site have a super secluded and out in the forest feel to it. The host was super nice and helpful answering all my questions within 30 min. Low cell service so it was cool we could at least text them, the site just has a fire pit if your picking the forest option but looked like all riverside options had benches and cute floating docks you could fish off of or whatever. If you have a wide car it would deff suck going through the campsites and finding your favorite but it was exciting to see I could. The short walk to the river was nice with some sand but the best part was the river. Met nice people just kayaking through m, the water was amazing smelled and felt fresh. The park across the river does have people walking around but you can go down deeper into the park and get some privacy. The showers were awesome hot water was out but it was okay same temp as the river so it was refreshing. They have rain fall shower heads which are relaxing. We had to leave a day early but we are definitely going back again

Chuy O.recommends

July 19, 2024

River Site 11

Awesome!

An incredible place, right on the edge of the Colorado River with a lot of tranquility. The check-in process is great; you just arrive and send a text, no hassles. Particularly in spot 11, it's difficult to get down to the river, but you can walk to the beach which has much easier access. Bring your insect repellent to stay protected.

Julianna M.recommends

July 6, 2024

Forest Sites

Very private area! We really enjoyed our stay! The showers were way nicer than other places we’ve stayed.

Location

Del Valle, Travis, Texas, United StatesTraditional, ancestral territory of Jumanos, Coahuiltecan, Ndé Kónitsąąíí Gokíyaa (Lipan Apache), Tonkawa, and Sana First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking