40 acres hosted by Polly V.
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Hilltop Vista
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Hilltop Habitat
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Peaceful Meadow
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100% Recommend115 ratings · 64 reviews
The campsites here offer a peaceful retreat, perfect for those who enjoy stargazing and nature. The hosts, Polly and Tom, are frequently praised for their hospitality, often providing s'mores kits and telescopes to enhance the stay. Many campers highlight the beautiful night skies and the privacy found at the hilltop sites. A few guests noted the need for a vehicle with higher clearance to access the secluded spots, which adds to the sense of adventure.
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One of the most beautiful nights of star seeing I've had in my life. On a night with clear skies this camp sight is one of the most beautiful I've ever been to. The hosts were delightful and brought a fire pit/s'mores and even let us rent an air mattress for the night. 10/10, definitely going to bring my family here for clear weather.
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Rose D.
8 months on Hipcamp
Recommends
· March 2025
Tent ·
Hilltop Vista
Amazing location! 10/10 would recommend! Really got to appreciate nature and the stars at night and the hosts were very friendly! The camp site has a nice sandpit to set up the tent, a trashcan, a small table and a fire pit.
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Matthew C.
1 year on Hipcamp
We had a great time on Polly's property. Fenced in with a great hilltop for the kids to explore along with the goats and llama. The walkable bathrooms and the short firearms range onsite were an excellent bonus. The owners were great to work with, provided very good communication and let us borrow some telescopes for stargazing. Easy commute from Austin area. We will go again.
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Mike G.
2 reviews
Recommends
· December 2024
Tent ·
Hilltop Vista
Beautiful night sky and beautiful property. Very nice host.
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Roberto P.
2 years on Hipcamp
Recommends
· September 2024
Tent ·
Peaceful Meadow
Great spot while road tripping. Easy to find, on a pretty piece of land, very nice and accommodating host. I was the only occupant but even if there were others, there is enough space to not feel cluttered. Would stay again.
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Justin O.
9 months on Hipcamp
Recommends
· April 2024
Tent · With pets ·
Eclipse Weekend 1
Had a wonderful time. Easy to check in and the nicest restrooms I’ve ever seen at a dry campsite. Great
Kris F.
6 years on Hipcamp
Recommends
· April 2024
Lovely place to spend the night
22 ft campervan · With pets ·
Eclipse Weekend 1
This is a lovely, well kept, tidy property. We enjoyed our quick one night stay while passing through the area. The owners were really nice and friendly, they made us feel welcome, and were extremely accommodating of our late arrival time due to getting stuck in road construction and then getting caught behind slow moving Semi's later, on a two lane highway. Our group was self contained but they had recently installed two nice clean flush toilets with sinks. If I am ever in this part of Texas again I would make it a point to stay here.
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Cheryl B.
3 reviews
Recommends
· April 2024
30 ft Class C ·
Eclipse Weekend 1
Great location, very freindly and a lovely dark sky :-)
Well recommended!
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Mike M.
1 year on Hipcamp
Always amazing. Beautiful and well-maintained site.
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David C.
2 years on Hipcamp
Recommends
· April 2024
Tent · Group trip ·
Eclipse 11
The campsite was exactly what we wanted and were expecting. The hosts were very hospitable and always communicating with us about any questions or needs that we might have.
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George S.
1 year on Hipcamp
Recommends
· April 2024
16 ft car ·
Hilltop Habitat
The hilltop site had great views and plenty of shade. It was very quiet and peaceful! The provided table, sandy spot for a tent and metal fire pan were a very nice bonus!
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Curt K.
2 reviews
Tom and Polly were great! So many great amenities for my stay for the eclipse - real toilets and sinks (all very clean), food truck, fire rings, even a telescope!
I was just sleeping in my car, so can't comment much on the camping experience, but there was plenty of room and I didn't have any issues. No marked sites, just pick a part of the field, first come, first serve. Folks pretty much ended up on the perimeter.
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John K.
1 year on Hipcamp
Recommends
· April 2024
20 ft pop-up camper · With kids ·
Eclipse 2
Awesome experience viewing the total eclipse from Polly's and Tom's land! We had a rented pop-up camper and set it up with other campers in a large field, with plenty of room to spread out. Tom went out of his way to make sure we were settled and helped fill up our water tank. Polly and Tom had really prepared for this event. They had nice portable bathrooms set up, prepared bonfires, made burgers for those who wanted it, and had homemade jam and crafts for sale. We walked up the hill to watch the eclipse, and it was beautiful and peaceful up there. They are starting to set up some unique abodes, including Snoopy's dog house and an old school bus, and we could tell that this will grow into a unique and special retreat in the future!
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Emma G.
1 year on Hipcamp
We came to Polly's for the April 2024 Eclipse and really enjoyed our time. Her family is so sweet and the property was perfect for the Eclipse. The wide open skies are incredible and we hope to come back in the future for any meteor showers or stargazing events. We had a fantastic time! 10/10 recommend!
Gabi P.
3 reviews
Recommends
· April 2024
19 ft Class B · Group trip ·
Eclipse Weekend 1
Polly, Tom, Jimmy, and their dogs really made our trip out to hill country Texas special. Their hospitality is the one to beat, and the much-loved unassuming property is surprisingly memorable as among our travels throughout the country and abroad. We were in a campervan on a wildflower filled field that was very level. Polly takes every single thoughtful improvement up a notch (or ten) and she still loves teaching youth. We hope to return some day and see her long term vision for the property come to fruition. Google Fi LTE cell coverage in our campervan was good.
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Julie T.
2 reviews
Recommends
· April 2024
16 ft car · Group trip ·
Peaceful Meadow
Polly and her family was amazing. Spot was wide open with plenty of space to stretch out plus they had food truck and flushing toilets. Would definitely recommend!
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Anthony P.
1 year on Hipcamp
We enjoyed our stay on Polly & Tom’s land. Polly is an excellent & available Host. The land is beautiful, plenty of open space so campsites are not too close. It was a quiet & peaceful stay. We were boondocking 3.5 days with another camper. There are open skies for star gazing at night & Solar power during the day. There are nice clean toilets at the site for those who are tent camping. There are fire rings available (seasonal). During our Eclipse stay there was a food truck available for 1 dinner & breakfast to purchase this I think was special. There were fresh eggs / jams /jellies available to purchase. Polly & Tom have many up grades coming which are taking shape.
We highly recommend their location.
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Tom B.
1 year on Hipcamp
We came here for the solar eclipse of 2024. Polly and Tom had a six acre field mowed and had set up telescopes around the field for visual star gazing. What was great is that they had set up a food truck with burgers and cold drinks for dinner and also had breakfast available. They also had 5G (T-Mobile) and use Venmo for payments for the food truck!
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Mark O.
2 reviews
Poly, Jimmie and the family were AWESOME hosts. Very hospitable, caring for guests, rolled out the red carpet for everyone. Made it a super fun venue. Can't wait to back. Awesome bathrooms, great food, awesome homemade jams, beautiful venue, gorgeous TX hill country. What could be better?
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Tj S.
1 year on Hipcamp
Recommends
· April 2024
Tent ·
Peaceful Meadow
Great place and friendly hosts. Between the GPS and directions, the place is easy to find.
Dylan T.
3 reviews
Though it was cloudy when we were there you could tell it would have been a spectacular show of the heavens on a good night. Which is probably 99% of the time we just have that kind of luck sometimes. Polly and Munkey were super sweet and accommodating and there is plenty of room and solitude.
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Matt F.
7 reviews
Polly and Tom were really gracious and welcoming. Was an absolute blast to stargaze here.
Julián G.
2 reviews
Recommends
· October 2023
Tent ·
Hilltop Vista
Had a great time. Location was perfect for photographing the solar eclipse. Thank you for opening your property up for camping. Hope to visit you again.
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Jim M.
1 year on Hipcamp
Excellent view of the stars, host was great. Would recommend!
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Jasmine O.
1 year on Hipcamp
Recommends
· August 2023
Tent ·
Hilltop Vista
Polly and her family were so accommodating to take us in late at night after our other host cancelled at the last minute. Not only that, but we had one of the quietest and most restful night's sleep on our road trip, in a pasture under clear skies. I would highly recommend this campsite to everyone!
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Eike M.
1 year on Hipcamp
Went for a night of star watching, location was as dark as it physically could be so perfect.
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Richard E.
1 year on Hipcamp
Recommends
· May 2023
16 ft car ·
Phrog and Munkey Camping
Great little place with beautiful views and very hospitable hosts. We stayed at the Hill Top spot and the views were amazing, the access to the Hill Top site maybe a little steep for some but that's how we personally like it. The site is very private and quiet. The site had a tent pad, picnic table, and fire ring. We stayed in a roof top tent and the site was great for it as well. The hosts were both so very helpful and accommodating, even loaning us their telescope to see the stars. We defiantly recommend to others and will be back ourselves.
Brandon C.
2 reviews
Recommends
· April 2023
Tent ·
Phrog and Munkey Camping
This was my first Hipcamp experience and Polly’s sites exceeded my expectations. A friendly family to greet me, a private and quiet spot on the hill, and beautiful hill country scenery full of fields of colorful wildflowers. There is a sand tent pad which is honestly a luxury compared to our state parks. They also have some large rocks you can use as anchors, if necessary. It’s clear they want their campers to have a good and comfortable experience. The clouds didn’t cooperate but it’s plenty dark for great stargazing and while there is enough small trees for shade in the hot afternoon sun they won’t block your view of the stars. I will be keeping this place on my list for camping and dark sky stargazing.
Kelly L.
2 years on Hipcamp
Recommends
· April 2023
Tent ·
Phrog and Munkey Camping
Had a great time. Nice folk, really great veiw. Would definitely come back.
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Mecca R.
2 years on Hipcamp
Recommends
· November 2022
Amazing Hosts and Amazing Night Sky
Tent · Group trip ·
Phrog and Munkey Camping
We stayed here for the weekend, and the hosts were awesome! Coming into the property, we were greeted at the entrance and led to the site. They gave us supplies to make smores and a bundle of firewood to stay warm! We stayed at Vista and the views of the night sky were amazing. Even offered us a tour of the property since we were the only ones who booked that weekend. Definitely recommend to those who want remote, primitive sites. Would definitely stay here again 10/10.
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Jose M.
2 years on Hipcamp
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Menard, Menard, Texas, United StatesTo respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking
Hosted by Polly V.
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