Hill Country Heaven

This place was great. Very quiet and peaceful. Our host was very nice, but I did want to clarify how the amenities are listed on the Hipcamp site -- there is no picnic table; the water available is from a hose at the owner's house (up the hill from camp); the firewood that is available is just whatever you can find, so bring an ax or hatchet; and there is no charcoal grill. We had a great time, just thought everyone else should know to come prepared by bringing everything you think you might need.

Response from Jack, the Host, on November 5th, 2018

Hey Jamie. I am actually just reading your review. My apologies for any misleading aspects to the listing, as it relates to firewood, grill and picnic table. I should have included in the listing text that firewood is plentiful, but must be gathered. To be honest, I should have done a better job proofing the listing to see that it reflected that firewood would be provided. Same with the grill. I did not realize that had been "checked". Being a "newbie" when I posted our land, I did not know my way around the site very well, and must have done that inadvertently. As to the picnic table, I did check that, as it was always my intention to get one, but then got busy and never followed through, and simply forgot to amend the listing to remove it. So my bad all the way around. That said, I am getting a charcoal grill for down by the pond this week, and plan on getting the picnic table here soon as well. My apologies, but hope you had a good time anyway.

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Beautiful property, perfect for a quick little outing from Austin. The dogs loved running around and playing in the pond and chasing the deer - I didn't love walking around looking for them in the dark tho :). The campsite was private and secluded and yet had a nice table, grill and fire circle.

All in all, perfect.

We enjoyed our stay! Jack was a great host and communication was great. We were asked to not use the pond location because of the Air B&B folks that were staying at the house. Little bit of a bummer, as we wanted to use the tables and the pond.. so for $50 a night, it was a little high to car camp with really no amenities. Jack did give us the option to refund our money, but we had already committed to camping at that location. All in all, great property and great host. Just wish the price was a little more reasonable for car camping.

The site was perfect and the host, Jack, was very accommodating. Quick trip from downtown Austin and easy to find!

This was an awesome place! Jack was very helpful and the land was beautiful. Very easy to find. We camped by the pond it was perfect. If you go in the summer I would bring some sort of shade of with you.

This camp is a perfectly quiet retreat tucked into Texas Hill Country, a short 30 or so minute drive from Austin. After a drive down a steep hill you'll find your camp oasis. You'll find plenty of space to pitch a few tents amongst the Texan landscape. There are plenty of trees to find shade under during hot afternoons and a fire pit to sit around.

We met up with our friends from Leander, roasted marshmallows over the fire, drank a few brewskis and gazed up at the stars. The only downside was that the swimming pond was bone dry, but you can't really control rainfall in Texas. Despite that, our kids explored the dry pond, jumping from the exposed boulders more than a few times.

Back in town make sure to check out the food truck lot with shaved ice, bbq and damn good wings just to the west on 290.

Beautiful property, very private! Nice views! you're surrounded by cedar and oaks. I went in september and pond was halfway full, very primitive camping which is great! Definitely going back. Bring shade in summer

Hill Country Heaven was amazing! Our first experience with Hipcamp and Jack was an awesome host. Beautiful, serene country with a very private experience. Would definitely visit again!

Great spot for a camp fire and star gazing. Jack was very communicative and respectful of privacy.