Palo Duro Canyon State Park Campground
Texas State Park
Write a Review 11450 Park Rd. 5 Canyon, TX 79015 806-488-2227 Reservations: 512-389-8900 Official WebsiteGPS: 34.9844, -101.7017
Overview of Palo Duro Canyon State Park Campground
$8 per person park entry fee in addition to camping fees.
Last Price Paid: $26
Reported by DrBob806 on 4/28/2024
Longest RV Reported: 45 feet (Fifth Wheel)
Reported by lstradtner on 3/5/2024
Number of Sites 87
Pad Type asphalt
Reservations yes
Elevation 3,444 ft / 1,049 m
Max Length 45 ft
Tent Camping Yes
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Reviews of Palo Duro Canyon State Park Campground 109 people have reviewed this location.
“Great find”
Reviewed 5/23/2018
Days stayed: | 3 |
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Site Number: | 144 |
RV Length: | 25' |
We had a great time here last weekend. Improved sites have water and full electric , NO SEWER. Dump stations were convenient. Bathrooms have showers, flush toilets and running water. Loads of trails for many combinations of hikers, bikes and horses. There is an equestrian campground at the turn around in the park road. One ... more
We had a great time here last weekend. Improved sites have water and full electric , NO SEWER. Dump stations were convenient.
Bathrooms have showers, flush toilets and running water.
Loads of trails for many combinations of hikers, bikes and horses. There is an equestrian campground at the turn around in the park road.
One hour trail rides are available at the Old West Stables.
The park store has souvenirs, snacks, a snack bar and gas/fuel. The French fries smelled fabulous so I dashed right out of there!
The El Coronado Lodge and three nearby cabins were built by the CCC.
Canyon, TX is the closest town and it is the home of West Texas A & M where you can visit the fabulous Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum. There is a nice square in town with shops and restaurants.
Campground reservations suggested.
Jan would stay here again
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“Great Spot, Great Park!”
Reviewed 4/4/2018
Nightly rate: | $24 |
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Days stayed: | 4 |
Site Number: | 143 |
RV Length: | 25' |
We arrived on a Monday and left on a Friday. Our spot was clean, fairly level though I did have to raise the "road" side of the rig about two inches. Bathrooms were very clean but seemed to lack hot water (possibly from heavy use). A fire ban was in effect, but fire rings were present. Roadrunners visited the site on more than one occa... more
We arrived on a Monday and left on a Friday. Our spot was clean, fairly level though I did have to raise the "road" side of the rig about two inches. Bathrooms were very clean but seemed to lack hot water (possibly from heavy use). A fire ban was in effect, but fire rings were present. Roadrunners visited the site on more than one occasion and were very cool to watch. The park was very quiet even when most of the spots were filled. Neither our AT&T hot spot through our truck nor any of our Verizon had service so you'll have to hike to the top of the canyon perhaps for service of any kind. Our spot came complete with 15, 30 or 50 amp service that seemed very well behaved. Water was also available at the time of this writing and we used it frequently both for drinking and for cooking.
The bird blind at this park seemed a bit in disrepair, though the hiking trails were well maintained and easy to walk or drive to. The interpretive center is also worth seeing as it is loaded with history and a decent amount of trinkets you can purchase.
Locally, the town of Canyon is about 14 miles away. A small college town it has everything you'll need from fuel to laundry to groceries. If you wake up on a windy day and just want to scoot to town for breakfast, "KJ's Cafe" is a great spot.
The Turtle and The Tiger would stay here again
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“Beautiful Canyon tucked away in the Panhandle. ”
Reviewed 4/2/2018
Nightly rate: | $24 |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
Palo Duro Canyon is in our “backyard” so we frequent the State Park regularly throughout the year. We love venturing down into the canyon to camp or just simply spend the day. There are hiking trails for all types whether you are an extreme hiker or one who prefers to stroll along. Palo Duro Canyon State Park is great at having activit... more
Palo Duro Canyon is in our “backyard” so we frequent the State Park regularly throughout the year. We love venturing down into the canyon to camp or just simply spend the day. There are hiking trails for all types whether you are an extreme hiker or one who prefers to stroll along. Palo Duro Canyon State Park is great at having activities planned too so make sure to check out their Facebook page for upcoming events. We recently ventured down there for a “Snipe hunt” at Easter that was wonderful! It was a unique experience getting to hunt the campground at night for Snipe Eggs (Easter Eggs). We highly recommend this park to anyone passing through or looking for a destination. The views and scenery are truly breath taking. If you are camping during the summer bug spray, water, and sun visors are highly recommended. The Texas heat is alive and well but very doable when prepared. We love this little slice of paradise!
TheMcCluskeyClan would stay here again
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“Nice canyon, dirty campground”
Reviewed 3/31/2018
Nightly rate: | $20 |
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Days stayed: | 5 |
Site Number: | 131 |
The canyon is nice but we found the bathrooms dirty and we never saw a camphost clean out any site before the next rig came in. Our site had trash all around in the grasses and the site. The pad was old and uneven. The bathrooms had spiderwebs and dead bugs all over the place. There just didn’t appear to be anyone managing the campgrou... more
The canyon is nice but we found the bathrooms dirty and we never saw a camphost clean out any site before the next rig came in. Our site had trash all around in the grasses and the site. The pad was old and uneven. The bathrooms had spiderwebs and dead bugs all over the place. There just didn’t appear to be anyone managing the campground. We’re hlad to have seen the canyon but don’t feel a need to go back here again. Very spotty cell service.
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“Can’t believe this is Texas!”
Reviewed 12/22/2017
Nightly rate: | $24 |
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Days stayed: | 4 |
Site Number: | 78 - Mesquite CG |
We have been residents of Texas most of our lives and never knew about this place until a couple years ago! What a treasure — This state park could easily qualify as a NP! There are three campgrounds suitable for RV’s: Sagebrush, Mesquite and Juniper. Sagebrush is nearest the amphitheater (where a summer show is held), is flat and si... more
We have been residents of Texas most of our lives and never knew about this place until a couple years ago! What a treasure — This state park could easily qualify as a NP! There are three campgrounds suitable for RV’s: Sagebrush, Mesquite and Juniper. Sagebrush is nearest the amphitheater (where a summer show is held), is flat and sites are relatively close together. Mesquite (where we stayed) is at the far end of the park and is a designated dark-sky area — the stars are amazing there! It’s more hilly, offers opportunities for hiking around the campground and is much more picturesque than Sagebrush. We were able to get 2 bars of AT&T cell service from our campsite (other places in the park afforded no service). While there the week before Christmas (we had spectacular weather with temps in low 60’s), it was super quiet with only a half dozen or so other campers there during the beginning of the week. Juniper, the newest RV CG, is in the middle of the park and is paved in new asphalt. It is smaller, very nice and the restrooms are newer. We’d stay in either Mesquite again or Juniper. We really enjoyed hiking the park trails. They were marked well and maintained. The entire park was very clean.
Explorers3 would stay here again
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“Stunning canyon views, clean, well kept campgrounds.”
Reviewed 12/16/2017
Nightly rate: | $26 |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
RV Length: | 26' |
We arrived at the Palo Duro Canyon State Park October 29, 2017 for overnight camping. We had reserved our camp site online in the Juniper Campground. Leaving Amarillo, Tx in the morning, our Garmin GPS had no trouble navigating to the state park. We were charged a $10 park entrance fee on top of our $26 camping fee. The state park is v... more
We arrived at the Palo Duro Canyon State Park October 29, 2017 for overnight camping. We had reserved our camp site online in the Juniper Campground. Leaving Amarillo, Tx in the morning, our Garmin GPS had no trouble navigating to the state park. We were charged a $10 park entrance fee on top of our $26 camping fee. The state park is very large and the Palo Duro Canyon is the second largest canyon in the United States. We made a stop at the Visitor's Center and watched an interesting film about the history of the area and the influence of the five tribes of Comanche Indians in the Southern Plains. There are five campgrounds in the park and we stayed in the newest one which is $2 more expensive then the others for RV camping. We had a large pull-through site with a covered picnic table and fire ring w/ water and electric. We grilled outdoors but had to use mosquito coils and bug repellent to keep the flies and gnats away. On a prior trip there we hiked to a nearby cave from the Juniper Campground, that trip was in late May and there were no flying insects bothering us then. The bathroom and showers were clean. We were told there wasn't any Verizon Service so we were prepared to be 'Unwired'. But our Weboost Drive 4g-X RV Cellular Booster was able to boost the Verizon signal from 1 bar of 1x to 3 bars of 4G in the bottom of the canyon, good enough to stream Youtube and make phone calls. On the way out the next morning we used the dump station provided.
gladu2 would stay here again
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“Beautiful and peaceful”
Reviewed 12/14/2017
Nightly rate: | $24 |
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Days stayed: | 4 |
Site Number: | 86 |
RV Length: | 21' |
I stayed 4 nights at the end of October. The $24 price was for the campsite. There was an additional $5 per day vehicle fee. I was offered a choice of the Sagebrush or Mesquite campgrounds; I chose Mesquite, and was then allowed to choose an available site number on the map. Mesquite is at the far end from the entrance, so it is very q... more
I stayed 4 nights at the end of October. The $24 price was for the campsite. There was an additional $5 per day vehicle fee. I was offered a choice of the Sagebrush or Mesquite campgrounds; I chose Mesquite, and was then allowed to choose an available site number on the map. Mesquite is at the far end from the entrance, so it is very quiet. The sites are spacious and very picturesque, with a covered picnic table. Mesquite is an internationally certified dark sky location, but there was a full moon while I was there, so not many stars were visible. The canyon is 600 ft deep at the state park, so there is no cell phone service at the bottom. I drove up to the top each day to get a signal. I got 3 bars of Verizon 4G at the parking lot above the visitor center, and 4 bars at a pull-off between the visitor center and the main gate. The canyon is a long way from anywhere, but I recommend a trip out to the Panhandle Plains Museum in Canyon, and to drive across the canyon lower down on hwy 207.
John T would stay here again
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“Beautiful but a lot of bugs”
Reviewed 9/6/2017
Nightly rate: | $24 |
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Days stayed: | 2 |
RV Length: | 25' |
This place was quite the surprise. While driving through the Texas panhandle on our trip from New Mexico to the Carolinas, we found Palo Duro Canyon when looking for a place to stay the night. We came in at night and were surprised to see the 10% grade signs after driving through flat Texas areas. When we woke up we realized we really ... more
This place was quite the surprise. While driving through the Texas panhandle on our trip from New Mexico to the Carolinas, we found Palo Duro Canyon when looking for a place to stay the night. We came in at night and were surprised to see the 10% grade signs after driving through flat Texas areas. When we woke up we realized we really were in the bottom of a deep canyon! It was really cool, and we had a few things we needed to do before heading back out so we stayed one more night.
The only drawback were the flies, mosquitoes, and horse flies. They were everywhere, so we bought fly swatters. For some reason the horse flies were drawn to our awning, and every time we killed 5 or so they would repopulate under the awning! That was annoying since the weather and view was gorgeous while we were there, but you were on edge the whole time you were outside about being bit by horse flies.
At the same time, I would definitely go back! Just plan to build a fire if it's not dry to ward off the bugs :)
Why Not Go? would stay here again
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“Beautiful Texas Nights”
Reviewed 8/5/2017
Nightly rate: | $24 |
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Days stayed: | 2 |
Site Number: | Mesquite Campground |
For the most part, I enjoyed the stay here. Beautiful scenery all around and some nice hiking up the canyon sides....but, I won't do this in summer again unless I get a better camper. It hit the 100 plus mark while we were there and it felt every bit of it. But, the mornings, late afternoons into evening were nice. What I will ... more
For the most part, I enjoyed the stay here. Beautiful scenery all around and some nice hiking up the canyon sides....but, I won't do this in summer again unless I get a better camper. It hit the 100 plus mark while we were there and it felt every bit of it. But, the mornings, late afternoons into evening were nice.
What I will remember most will be the colors of the landscape; very beautiful.
Take some deet. There were no mosquitoes but we had an issue with the flies. Be aware, the flies bite...hard. The deet helped repel the flies for a good while, otherwise it would have been miserable outside most of the day.
Art_Dude would stay here again
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“Clean, well maintained, and beautiful views ”
Reviewed 6/23/2017
Nightly rate: | $24 |
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Days stayed: | 2 |
Site Number: | Mesquite 93 |
RV Length: | 32' |
We were in the Mesquite area which is at the back of the park. It was a partial hookup with 30/50 amp plus water. There is a dump station in a different location. Our dogs were allowed in the park and on all trails. It was very hot in late June so be prepared for lots of water and AC! A lot of trails to choose from easy to difficult.
continentscollide would stay here again
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- 50 Amp
- 30 Amp
- 20 Amp
- water
- Partial Hookups
Recreation
- picnic area
- recreation trail
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- fire ring
- picnic table
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- cabins
- horse corral
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