Wilson H. Fox Park Campground

We have had great experiences with COE parks but this is not one of them.

Cons: Access roads, 908 and 1331 are terrible coming from the southeast. There is no gate, so anyone can drive in. We arrived at our site to find trash and snacks (potato chips and chocolate) on the ground. Spent 15 minutes picking up trash. Park is close to Austin so crowds are a given. Grass needed mowed, its was 8-10 inches tall and gone to seed. Grass was so bad, people were bringing their own mowers. Bathrooms and showers are close to the worst we have seen in a COE park. Shower water was tepid. Our water faucet had a small standing water pond around it, about 3 feet in diameter. Obviously had been leaking for quite a while. No camp sites on the lake. No hiking trails in the park.

Pros: Site pad was level, pavement with a flush concrete curb. Lots of restaurants and stores in Taylor about 15 minutes away. Utilities worked OK. Large roofed cover for picnic table was nice. Good hiking trails up the road at Taylor and Willis Creek parks.

AT&T cell service was fair but sporadic, 2-3 bars of 5G which allowed us to stream with a booster, sometimes. We did lose cell service a few times. Worked some days and some days not.

Overall, a poorly maintained park, not worth the drive.

We stayed here on our recent stay to Round rock area ( approx 30 min drive ) it is a nice private entry park clean and nicely spaced lots. We loved the covered benches they even have a black water flush hose hooked up and ready at the dump station.

Approx 1 hour drive to Austin area. Internet worked great lots of down broken trees sadly from the recent ice storm but they had them moved away from sites we enjoyed seeing all the deer every night right by our campsite

We stayed in sight 14 it is on the corner large paved even site

Came here to try out a rental travel trailer, as we are newbies at this. We chose our site for our reservation based on online park map and Google satellite.. ended up with Site 3, which had more trees than most, as far as we could tell. Our stay was pleasant, though the heat kept us from doing much hiking or birding. Our dog seemed to like it too. The cell coverage (AT&T) was not great - 1 bar - but we managed.

The facilities are clean (though old like most federal facilities). Access is easy. Very level spots. Quiet and spacious. Good price.

Some spots are shady, spot 14 and 15 are not shady but both have great views. You can access a little private beach from spot 14 (and 15 too if you are daring), 15 has a better view and is very level.

The swimming beach nearby is nice and very clean (didn’t checkout the restrooms).

Circleville Store and Restaurant down the road is definitely a cultural experience that anyone from out of state needs to have.

We stayed 2 nights. We were at site 24. The closest site next to our was at least 100 ft away. The site closer to the lake were closer together but still spacious. Weekend is full. Easy to get sites on the weekday. Level site with covered picnic area, grill and fire pit. Easy to find wood in the area for a fire. The only downside was there were no trails or walking area.

Loved my stay here, large sites, well spread out, some shade. Verizon strong enough to stream movies. Wildlife everywhere you looked. Thought the dump site was going to be a problem, but the concrete to the drain was well sloped so everything went where it was supposed to, did have to use the jacks to lift one side an inch to finish dumping.

Last minute weekend trip. Very quiet and well maintained park. Had a site with a lake view. The site was level and clean. The sites are spaced out so your not on top of each other. The gate staff is very friendly. There is a boat ramp, fishing pier and a swim beach in the park. This was my fourth time to stay here and will definitely be returning.