Length of stay: 1 month
After we'd fulfilled out obligations to family in the Houston area, we decided we wanted to spend a whole month near New Braunfels, TX. I'd done some research into RV parks in the area and happened upon Mystic Quarry The price was right for a month's stay (more reasonable by a few hundred dollars than most of the other places I'd checked in to for our adventure.
This resort, and I do use the word resort intentionally, is located in Canyon Lake, TX. We arrived under some duress, as we were experiencing some engine troubles where poor Gertrude would simply not start after being turned off. The folks there could not have been sweeter! They were ready to finagle a solution to get us into our spot using a tractor to push us there, but luckily she started up and Kyle was able to maneuver into our home base for the next few weeks without any troubles. Once there, we could take things apart, order the parts needed, and get her all fixed up. (Turned out to be the Idle Air Control valve that needed replacing.)
When we drove into the park we noticed cabins, tipis, bocce ball courts, swimming pool, hammocks, as well as the RV sites. I went in to greet the owners and saw a nicely stocked store with some basic needs, plenty of adult beverages in the cooler, ice cream in a freezer, and some great souvenirs. Then beside the check-in desk there was a beer TAP! Yep! You read that right, they had a choice of 2 different beers ON TAP! Naturally, that was a top priority for Kyle after the drama of Gertrude upon arriving and finding our site. The beers were VERY reasonably priced as well! (This became a regular pilgrimage in the afternoon for me to retrieve him a brewski..Ha!)
We explored around the park and found they had an observation deck tucked behind a couple of the cabins that we could sit up and enjoy the evenings and a cold beverage at the end of the day. On weekends there was a live band playing in the park. Another great perk was tubing the Guadalupe River. This activity was located a few miles from the park. We were able to pay for this excursion through the park itself and a bus would be called that would pick us up and take us down to the river, issue us our tubes, and then bring us back to the park after we'd finished our floating. I think we did this 3 or 4 times. Hehe!
Another reason we wanted to be in the area was due to its proximity to Schlitterbahn Waterpark. This has been a favorite destination of mine growing up and had become a great vacation spot for our whole family through the years. We ended up buying season passes and went almost daily for a few hours in the evenings after Kyle finished up with work. The drive was about 30 minutes from our RV Park to the waterpark. It being the end of the day, parking was usually easy to find close to the entrance and the crowds weren't bad either.
We went to nearby Gruene, TX for dinner one night. We had both of the kiddos down for a stay and floated the river with them as well as trips to Schlitterbahn. Whitewater Amphitheater is a concert venue down the road and on concert nights Mystic Quarry would provide (for a fee) a shuttle to and from the venue so you didn't need to worry with fighting the crowds to park (or needing one of you to be the designated driver).
We highly recommend this park, if you're in the area. The current owners acquired it several years ago and have gone above and beyond to make it a top notch place to stay! They also have tent camping opportunities. Check out their website for more information. Below are a few pictures I collected, some from their website. We would DEFINITELY revisit this resort if staying in the area again.
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