Camping in Austin

Check which camping areas welcome dogs and whether adjoining beaches or trails exclude them.

Sorted by place name, A–Z.

Camping

Emma Long Metropolitan Park Campground

A city-run Lake Austin campground with primitive and utility sites; pets must remain leashed and water utilities are temporarily unavailable during the current maintenance period.

Conditions apply

Primitive and utility options
Leashed pets
Lake Austin setting

Austin

Camping

McKinney Falls State Park Campground

An Austin city-limits campground with water and electric sites where pets must stay attended on a leash no longer than six feet and out of the water, cabins and youth area.

Conditions apply

81 water-and-electric campsites
Six-foot leash and attendance
Within Austin city limits

Austin

Maps of permitted areas are added only when boundaries can be verified. Each guide links to its official source and gives arrival guidance.