Campground
Brazos Bend State Park
Needville, Texas
Alligator-watching and camping on the coastal plain near Houston, plus a Saturday observatory.
- Price
- US$7 per person aged 13+
- Booking
- Best to book
- Time to allow
- 12 hours
Freshwater lakes with trails where you can see alligators close up, plus an observatory open Saturday nights. Campsites, cabins and screened shelters. Remember to keep dogs on a leash and away from the water.
Good to know
- Respect the alligators, read the safety tips
- George Observatory needs advance tickets
- Dogs must stay out of the lakes
- Best time
- Spring or fall
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Paved park road
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Picnic tables
- Showers
- Toilets
- Drinking water
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