Texas State Parks · Texas
Palmetto State Park
Texas State Parks · Texas, United States
- Sites
- 35
- Hookups
- 16 electric, 19 with water
- Season
- Year-round
- Group sites
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 322 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Cell coverage
- AT&T weak · Verizon good · T-Mobile none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Gonzales
- Address
- 78 Park Road 11 South, Gonzales, TX, 78629-5180
- Phone
- (830) 672-3266
37 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Palmetto State Park is a Texas State Park with camping.
Fees
TPWD: Electric $18/night (17 sites); Water $12/night (19 sites); Group Camp $60/night (1 site, up to 25 people, parking for 12 vehicles). Plus daily entrance fee.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 45° | 20° | 79° | 3 of 11 |
| February | 67° | 46° | 6° | 83° | 1 of 11 |
| March | 77° | 56° | 33° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| April | 81° | 63° | 48° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 88° | 71° | 62° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 93° | 76° | 68° | 103° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 96° | 78° | 72° | 108° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 101° | 79° | 74° | 106° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 92° | 74° | 61° | 102° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 83° | 64° | 48° | 98° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 75° | 57° | 30° | 89° | 1 of 10 |
| December | 65° | 46° | 35° | 84° | 0 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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