Boating at Lake Summerville

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We had a great time boating with our good buddies Alec, Jeannine and Andy. Lake Sommerville was fantastic!

Beach House in Surfside

Just a few days after returning from our camping trip, we spent a couple of nights at the beach. Surfside is a great beach area and we got to stay with our friends Jason and Jennifer Little. They have a great beach house right near the water. They hosted a company function and we all had a great time. My kiddos loved it!

Camping in Guadelupe River State Park

Our first family adventure of the summer was camping in Guadelupe River State Park. This park is a fantastic place to camp. We rented a hybrid trailer, which was great, and traveled approximately 3 hours up to Spring Branch, TX. "Toobing" on "the river" is a requirement for anyone who lives in Texas. GRSP is a good place to take your family. There are 4 miles of beautiful river front at this park. There is a very large "beach" area. The "beach" is made of river rocks. The river area in front of the beach is very shallow, all the way across. It is a perfect place for small children to play. The current is not not very fast here and there are not rapids in the immediate area. For people who want to actually "toob" or "tube" on the river, there is a river outfitter just a few miles fromt the state park and you can do a two hour ride from the outfitter and get out at GRSP.
The campsites are also very enjoyable. Each one is pretty secluded with lots of trees and bush. Some are closer than others, but I only saw one not real desirable campsite (number 49). We liked campsite 80 and campsite 75 also seemed like a good one too. There were alot of great sites, really hard to go wrong with any of them. The tent camping area also looked to be of the same quality.
Several great towns near by - Canyon lake, New Braunsfels and near by Boerne, which is a family favorite of ours. We really enjoy eating at Bear Moon cafe (the food is excellent, fresh and a lot of it is organic or from near by farmers) and stopping across the street at the Little Nature Store. I got some great bird seed there which is now a backyard favorite for a red headed woodpecker who like to come visit.
Over all we really liked this state park and are definately planning on going back and staying longer!