Georgetown Lake · Texas

Russell Park — how to get a site when it's sold out

Overview Russell Park is located on the west side of Georgetown Lake, in the Texas Hill Country approximately 25 miles north of Austin. Visitors enjoy boating, fishing and exploring the San Gabriel River Trail. Recreation Boating is the most popular way to enjoy the lake, and a boat ramp is provided for guests.

🏕️ 32 sites 🚐 Tent only, Group, Shelter, Picnic area

Booking Russell Park

Sites at Russell Park are reserved through Recreation.gov. Sites here can be reserved in advance through the official system, and they are claimed fast — cancellations then trickle back all season, unannounced, at any hour of the day or night.

Site facts

Total sites32
Site typesTent only, Group, Shelter, Picnic area
HookupsElectric hookups at some sites
LocationGeorgetown, TX
Book throughRecreation.gov
Official listingRecreation.gov

The cancellation play at Russell Park

Because sites are booked months ahead, a steady share of reservations get cancelled as trips fall through. Each cancellation instantly returns that site and those nights to the official calendar — first-come, first-served, no waitlist, no announcement. Refreshing the booking page yourself, every few minutes for weeks, works in theory. In practice, the people who get these sites are the ones who hear about the opening first.

itOpened scans the Recreation.gov calendar for Russell Park around the clock. When a site matching your dates and your vehicle opens, you get a text with a direct link to it. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell — your fee pays for monitoring, and openings are first-come, so speed is the whole game.

Other campgrounds in Georgetown Lake

Jim Hogg ParkCancellation alerts available
Cedar Breaks ParkCancellation alerts available
Tejas ParkCancellation alerts available

Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Site facts come from the official directory listing for Russell Park; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.