Arrowhead on the Nueces, Camp Wood: See 12 traveler reviews, 15 candid photos, and great deals for Arrowhead on the Nueces, ranked #1 of 3 specialty lodging in Camp Wood and rated 5 of 5 at Tripadvisor. Some of the more popular amenities offered include free wifi, free parking, and kids activities. Yes, it is 0.8 miles away from the center of Camp Wood. The other area is perfect for the smaller trailers and pop-ups. “That’s Montell,” he said.

Holder guided me to Barksdale, four miles north of Camp Wood, to look at more springs. Start planning for Camp Wood. See all. We totally understand the trek to the river isn't for everyone-- next time, we hope you'll consider using our portage services available with priority to those with accessibility concerns (such as little kids!)

Family owned and operated, the Smokehouse serves up hot food like “The Beast,” a sandwich loaded with sliced brisket, smoked sausage, bacon, pepper jack cheese, grilled onions, jalapeños, and trimmings.

The river is why people settled in the remote Nueces Canyon and why they remain.

If you are a resident of another country or region, please select the appropriate version of Tripadvisor for your country or region in the drop-down menu. Enjoy private river access to the pristine Nueces River just a short walking distance from the main office and cabins. The topography plunges from dry to drenched when you cruise south from Rocksprings on State Highway 55, blank skies giving way to blue-green canopies of oaks and pecans as the road abandons the grassless flats for glimpses of resplendent waters that seem to chase canyon twilight into the brightness of day. Back when I conjured my first “Top Ten Swimming Holes in Texas” list, for the June 1985 issue of Texas Monthly, I had one major omission.

I'd recommend this for couples or families. Visitors enjoy the 15 feet deep watering hole but others warn to stay away from this isolated location. “The canyon can be insular,” she allowed. Very nice and clean and cozy! The closings in Nueces Canyon marked the beginning of the end of the Spanish empire’s expansion into Texas from Mexico. Nearby attractions include Two Twisted Sisters Bar (0.9 miles). Claim your listing for free to respond to reviews, update your profile and much more. Camp Wood’s biggest draw is still the Nueces, a braid of aqua, indigo, and grass-green strands ambling alongside the outskirts of town.

That’s why you never hear about the Chotilapacquen, as the Nueces was known to the Coahuiltecan-speaking locals.

The actual river was a thin channel maybe 20 feet wide in the rubble, wedged against a low limestone shelf.

830-597-3223, The Riv, located across and above the Arnold Crossing dam, features new luxury cabins. The owners were some of the nicest people.

Visitors who are too carefree to cook can find authentic Hill Country flavor at King’s Texas Smokehouse.

Thank you so much-- we're so glad you & your son enjoyed your stay with us & can't wait to have you back! Here, the Nueces River finds its voice: a convergence of forks, prongs, creeks, and springs that begin their last odyssey to the Gulf of Mexico as one. The dearth of attractions beyond the water is no liability; it’s an asset.

They even have outside tables to bbq! Matt, one of the Arrowhead owners, was so helpful and attentive. The river was a little to far from the cabin for me and my little ones. We visited the Quince, probably the most beautiful swimming hole I’ve seen in Texas!

Other Spanish explorers mapped the river upstream from Corpus Christi Bay across the Brush Country of South Texas to the westernmost canyon of the Hill Country and its headwaters, 2,400 feet above sea level and 315 miles away. We parked and I had a swim.

214 N. Nueces St., Camp Wood. “We just can’t see it with all these rocks in the way.”.

We are so glad you enjoyed your stay & yes-- we are getting to that shower as fast as we can! Conveniently located restaurants include Two Fat Boys, King’s Texas Smokehouse, and Camp Wood, TX. Here, Wes Cooksey Park offers RV and tent camping, picnicking, and swimming, and a boat ramp for paddlers and boats with motors of 25 horsepower or less. Ac pumps cold and very friendly and helpful staff. © 2008–2020. rocks and swimming with our goggles spotting fish. Along the journey upstream, the river disappeared for stretches. Each cabin features heat and air-conditioning, a bathroom, barbecue grill, and fire pit. Although the river delivered on its offer, the Franciscans fell short of their own promise, realizing relatively quickly that the Lipan Apaches they aspired to convert had no interest in Catholicism.

The good news is, while some rivers and waterways in Texas are either polluted, compromised, or threatened, the rivers of the Nueces basin—the Sabinal, Frio, and Nueces—don’t attract near the number of visitors that the Guadalupe and Colorado river basins do, although prime swim spots get crowded on summer weekends. Or exceed your fill of brisket, sausage, and ribs at Two Fat Boys BBQ, which also grills steaks on Saturday nights.
Awareness about respecting and protecting it has been raised, slowly but surely. On weekends in the summer, a parade of families line up beneath the Highway 55 bridge crossing on the Nueces south of town to fire up their grills and float in the shallows below the short dam, which holds back the pint-sized Lake Nueces.

The town of 706 people offers an economy of virtues: no crowds, no jet skis, no traffic, and little noise; instead, the simplicity of countryside, a swim in nature’s pool, maybe a little fishing, perhaps a picnic or a plate of barbecued brisket, and a good night’s sleep. Others take a break from burger-flipping to sun on river rocks. The park charges $4 per person per day, not including overnight camping. The shuttered two-story hotel, the faded sign identifying the mohair business, the empty Lindbergh Park, and the mysterious point of interest with seven flagpoles on SH 55 just north of town serve as testaments to events that transpired here on the western edge of the Hill Country over the past 250 years or so.

These plant-like organisms are harvested by teams of tiny specialized May and Caddis fly larvae, beetles, and snails that are in turn eaten by the Nueces plateau shiner, Spring salamanders, and other endemic species.”.

Ring ye Nueces High with music,

Kayaking on Lake

Rumors state that a serial killer once dumped a pile of butchered body parts here in the 1970’s. “Plus, the Lipan Apache had their own flag.”.

Which room amenities are available at Arrowhead on the Nueces? A few small bass and cichlids congregated around rare patches of vegetation.

Upstream, the river frequently vanished under piles of gravel and rocks, again and again, only to reappear a few hundred yards later.

Which popular attractions are close to Arrowhead on the Nueces? “The river’s here, too,” she said. If you want something out of the ordinary, the Quince in Camp Wood, is known as the best place to experience swimming with the paranormal. Perhaps “Chotilapacquen,” a Coahuiltecan name for the river, was too challenging for interlopers to pronounce. The clarity of the Nueces, she continued, has to do with the river’s unique underwater landscape.

great place to stay, simple, easy, had what we were looking for, privacy, quiet, and walking access to some privacy on the river. I came this time to meet the River Whisperer.

My son and I loved it!

We're so glad you enjoyed your stay, Valerie & can't wait to have you & your family back again!

Relaxing in the Nueces shallows or deep-diving from its bluffs, it’s easy to forget that these waters possess a complex and notable past.

A deep, abiding beauty is tucked within this river valley, and lying at its heart is the unassuming community of Camp Wood.

While I swam, Holder read Paul Horgan’s book Great River, about the Rio Grande.
Despite the fact that it already had a name, De León’s “Nueces” stuck. With 5 Deluxe Cabins, a private Cottage, & large Guest House, Arrowhead has the cozy lodging for the getaway you've been looking for. 921 SH 55, Camp Wood.

It sits on 7 acres along Old Faithful Creek and the Nueces, a half-mile north of town.

The newest structure was a Family Dollar.

canyons and blue skies. There are more places to choose from in the Camp Wood area.

The water, fresh and infused with ozone, even smelled amazing, like a crashing wave at the beach, minus the salt.

Perhaps “Chotilapacquen,” a Coahuiltecan name for the river, was too challenging for interlopers to pronounce. FIGHT!


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