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Summer Glamping Activity Guide

2025, Texas Hill Country, Austin and Marble Falls Area | summer activities

Wondering what to do while glamping in the summer in Texas? Here's a list of 18 summer activities while glamping near Austin and in the hill country.

Take a dip in our cowboy pool or private plunge pool at your tent, take our paddleboards or kayaks down to the lake, or rent a boat. Mornings are great for coffee on the porch or relaxing in a hammock under the shade of the live oak trees on our sprawling property. Guests also enjoy sunflower fields, goats, wineries, breweries, hiking, hang gliding, paragliding, mountain biking, fishing, golfing, safari animals, and more. Read on for our favorite summer activities near Marble Falls and Lago Vista, TX to enhance your glamping stay at Talula Mesa Glamping Resort.

Check out our additional seasonal guides: spring, fall, winter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas holiday season. We've also written guidance on wildflower glamping family-friendly activities, and dog-friendly glamping.

A glamping guest soaking in the cowboy pool at Talula Mesa Glamping near Austin. In the background is a wide-open backdrop of Texas hill country, hills covered in cedar and live oak trees. The woman soaking in the cowboy pool is wearing a bathing suit, a silver necklace, sunglass, several bracelets, and a cowboy hat.

Take a Dip in our cowboy pool or private plunge pool at your glamping tent

For the summer glamping, the hot tubs at each Grand-sized tent turn into plunge pools. We turn off the jacuzzi heaters and keep the water fresh for cooling off. In addition, our "cowboy pool with the best view in all of Texas" is open to all glamping guests, perched on the hillside overlooking miles of hill country and Lake Travis.

Catch the last of the wildflowers (May and June)

Wildflowers often last through May and sometimes all through June, depending on the rainfall. Bright patches of yellow, red, and purple wildflowers adorn the Texas hill country. Wild sunflowers often linger the longest. We can usually guide our glamping guests to the current viewing spots and let y'all know what's in bloom.

A country road cutting through a field of yellow, white, and red wildflowers and tall grass in the Texas hill country near Austin. A lone oak tree sits to the right of the road.

Woman picking buckets of sunflowers in a sunflower field near Austin, TX. She is wearing sunglasses, a sun hat, tank top, long denim skirt, and white cowgirl boots.

Pick Sunflowers

My favorite summer glamping activity might be picking sunflowers at Sweet Berry Farm (typically in June) and creating sunflower bouquets for the glamping tents.

sip your morning away on the porch

Dare we call it an activity? Enjoy a slow, lazy summer morning, sipping coffee or tea on your glamping porch overlooking the hill country.

A boat pulls a wake surfer through the water of Lake Travis at sunset near Austin, Texas.

Rent a boat. Try wakesurfing. What better summer glamping activity is there?

Rent a boat on Lake Travis, Lake Marble Falls, or even Lake LBJ. All are nearby and offer chartered and unchartered boats. Jet skis and wave runner rentals are available, too.

Enjoy Lake Travis

We're lucky to be located right next to Lake Travis, with lake access just two minutes down the road at Turkey Bend Recreation Area in Marble Falls, TX.

Two glamping guests share a romantic moment in the water of Lake Travis. A man lies on an inner tube, close to a woman who is swimming. The photo sis nearly black and white, a silouette of the pair in the water with the sunlight sparkling on the water. In the background is the hilly shore of Lake Travis.

Glamping guest, a woman, carrying a paddleboard and paddle next to Lake Travis near Austin, TX

Kayak & Paddleboard (for free!)

Our glamping guests are welcome to borrow our paddleboards and kayaks for a paddle on Lake Travis, which can be accessed just 2 minutes down the road at Turkey Bend Recreation Area in Marble Falls.

Small Town 4th of July

Independence Day in Marble Falls is a quaint affair, with a small-town Fourth of July parade, live music, and fireworks.

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4th of July Fireworks over Austin & Marble Falls

Watch the fireworks lakeside in Marble Falls, TX

Feel like staying in? Kick back and watch the fireworks in the distance over the hill country right from the porch of your glamping tent at Talula Mesa glamping. Pro move: soak in the cowboy pool and watch the fireworks from a spot you'll never forget.

Try the Best Pie in TExas

Bluebonnet Cafe, located in downtown Marble Falls, TX is famous for their homemade pies, serving up lots of fresh varieties daily in a traditional small-town, air conditioned diner, a perfect treat for summer glamping.

Head Underground

The caves at Longhorn Caverns stay 68 degrees, even in the summertime. The caves have a fascinating history of housing old west bandits and criminals, Comanche tribes, and even a prohibition-era speakeasy.

Hike the Hill Country

There's a lot of hiking near Austin in the hill country. Talula Mesa Glamping Resort is near the Balcones Canyonland National Wildlife Refuge, which offers miles of scenic hikes. The best summertime hike is from Warbler Vista to the Sunset Deck because it's mostly shaded, not too strenuous, and can be done in a couple of hours. For more hikes nearby, read our glamping and hiking blog post.

View of the Texas Hill country, Lake Travis, and Marble Falls, TX near Austin through the Sunset Deck at the Balcones Canyonland National Wildlife Refuge. The sunset deck is a wooden hut, and the view is looking out from the hut over the hill country at sunset, over the green hills framed by an orange sky.

Beer being poured into a glass at Bear King Brewing Company in Marble Falls, TX near Austin

Grab a drink

Head indoors to one of the area wineries or brewing companies.

EASTBOUND

Flat Creek Winery - disc golf, great food & wines, live music, tastings, tours
Lucky Rabbit - live music, yard games
Lago Vista Brewing Co

WESTBOUND

Bear King Brewery
Double Horn Brewing
Save the World Brewing
Downtown Beer Hall
Perissos Winery
Torr Na Lochs Winery (in Burnet)
Pecan Street Brewing (in Johnson City)

Catch some Free Tunes

Check out one of these free live music shows nearby:

Music on Main (Marble Falls), at Old Oak Park | Wednesdays-Saturdays | Spring-Fall
Summer Concert Series | Johnson Park in Marble Falls | Fridays June 6 - August 9, 2025
Lucky Rabbit bar and grill in Jonestown

For more options (maybe not free), check out Cadillac Dance Hall, Adele's Restaurant, the Globe Theater, Lukenbach, and more.

Live Music in Marble Falls, TX. Woman playing guitar and singing under a live oak tree, near Austin

Glamping guest fly fishing on Lake Travis near Austin Texas. A man casting a fly fishing rod on a rocky shore line of a lake.

Go Fishing

Fishing enthusiasts love Talula Mesa Glamping Resort because we're next to Lake Travis, meaning guests can fish just down the road. Lake Marble Falls and LBJ aren't far. Ask us for our recommendations for local fishing guides to enhance your summer glamping vacation.

Shop the Boutiques in Marble Falls

Cool off with some good-old boutique shopping in Marble Falls, TX. Grab and ice cream or a beer while you're at it.

Boutique shops line the street of downtown Marble Falls, TX with an old-style lamp post in the foreground. The buildings are red brick, some painted light blue and white, and the street is lined with trees.

Glamping guest at Talula Mesa near Austin meditating in the yoga hut on the hillside overlooking an expansive view of the Texas Hill Country

Wake up with Yoga

We built a semi-enclosed cedar perch for yoga, nestled on the hillside overlooking Lake Travis over the hill country for the most inspirational and stunning yoga views you've ever seen. From our yoga hut you can see for miles, all the way to Marble Falls and Spicewood, TX. The opportunity to practice yoga or meditation in such a breathtaking setting is one of the top 10 things that make Talula Mesa special.

Rejuvenate with a sound bath

Sana Vida in Marble Falls offers sound baths most Sundays at their indoor studio and tea bar, along with yoga, massage, accupuncture, and more.

Sound bath near Austin TX in the hill country. An instructor sits in front of a dozen brass signing bowls on a bamboo mat in the sun.

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