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Grey and Pam Hill created Rocky Hill Ranch in 1993 and opened it up to mountain bikers and other trail users. It soon became known as one of the first and best mountain bike ranches in Texas. The Hills left ranch operations to a number of lease-holders over the years. After starting and operating a successful business on the Texas coast they have headed for the highlands and are actively running Rocky Hill Ranch again.
Rocky Hill Ranch
578 FM 153
Smithville, Texas 78957
From Austin:
Take Hwy. 71 EAST toward Bastrop. In Bastrop, you will go over the Colorado River bridge and come to an intersection with traffic light. Go straight at the light toward Smithville. The highway becomes Hwy 95 SOUTH to Smithville. Watch for a brown Texas Parks sign for Buescher State Park/ FM 153. Take the first exit for Smithville and turn left at the stop sign. Continue down FM 153 for 2.3 miles from Hwy. 71, past the Buescher State Park entrance. Shortly, you will see the entrance to Rocky Hill Ranch on your left, marked by a huge sign.
From Houston:
Take I-10 WEST toward Columbus. Just past the city of Columbus, merge onto Hwy 71 WEST toward La Grange. Continue down Hwy 71 through La Grange and onto Smithville. Watch for a brown Texas Parks sign for Buescher State Park/ FM 153. Take the last exit for Smithville and turn right at the stop sign. Continue down FM 153 for 2.3 miles from Hwy. 71, past the Buescher State Park entrance. Shortly, you will see the entrance to Rocky Hill Ranch on your left, marked by a huge sign.
Fee for tent camping overnight is $15 per tent, per night. A $10 Day Use fee per person, per day, also applies.
Children ages 12 and under are welcome to free admission.
RV Camping:
Fee for RV camping overnight is $30 per RV spot, per night. A $10 Day Use fee per person, per day, also applies. 2 new 50Amp and 2 new 30Amp RV spaces have been added. There are 26 RV spots available.
All RV Reservations must be made by email, we do NOT accept phone calls for reservations.
First time there. I know according to regulars that they have lost several of the old loved trails but there was plenty existing and new trail cut in to give me and my group plenty of work out.
Great place to bring family for hiking and biking. Wonderful camping too!
Awesome cross-country bike trails! 1st time riding here and I loved it ❤️❤️
Had a great time riding here. They have water coolers placed every so often to refill water. The ups were tough but going down was so fun.
After the land sale they lost all the trails worth riding. A lot of work has been done to add new trails and that’s appreciated but there’s nowhere left to build and it’s now just a bunch of switchbacks and feels very repetitive and contrived. I used to drive 2 hours each way to ride here but I don’t think I’ll ever be going back. If you live nearby and you need a good workout it’s fine but no longer a destination.
