The Best Time to Go Tubing on the San Marcos River

Outdoor activities are very popular for Austin residents and the surrounding areas. One of the most popular summertime outdoor activities is tubing down the San Marcos River. Since the river is not that far from the city and there are transportation companies like Apexcursions that have tubing trips available, you can get a group of friends together or a family and take a short ride to the river. Once there, you and your group will enjoy a nice leisurely ride down the river on an oversized tube.

Austin is growing, and as you can imagine, in a city of the size of Austin, there are going to be a lot of people having the same idea. So, it is very important you and your group plan the right time to schedule your trip. One of the biggest concerns has to be crowded, you do not want to go at a time that it is very crowded. It’s true that tubing is very popular and it will have a lot of people during the summer, but it is good to know when the best time of the day and best days of the week if you want the best ride.

So, when is the best time for you and your friends and family to plan a tubing trip on the San Marcos River? There are actually a couple of best times depending on your preference. If you are a weekend warrior and can only make plans for Saturday and Sunday, then your best bet is to get to the San Marcos River and river landing early on a Sunday morning. The skies will be clear and the temperatures hover around the 70’s.

If a better time for you and your friends is on a weekday, then you are also in luck. Again, the earlier you plan to get to the river landing Monday through Thursday the better. Any time before noon and you should not have to worry about too much of the crowd. For time reference, the San Marcos Park hours of operation are from 6:00 am to 11:00 pm.

Fortunately, Apexcursions is specialized in setting up complete tubing trips. You can reserve a tubing trip for you and your group in advance. These trips can either be a private tour package or a public tour package. The biggest difference between the two is where the vehicle picks you and your party up and drops you off again.

The tubing trip packages include a luxury vehicle (size and type depending on the size of your group). Smaller groups will be picked up in a luxury SUV and larger groups will travel in a Party Bus or even by luxury motorcoach. The private tour packages provide pick up directly from your home and the public tour packages have designated pick up and drop off locations.

All you need to figure out is whether you want to schedule your tubing trip on the San Marcos River on a summer weekend or early morning on a weekday. Either one should provide you and your party an enjoyable tubing trip. Contact Apexcursions today to book your ride.