You landed a contract in Austin. Congrats. Now comes the part the recruiter glossed over: finding somewhere to live that does not eat your whole stipend, lock you into a lease three times longer than your assignment, or cost Austin money for an Austin box with a microwave.
Here is what more travel nurses are doing instead. They skip the apartment hunt and the extended-stay hotel, and they set up a little southeast of the city at Great Escapes Austin Oaks in Cedar Creek. Quieter, cheaper, and a clean drive to the hospitals.
If you are searching for travel nurse housing in Austin, give this two minutes.
The quick answer
Great Escapes Austin Oaks at 761 Union Chapel Rd in Cedar Creek, TX offers affordable monthly, full-hookup RV sites built for long assignments, a calmer and lower-cost base than an Austin apartment or extended-stay hotel. It sits a short drive west on Highway 71 from the South and Central Austin hospitals, within commuting range of the Ascension Seton, St. David's, and Baylor Scott & White campuses. For nurses, the move is to request monthly availability for your contract dates.
The math apartments do not want you to do
Apartments near the Austin medical campuses want a 12-month lease. You have a 13-week contract. That mismatch alone rules most of them out, and the ones that flex to short-term crank the rate up until it stops making sense. Austin rent does not need help being expensive.
Extended-stay hotels fix the lease problem and hand you a new one. You are paying nightly for one room, your kitchen is a mini fridge and a coffee maker, and your housing stipend has quietly disappeared by week six.
A monthly RV site flips the whole equation. You bring your rig, your travel trailer, or the camper van you have been living your best life in, and you pay one flat monthly rate with full hookups. No lease, no nightly creep, no surprise fees. For a lot of nurses, that gap is real money. Money for the next contract, the loans, or honestly just a margarita on your day off.
Safe, quiet, and actually a community
Here is what matters most when you are working three twelves and sleeping at weird hours: you want to feel safe and you want to actually rest.
Austin Oaks sits on quiet, shaded oak acreage in Cedar Creek, well away from the city noise. This is not a gravel lot behind a gas station. It is a real resort, which means clean bathhouses with private showers, on-site laundry so you are not hauling scrubs across town, and Wi-Fi for charting, streaming, or that telehealth side gig. There is even free cable when you just want to zone out.
And there is a community here. Other travelers, snowbirds, families, weekenders. After a rough shift you can decompress at the pool, fire up the community grill, sit under the covered pavilion, or just park yourself at your site under an actual Texas sky instead of staring at a hotel ceiling. See the full amenities list. It feels less like crash housing and more like somewhere you actually want to come home to.
Yes, your dog comes too
Here is the dealbreaker a lot of nurses have, solved. Austin Oaks is dog friendly, with a dedicated dog park and a wash station, and gated dog dens on some sites so your pup has a little room of their own right at the rig. Your dog is not staying behind with a friend for 13 weeks. Bring them along, and come home to your own dog waiting at the door instead of an empty hotel room. After a long shift, that hits different.
Close to the hospitals, minus the hospital-district prices
Location is the quiet superpower here. From Cedar Creek you have a clean, predictable run west on Highway 71 toward the Austin health systems, without paying the premium that comes with an apartment built right next to a medical campus.
The Ascension Seton, St. David's, and Baylor Scott & White networks run campuses across the metro, with a strong cluster on the south and central sides that are the natural reach from this direction, plus facilities out toward Bastrop. You get a reasonable, repeatable commute, roughly 25 to 45 minutes depending on your campus, which matters a lot when you are clocking in before sunrise and you do not want your drive to be a daily gamble. You get the access. You skip the price tag. That is the whole pitch.
Who this is actually for
This setup works best if you are:
- A travel nurse, travel tech, or allied health pro on a 4-week, 8-week, or 13-week Austin-area contract
- Already RV-curious or RV-living and tired of leases that do not fit your life
- Watching your housing stipend and wanting to keep more of it
- Traveling with a pet and tired of leaving them behind or paying pet deposits
- Someone who wants safety, quiet, and a little community instead of a hotel hallway
If that is you, a monthly site here is one of the easiest housing decisions you will make all year.
Frequently asked questions
Is there monthly RV site availability near Austin for travel nurses? Yes. Great Escapes Austin Oaks offers extended-stay, full-hookup monthly sites built for longer assignments. Availability shifts with the season, so the best move is to request current monthly availability for your contract dates.
How far is Austin Oaks from the Austin hospitals? The resort sits in Cedar Creek, a short drive west on Highway 71 to the South and Central Austin medical campuses, roughly 25 to 45 minutes depending on which one you are assigned to, including the Ascension Seton, St. David's, and Baylor Scott & White networks.
Is it cheaper than an Austin apartment or an extended-stay hotel? For most travel nurses, yes. A flat monthly RV site rate with full hookups typically costs less than a short-term Austin apartment lease or a nightly extended-stay hotel, which helps stretch your housing stipend further.
Can I book just for the length of my contract? That is exactly what the monthly sites are built for. Tell us your assignment dates and we will line up availability to match.
Do I need to own an RV? You will need somewhere to park and live, whether that is your own RV, a travel trailer, or a rented rig. The resort provides the full-hookup site, amenities, and community.
Is it safe for someone living alone and working night shifts? Yes. The resort sits on quiet, shaded grounds with clean private bathhouses, on-site laundry, and a real community of longer-term guests, which makes it a comfortable base whether you work days or nights.
Is Great Escapes Austin Oaks pet friendly? Can I bring my dog? Yes. Austin Oaks is pet friendly with a dog park and wash station, plus gated dog dens on some sites, so your dog can travel and stay with you for the whole assignment.
Your contract is temporary. Your housing headache does not have to be.
Travel nursing is hard enough without fighting a lease, blowing your stipend on a hotel, or settling for somewhere that does not feel like home. A monthly site at Great Escapes Austin Oaks is affordable, safe, quiet, close enough to the hospitals, and genuinely a nicer place to land between shifts.
Dates fill up fast, especially during peak contract seasons, so do not wait until move-in week to figure this out.
Request Monthly Availability at Great Escapes Austin Oaks in Cedar Creek, or call the park at (512) 985-5333, and lock in your spot for your next assignment.