Moving to Austin is exciting right up until the housing part. Do you sign a lease in a neighborhood you have barely seen? Buy a house off a few weekend visits and hope you picked the right side of town? Burn through your budget on an extended-stay hotel while you figure it out? None of those are great, and all of them cost a fortune.
Here is the smarter play a lot of newcomers are making. They give themselves a flexible, affordable landing pad first, at Great Escapes Austin Oaks in Cedar Creek, and they use the time to actually get to know Austin before locking into anything.
If you are looking for temporary housing in Austin, TX while you relocate, give this two minutes.
The quick answer
Great Escapes Austin Oaks at 761 Union Chapel Rd in Cedar Creek offers flexible monthly, full-hookup RV sites and on-site cabins, a practical temporary base while you relocate to Austin and house-hunt. It gives you a lower-cost, no-long-lease place to stay while you scout neighborhoods, wait on a closing, or bridge the gap between homes, all a short drive from the metro. The move is to request current monthly availability for your dates.
Do not rush the biggest decision of your move
The mistake people make relocating to a new city is committing before they know it. Austin is a collection of very different places, from the buzz of the east side to the quiet of the Hill Country to the family suburbs north and south, and the neighborhood that looks perfect online may feel all wrong once you are actually here.
A monthly base buys you the one thing a rushed move never has: time. Time to drive the neighborhoods on a weekday morning, test the commute, figure out where your life actually fits, and make the lease-or-buy call with real information instead of a hopeful guess. That alone can save you from an expensive mistake.
The math beats hotels, Airbnbs, and rushed leases
Stack up the usual temporary-housing options and they all hurt. Extended-stay hotels bill you nightly and add up fast. Monthly Airbnbs and corporate rentals charge a serious premium. And a short-term lease usually means paying more for less while trapping you in a 12-month commitment before you even know the city.
A monthly full-hookup RV site flips it. You settle in, pay one flat monthly rate, and keep your relocation budget for the things that matter, like the down payment or the actual move. No nightly creep, no year-long trap. Ask the park about current monthly rates when you check availability.
No RV? No problem
Here is the thing people assume rules this out: you do not have to own an RV. Great Escapes Austin Oaks has on-site cabins and lodging, so you can post up comfortably during your relocation without towing anything. Check the lodging options, and if you do have a rig or a travel trailer, even better, there is a full-hookup site waiting.
Room for the whole move, pets included
Relocating is stressful enough without leaving anyone behind. This is a real resort on shady oak acreage, not a cramped hotel room, so the whole family has room to land while you sort things out.
You get full hookups with 20/30/50-amp service on concrete pads, clean bathhouses with private showers, on-site laundry, Wi-Fi, and a propane station, plus a pool, a community grill, and a covered pavilion to actually relax after a long day of house tours. And because Austin Oaks is dog friendly, with a dog park, a wash station, and gated dog dens on some sites, your dog rides along instead of boarding somewhere across the country. See the full amenities list.
Scout the whole metro from one easy spot
Location makes this work. Austin Oaks sits just off Highway 71 in Cedar Creek, a clean run into Austin without living in the middle of the traffic. From here you can tour the east side and downtown, swing north toward Round Rock and Pflugerville, drop south, or explore the Hill Country and the quieter Bastrop side, all from one home base. Bastrop is about 12 miles east for errands and dinner, and Austin proper is roughly 19 miles up the road.
Basically, you get to test-drive the whole metro before you plant roots in any one piece of it.
Who this is actually for
This setup works best if you are:
- Relocating to the Austin area and not ready to commit to a neighborhood sight unseen
- Waiting on a home to close, a build to finish, or a lease to start
- Between homes, with household goods in transit or in storage
- Watching your relocation budget and wanting to avoid months of hotel or Airbnb bills
- Moving with pets and tired of places that will not take the dog
- Curious whether a quieter, more affordable base outside the city center suits you
If that is you, a monthly site here is one of the easiest decisions of your whole move.
Frequently asked questions
Is a monthly RV site a good option for temporary housing while relocating to Austin? Yes. A monthly, full-hookup RV site or cabin gives relocating families a flexible, affordable place to stay while they house-hunt, wait on a closing, or get to know Austin, without committing to a long lease. Request current monthly availability for your dates.
Do I need to own an RV? No. Great Escapes Austin Oaks has on-site cabins and lodging, so you can stay during your relocation without owning or towing anything. If you do have a rig or travel trailer, there are full-hookup sites too.
How far is it from Austin? The resort is in Cedar Creek, just off Highway 71, roughly 19 miles from Austin and about 12 miles from Bastrop, so you can tour neighborhoods across the metro from one central base.
Is it cheaper than an extended-stay hotel or a monthly Airbnb? For most people, yes. A flat monthly RV site rate typically costs less than nightly hotels or premium short-term rentals, which helps protect your relocation and down-payment budget.
Can I book month to month while my plans firm up? Yes. The monthly and extended-stay options are built for exactly this kind of flexible, in-between timing, so you are not locked into a 12-month lease before you are ready.
Is it pet friendly? Yes. Austin Oaks has a dog park and wash station, plus gated dog dens on some sites, so your dog can make the move with you.
What is included at a site? Every site has full hookups with 20/30/50-amp electric, water, and sewer on concrete pads, plus access to the pool, bathhouses, on-site laundry, Wi-Fi, and a propane station.
Land first. Decide second.
Relocating to Austin is a big enough leap without gambling on a neighborhood or blowing your budget on temporary housing. A monthly site or cabin at Great Escapes Austin Oaks gives you a comfortable, affordable, flexible place to land while you learn the city and make your move on your own timeline.
Sites and cabins fill up fast, so do not wait until moving week to sort this out.
Request Monthly Availability at Great Escapes Austin Oaks in Cedar Creek, or call the park at (512) 985-5333, and give yourself room to relocate the smart way.