Hawkes Outdoors
New Braunfels RV and overlanding outfitter with a 4.9 rating from 89 reviews.
Two camper van dealers operate in New Braunfels, and they are about as different as two dealerships get: a small, high-rated independent and a big national store. Both sell motorhomes and camper vans. The average rating across the pair is 4.5, but that number hides a wide gap. Here is how the two break down and which is worth your drive.
New Braunfels RV and overlanding outfitter with a 4.9 rating from 89 reviews.
New Braunfels RV dealer selling new and used motorhomes and travel trailers, with financing, parts, service and consignment.
Within a short drive of New Braunfels. A lot of buyers cross a county line or two for the right unit, or a better price.
Family-owned Seguin dealer selling and servicing Class B motorhomes, 4.6 stars from 73 reviews.
Seguin RV dealer with new and used motorhomes, travel trailers, and fifth wheels, plus service, parts, and financing.
Hawkes Outdoors carries a 4.9 rating from 89 reviews and sells motorhomes and camper vans, with a service department on site. Camping World - New Braunfels has 2,658 reviews and a 4.0 average, and its inventory runs much wider: used units, travel trailers, toy haulers, pop-ups, Airstreams, Class A motorhomes and consignment, plus it buys RVs outright. If you want a camper van and a conversation with the person who will actually service it, Hawkes is the easier stop. If you want to walk a big inventory in one afternoon and compare floorplans side by side, Camping World gives you more to look at. Neither is wrong. Know which shopper you are before you go.
Only two dealerships in town list camper vans, so call ahead and confirm the units you saw online are still on the ground. Vans move fast, and a weekend drive to a sold unit stings. Get financing pre-approved at your own bank before you sit down at the desk, and ask for an itemized out-the-door number rather than a monthly payment. On a van, check the roof and the rear doors for water intrusion, and test every appliance with the salesperson standing there. A pre-purchase inspection by an independent tech is cheap insurance on any used unit. Off-season shopping tends to bring more room to negotiate, and it gives you time to think.
Both dealerships list service, which matters more on a camper van than on a trailer because the van is also your daily driver. Ask how far out the service bay is booked before you buy, not after. Camping World also lists parts, so a warranty fix or a replacement part is one stop. Hawkes is small enough that you will likely talk to the same people each visit. Neither fact makes the decision for you, but the answer to the booking question should weigh on it.
Two dealerships in New Braunfels sell camper vans: Hawkes Outdoors and Camping World - New Braunfels. Both also carry motorhomes. Because the field is small, call before you drive to confirm a specific van is still available.
Hawkes Outdoors holds a 4.9 rating from 89 reviews, well above Camping World's 4.0 from 2,658 reviews. The average across both is 4.5. A high rating from a small review count is worth reading closely, so skim a few recent reviews yourself.
One of the two dealerships, Camping World - New Braunfels, lists financing. That said, getting pre-approved at your own bank or credit union first gives you a rate to compare against and keeps the conversation at the desk focused on the price of the van.
Camping World covers used units, travel trailers, toy haulers, pop-ups, Airstreams, Class A motorhomes and consignment, and it buys RVs. Hawkes keeps to motorhomes and camper vans. For a wider sweep, the other dealer-type pages for New Braunfels list travel trailer, toy hauler and consignment dealerships.