A golf cart crash at Camp Fimfo Texas Hill Country injured three people Saturday, with one victim airlifted to a hospital and two others transported by ground ambulance, according to the Comal County Sheriff's Office. The single-vehicle wreck happened on the private resort grounds off FM 306 near Canyon Lake, and deputies say the cause remains under investigation.
The crash was first reported by WOAI News 4 San Antonio, which noted that the two other victims were in unknown condition following the incident. The outlet reported that the golf cart was the only vehicle involved and that it crashed on private property rather than a public road. As of the latest reporting, the sheriff's office has not released details on what caused the cart to crash.
A Second Major Rollover in Barely a Year
Saturday's crash marks the second time in just over 14 months that a multi-victim golf cart wreck at the 450-acre resort has required a major emergency response. On June 16, 2025, an overloaded six-seater cart flipped over at Camp Fimfo, sending nine people — including five children — to hospitals, according to KSAT. Investigators in that earlier case found no signs of driver intoxication.
That 2025 rollover also snarled traffic for hours. Emergency responders remained on scene near Whitewater Way while first responders coordinated multiple ground ambulance transports to San Antonio trauma centers, and traffic along FM 306 near Canyon Lake was halted for an extended stretch, according to My Canyon Lake. It is not yet known whether Saturday's crash caused similar disruption.
Why Resort Golf Carts Fall Outside State Driving Rules
Because Camp Fimfo sits on unincorporated private property in Comal County, the Comal County Sheriff's Office holds investigative jurisdiction and typically conducts accident reconstructions examining factors such as occupant capacity, driver age, and possible mechanical fault, per KENS 5. Texas law separately allows golf carts on public roads with speed limits up to 35 mph when operated by a licensed driver carrying a state cart plate, but those state licensing requirements do not extend to private resort grounds, according to CartFinder. That distinction leaves oversight of who drives Camp Fimfo's rented carts largely up to the resort's own rules and guest compliance.
Camp Fimfo bars guests from bringing personal golf carts or other motorized vehicles onto the property, with an exception for ADA-designated vehicles, meaning every cart involved in an on-site crash comes from the resort's own rental fleet. Guests who rent carts pay daily fees and sign digital rental agreements, according to Camp Fimfo's own guidance. The 450-acre property along the Guadalupe River includes 217 full-hookup RV sites, 213 cabins and 30 tent sites, and its scale — plus attractions like Texas's first alpine coaster — makes cart rentals the primary way many guests get around, per Outdoorsy.
An Award-Winning Resort With a Recurring Safety Problem
The crash comes just months after Camp Fimfo was named the #1 Best RV Campground in the country in the USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice Awards in May, adding to earlier national recognition from Campspot in 2022 and 2024. That high profile now sits alongside a second serious cart crash in barely more than a year, raising fresh questions about safety on the grounds.
The pattern at Camp Fimfo mirrors a wider national trend. U.S. emergency departments treat between 15,000 and 18,000 golf cart-related injuries annually, according to Consumer Product Safety Commission surveillance data cited in research published on PMC, with visits having surged more than 130 percent since the 1990s. Research published in the Journal of Safety Research and cited by the Northern Kentucky Tribune found that passenger ejection accounts for nearly 40 percent of nonfatal golf cart injuries, while rollovers — like the ones at Camp Fimfo — make up about 10 percent of cases and are twice as likely to result in hospital admission, since standard open-air carts lack doors or side restraints to keep occupants from being thrown during sharp turns.
It remains unclear whether Saturday's cart was overloaded, whether an unlicensed driver was behind the wheel, or whether mechanical failure played a role. It is also not known what, if any, safety changes Camp Fimfo made following the June 2025 rollover. Hoodline has previously covered the resort's alpine coaster and amenities, and the Comal County Sheriff's Office says its investigation into Saturday's crash is ongoing.
