Free Sites,
Pay Sites
Andrews County Chamber of Commerce
They have six sites with 30 amp electricity, water and sewer. You’ll be parking on a large asphalt lot behind the Chamber of Commerce building. The normal stay is three days, but this can be extended by checking with the office staff. There are also two covered picnic tables. The chamber [...]
Dry Camping $8/night
Other types of sites available.
Discounts for escapee, Good Sam, United RV Campers Club, AAA, AARP memebers.
$9/night
Host on site. Check-out at 12:00 noon.
Historic City Park located on the Banks of Elm Creek. The park has a full time caretaker and is kept clean and well maintained.
For anyone who’s traveling in a small rig (truck bed camper or really small trailer, like a Casita), there are quite a few free boondocking spots in Big Bend NP. Mostly on the road to Rio Grande Village. Anywhere except the Chisos Basin.
There’s a dump station at the Rio Grande Campground, where you can get [...]
this city park is located on the north side of town. elect & water hookups about 20 sites $5 a night.
directions from US67 turn north on “Depot” Main St go to the end of the Street the park & swiming pool you will see the park on your left there is a Rec. Hall & [...]
Nice, cheap Forest Service campground. $6.00/night. Self pay station. Camping units on both sides of FM 2694. 20 sites allow horses on one side of street which also houses the National Fox Hound Graveyard. Other side of street has 10 or so sites. All sites have electric/water hookups. No dump at campground, but one is [...]
Angelina National Forest
$6/night
There are 21 locations for tents or recreation vehicles up to 24 feet long, and 3 sites for tent camping only. Water is available throughout the recreation area but there are no sites with water and electrical hookups. Trees surround the area, and each site has a picnic table, level pad and campfire [...]
Braunig Lake Park is located just on the southern edge of San Antonio Texas off of I-37 at exit 130 if you are north bound. The camping area is located around the edge of a power plant lake. It is only 4.00 per night. The park also offers opportunities for camping, picnicking, birding [...]
Listed in COE book as a free camping area. While I cannot find any mention of camping here online, I have stayed overnight in many COE areas that are described like this one. As with all locations on this website, you might want to do additional research if this is out of the way.
It [...]
Lake Sam Rayburn Nature Center/Angelina National Forest
$3/night
Fee payment instructions and emergency phone numbers are posted at the pay station at the entrance to the boat ramp parking area.
Primitive camping (no water, sewer or electricity) is available at 25 sites on Pine and Elm loop. A vault toilet is provided for use at the boat ramp [...]
Free camping at COE park on Lake Whitney. No entry or use fees.
20 camp/picnic sites with a ground cooker/fire ring. Water faucets are located throughout the park. There is one restroom (with toilet facilities only) and one, double lane boat ramp in the park. There is also one group pavilion available in the park, [...]
I have conflicting information. The lady on the phone said that I could stay free for 2-3 days but that I needed a permit from the commissioner’s office in the court house. The website states that it is $5 for dry and $10 for water/elect.
On Lake Charlotte. 15 Camping sites on approx 100 acres. [...]
– Courtesy of MovinSue
Room for multiple large RVs. Picnic tables, BBQs, trash cans.
Safe, well maintained, and peaceful city park. There are 12 campsites with water and electric hookups. Picnicking, swimming pool, and playground. South of Brownfield city limits along U.S. 62/385.
Nearby:
A.M. Brownfield home
Terry County Heritage Museum (Local heritage displays, pioneer kitchen, artifacts)
Brownfield Aquatic Park (waterslides, pools, etc.) $4 adult entry
City of Breckenridge
Park at Dam
* Take US 183 north from Cisco or south from Breckenridge to FM 576. Turn right on paved road to lake and ramps.
* Three single-lane ramps with maximum parking capacity of 50
* No fee required
* Open all year
* Operated by City of Breckenridge (254) 559-8287
No swimming!
Update 03/28/2009:
We stayed here in February. [...]
The park’s large size and remoteness support day hiking, primitive camping, nature study, mountain biking, and canyon tours.
$6/night (up to 4 people) Reservations
This park does not accept any form of payment. Camping is permitted by reservation only & must be paid prior to arrival at the park. Reservations must be made at least 2 [...]
$10 water + elect
Birding, Camping, Covered Pavillion, Electricity, Fishing, Picnic area, Playground Equipment, Restrooms, Water
electric hook ups.Water and dump station availble. Hard surface and level. nice park with playground for the kids. Drawbacks would be the train which is just across the street.
First night is free. Subsequent nights, $10/night.
Nice spot next to Falcon Dam State Park. Free first nite and $1.50/ day for longer stay. Has water hookups and free hot showers. Wonderful birding and near by lake is great for all water activity.It is community owned
You can park for a night or two on the town square in Fayetteville, TX. Usually people use the side that borders FM Road 159 so that you are not blocking any stores or premium parking. There are no hookups, but the local business people are friendly and will probably allow you to [...]
Numerous free picnic and camping areas are available. Although there are no public fishing piers, most of the shoreline is accessible by all-weather roads and there is also one marina and a County Park.
Lake and fishing information
$10/night
Fort Anahuac marks the site of the first shot fired in the early days of the Texas Revolution. Today, this 40-acre park contains RV hookups, camping areas, picnic tables, covered pavilions and boat ramps for access to Trinity Bay. Visitors will also enjoy a lighted pier, various swimming areas and three baseball fields. One of [...]
Amistad NRA
15 Sites, each with a covered picnic table and a BBQ grill. The sites are suitable for tents or RVs less than 28 feet. Governors Landing is the only NPS campground with potable water available. No hookups.
$8.00 per night per site.
Senior Pass & Golden Access holders are entitled to a 50% discount.
Campsites [...]
First day free; $10 thereafter. Pay at Police Department. Easy pull-through. A clear open lot on the east side of US 83 at the corner of US 83 and NE 3rd Street. Your basic “Parking Lot”.
$10/night
Call for details on fee and permit.
BBQ area, Birding, Boat Ramp, Camping, Covered Pavillion, Electricity, Fishing, Nature Trail, Picnic area, Restrooms
Free. No entry or use fees.
A couple of nice shaded spots w/o picnic tables. Those that have tables are in the sun. The water here is more of river than a lake. It is also more of a fishing spot than a swimming spot.
If there is rain forecast, I recommend going somewhere else. The [...]
Free COE park camping. No entrance fees.
Jackson Creek is a free camping park with a boat ramp. Camping is allowed for no more than 14 days. Facilities include picnic tables, ground fire rings and lantern holders at each campsite and a central vault toilet. No water or electricity is available. This is an abandoned [...]
I get a lot of conflicting information on this county’s RV sites. The lady at the court house told me they are free for up to 3 days. Another site says dry camping is free for 14 days. The county’s website says $10/night. Your mileage may very.
Free RV camping. Four campsites. Big-Rig accessible. Flush toilets in restrooms. Two single-lane concrete boat ramps (Available only when lake is low) with parking for about 20 vehicles at each ramp. Bank fishing access is also available.
Directions:
Located on FM 1082 just west of the dam
Take I-20 exit 286C. Go north on FM-600 for about 9.2 [...]
In front of Judge Roy Bean’s site is the post office. Turn left and a few yards down is the community center. Free dry camping. $2.00 donation is suggested but nobody checks.
There are no none electric sites at this park. All sites are 5amp and $20/night.
Free camping at a COE park. No entrance fees. Website states that there are 35 sites. I do not know how many are RV friendly. Pit toilets, BBQ grills, fire rings. My COE book says that there is drinking water, but [...]
Lake Livingston State Park, in Polk County, one mile southwest of Livingston, contains 635.5 acres along Lake Livingston a 84,800-acre reservoir. It was acquired by warranty deed and from private landowners in 1971 and opened to the public in 1977.
It is located near the ghost town of Swartwout, a steamboat landing on the Trinity [...]
A county park on a jetty. We had it all to ourselves in January. All sites are on the water, have picnic tables and trash cans. They are not level, dirt, and most are difficult to maneuver to. I wouldn’t suggest anything longer than 35′, but I guess a determined person could find a spot [...]
Free campground use is limited to 4 days. $20/day fee after 4 days.
· 30 amp outlets
· water & sewer dump station.
· 2 pull through sites
· 8 back into sites
Several camp spots from primitive to semi-primitive (toilets nearby). Many small country roads and gravel backroads, a few small lakes for fishing, many opportunities for hiking and equestrian trail rides. Nearby ghost towns and historical cemeteries. Fun riding opportunities for dualsport or street-legal dirt bikes (OHV permit required). 1-2 group sites with nominal fee.
Recommend picking [...]
This is a little city park with shade trees and picnic tables just a few miles south of Levelland along US 385-big sign,you can’t miss it. There are 4-5 long pull through spaces and a few shorter pull throughs. The shorter ones are shadier. All of the spaces have electric and water. The picnic [...]
18 sites with water & electric. 2.5 miles SE of Marshall on FM 31. Park under pine trees. Good for overnight or to visit the area.
I get a lot of conflicting information on this county’s RV sites. The lady at the court house told me they are free for up to 3 days. Another site says dry camping is free for 14 days. The county’s website says $10/night. Your mileage may very.
Birding, Camping, Covered Pavillion, Electricity, Fishing, Historical Marker, Picnic [...]
Free. No entrance or use fees.
There are two small, shaded parking lots for walk-in camping. There is a large parking area that was made for boat trailers. We camped in a nice grassy parking area near the water. No shaded parking except at the little walk-in parking lots.
Restrooms at park entrance. Lots of shaded tables [...]
Beach camping, but watch out for blowing sand and salt spray. Be prepared to thoroughly wash your RV after you leave.
$8/night
$10/night with electric
Navarro Mills Lake
Located in north central Texas, Pecan Point Park is located on the north shore of Navarro Mills Lake. Pecan Point Park offers 5 campsites with water and 50 amp electric service, 30 sites without hookups, public restrooms, a shower facility and a dump station. The park is open April 1 – [...]
City park located west of Brady ,Texas off of US 87. Look for the park sign and turn onto Memory Lane. The road passes baseball and soccer fields before entering the camping area. There are no numbered sites so you can camp where ever you wish. Electrical boxes are on poles and sometimes on [...]
Angelina National Forest
$3/night (temporarily reduced from $6)
Campground regulations, fee payment instructions and emergency phone numbers are posted at the pay station entrance.
10 sites to choose from, and each site has a level tent pad, picnic table and campfire ring which can be used as a cooking grill.
Drinking water and vault or chemical toilet facilities are [...]
Open All Year – This campsite is located on a spectacular bluff overlooking Lake Meredith near the marina, on the Sanford-Yake Road. The campground is simular to the more traditional National Park Service campgrounds. Individual campsites have picnic areas, shade shelters and grills. There is one central comfort station with running water and flush tiolets, [...]
This spot is known by many different names.Camping area 15 acres. Along the northwest bank of the South Llano River. Swimming-lake & pool, fishing, ball field, restrooms, bbq grills, scenic views.
No signs in regards to camping. Sites are not designated. Supposedly a two day limit. The park on the south-east side of the river prohibits [...]
Free. Four campsites. Grills, covered picnic tables, and restrooms. Located at the very southwest end of the lake, offers a model airplane field with a concrete runway, restrooms and a small boat ramp. Birding.
(Bait stores are located at FM600 and Ambler, and on FM 600 at FM 1082).
Directions:
Take I-20 exit 286C. Go north on FM-600 [...]
Seagraves Chamber of Commerce RV Park
Three nights FREE; $5 per night additional.
Small 5 hookup park across Highway 385 from the Town & Country station. Within walking distance of Lowe’s grocery store and Dairy Queen. Water, electricity and sewer hookups for five RVs – all pull-throughs.
On Lake Amon G. Carter. Camping area 40 acres.
15 back-in wheeled-camper sites w/elec & water
21 w/elec
5 screened shelters
Fl toilets, cold showers, no drinking water. Swimming-lake, picnic shelters, boat ramp.
Located south of Bowie, Texas, in Montague County. From Bowie, take Texas Highway 59 (3.5 mi) and proceed south on FM 2583 (3.6 mi) to the park [...]
6 back-in spots on the north side of the city park. Side street to the west is on the “drag,” but park closes at 10 pm and area is patrolled well by PD.
Call police when you arrive and they will unlock the electrical and sewer for you.
When traveling through town if you just stay on [...]
City Park in center of town. Highway 84 at Division Street, then east of Division St then left on 16th St for two blocks.
COE park, no entrance fee. All sites are free. Listed as having 14 primitive sites, but only about 8 are RV (35′ max) friendly. There is longer parking at the boat ramp, but the sign at the entrance to the park says “camp in designated areas only”. A picnic shelter is available for $30. Open [...]
Spring Creek Park in northwest Harris County is a nice little county park with 8 RV sites with FHU’s. Free but you should call in advance or make reservations online.
The park itself has a lighted basketball court, playground, bathhouse, hike/bike trails, a small creek for fishing & waterplay (no swimming!), tennis courts, and other [...]
COE park on Lake Whitney. Camping, picnicking, and boat launching facilities are free.
Steele Creek Park has 21 camp/picnic sites with ground cookers. Water faucets are located throughout the park. There are two restrooms (with toilet facilities only) and two boat ramps in the park.
Directions
Steele Creek Park is located on the west side of the lake [...]
Free RV campsites with electric and water. Swimming pool with showers.
Broadway Street and MacKenzie Street
All picnicking, boat launching, group, and camping facilities are free at this COE park on Lake Whitney. It has 10 camp/picnic sites, one group pavilion, two restrooms (with toilet facilities only), and two, double lane boat ramps. There is also a camphost just up the road.
This is one of our favorite free COE sites. They [...]
Free city park camping in the town where Waylon Jennings grew up. Donation boxes in park but no fee is charged for the first four nights. $20 per night after that. Easy access off Highway 385 right in town. Hardware store on one side and the Lamb County Agriculture Community Center and Veterans Memorial on [...]
This state-operated welcome center/rest area has an RVs-only section in the parking area available for overnight boondocking. Sites are large, next to the building, and far enough off the highway to be very quiet at night. Rest rooms available 24 hours a day.
On the westbound side of I-30 just inside the Arkansas/Texas state [...]
No fees required.
One-lane concrete ramp, parking capacity 5
Operated by Wood County (903) 878-2238
Directions:
Located on the west side of the dam, off CR 2966 north of Quitman
I get a lot of conflicting information on this county’s RV sites. The lady at the court house told me they are free for up to 3 days. Another site says dry camping is free for 14 days. The county’s website says $10/night. Your mileage may very.
Whites Park and Community Building
BBQ area, Birding, Boat Ramp, [...]