National Forests in Texas
Dispersed camping is generally allowed
On national forest and grassland, camping outside developed campgrounds is generally permitted unless an area is posted closed or a local order says otherwise. Stay on existing surfaces, camp away from water and trailheads, and check the forest's current orders before you go — fire restrictions change through the season.
Rules change with fire season and local order. Checked 2026-08-05. Confirm on the managing office’s official page
- Area
- 3,002 sq mi
- Managed by
- Forest Service
- Campgrounds
- 21
- Longest rig
- Not published
Where the land is, and what fits
The official Forest Service boundary with every campground we hold inside it. Tell it how long your rig is and the map keeps only what takes it — public land rarely matches the shape people picture, and neither does what you can actually get into.
Official unit boundary · USDA Forest Service · 21 campgrounds shown
- 208 OHV Trailhead: (936) 344-6205January
- 233 Trailhead: (936) 344-6205January
- 234 Trailhead: (936) 344-6205January
- 514-D White Rock Horse Camp: (936) 655-2299Year round
- 566 Piney Creek Horse Camp: (936) 655-2299Year round
- Black Creek Lake: (940) 627-5475Season not published
- Boles Field: (409) 625-1940Reservations accepted
- Boykin Springs: (936) 897-1068Reservations accepted
- Cagle Recreation Area: 877-444-6777Reservations accepted
- Double Lake Recreation Area: (936) 344-6205Reservations accepted
- Indian Mounds: (409) 625-1940Season not published
- Kelly's Pond Campground: (936) 344-6205Reservations accepted
- Lakeview Campground: (409) 625-1940Season not published
- Neches Bluff Overlook: (936) 655-2299Season not published
- Ragtown: (409) 625-1940Season not published
- Ratcliff Lake: (936) 655-2299Reservations accepted
- Red Hills Lake: (409) 625-1940Season not published
- Stubblefield Lake Recreation Area: (936) 344-6205Season not published
- Valley View Group Use: (940) 627-5475Season not published
- West Lake Crockett: (940) 627-5475Season not published
- Willow Oak: (409) 625-1940Season not published
No vehicles past these lines
Designated wilderness is closed to every wheeled vehicle, including bicycles. You can walk in and camp; you cannot drive or park a rig inside one.
- Upland Island Wilderness13,250 acres
- Indian Mounds Wilderness12,224 acres
- Turkey Hill Wilderness5,536 acres
- Little Lake Creek Wilderness3,956 acres
- Big Slough Wilderness3,521 acres
Byways through this country
Places worth pulling over
Drive to National Forests in Texas the long way
Byway plans the road in, not just the destination — real places along the way, weighted to what you like, with nothing invented.