## Overview

 Hickory Creek sits on the extremely popular Lewisville Lake near Dallas, Texas. The almost 30,000-acre reservoir attracts a fair amount of visitors in summer months with warm water temperatures and excellent fishing opportunities.
## Recreation

 Visitors at Lewisville Lake enjoy picnicking, swimming, boating, fishing and relaxing. Photographers will stay entertained with wildlife and colorful sunsets, while hikers and bikers like to explore the 50 miles of natural surface and paved trails surrounding the lake.
## Facilities

 The large campground boasts 121 sites with electric hookups. Tent primitive walk-in sites are not available at this time. Park amenities include hot showers, a dump station, and boat ramp. 
## Natural Features

 The lake stems from the Elm Fork of the Trinity River in northern Texas, and offers little visibility, but plenty of room for boating and watercraft. The park sits on the Hickory Creek Arm of Lewisville Lake, very near to the suburbs of Dallas, Texas. 
## Nearby Attractions

 Several public golf courses are located around the lake, and horseback riding opportunities are available, too. Hickory Creek is just 35 miles away from downtown Dallas.

Hickory Creek - Lewisville Lake

Some campsites have no shade or scrawny trees. A few of those campsites are right near Lake Lewisville so I guess it’s a tradeoff. Plenty of people swimming in the lake. Good for families, lots of activities for kids. That being said, in the summer and weekends this is a campground with a lot of noisy activity, even at night. Showers and toilets were decently clean.
Some good hikes around the lake. Some were paved and ADA accessible. Nature preserve nearby is great for birdwatching.



Very busy

I like this COE campground because conveniently located near where I live, and if I’m lucky I can snag a site with trees and lake access. But the tradeoff for convenience is proximity to civilization. This definitely isn’t wilderness and as another reviewer pointed out, the campground can be noisy. It’s located adjacent to I-35, just west of the Lake Lewisville bridge, so there’s traffic noise depending on how close you’re camped to the road. The electric was recently upgraded after the flooding this year. So there’s 50 amp available now too. I camped at site 39 and it was an asphalt/gravel pad and fairly level. Water pressure was good and there was lots of shade and ample privacy between sites in this section. Sites on the point have few trees and wide open spaces, but the lake view is expansive. Bathrooms and showers were clean and functioning. There’s a bike/walking path that goes around and through the park and a beach. In my opinion a few of the best sites are on a little peninsula (sites 91, 92, 93 looked prime) with a little sandy beach and access into a cove of the lake. I’ll be back.

Camping in Suburbia

Nice wooded lots. Views of lake were great. Not a lot of close access to lake from our camping spot. Bathrooms were clean. Rained a lot so didn’t get to explore as much as we would have liked. Did like the lighted power poles! 

Nice little hidden gem

The park overall was a small one. Our spot was a nice lake front area that was very spacious and a beautiful view.  There is no playground that we could find, even though I read online that they had one. The bike trails were pretty short. Plenty of ducks to feed, but they were not interested or just didn’t like the boat. To our surprise, there was also plenty of snakes! We crossed one on the road as we drove in and saw several swimming in the lake. See our full #ChampagneOnDeck trip highlights at https://www.bulbapp.com/u/hickory-creek-lake-lewisville

Small Campground with few amenities

Location: The location is tucked away in the small lakeside town of Hickory Creek...which is surrounded by Denton to the north and Lewisville/Dallas to the south. Even though it’s in a highly populated area, it feels very remote when you get into the park. 

The car camp sites: They have a variety of sites that can be tucked into the trees or more in the open when bordering the lake. The car camp sites are ideal for families with playgrounds easy to access and well maintained. Connections for electric and water at each site are what you would expect. 

The primitive sites: There are a few select primitive sites that offer some great views and feel much more remote than you actually are. These sites are all hike in with no close parking to the site. The hike isn’t far so multiple trips to the car are possible. 

The primitive locations offer a great way to dip your toes into the world of backpacking. 

Great Location for Quick Trips

We stayed 14 nights here and really enjoyed it. The campground is huge with a variety of spots and plenty of space between them. We stayed in site 51 and really liked the view we had out onto the lake. I even saw a hawk pull a fish out of the water one day! Bathrooms were clean and my husband used the shower one and said they were nice. We have a 36’ fifth wheel and the site easily accommodated us. It was the most level, but it also wasn’t the worst either. There is definitely some room for updating, but over all this was a great campground with very friendly camp hosts. 

Quiet and clean

We love coming here because it’s convenient, private, and by the water. All the spots are great! Our favorites are in the 90~94 loop and a friend said the 20-24 loop is also great waterfront spots. 

Bathrooms and showers are clean. Easy dump station. And great hookups. 

Primitive nature trails are great for collecting sticks for the campfire! 

My husband’s favorite spot!

Hickory Creek Park is one of our favorite campgrounds that we visited in 2021 so far(it's tough to beat too). The location of this campground feels secluded from the city but close to the highway so you can be in the city within a few minutes drive. The campsites are spread out and have great water pressure and electrical hook-ups no matter what type you need(50, 30 or 15 amps). The layout of the campground allows you to take long walks throughout the different loops and walking paths themselves. The bath houses are like your standard state park sites and nothing to write home about. The only downside is the overall air traffic that you hear and see over the park from the Dallas-Fort Worth airport(it's cool initially but after a few nights it does get old). Did I forget to mention this campground is surrounded by water! There are many sites that you can stay at and have a lakeside campground(the water appears clean and our dog loved it!). We would recommend this campground and will stay here again on a visit to the Dallas area!

  

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Great spot for extended stay and to enjoy the lake!

Finally a real campground, trees, campfires, lake... The real outdoors feel yet minutes from groceries, gas stations, etc. Water was a little mucky so didn't swim, not sure if there is an actual swim area. Nice pàved trails through the trees. Bathrooms/ showers are typical campground style yet better than some we've seen. Overall very nice park, only real downfall was no WiFi, TMobile service worked good though.

Great Campground

Hickory Creek Park is one of our favorite campgrounds that we visited in 2021 so far(it's tough to beat too). The location of this campground feels secluded from the city but close to the highway so you can be in the city within a few minutes drive. The campsites are spread out and have great water pressure and electrical hook-ups no matter what type you need(50, 30 or 15 amps). The layout of the campground allows you to take long walks throughout the different loops and walking paths themselves. The bath houses are like your standard state park sites and nothing to write home about. The only downside is the overall air traffic that you hear and see over the park from the Dallas-Fort Worth airport(it's cool initially but after a few nights it does get old). Did I forget to mention this campground is surrounded by water! There are many sites that you can stay at and have a lakeside campground(the water appears clean and our dog loved it!). We would recommend this campground and will stay here again on a visit to the Dallas area!

  

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This campground is one of our favorite and centrally located!

This was our first time taking our camper out, we stayed at site 3, which was nice. There are plenty of trees that in the spring and summer will provide tons of shade. There is a largely wooded area behind the campsite, which was great for the kids to explore and collect sticks for the fire! My only downside is how close we are to the airport, so it are planes overhead non-stop day and night. Overall, nice campground. We walked around and explored the lake area, might reserve a spot by the lake next time! 4/5 stars due to the airplane noise. 

Great First Camping Trip

I had a site right on the water so I could put my kayak in right there. The park is clean and quiet and convenient to shopping and whatever you need. 

My favorite COE park

This is a well-maintained park with friendly people and beautiful lake views. Have stayed in space 12 and space 60 - the higher numbers have newer tables and grass. Restroom facilities are clean. My one complaint is there's a playground on their map but no actual playground that we could find. 