Best Tent Camping near Bardwell, TX

Tent Camping Reviews near Bardwell, TX

344 Reviews of 4 Bardwell Campgrounds

• 

  Napunani

  Legend

  Nov. 18, 2021

  Oak Park Campground

  Landscape Timber at Fire Ring Created Trip Hazard

  Reserved on-line 184 days prior to arrival. 

  Pros Site in large oak tree grove, so heavily shaded 

  Campground night sky friendly with good dark sky viewing NO STREET LIGHTS in campground., but toilet facilities had exterior lighting 

  Crushed granite surrounding site and bordered with landscaping timbers 

  Metal roof shelter over concrete slab where picnic table is located 

  Metal picnic table 

  Cooking grill on metal fire ring 

  Campground mostly quiet except for Hwy 31 traffic noise 

  Friendly camp host 

  Security gate closed nightly 

  Not charged a fee to make my own on-line reservation 

  Campsite discount with America the Beautiful Pass 

  Cons 

  Entrance gate not manned upon arrival at 2pm Tuesday so had to go back around after unhitched 

  Our site 14 was not marked. Most sites have site number on site picnic table. Even those are tough to see in the daylight and impossible to see in darkness. Absolutely no roadside site number posts 

  Campsite 14 entrance driveway was 90 degree angle to park road with a steep ditch on opposite side of road. T

  rees close on both sides tight to site 14 driveway. Made back in challenging, but not impossible. 

  Campsite 14 entrance/driveway 10% grade from park road 

  Campsite 14 not level side to side 

  Site fire ring was up against landscaping timber preventing space for chairs 

  Landscaping timbers trip hazard at fire ring

  Fire ring should be relocated to side or back of site to facilitate safe movement around it Fire ring was completely filled with ash upon arrival No privacy from other campsites Shower/toilet facility near playground had padlock on mens entrance, so males were using the womens restroom. This facility in extremely poor condition and desperately needs renovation. 

  No campsite lantern pole 

  No park Wifi 2

   bars AT&T 

  Never saw any park rangers or park security driving through campground 

  Wildlife sightings of grey squirrels and two dozen buzzards that constantly circled over campground

  Read More
• K

  Katie S.

  Traveler

  Apr. 25, 2021

  Fort Parker State Park Campground

  Peaceful place

  We tent camped in a primitive spot #47. Overall the spot was nice but not very level making the best placement of our large tent a bit of a challenge. Vault toilets were clean and had hand sanitizer. The nature and hiking in this park was our favorite part. Even rented a canoe and paddled across the lake to the river. Park staff were friendly and helpful. Some primitive tent sites are right on the edge of the lake and after a big rain were very swampy. I believe all sites had partial shade and some have more privacy than others. We did spot some full hook up sites in the RV section that have good space for a tent set up and we may try that next time cause we definitely will be back.

  Read More
• 

  Napunani

  Legend

  Dec. 13, 2022

  COE Navarro Mills Reservoir Oak Park

  Clean-up on Site #11

  Pros 

  Discount with National Park pass 

  Shady

  Quiet 

  Dark sky friendly

  Nice metal roof cover over concrete picnic table 

  Saw park ranger drive thru during daylight 

  2 bars T-MOBILE 

  Successful streaming with T-MOBILE hotspot device 

  Cons 

  So day #2 without any TP in men’s restroom.  Went to front gate to report it and was told they would call it into the Army Corps of Engineers as gate volunteers have no stock of TP on hand.  Never saw any TP before leaving on third day

  Toilet facility #1 women’s had raw sewage throughout deep enough to cover your foot. Site 11 has electrical hook up at rear on the door side of the camper 

  Site 11 water connection is centered at the rear of the parking pad. 

  Site 11 unlevel. 

  Numerous piles of charcoal ash throughout site 11 campsite not in the fire pit. 

  Concrete picnic table needs degreased as surface has lots of large greasy stain 

  Site numbers are painted on the concrete picnic table so extremely difficult to see in the dark. 

  No WIFI

  Read More
• 

  Rachel J.

  Traveler

  Nov. 3, 2020

  Fishermans Point Marina and Resort

  Limited tent sites

  We went to check this place out to reserve for a family camp trip. The grounds are clean and spacious. They have wonderful cabins and RV sites. The only have 5 tent sites. There are no tent pads and the sites are on a small hill. The picnic tables are limited and not every tent site has one. There are no fire rings so it’s a little unnerving building a fire on the grass. The lake and marina is wonderful and clean. They have all sorts of thing to do there. Kayak rentals, fishing charters, a cute little cafe. This is a place I would come to rent a cabin but not to tent camp!

• 

  Sean B.

  Guide

  Mar. 7, 2025

  Cedar Creek Park Campground

  Beautiful clean and free

  Only a small amount of campsites, big open fields and mature oak tree shade. Water at most and firerings are provided next to covered picnic tables. Quiet, lots of wildlife, has boat ramp and dock as well as large shelter house with bbq for days use by larger groups. First come first served and free. No showers and only a vault toilet.

• W

  Wahine K.

  Traveler

  Mar. 29, 2023

  COE Bardwell Lake Mott Park

  I appreciate this location.

  Made my reservation on line just a few spots were available. Spot 04 with a water view space is slanted. They had the parking pass ready to pick up so it was not necessary to speak with anyone. The view, electricity, water, and showers was very nice at such an affordable price. Take your cleaning supplies into the bathroom as a precaution, I did not see trash can in the bathrooms. Leave No Trace is not really practiced by other campers so feel free to pick up after someone else this space is beautiful and deserves respect. I enjoyed the rain and the view it was very relaxing and I appreciated a shower as well as powering all my extras before heading on the road to Minnesota. $14 for the space very appreciate.

  Read More
• T

  Traci M.

  Scout

  Oct. 19, 2018

  Lake Whitney State Park Campground

  Come Hell or High Water We Are Camping

  We had limited weekends to take the grandkids camping. It has been raining non stop all over Texas. I began to look for places within 2 hours of Fort Worth. Texas State Parks are a great. I settled on Lake Whitney. They have these shelter sites that are awesome. For $30 per night ($10 per night more than normal e&w site) plus $5 per adult gate fee. That may not be economical for everyone, but $40 for an overnight camp was fine. The shelters are very clean and well kept. Inside is a picnic table and enough floor space for another plus some. So if your tent fails in you go. The top of walls are screened and bottom solid. I set up my camp kitchen and we ate meals inside due to weather. We set up our large tent behind the shelter to block wind from the lake. The site also had it's own parking, another table outside and fire ring. We had site 4 right across from the lake and swimming area. The bath house was very clean and only a short walk. You can fish license free from the shore. There are 5 or 6 moderate hiking trails. Also the park is home to plenty of woodland animals. The 4 yo and I took a 2 am bathroom break and saw a herd of dear about 30 head.

  The park is very good for families and fishing.

  There are also a boat ramp, small airstrip and day use areas.

  The staff is awesome.

  Read More
• 

  Layla D.

  Ranger

  Jul. 25, 2020

  Cedar Hill State Park Campground

  One Night Stay

  We stayed here on the last night of a two-week journey visiting national parks in the West. This just happened to be on our route back home to Louisiana and looked like a pleasant place for us to spend one night.

  We arrived at the campground around 8:00 on a Friday night and had to wait in line to enter the park. The park ranger was very friendly and thorough (albeit slow giving directions for road-weary travelers such as us). We found site 123 in the H Loop easily (sites are clearly marked) and set up camp. We were impressed with the spacing and privacy of the sites. We had a slight peekaboo view of the lake and a beautiful sunset from the trailer. It took us a while to get our trailer leveled as the site was on a pretty big slant (four inches off left to right and eight inches front to back); however, the pad was concrete and quite wide.

  A bathhouse and dumpster were nearby, which was a nice convenience. Hookups were in good condition as well. There was a small back yard with a covered picnic table, fire ring, and lantern post which we thought would be nice if we would have been here longer. This little area was very private from the road and a neighboring site. We would definitely stay here again when our travels take us this way in the future.

  Read More
• 

  Sean B.

  Guide

  Mar. 11, 2025

  Steele Creek Park Campground

  Hidden gem on lake Whitney

  Great place for smaller RVs and tent camping. Clean, free, vault toilet. There is a small beach area and campsites are on rocky outcroppings to the water. No electrical, there is drinking water between the sites.