Best Dog-Friendly Camping near Big Spring, TX

The park was at about 10% occupancy so when I got there one dog chained to a trailer without a tow vehicle in sight, apparently left there alone, was barking at me for a brief while. Hey jerks, don't do that to your dog or your neighbors. Mostly it was very quiet with only a couple quiet neighbors over the weekend. I was there for five nights with a great view of the lake and the power plant. The office was not man when I got there so I did not have that little slip of paper to tape to my window like at most Texas State parks. Not a problem.

The park is nice and clean. Very quiet, it is November and cold for Texas. 50amp service and water only. WiFi is present but currently no internet. Spots aren’t quite level but close enough for an easy setup. Fire rings, and covered picnic tables at each spot. Plenty of space for activities for kids/dogs.

I hate to dog on a Texas state park, but this one was rough. In all honesty, we left and didn’t even stay a night once we got to our site. When we were driving in we noticed it was pretty flat and not a lot of trees, which is normal for this part of Texas. When we got to the check-in station there was a sign that said there was toxic sludge in the lake and to not go near it, and when we got to our site it was pretty much an open field covered in stickers with a metal swing set in the middle. My 9 and 7 year old voted to just muscle through another 4 hours of driving and just go home instead of staying the night there. Maybe it was just bad timing, but I’m not sure I’ll go back.

This is a nice, clean campground for the most part. Lots of stickers for your dogs & shoes tho- its pretty quiet. Only a short hiking trail. Covered picnic tables. Nice sunrises & sets.
It seems like most people are using this as an overnight stopover for other destinations.

Stayed in the RV site, and everything was as expected. Grounds were kept, clean, and over all park was pretty quite in the evening. My only complaint was that there was a burn ban that we didn't find out about till we arrived. I booked online, via the state parks website. Other parks in the region had a notice advising about the burn ban. This one did not, so I assumed camp fires were permitted. We cooked hot dogs and burgers on a propane stove that night. Total bummer. Otherwise, the camping was great.

The lake is down. The best place to see the lake from this State Park is at the very end by the boat launch area with picnic area. Day use. If choosing an RV spot you won't really see hardly any of the lake but a peek view. 

It's still okay but nature is starting to take over and it appears that the state has no money for this park. Maybe others but not for this park.

Bird watching is cool. Ground squirrels and rabbits too. I don't know how they don't get stickers in their paws. Our poor dogs couldn't walk anywhere without getting poked and stuck.

Hardly any spaces have anyone in them. So sad that it's being overlooked in so many ways. 😪

5 sites close together by a main road and the park road. There are picnic tables and trash cans.

Nice place to ride. OHV area is located on the top of the hill. A lot of trails to ride. Views are great. Not many people there during the week.

We're down there a couple of years ago and really had a relaxing  time. We enjoyed the fishing and sitting around the campfire at night. Had the whole family there and had a great time.

We stayed overnight in June of 2020. The campground was pretty full but the spots in the loop we stayed in were far enough apart. We did have a few people ask to go through our campsite to access the area behind us to get to the trail. The bathrooms have a shower and toilets and were so clean! The campsites all had a tree (but some of them were very small!), concrete pad with awning and picnic table and water spigots!

They were under a fire-ban so we used our camp stove.

We just stayed one day in this place, pretty nice, we could see the lake from the window of our RV, had a nice little trail behind our campsite, but we could not explore like we like . But I would go back there again for a few days if I have a chance. June 23 to 24. 2020

This state park was clean and well maintained, and nothing wrong with it. But for me personally, it’s more of a “stopping off/overnight” park rather than a destination. We stayed overnight on our way from DFW to Davis Mountains State Park. The sites were spacious, but not too shaded, so be sure to bring a pop-up canopy if there during hot months.

We used this for a one night pass thru but I would have loved to spent the week. Gorgeous views, and a perk, perfect weather. The night sky is amazing, facilities clean and well kept. Restrooms and showers were in good repair. Electric and water hook-ups with a dump station at exit. Site was a level back-in spot with covered picnic table. Not a lot of shade available at our site but some had more. I would most definitely stay here again to enjoy the state park.