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Ebenezer Park features some of the most beautiful horseback riding trails in southeast Texas. It's the only Army Corps of Engineers park on Sam Rayburn Reservoir with equestrian campsites, making it the go-to destination for horse-owners. The horse trail terrain is soft and sandy, so horseshoes are not required. Trails glide over rolling hills through creeks and gullies. Some trails even have beach access, allowing riders and their horses to cool off on a hot day. Note: The horse access beach and majority of the trail system are located on USFS property.
In addition to horseback riding, activities include fishing, picnicking and swimming. Birding is also rewarding, with chances to see resident wood ducks and migratory birds on their journey to and from the Gulf Coast.
The campground, near the Sam Rayburn Dam, is fully shaded by towering pine trees. The lake is located deep in the woods, bordered by the Angelina National Forest and near the Sabine National Forest.
The 20,700-acre Bannister Wildlife Management Area is on the northern peninsula of the lake. Here, hikers and bikers can explore the designated Eastern Wild Turkey restoration site.
$150 / night
We invite you to come to the beautiful Piney Woods of East Texas, near the shores of Lake Sam Rayburn camping! 300 acres of oak and pine forests along historical Mill Creek. Stay in one of our Deluxe Theme Lodges, Cottages, or Camping Cabins, that are all heated and cooled, or bring your RV. We also have Tenting any way you want it! We know you will enjoy fishing, boating, swimming, canoeing, paddle boating, bird watching, cooking out, riding your ATV, walking the trails, or just sitting around a campfire under the stars! First bundle of firewood is FREE! So is our WIFI! All our Lodges, Cottages, & Cabins have over 200 channels from Satellite TV. We welcome your pets and have a great barn for boarding your horses, so your four-legged friends can have fun too! Groups are welcome!
Our location is rich in history and offers you many opportunities to not only enjoy the largest lake in Texas or maybe take a beautiful drive thru the Angelina National Forest or Sabine National Forest. You should make plans for a day trip to our area towns that have numerous points of interest, including museums, historical court houses, homes and unique shopping and restaurants. Remember, we're OPEN YEAR ROUND, so make your reservation today! We look forward to meeting you soon!
New Adventure RV Park is 2 miles from Lake Livingston, 6.7 miles from Double Lake Recreation Area, and 12 miles from the Sam Houston National Forest's Big Creek Scenic Area (includes the Lone Star Hiking Trail).
$39 / night
Ranger
If looking to be near a campground but still out on your own then this is the place. I got lucky enough had the place to myself for almost 2 weeks, give or take the few groups that tried to tough the biting fish. I will share a tip. They seem to sit dormant at 10pm and 3am for a hour each. No biting. Please clean behind as you found it.
Guide
Great park if you want to get outside, but still want access to civilization.
Park is somewhat of a mix between wetland and forest. While this is an awesome ecosystem with lots to see and explore - take bug spray! Especially if going in May - when the Horseflies are out. We made the mistake of forgoing the Off and got eaten alive. This is our fault, and not the parks, though.
The park is conveniently located just outside of Beaumont. In fact, you may feel like you haven’t left the city until you are there. This can be helpful if you want to grab a bite and not cook, or if you run short of supplies. I would recommend this park especially for someone new to camping.
GuideGreat stop along our way. Nice staff. Clean bathrooms. Good hiking and biking trails. Campspots are well wooded. A little wet this time of year but to be expected.
GuideDoing a bit of primitive camping. The sites are top notch. Away from any automobile noise. Porta Johns in the parking lot. Showers are a short bike ride away.
LegendWe stopped here for one night traveling from Florida to Texas. Small but nice park. Stayed in site # 22. Sites are long and narrow but plenty of shade. Park has some trails and creek area. Bathrooms were excellent!!! Park was not busy at all. Great for stopover as it's not far from I-10.
Guide
This KOA has trails leading to a river which empties into Lake Rayburn. You do not have direct access to the lake itself. The campground has a couple of small ponds. The staff is excellent. We were given a tour of the property via golf cart. The property is spread out. We stayed at a site with raised concrete pads. This place is not parking lot camping.
LegendThis is a small hidden state park that has rustic beauty. 25 campsites with electric and water, that can be used for campers or tents (tent pads at each site). We camped with a 27 ft camper, with barely enough room. Slightly unlevel, needed 2 blocks on left side. Each site has a tent pad, table, and firepit. There is a dump station. Extremely clean shower and bath house. Several hiking and biking trails, as well as a small beach area, kayaking, fishing, gazebo and playground. A nature center was on site which has activities for families on the weekends! Walk in tent camping without electric and water available. Our site #4 was only 16 dollars a night. Park rangers and camp hosts were knowledgeable and kind.
Legend25 standard RV sites with water & electric. $16, plus some walkin tent sites. Arrived on a Monday night with no reservation; no problem getting a nice site (#19). The young lady checking us in was very nice & helpful. The campground was clean & well maintained. The restroom/shower house was exceptionally clean. Most sites appear to be close to each other, but trees & shrubbery between sites provided some privacy. Sites were also narrow, but long. Enough room for a camper & tent. A few big rigs had difficulty with backing into a site. Pretty state park. Includes a hiking trail. Good AT&T & T-Mobile cell service.
TravelerClose to home for us. Site far from swimming and creek.
GuideNice campsites. Clean, hot showers. There is frequent train noise at this campground.
RangerNot worth it. Over 50% of the park was closed and they cut a lot of the trees down to “make it better” no good fishing. Porta-potty’s we’re disgusting. Not much wildlife and over crowed
Scout
We have enjoyed our stay at the preserve! Have 3 little boys who enjoy fishing and they have plenty of creeks and ponds near campsites; it isn’t the most luxurious parks but if your looking for a state park feel this place is a home run!
GuideI would give it a five but the trails are all closed and some of the sites were flooded .
really secluded spots easy to get into and camp is under the trees which is a nice touch .
GuideAbout 30 mins to Big Thicket visitors center and hike access. There are several nice hikes in the park but many were closed due to a long-leaf pine reforestation project that involved logging and shredding. A bit inconvenient and we could hear the shredders but we met one of the project engineers who took the time to explain the much-needed project/restoration effort. Easy walk to clean restroom with hot showers. We had 30 amp and water hook-ups. Dump station nearby with two sides.
RangerIt is a nice park not big with some nice trails, the camping spots are really close together, restrooms and showers well maintained and cleaned daily.
LegendWe enjoyed Christmas in this quiet park, kinda chilly and pretty deserted. As per normal for RV parks, WiFi sucks but cell signal was adequate (fairly strong with WeBoost) close proximity to shops and restaurants (loved Tia Juanitas Fish camp). Walks, bike tracks, river for kayaking all add to enjoyment.
For those who have showered in an RV, let me say that the high pressure, hot shower is great. Nicely maintained public facilities were great. Level campsites (some look a tad shorter than most) Friendly staff. We did find 7 nights a bit long, but we will be back in the future
RangerHurricane Harvey flooded most of the park in 2017 but now it is completely open. The park is very nice. It is very typical of Texas parks.... awesome!!
Traveler
There aren't many sites for basic tent camping here, maybe 10-15 tent sites, and the rest are equestrian. It's a pretty tidy looking campground. There is a park host that is usually hanging around if you need something. We ended up being neighbors with a large group that was using their fire like a bonfire so we let the park host know about it. Probably won't come back unless in off season. But it's good enough
ScoutWe went in early March for tent camping. The park seems very well designed for equestrian, but also good for tent camping. The trails are nice and wide. Tent spots are spacious, although most sites do require a decent walk from the car.
LegendMarch 20-22, 2019. Nice park. Half of the park was closed due to Hurricane Harvey from 2017. Elevation 46 ft., electric, water, dump station, showers, flush toilets. Tia Juanitas Fish Camp close by and very good.
ScoutOur first stop in the maiden voyage of our travel trailer and this park was good and kind to us. Beautiful, level pull-thru sites with plenty of space from others, shade and sun and within walking distance to bathhouse and swim beach. Mosquitoes abound and there is no cell signal or wi-fi. Prepare to drive 20 minutes to grocery.
RangerIf you want to escape the hot summer in Texas, I would recommend coming to Brookeland Campground because there is a beautiful lake nearby. My cousins and I took a trip to this campground to enjoy the lake, hiking and of course the outdoors. We brought a 6 person tent, and this fit comfortably in our campsite. There is also a fire ring and table within your site as well. There is only 1 bathroom within the campground, or at least what we could find. It was a porta-potty style, and smelt so bad. Not sure how often they clean it, but it was pretty bad (especially with the heat....made it worse!). Thankfully we came prepared and brought our own toilet paper, because by the 2nd night we were there, there was no toilet paper in the bathroom. We heard a few people complain about this. Although the bathroom was gross, the rest of the campground was pretty clean. There are dumpsters as you leave, so please make sure to clean up after yourselves. We enjoyed hiking in the morning, and then playing in the lake mid morning-afternoon. There were tons of people swimming, boating, tubing, kayaking and stand up paddle boarding. It was a blast, and perfect for the hot weather. Definitely bring bug spray because there were so many mosquitos near the campground. I left with a few pretty big welts. I would definitely come back to this campground! Recommend.
TravelerSwimming area is designated but kind of hard to get to
GuideStayed here the weekend before Halloween, most all of the park was still closed from flooding earlier in the year. The nature center was open and we made seed balls to distribute throughout the garden area. The staff were very friendly and knowledgeable. Will return when the trails open back up so we can explore more
ScoutStaying at this park transitioning into my camper to being full time. Most of the park is closed right now, due to the damage from Hurrican Harvey not having been repaired as yet. The RV campground is open, along with the restrooms with showers. There is no access to other parts of the park at this time. I've stayed here previous to this visit and love this park. Even though it is a small park, I would recommend it highly. The RV sites are mostly level on asphalt pads. There is a lot of shade. However, the sites are kinda close together. But. . .there are trees and shrubs between most of the sites.
GuideWe enjoyed the privacy of the non powered camp sites. Very nice.
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