Best Dog-Friendly Camping near Coldspring, TX

The dog park is horrible. It’s all sand and no bag dispenser like other “luxury” resorts have had. The internet is not good at all…tv cut out every two minutes. Nice pool. No trash pick up on Memorial Day and the dumpster was overflowing by that afternoon. Site 55 is NOT for RVs over 36 feet. We have a 42 ft fifth wheel and it was horrible trying to get into the spot.

Amenities:

Free WiFi 

Gazebo 

Picnic Area 

Children’s Playground 

Fishing Area 

Boat Ramp 

Swimming Pool 

100 Waterview sites 

70 Waterfront sites 

Recreation Area 

Fenced In Dog Park 

Boat and RV Storage 

Available Private Gazebos 

Gated Community 

Full Hookups(30& 50 Amp) 

Onsite Management 

Picnic tables at your site 

Restrooms Showers 

Private Covered 

Boat Slips 

Laundry Room with 6 Washers coming soon (August 2020) 

Award Winning Fishing 

Beautiful Sunset on the Lake 

Clubhouse 

Private Covered Boat Slips 

**Available Activities: **

Card Games 

Crafts 

Fishing 

Horseshoes 

Swimming

This is our 4th trip here. And we have already planned our 5th. We love how big this park is. Each time we come and get a new site, it’s like a whole new park. Nestled in the trees our first time out with rocks, and today we are on a flat concrete pad. Lots of room to bike. We love the lake. We haven’t even used the pool or facilities because of Covid but we still love it here. Everyone complains of the roads but nothing different than the state parks we use. So far we have had no problems with the equipment or hook ups. Bath houses are nice but we don’t use them. The dog park is perfect for you and your puppers to make new friends. There is a boat launch and pier for fishing. Plus catfish cove. I did not have any luck in the little bass pond. I will say, this place gets busy on a Holiday but the kids like having so many others to play with. We especially loved our evening basketball tournaments.

Secluded, wildlife, pet friendly. Owners and staff are wonderful.

Hidden gem of  campground with very large sites, good distance between them and right on Lake Livingston.

This campground has plenty of shaded sites with plenty of space for walking pets, riding bicycles or just fishing.

We had to return our travel trailer to the dealership for some warranty work and wanted to have one last little getaway before handing it over. We opted to stay somewhere in the vicinity of the dealership, and this campground had an opening. So, we booked one of the last remaining sites and hit the road!

Located in a suburban area north of Houston, the campground was very easy to find. It was nestled among nice suburban homes but still close to the amenities of a suburban city. We arrived after the employees left the front desk, so they instructed us to pick up our materials at the front office. We immediately noticed how well maintained this campground was. We easily found Site 21, a standard back in site. The sites are all concrete and level with a yard of grass and full hookups, which we really appreciate. We were surprised that our site didn’t have a picnic table like we thought, but we probably could have called to request one (wasn’t a huge issue in this July Texas heat).

This campground is more like a residential area. We noticed that many vehicles were gone early on a weekday morning. Many of the “campers” had potted plants and other items that indicated they were long-term occupants. There were many rules for the campground such as no items allowed on the grass or under RVs and no trash cans at sites, but none of these were unreasonable. Staff was visible throughout the day, often maintaining the grounds and collecting trash at each site (trash collection is each morning). It was extremely quiet, clean, and manicured.

Would we visit this campground again? Yes, if we plan to visit the Houston area for business in the future. We prefer the forest and the solitude that it affords, but this is a nice place to stay if you have business in the area. Rayford Crossing has amenities that may appeal to families with children such as a playground, beautiful pool, hot tub, shuffleboard, horse shoes, and fishing. The nice paved roads and sites and the dog park were nice as well. Our only complaints would be the price and lack of privacy, but I guess that’s to be expected in an RV resort near a major US city like Houston. Basically, it served our purpose.

Summary: Nice small older park with mature trees & two loops. Sweetgum and sycamore. We stayed in the sycamore loop site #28. Sycamore loop has a boat ramp on the southern end as this park is on lake Conroe. Pros: IMO there is allot to like at this quiet park. Shade, mature trees, most sites had adequate space between them, full hook-ups,30 & 50 amp, newer style fire rings with adjustable grates to cook on. Although there was a fire ban when we went. Access to the lake if you like to boat or fish. Grounds were well kept up while there, no stickers in the grassy areas of you have pets or little ones. I hate if we go somewhere and there are thorns in our dogs feet when we walk them, that is no fun but not here. OHV area trail head with miles of trails are minutes away.

Cons: Our site was really off level side to side. We have auto leveling and it wouldn't work it was so far out of level. We had to manually do it. Side to side isn't fun. Front to back is much easier to set up. So I would say bring leveling blocks or boards with you in case you need them. Be prepared. Also as with any park sites rig size vary as to what can fit where. So my advice is to go visit it and pick which one you think you'd fit into best and mark it down for when you want to go. Some sites I couldn't fit into. And no pull-thrus if that's your thing. Sewer hookup on some we're a ways away so bring an extra hose. Mine was close but I seen others that needed 3 hoses. I always carry two 10 footers and one 15 footer. No swimming area for the kids. No fishing pier. Fishing access is not great at the campground. Huntsville 20 miles away for supplies, food, etc. No store close by. Hope that helps.

Beautiful facilities including main building with laundry, bathrooms, and community area. Pool, hot tub, fishing pond, propane, place to wash your dog, and dog walk. Huge park and lovely outdoor patio with outdoor kitchen and walk near the pond. Friendly staff. A little noisy with train tracks and airport nearby.

Double Lake Recreation Area is located in the Sam Houston National Forest. We stayed at a primitive site with water and bathrooms conveniently located nearby. Most of the campers were quiet here. Seemed like more a family crowd.

Fishing, hiking, paddling, and mountain biking galore! Several trails including a paved trail go around the lake. Dogs are allowed in the park and on the trails. Dogs must be leashed at all times and are not allowed on the beach.

Charged me more then what I confirmed on the phone and when asked, she said it was because I was next to the lake (which I didn’t ask for). Hardly a lake! More like a swamp which my dog couldn’t swim in hence the reason I booked a lake campground. My site had dog poop piles, Pool closed at 8pm as I was walking up which was long before it got dark and wifi worked for a total of 5 mins. Bathrooms were dirty and shower leaked everywhere all over my stuff (no benches to put stuff on). Water from tap at site not potable and there’s red ants everywhere (toes are so swollen this morning full of bites). Not worth the $65 I paid

Loved this place! super easy to find and near all major shops! Bathrooms were super clean and modern, easy access to the lake and dog friendly. We stayed for just 2 nights but we def will be coming back!

Great and fun time! Staff is kind and professional. Full hookup sites, spot are very bigs with pincnic table and concrete roads. Resorts style amenities are very nice and cleans, pool great, kids play groungs and place to wash for dogs. Very nice Clubhouse! You can waking, biking and fishing. We had such a wonderful time. For sure we will stay again, recommend!

This place is very nice, but no one is enforcing the rules. Dogs being walked with no leashes, and not picking up behind them. 9 year olds driving golf carts with the adults on the back. Kids in hot tub, even diapered babies, and I saw an offensive flag flying. All of these have rules against them at the park, but I saw no one patrolling the park to enforce any of it! They need to pave the roads, it's so full of potholes and uneven pavement very rough to drive. There's a very small section of paved sites. The rest is on uneven graveled ground and so close together I couldn't walk between our site and the RV parked next to us. Sites NOT assigned, we were told to go find a spot, then come back and tell them what spot we were in. It was so crowded that this process took us about 45 minutes to do. Then go back and get the parking passes for the park. If not for all that I would have given this park 5 stars.

This place was great. The lake was clear and whether or not it was a good idea, we swam in it as did all our dogs. Great temperature water. The trees were nice to get lost in and the nature sounds at night were pleasant. It was pretty hot and humid for most of it. Nights got a little chilly by 4-5 am The map to get there is straightforward, just use Google to drive to the gate then walk down the access road. The turn to the lake is a little hidden but nothing that you can't find. My party hiked in way to much stuff, but it was more fun for it. We probably walked the trail about 20 times a piece to get everything in and out during our 3 night stay. The one thing that disappointed me was there were some other people here while we stayed and though they were respectful with noise, they did leave trash. It's not the only campsite that trash was left at either. Hopefully those coming here can show a little more respect in the future. We did end up using a chair and fire grate that was left behind and hiked it out with us though. Silver linings I guess. Overall a great experience.

Pros 

Senior pass discount 

Quick check-in( in fact, we were still backing into our site) by camp host who delivered vehicle pass 

Asphalt parking pad surrounded by grass 

Non moveable metal frame wooden picnic table on an oversized concrete slab 

Metal fire ring with cooking grate 

Lantern pole 

Shady site #4 

Spacious area between campsites 

Quiet 

Good night sky viewing as there are no street lights in park and shower/toilet facility had minimum lighting 

Cons 

Campers ignore basic rules/courtesy such as keeping dogs on leash and letting children run thru everyone’s campsites 

Entrance gate unmanned (closed) 24/7) so lots of“drive-by” gawkers in the campground Non campers consistently showered in the campground showers facility

Gates to campground not locked overnight 

TP not available in women's restroom SWEETGUM most of the 2 nights of our stay 

No security drive-throughs by park staff 

Unlevel parking pad Site #4 

No privacy from any other campers as there is absolutely no brush/vegetation between sites 

No firewood for sale in park 

Non-climate controlled shower/toilet building, but did have a box fan sitting on the floor running, but he was a sweat box in that facility!

Site picnic table at the rear of the site and it was anchored to the concrete pad 

No WiFi 

1 bar Verizon