Best Dog-Friendly Camping near Hartley, TX

Ok place to stay for a night. I liked the no contact check in and my dog really liked the dog park. Noisy parking lot but you are staying in a truck stop. I will definitely be back just for my dog really liking the dog park.

We spent one night here on our way from Indiana to Valley of the Gods. Plentiful spaces, few people, pet friendly, flush toilets and showers. The best part is that all sites - except for 10 RV hook up sites - are free!!!

We stayed 2 nights. Limited number of cement rv pads with water vand electric hook ups. Great lake marina with helpful staff. RV sites were serounded by dry weeds, thorns, dirt, rocks. We couldn't walk our dogs here. We would not stay again.

It’s beautiful here. We are at the bottom of the lake and not at the cliff where most pictures are taken. We have a dog and it felt safer here. It’s very very windy, temperature swings Yand there is absolutely no reception. The connection of the Starlink is fair so if you have one you can go with that. Its a drive away into nothing but there is a Walmart 25 minutes away suprisingly.

If you Don't have a 4x4 car then make sure to scout your route beforehand. As the paths go towards the river the soil becomes sandy and loose, and your car could get stuck.

This is a nice quiet place to park for the night although I bet it gets pretty busy at certain times of the year. If you don't mind driving a few minutes away from the main road this spot will let you stargaze and walk your dog.

Sure, it's in kind of a strange location. Sure, it's sort of small. But the sites are big, the sunrises are huge, the lake is silent (at least in early Oct.)...

...And it's free. Only two bathrooms, but they're well  lit, well maintained, with flush toilets, and have showers!

Plenty of room between campsites, although the trees are more like tall shrubs, so you can wave at your neighbor. But they're so far away, you can't quite tell if they're waving back. Most of the sites are on a cliff that has a wonderful view of the lake, and each site has plenty of room, including a covered picnic bench and a fire pit. 

I've paid a fair amount of money for far worse spots. Maybe it gets busy in the summer, but October finds this place not even half full (midweek) and extremely peaceful. 

Also, my dog loved it, as you can probably tell in the pics.

West Texas winds are no joke. Our site was great, lot of sandburs so stay on roads. No sewer hookup for us. Great views. No nearby beach / water access except boat ramp / check in area.

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The boat ramp is open and great for "small" boats. Beautiful sunsets, picnic table, shade shelters, grills, trash cans, fire ring. There is no water, no flush toilets. This campground is more suited for tents but there is an area by the boat ramp where folks could boondock. 

Thank you Texas, you are amazing. 

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Was heading through Texas to Utah and stopped here for the night. It’s a small picnic area that has plenty of space for tents, but not suitable for large RV’s.

Drove there in a small Chevy Sonic so any car will make it.

Pros:

• Small and secluded so not many people will be there
• Has lots of picnic tables and grills
• Clean Vaulted Toilets
• Has trash cans

Cons:

• Lots of bugs and flies swarming you
• No water fill up
• Extremely dewy mornings

We stayed at this campsite on our journey out west it’s right on Lake Mary is a very large man-made reserve the campsite has access to a boat ramp there are about 10+ primitive sites all with picnic tables no grills and there is currently a fire ban otherwise fires would be allowed but the firemen I believe is most of the state of Texas we stayed here on 107° day so be mindful there’s very little shelter even under the covered picnic tables highly would recommend not being outside during dusk as a plethora of insects will come and they can get quite aggressive but once the sun settle down so did the bugs and we had a lovely evening it does get very hot here as you are in the middle of Texas and there is no water available pit toilets were excellent very clean and also double as tornado shelters as this is in tornado alley so be careful there’s lots of interesting vegetation here and lots of different plant life you can get down to the lake from a long path like that starts at a large paved parking lot it’s not really a parking lot it’s just a large giant pain. On top of the rock I can easily accommodate Very long rigs it’s about 30 minutes to the nearest anything at least so be sure you bring everything you need

This is a city park just outside of the center of town and highway. Its really a gravel parking lot with around 20 spots to park with electric hookups (20, 30, and 50 amp) that allows FREE camping for 24 hours. There is a dumpster, dump station, and potable water fill up. Bathrooms but no showers (bathrooms were older and not the nicest).

This place fills up so it's suggested you get the earlier in the day if possible. We arrived at 7:45 pm on a Saturday and got the last spot. There is a train nearby which went off several times before 11 when it stopped all together. Some traffic noise but all in all you can beat free with electric especially in the Texas heat

Nothing wrong with this spot in any way shape or form. Lots and lots of bugs and critters. We were greeted in the morning by mowers and people picking up trash, but that’s a fantastic sign of a campsite well taken care of, so no complaints from me. In the night, we got to hear coyotes and we heard the scurrying feet of a raccoon or possum. Designated fire pits and a picnic table for each site. Check the site for ant mounds first!! The ants in Texas are bigger too I guess lol. There were also plenty of places for horses so that was awesome. Each site was large enough for an RV or camper.

There are various campgrounds around Lake Meredith. Blue West is on the opposite side from the city of Fritch side. Contrary to some pictures here, it does NOT have access to the water. No docks, no ramps, no water for filling, no electricity. Those are at other spots, not Blue West. It is up in a cliff over looking the lake. That said, it was very empty in July. And being so high up, I was afraid the winds were going to tear my popup canvas. It's a beautiful spot. Nothing wrong with it at all. Just those Texas winds! Shelters have two picnic tables in them. So, there is some shade. The pics are views of the lake from my campsite. So is the video

This place is free and has some sites with both water/hookups and some dry camping. The views are so sick and I had no idea Texas had spots to offer like this (Midwesterner here lol). Fun to watch the deer down by the shore. Cool lil trails and loved the sunrises here, I parked right on the edge. I was at a site with hookups for a few hours (self converted camper van but sometimes I just hook up to the 20a/put my batteries on trickle charger). Some lady w a fifth wheel came up and said I was in her spot tho I’m pretty sure she duped me bc it’s free/aren’t reservations lol. Didn’t put up a fight. No problem camping dry with a better view!! Will be back when traversing TX again.

We stop at For 1 night late turned up staying 3 this little Rv park is amazing the managers are so sweet and kind. We called late in the evening they answered the phone said come on in we got there to homemade desserts and drinks customer service fabulous!!!  Pull Thur full hook up spaces didn't have to unhook and plenty of space to park her other vehicle on the space with us. 

Next morning homemade cinnamon rolls wow . We stayed 2 more days because it was so nice . Don’t miss roosters across the street best T-bone in west Texas !!

Went to do laundry got change and they gave us free laundry pods!! The shower house was so clean and comfortable 

I could do a commercial for this place. I’ve just never been to an RV park quite like it do yourself a favor and stop when you’re passing through.