Best Glamping near Kilgore, TX

Recent Glamping Reviews in Kilgore

192 Reviews of 16 Kilgore Campgrounds

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  Kara S.

  Guide

  

  Dec. 5, 2024

  Caddo Lake State Park Campground

  Pretty but loud

  The facilities were great. Clean and well kept. The site that we stayed at (#34) was too close to the main road and the noise from the cars was so loud, which led to an awful nights sleep. Also there was a cat (seemed like a camp cat) that roamed around all night and that freaked out my dog. The lake itself was fantastic and otherworldly. Absolutely beautiful in early November. Definitely gonna visit again but will not camp here.

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  Shawn

  Guide

  

  Nov. 1, 2024

  Caddo Lake State Park Campground

  Nice campground

  Peaceful at night. Fairly private sites. Beautiful bayou.

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  Gloria W.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 20, 2024

  The Boulders at Lake Tyler

  Food Truck and Park host!

  The food truck food is not good. I got sick from eating food from there. Ted stores food in freezer without covering it up with lids. One of the park host was showing pictures. I saw the pictures and he also showed other park host. He is not a good park host. Do not ever let him borrow any money because you will never see it back. Do not put a bad review on Facebook because you will get blocked off there page. It's sad that's how they run a business.

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  Stacy H.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 16, 2024

  Caddo Lake State Park Campground

  Incredible location!

  I've never seen anything so unique and beautiful as Caddo Lake!! Like being in a movie! The State Park campground is immaculate, staff and hosts are super friendly. Fishing, kayaking, canoeing, boat tours, walking/hiking trails, awesome! Nearby historical town of Jefferson was a quaint day trip or artists, shops and eateries. What a trip! Can't wait to revisit Caddo Lake and all its beauty!

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  steven B.

  Guide

  

  May. 6, 2024

  Buffalo Bayou RV Park

  Not what we expected

  Made a reservation via telephone for two days a month in advance, but was not given a site number.When we pulled up to the office there was a note with a telephone number to call, but no answer. I saw a gentleman walking around and it appeared he saw us. After waiting about 10 minutes, I decide to driver further into the park. The gentleman I saw earlier was one of the owners/ managers, I would would have expected him to go to the office to meet the newly arriving guests. I will say that he was friendly enough and later, his wife stopped by to collect the fee and she too was friendly. The park itself has full hook ups and is on the banks of the bayou. The campground require you to sign a waiver because of the water moccasins from the bayou and because of the potential of falling tree limbs. The. Campground is pretty sandy so leveling may be problematic for big rigs. The do allow long term guests to store all kinds of equipment and gear, the site next to us look like a junk yard. Our fellow campers seemed friendly enough with the gentleman on the other side from the junk yard introducing himself.

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  Mark D.

  Guide

  

  May. 3, 2024

  Martin Creek Lake State Park Campground

  STATE PARK NEXT TO POWER PLANT

  Once again our timing was great as this state park was only about 1/4 full. Sites were level and as with most SP's, plenty of room. Nice wooded park, lots of deer and a nice island to hike on. Power plant isn't all that bad, but then again we weren't right on the water where you would be able to hear it more. Nice facilities.

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  crossover counseling and enrichment J.

  Scout

  

  Mar. 20, 2024

  Lake o pine nook

  Rustic and great feel.

  If u want a true rustic feel, this is it. The host was more than willing to answer any questions and was very responsive. Allowed us to cut little trees down to use for firewood. The little creek is nice to listen to in the evening. Just down the road to the boat ramp

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  Chantyl

  Traveler

  

  Mar. 14, 2024

  Rusk Depot Campground

  Family trip

  First & foremost, This park is not well-maintained, and the camping sites are right off of the highway. The splash pad does not work, and the bath house was terribly dirty and freaked of sewage. The group sites are basically a big parking lot- zero grass space between site numbers, although there is shared grass areas along the rows. We moved site numbers within the group sites so that our kids would not be playing right beside the highway (there is a gate, however it’s still concerning), and to slightly distance ourselves from the traffic noise. Beware there is also a large wedding venue directly across the highway & our kids were woken to the sounds of fireworks at night on the weekend. There were large fire ant mounds all along the concrete, and we had to purchase fire ant killer ourselves, as well as deal with some broken glass & the trash can for our site that wasn’t emptied before our stay. I spoke with the staff member working in the office and all she could say was “i will let management know.”

  As far as the good: we had 6 kids and 4 adults staying, so despite the concerns and annoyances, we still were able to relax enough and enjoy our break from the daily grind. The kids played outside all day- making walking sticks, fishing a lot, catching bugs (spotted some really neat moths, too), and making up games.

  The best: the nearly-daily trains coming right through the campground for various reasons (loading new cars or taking passengers on a local trip). My son is an avid train-lover and this was the main reason we booked our stay here.

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  Donna H.

  Guide

  

  Feb. 4, 2024

  Tyler State Park Campground

  Quiet, lovely campground. Excellent park staff.

  We drove from NWArkansas the end of January to purchase a conversion van in Tyler, but towed our 19-foot Coleman camper just in case the van didn't work out, at least we'd have a nice camping trip! We stayed in a pull-though space (#340) which was large enough for our Tundra, the Coleman, AND our newly acquired 2000 E-350 Sportsmobile Van. 

  The campsites were quiet (except for our dogs, who loved the racoons and deer...sorry!!) and well maintained. Beautiful walk around the lake to watch the sunrise. The facilities are standard state park facilities...everything worked. One toilet was a mess, but that wasn't the rangers' fault. One would think women would be more mindful of the mess they make. 

  Note that the gift shop isn't open on Tuesday/Wednesdays, so if you want a head badge for your walking stick, you can purchase one at the ranger station CASH ONLY.  Highly recommend this park.

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  timothy G.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 17, 2023

  Rusk Depot Campground

  Rusk Depot is a great hideaway camp site

  I have been several times.

  We love it,,,

  Lots of tall trees. Very little if any biting bugs. Grounds keeper pick up trash daily. Staff are very friendly. 
  For more on this great place. go to our Facebook group on this.
  https://www.facebook.com/groups/781897506027639

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  Napunani

  Legend

  

  Jun. 9, 2023

  Caddo Lake State Park Campground

  Poison Oak and Tall Weeds

  PROS 

  Saved $42 With TX STATE PARK PASS 

  No fee to reserve online. 

  No sales tax. U

  pon arriving at Site 23, we had no power at the pedestal. Called Park Headquarters and 2 park personnel were at our site in 10 minutes and resolved problem 

  Site 23 level asphalt 

  Site 23 partial shade 

  Aluminum picnic table, 2 hook lantern pole and metal fire pit with cooking grate 

  Donation firewood available 

  Soap and hand dryer in toilet/shower facility 

  3 bars TMOBILE when not storming 

  CONS 

  No overnight security gate closure 

  Site 23 was 1/3 covered with poison oak and remaining living area covered with tall weeds. 

  Some highway noises. 

  Two PARK HOSTS occupy sites in Woodpecker Hollow. That reduces full hook up sites to 6. One of those sites were used as a temporary dump station due to out-of-service park dump station 

  Woodpecker Hollow toilet/shower facility needs some deep cleaning 

  11 windows in Woodpecker Hollow women’s toilet/shower and only 4 were open. Camp host said rest of windows were painted shut.  Floors were continuously wet and slippery. What a mess! This place needs a fan or two.

  Most pets we saw were NOT on leash 

  No privacy from surrounding campsites 

  No ranger drive thru Woodpecker Hollow 

  No park WIFI

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  Napunani

  Legend

  

  Jun. 9, 2023

  Walleye Park

  Unobstructed Lake View Campsite

  PROS 

  Senior discount saved $20 

  Each site has unobstructed lake view 

  Site 67 level concrete pad surrounded by sandy soil with afternoon only shade 

  Climate controlled toilet/shower facility 

  Clean toilet/shower facility which are cleaned every weekday morning 

  2 sand lot volleyball courts 

  Small pier shared by every two campsites 

  Metal picnic table, pedestal BBQ grill and concrete fire ring with no cooking grate. 

  Fairly quiet during daytime weekdays except for neighboring campers 3 sites away who had their INSIDE television blaring that we could hear every word. This went on for 7 hours daily. 

  Local police did regular daylight drive thrus 

  Hundreds of squirrels 

  Could hear whippoorwills after sunset 

  Had a float plane land and then take off right in front of our campsite (see video)

  Park had WIFI but didn’t use due to having 4 bars TMOBILE 

  CONS 

  Minimal pay/stay 3 nights

  $5 fee to make on line reservations 

  Had to email copy of Texas Drivers License to Water District in advance of making reservation in order to get Senior discount 

  No security gate closed overnight 

  No camp host 

  Campers let their dogs run thru campsites and poop everywhere 

  Big problem with day users and boaters walking thru campsites, even after dark, picnicking and partying late into evening in campsites where there were no campers/tenters, then leaving at all hours of the night 

  LOTS of middle of the night boat noise 

  Street lights throughout campground which hinders dark sky viewing 

  No privacy from any other campsite 

  Site picnic table anchored so not moveable

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  Mitchell N.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 1, 2023

  Caddo Lake State Park Campground

  Perfect place for a weekend getaway!

  Went right after Memorial Day weekend and basically had the campground to ourselves. Campsite 64 had a large flat surface to accommodate a six person tent (North Face Wawona 6) with a vestibule. Great place for a weekend getaway from the DFW area ~3 hr drive). Overall the park has nice amenities, easy hikes, and great canoeing-kayaking!

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  riverlynn

  Scout

  

  May. 25, 2023

  Jellystone Park™ Tyler

  Horrible

  We had no choice but to stay for 2 months due to unfortunate events, but this place will make sure that you are treated like you are below them. We were always told to follow the rules, but the rules seemed to only being getting longer and stricter everyday, but the weekenders and the live in free workers didn't have to follow, we paid resort prices for no resort accommodations, what was "included" in the price wasn't included for us because we paid monthly not daily, (it's cheaper and it was literally 700$ a month so not much cheaper) the camp site for us was ran down and had prior campers trash left over that we had to take care of because it was "your responsibility" as the nice lady stated in the store front of the campground....I don't have kids in diapers, and I had to clean up over a dozen of poop filled diapers from our campsite, my youngest is 9...but as the leady said it was my responsibility to clean my campsite up upon arrival...then they tried to fine me for it...and the broken picnic table, that's bit the worse part, the worse part was the live in workers freely went threw our outdoor stuff (we have portable garden beds with veggie and fruits) by the time they freely helped themselves without my permission I had to restart my garden...I'm poor and lost everything so I'm literally starting all over again...I took out a large loan to get a type of hike for my son and I just to be treated like dog poop on the bottom of ya boot....when I brought it uo to them and started to complain about the chaos and rudeness I was told to "ignore it won't happen again" until it did...this time a weekender thought it would be adorable to throw rocks at my kid and dog...I will never go back.

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  Jason W.

  Ranger

  

  May. 8, 2023

  Caddo Lake State Park Campground

  Nice campgrounds, need tent sites

  Very well kept, great park staff, excellent boat ramp and pier.  Could use more camping spots especially for tent campers.

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  Jason W.

  Ranger

  

  May. 8, 2023

  Buffalo Bayou RV Park

  Great campground, excellent hosts

  5/5

  Newer campground that is very well laid out and well kept. Tall tree limb canopy helps with a nice breeze and fewer bugs.  This is on a bayou so be prepared for mosquitoes.  Great paddling trails and about100 yards from Big Cypress Bayou connected by a boat trail.  Nice shower / restroom close to the tent area. 

  Leslie and Pat are fantastic hosts and go out of their way to make you feel at home.  Ask about their buffalo ranch.

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  Sidney R.

  Traveler

  

  Mar. 26, 2023

  Jellystone Park™ Tyler

  Great woodland getaway

  Great spot in the Piney woods of East Texas. Minutes from Tyler State park. Perfect spot for large families or groups. Amenities are not fully finished till summer, but there will be a great number of improvements such as water park, warming tub and restaurant.

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  Angela R.

  Guide

  

  Mar. 26, 2023

  Daingerfield State Park Campground

  Quiet, Beautiful, and Perfect

  Our site was large with a pull thru concrete pad right on the water. The sites are large and separated separated by trees and private. There is a fire ring with grill grate provided.

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  Sam E.

  Traveler

  

  Feb. 25, 2023

  Tyler State Park Campground

  Lovely

  I brought my dog on a two night weekend stay and we had a blast. The campsite was well maintained and we loved all of the trails.

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  Lisa P.

  Guide

  

  Dec. 17, 2022

  Rusk Depot Campground

  Full hookups in the pine trees

  Took a chance on this campground because many reviews on various websites  were bad and many were old...Used to be a TX state park but was "decommissioned" evidently. It is not the most maintained campground, but it is a small loop with pull-in sites w/ full hookups. The bathroom didnt seem maintained much, but we have a camper, so don't have need for the bathrooms. The texas state RR train engine car came through one time in the afternoon to turn around to pull the train back to palestine...that's pretty unique and a cool thing at a campsite IMO.

  our group loved this place--albeit a very different experience if you are used to well-maintained KOAs etc, but for those that are self contained and just want to hang out/camp, it's a cool place. Had a nice walk around the historic train depot and the little pond behind it. we camped in october and It was very "fall vibes" with all the super tall pine trees and we thought it was a hidden gem and appropriately priced for what you get (ie: it's not priced like a KOA, so don't expect similar amenities--but there are good things about that too--it's not packed with people!!). Not sure I'd make a super long destination out of it if you're  too far away, but We will be back since it's close to camp here!

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  Daisee Mae S.

  Legend

  

  Dec. 2, 2022

  Lake Holbrook Park - South

  Great Quiet Stop

  The road in isn’t bad but it’s pretty dippy in some spots so if you have a large vehicle take it slow.

  The directions take you to the Beach. Do not make the left turn. Camp spots are forward and to the right upon entry.

  The spots are nice and spaced.

  Only one other camper here when we arrived. They had tents. The spots are large enough to drive right into and it’s not to bumpy.

  No bathrooms and the trash cans are all upside down and screwed to polls. So there is trash EVERYWHERE! In the lake, on the shore, on the roadways.

  Other than the trash this place is absolutely breathtaking. We were on our way through so we only stayed for about 6 hours.

  I imagine it’s the hot spot during the summer.

  I would most definitely come back.

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  Natalie S.

  Ranger

  

  Dec. 1, 2022

  The Boulders at Lake Tyler

  Quick winter trip

  The only reason I didn’t give it five stars is the price and not having sewer. There are a lot of cute amenities but everything costs extra. Beautiful grounds and friendly workers. Nice waterfront concrete sites

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  Paul L.

  Scout

  

  Oct. 6, 2022

  Tyler State Park Campground

  Many hiking trails

  The park has many hiking trails. The tent sites are close together so there is not much room for privacy. Many racoons. Park facilities are clean, nice swimming area and good roads.

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  Chloe Q.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 29, 2022

  Daingerfield State Park Campground

  5 star adventure!

  Me and my husband had a great time and experience at the DF state park! Bathrooms were clean, the park was in great shape, and the trails were great to walk through and enjoy the scenery.

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  Lisa P.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 25, 2022

  Rusk KOA

  Great spot for the kiddos!

  Super nice staff and full saturday breakfast (eggs/bacon/pancakes/coffee etc--extra fee, but very reasonable!)

  Pool, jump pad, playground, trike rentals, Rock/gem mining slough, movies/events, etc.

  Sites are level pull-through sites and most have a clear view of the playground, which gives the kids a sense of freedom.  They have cabins and cool teepees as well, but have only ever camped in RV here.

  Have been camping here in the summers and both Easter & Halloween weekends and they do easter egg/candy hunts and have other events for the kids/kids at heart.

  We love coming here and the staff are always very kind to us. (photos on this review are during the halloween event--we decorated our campsite lol)

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  nick P.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 14, 2022

  Tyler State Park Campground

  Grand Canyon np

  Such an unbelievable, majestic landscape that can truly only be seen in person to fully take in the beauty. Can’t wait to go back

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  Savanah H.

  Guide

  

  Sep. 6, 2022

  Jellystone Park™ Tyler

  Fun Labor Day getaway!

  To celebrate September birthdays, we took advantage of the king holiday weekend to visit Jellystone. We’ve been here a couple of times before, but in the winter months. It was great to take advantage of the water amenities available! My kids loved the splash pad/water slides (I did too!). The bouncy pillow is always a fan favorite, and we spent just as much time there as we did in the water. Great evening movies, lots of fun activities, and close to Tyler if you decide to venture out and get some good food, or find something to do!

  Our site was very shady, and our ac had no issue keeping up with the temps. Our particular site was a pie shape. We had visitors Saturday, and there were some parking blues because of how narrow the site was. We only chose this site because it was all that was available when booking. We prefer to be closer to all the fun! But overall we were happy with the location.