Best Tent Camping near Mansfield, TX

Tent Camping Reviews near Mansfield, TX

535 Reviews of 10 Mansfield Campgrounds

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  Napunani

  Legend

  Nov. 18, 2021

  Oak Park Campground

  Landscape Timber at Fire Ring Created Trip Hazard

  Reserved on-line 184 days prior to arrival. 

  Pros Site in large oak tree grove, so heavily shaded 

  Campground night sky friendly with good dark sky viewing NO STREET LIGHTS in campground., but toilet facilities had exterior lighting 

  Crushed granite surrounding site and bordered with landscaping timbers 

  Metal roof shelter over concrete slab where picnic table is located 

  Metal picnic table 

  Cooking grill on metal fire ring 

  Campground mostly quiet except for Hwy 31 traffic noise 

  Friendly camp host 

  Security gate closed nightly 

  Not charged a fee to make my own on-line reservation 

  Campsite discount with America the Beautiful Pass 

  Cons 

  Entrance gate not manned upon arrival at 2pm Tuesday so had to go back around after unhitched 

  Our site 14 was not marked. Most sites have site number on site picnic table. Even those are tough to see in the daylight and impossible to see in darkness. Absolutely no roadside site number posts 

  Campsite 14 entrance driveway was 90 degree angle to park road with a steep ditch on opposite side of road. T

  rees close on both sides tight to site 14 driveway. Made back in challenging, but not impossible. 

  Campsite 14 entrance/driveway 10% grade from park road 

  Campsite 14 not level side to side 

  Site fire ring was up against landscaping timber preventing space for chairs 

  Landscaping timbers trip hazard at fire ring

  Fire ring should be relocated to side or back of site to facilitate safe movement around it Fire ring was completely filled with ash upon arrival No privacy from other campsites Shower/toilet facility near playground had padlock on mens entrance, so males were using the womens restroom. This facility in extremely poor condition and desperately needs renovation. 

  No campsite lantern pole 

  No park Wifi 2

   bars AT&T 

  Never saw any park rangers or park security driving through campground 

  Wildlife sightings of grey squirrels and two dozen buzzards that constantly circled over campground

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  GoWhereYouAreDraw N.

  Legend

  Apr. 30, 2019

  Dinosaur Valley State Park Campground

  Family camping

  Nice camping spot for families. I chose to camp in the north primitive hike-in sites across the river. It was pretty hot but I still had a good time exploring the hiking trails. If you go hiking, take a map and of course extra water. My map came in handy a couple of times as I was hiking as the actual trails led me off track a few times.

  I stayed in the primitive camping area. You hike between 1-2.5 miles across the river to sites. If the river is too high these sites may be closed. Water is only available at the trailhead. These sites are primitive so they do not have showers, restrooms, picnic tables or water.

  Other sites available:

  • Campsites with electricity (Picnic tables, water hookup, electric, fire ring)
  • Walk-in campsites (Fire ring, lantern post)
  • Group camp (fire ring, water nearby, three picnic tables)

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  janet H.

  Legend

  Jan. 3, 2022

  Hickory Creek - Lewisville Lake

  Spacious campground near town

  Lewisville TX Hickory Creek Park COE on Lewisville Lake Open year round. Just over 100 paved sites most with lakeviews. Also have primitive walk in sites by lake. May 1 to Sept 30 14 day max stay other times can extend 14 more days!Be ware that gate closes from 10pm to 6am and there is no code access! Sites are w/e and all have new 50 amp. Grills and fire rings along with covered picnic tables. Modern bathhouse with large shower stalls. Nice boat ramp and boat trailer parking. There are several nature and walking trails as well as paved roads for bike riding. I have Verizon and was able to call and text but not use internet in camp. Town is short 5 minutes away. There's restaurants, shopping and theater close by.

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  Napunani

  Legend

  Dec. 13, 2022

  COE Navarro Mills Reservoir Oak Park

  Clean-up on Site #11

  Pros 

  Discount with National Park pass 

  Shady

  Quiet 

  Dark sky friendly

  Nice metal roof cover over concrete picnic table 

  Saw park ranger drive thru during daylight 

  2 bars T-MOBILE 

  Successful streaming with T-MOBILE hotspot device 

  Cons 

  So day #2 without any TP in men’s restroom.  Went to front gate to report it and was told they would call it into the Army Corps of Engineers as gate volunteers have no stock of TP on hand.  Never saw any TP before leaving on third day

  Toilet facility #1 women’s had raw sewage throughout deep enough to cover your foot. Site 11 has electrical hook up at rear on the door side of the camper 

  Site 11 water connection is centered at the rear of the parking pad. 

  Site 11 unlevel. 

  Numerous piles of charcoal ash throughout site 11 campsite not in the fire pit. 

  Concrete picnic table needs degreased as surface has lots of large greasy stain 

  Site numbers are painted on the concrete picnic table so extremely difficult to see in the dark. 

  No WIFI

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  Joel R.

  Legend

  Apr. 5, 2024

  Weatherford-Fort Worth West KOA

  Needs some work

  Generally I’ll stay at a KOA for a night when traveling through. They are like McDonald’s, nothing special but you know what to expect. This one was below par even for a KOA. We arrived just at 5:00 pm but the office was already closed. Didn’t see any staff before we left in the morning. Out checking information was available on the bulletin board. A sign said there were no more available sites, but there were clearly over 40 empty spaces. Many of the sites need new picnic tables, and the trees are full of dead branches. However the grass was mowed. Sites are very close together. Closer than most. There is a grassy dog park. There is also the a playground- a swing set! Also a pool which appears functional. Bathroom and showers were adequate. !

  There is an RV repair facility next door.

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  Sean B.

  Guide

  Mar. 7, 2025

  Cedar Creek Park Campground

  Beautiful clean and free

  Only a small amount of campsites, big open fields and mature oak tree shade. Water at most and firerings are provided next to covered picnic tables. Quiet, lots of wildlife, has boat ramp and dock as well as large shelter house with bbq for days use by larger groups. First come first served and free. No showers and only a vault toilet.

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  Richard M.

  Scout

  Nov. 27, 2020

  Hidden Cove Park & Marina

  Not just for camping!

  Clean and spacious RV sites in two areas, about 100 total and several with water view. Open and tree covered sites in both. Cabins also available, again several with water views. Two designated tent camping areas separate from RVs. Dry storage and dump station on property as well. The park offers open activity areas and covered picnic tables by the water. A 3-lane boat ramp to Lewisville Lake, rental paddle boarding, full marina, and swimming area. Seasonal restaurant with indoor & outdoor eating areas. Privately owned so there is an entry fee, but 2 or 3 levels of yearly membership passes available saves a lot! Currently upgrading to full hookup for all RV sites and wifi.

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  Taylin B.

  Scout

  Jun. 1, 2023

  Sycamore Bend Park

  Great PRIMATIVE stay.

  The price has gone up from $7 to $20, but that’s about average it seems now. The restrooms really stink, but are always clean and stocked in my experience. Max 3 night stay, no electricity, water, or showers. Nice fire rings, flag pole, and calm park.

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  Traci M.

  Scout

  Oct. 19, 2018

  Lake Whitney State Park Campground

  Come Hell or High Water We Are Camping

  We had limited weekends to take the grandkids camping. It has been raining non stop all over Texas. I began to look for places within 2 hours of Fort Worth. Texas State Parks are a great. I settled on Lake Whitney. They have these shelter sites that are awesome. For $30 per night ($10 per night more than normal e&w site) plus $5 per adult gate fee. That may not be economical for everyone, but $40 for an overnight camp was fine. The shelters are very clean and well kept. Inside is a picnic table and enough floor space for another plus some. So if your tent fails in you go. The top of walls are screened and bottom solid. I set up my camp kitchen and we ate meals inside due to weather. We set up our large tent behind the shelter to block wind from the lake. The site also had it's own parking, another table outside and fire ring. We had site 4 right across from the lake and swimming area. The bath house was very clean and only a short walk. You can fish license free from the shore. There are 5 or 6 moderate hiking trails. Also the park is home to plenty of woodland animals. The 4 yo and I took a 2 am bathroom break and saw a herd of dear about 30 head.

  The park is very good for families and fishing.

  There are also a boat ramp, small airstrip and day use areas.

  The staff is awesome.

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