McClellan Creek National Grassland, TX is a great camping destination for adventurers of all types. There are tons of hikes and other fun activities to partake in, as well as sights to see and explore. At The Dyrt, campers like you share their favorite spots, plus tips and photos. No matter where you're headed in McClellan Creek National Grassland, you'll find the best spot for you and your camping crew.
$10 - $15 / night
Lake McClellan Campground is a nice campground in the middle of the Texas panhandle.
$16 - $60 / night
If you’re visiting Texas or have lived here your whole life, this is a bucket list state park! Go ahead and add it to yours :)
$20 / night
There is a small fenced dog area and a large field to walk your pups. Great views and sunsets.
The area of Texas around Palo Duro is flat and uninteresting almost until the rim of the canyon, at which point you drive down a well maintained
This park is beautiful, and I can see where it gets it name “ The Grand Canyon of Texas”.
One good thing about that was lots of room for the dogs to run.
$27 - $32 / night
Small dog area but proportionate to the size of the rv park. Great overnight stop!
All of the hikes don’t seem to be very long, but considering how hot it gets in Texas, maybe this is a good thing.
LegendThis location is not a campground and no camping is allowed. Map for McClellan Creek National Grasslands' McClellan Lake indicates no camping allowed. The road that would lead this area is closed.
TravelerExcellent customer service, full hookups, long pull through sites, laundry, horse shoes, dog park, easy to get to, beautiful scenery, easy to navigate and the owner Crystal takes you to your site. Would definitely stay here again!
LegendAbsolutely loved our stay here. Booked it on the day of our stay on the app. Having to flee bad weather and horrible prior stay. The staff was so helpful, friendly and provided awesome recommendations in the area. Sites are nice for plains. Hook ups, wifi and cable were great. Super clean bathrooms and laundry facilities. We got a 4 night stay, even though they usually cap stays at 3 nights. Small clean dog park, and pool (not open yet). Must see Palo duro state park in the area. Only negatives: train and airport noise. Had to level rig a bit, but not bad. Even prairie dogs close to property. Which was cool to see.
TravelerGreat fun , so pretty , awesome hiking and biking , pet friendly . We stayed 3 days in late February weather was amazing .
GuideBeautiful view of the plateau from Site 3. Windy and lots of flies. Very basic sites, some are primitive but have water hydrants nearby. Gravel and fairly unlevel but not too terrible. Good amount of space between campsites but be careful for stickers, especially if you have pets. There's no attendant or camp host at this campground and to pay, you have to go to the McClellan Campground area for an envelope.
LegendThere are three different camping units to the park. Dry camping on one side of the dry lake. Two sections for camping on the other side of the lake RV section for OHV traffic. And then a tent RV section on the other side. Only one full bathroom with showers the rest are pet toilets. The upper campground is quite charming you need to know the lake is dry though and has been for quite a while.
RangerWe were in site #12. We had Full hook- up with a gravel pull-through. We travel towing a 14 foot trailer and were able to fit both in our pull through site along with my jeep.
The site was easy to level.
Our site was not shaded with limited trees. This was a smaller lot with our neighbors very close.
The lot does not have a concrete patio or fire ring but has a picnic table.
It is an easy access to the campground from highway -(approximately 1 mile from highway).
There is free WiFi. They do not offer Cable TV but there are many channels.
They do not sell wood since fire burning is not permitted (only charcoal).
They do not provide garbage service at your site so you must walk to garbage dumpster (located through out the park).
You are allowed to ride personal golf carts. They do not provide golf cart rentals. There is really not a need to have a Golf cart because it is a smaller campground.
They do have a heated Swimming pool.
There is a Playground. There are not any additional play areas like Bocce ball, shuffleboard, basketball sport court, or volleyball courts.
They have a great general store. They sell limited food & alcohol as well.
The streets are gravel so not great for riding bikes. There is not really anywhere to ride bikes outside of campground.
They have cabins for rent and tent areas.
They have 2 shower houses. The shower house has the typical stalls. These are kept very clean.
There is a laundry facility. It is a cash only facility, but they have a change machine. There are approximately 6 washers and 3 large dryers. It is approximately $2 to wash and approximately $2 to dry a load.
They have two side-by-side fenced in dog parks.
There were no trails to hike in the campground.
Some fun things to do outside of the campground are Cadillac Ranch, Palo Duro Canyon state park (a must do - also stop at the Sad Monkey Mercantile for wine, beer, pizza) and Route 66 Motor Speedway (quite entertaining). The Texan Steak Ranch was delicious and a fun experience (reservations can be made on OpenTable). Also visit the Paramount Social Club (a speakeasy). This is located in the basement of the Barfield Hotel (pull the lever on the cigarette machine to access the secret door).
ScoutWe stayed here for two weeks while traveling for renewable energy work in the area. They had very affordable daily, weekly, and monthly rates. They have a lot of people who come and stay a day or too while they travel, your neighbors are always changing. They have a very cute store with basics including food if needed. Maytag washers and commercial dryer available with dollars to coin machine. Hookups are great, easy to connect and setup user friendly. They have farm animals onsite to visit, great fir the kids! Pet friendly. Trash cans all over the site along with two dumpsters. Tornado shelters on site! Only 5minutes away from the town of Shamrock, TX which has multiple fuel options, grocery market and ace hardware. They have some cute shops too. Multiple propane options within an hour of each direction.
All in all very impressed with the owners and site and our stay was great. Definitely will stay here again if we are back in the area!
TravelerGood campground with convenient location right off the highway, clean bathrooms, showers and lots of friendly cats. Arrived after hours, but camp host left codes for bathrooms, etc. Was a bit pricy for what it was, but saved alot of time finding a free site in the state forest.
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