Best RV Parks & Resorts near McClellan Creek National Grassland, TX

This park is beautiful, RV hookups were great. HOWEVER the Dyrt page says there is wifi and cell service. There is NO service whatsoever! We are full time RV’ers who depend on internet/wifi to work. Even at the trading posts and visitor centers there was no wifi or cell service (T-Mobile or Verizon). Aside from that it was clean and quiet. Taking off two stars was only because we depended on the internet and there was none.

Several different campgrounds in the park. Lots of RV spots and many separate sites for tents. They even have a few rustic cabins for rent. Stayed at Hackberry campground. We went last year during COVID and many RV spaces were closed, I don’t know why because they were well spaced. Hackberry campground had many RV spots well spaced and many trees. Some of the other newer campgrounds in Palo Duro state park have RV sites rather close together without many trees. There was wildlife which was nice. We saw several deer in the park and a couple of turkeys running down the road.

Juniper site 113, full hook ups, right across from bathrooms/showers which are well kept and nice! Cell service is sketchy— tv reception got a few digital channels. Fire pit/grill combo, covered picnic table. Lots of hiking trails. Well spaced sites with privacy.

Not sure how we came up with the expression, but this is a great place to stay before or after your stay down in the Canyon. Full hook ups, easy sites, but not much else.

Seems most people are just the short term, but it worked out great for us to drive down into Canyon and do hikes and trails during day, then head back up to our RVHome.

Is a fairly calm little camping area or RV park actually and it has water hookups both 50 30 and looks like 20 amp power hookups and sewer hookups. There are no other amenities. There is a vending machine but that's just I think for soda. Fairly quiet at night. Not a whole lot of noise except for that of the freeway.

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, winding road to a campground at the bottom of the canyon. The road and several buildings on the site were built by the CCC. We were in a 17-foot Casita RV parked in a loop with other larger rigs but had reasonable privacy due to well designed spaces with picnic tables set in low-growing junipers and other greenery. We had 30-amp and water hook-ups but dumped at a dump station on the main road just outside our loop. Central bathroom with shower was clean. The rangers and staff and about half the guests we encountered masked in public spaces i.e. restrooms. Strongly recommend hiking through the canyon - trails we hike were relatively flat but accessed interesting and beautiful terrain.

Another great campground loop inside Palo Duro Canyon. Nice, level sites with water and electric hookups. Two dump stations in the park to choose from. There is a store with small restaurant inside.

This campsite is close to The Big Cave. What a great area to explore!

After a cloudy week and my off-grid rig nearly out of power, I was super glad to find this rv park just outside of Palo Duro Canyon! Palo Duró was sold out but this little gem was just outside. They have canyon zip lines and really cute little cabins. Wifi was a little patchy due to intense winds that day but it was good enough for me to work remote. I just needed the bare bones plug-in to charge up my battery bank but I’ll definitely come back to zip line over the weekend! The front office staff are also really great, friendly and helpful.

We 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).

We have always talked about going on this trip and finally went. We stayed in spot 125 of Sagebrush Campground. All the sites were nice, clean and had gorgeous views. The weather was fairly mild but cool. Our RV water froze up twice in the five days we were here but we kind of expected it...., it is January. We didn’t realize until we checked in that one half of the park was closed due to a several week hunting period. But the upper half of the canyon that we explored all week was breathtaking. If you love beautiful scenery this park is a must see destination.

Making a stopover here was fine. Full hookups close to Palo Duro State Park. Flat pull thru sites. No checkin persay, made reservations online and just went to site.

Lake McClellan Campground is a nice campground in the middle of the Texas panhandle. Signs on the interstate direct you to the exit, but after that don't expect any other signage to help you find the campground, the only other sign you will get is the National Grasslands sign when you reach the area. Use your GPS or Google Maps to find you way and you will not have any trouble. After entering the Grassland do not take the first entrance you see on the left(dirt road leading to East Bluff#1 campground), but take the second paved entrance. Neither have a sign. The road is paved all the way to the campground. Once you turn off the main road their will be a road to the right which leads to the dump station. Just past this is a fork in the road with a sign for Lake McClellan. Take the road to the right for Lake McClellan Campground, going to the left will take you to McDowell Campground. Pay station will be on your left as you drive in, continue past the pay station to the camping area.

The campground has hook up sites with electric and water($15), and non-hookup sites($10). The first 8 sites are just a large parking area for RVs, the remainder of the sites sit on small loops in the trees. All sites are nice and level. A few sites are missing their site numbers which made it a little difficult to figure out which site we were in. Campground has flush toilets with hot showers, one of the two restroom/shower building was locked. Site could use a little upkeep but for$10 for a sight with flushing toilets and showers, this is a good deal. Only a few other campers mid week in October. This are has ATV trails, so I am guessing it might get busy on the weekends. All sites have picnic tables, metal fire rings and most have pedestal grills as well.

We only got to stay one night here but we would totally visit again. It has pull through sights with full hookups, clean bathrooms and laundry. Everyone who works here is very polite and helpful. Definitely recommend!

We love this place because its very close to home. Lots of wild life & plenty of trails to explore. All of the RV spots are nice & clean with great scenery.