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Camping near McKinney, TX
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You'll find several good camping spots within driving distance of McKinney, Texas. Cedar Hill State Park Campground sits 46 miles away and has hiking trails where you might spot local wildlife. Both the Isle du Bois and Johnson Branch units at Ray Roberts Lake State Park give you room to spread out and easy access to fishing and boating on the lake. Many campers also head to Lake Tawakoni State Park Campground for its long shoreline and water activities. The roads to these places are in good shape, which makes getting there pretty straightforward. Each park has basic amenities like restrooms, showers, and picnic areas that work well for people in tents or RVs. Some campsites have good tree cover while others are more open, which is nice for looking at the night sky. Just keep an eye on the weather forecast before you go since Texas weather can change quickly. These campgrounds near McKinney work well for short trips or longer stays.
Best Campgrounds near McKinney (218)
1. Erwin Park
"The only sound other than bird song is the occasional moo and some coyote yips in the distance"
"Erwin Park is a great place to visit if you're looking to spend a few days running or biking trails. Campsites are far enough apart that you have privacy yet close enough that you don't feel alone."
2. East Fork Park Campground
"We had a nice view of Lake Lavon. Grills and tables vary by site, some are very old, but many have been replaced."
"I avoided any rough spots in the road and arrived at a LONG and roomie site with a beautiful view of the lake."
from $14 - $150 / night
Check Availability3. Isle du Bois Campsites — Ray Roberts Lake State Park
"In the hot month of July 2020 I loaded up Little Red and headed out to spend several days camping at the Isle Du Bois Unit of Ray Roberts Lake."
"68 year-old solo camper getting ready to travel around the country, car/tent camping primarily."
from $15 - $60 / night
Check Availability4. Hidden Cove Park & Marina
"Stayed here as a group traveling to the Frisco, Texas area for a college football game. We spent 2 nights in a RV. Was within close distance to where we were attending the football game."
"Most Sites appear to be good size (at least those near our site). Has store onsite for drinks, snacks, etc. Ability to rent paddle boards and kayaks at the park to enjoy the lake."
5. Sugar Hill RV Resort
"About 45minutes north of Dallas which makes easy entry and exit. Very clean amenities, spacious sites, better than average dog park, good amount of grass and walking trails around."
"The grounds are beautiful, with flowering trees, flowers, bushes and grasses around the patios and walking paths that make it feel more like a retreat than an RV park."
6. Hickory Creek - Lewisville Lake
"Location: The location is tucked away in the small lakeside town of Hickory Creek...which is surrounded by Denton to the north and Lewisville/Dallas to the south."
"I like this COE campground because conveniently located near where I live, and if I’m lucky I can snag a site with trees and lake access."
from $14 - $30 / night
Check Availability7. Shady Creek RV Park and Storage
"CrossFit is walking distance (separate business). The pool is nice. You’re right next to Frisco, Prosper, Littlr Elm, Savannah, and Denton."
"We traveled from West Texas, stayed 4 nights, had rain almost every day. The park is well laid out, small clean well maintained yards."
from $999 / night
Check Availability8. McKinney North / Celina KOA Holiday
"Close enough to Stores and life yet tucked away in a Serene Open area."
9. Texas Star Resort / Wildwood RV Campground
"We were thankful this park was close by. We liked the place alot, we parked on one of the many concrete sites. We were able to use the pull thrus but still unhooked for our dr visits. "
10. COE Lavon Lake Lavonia
"Nothing to knock you socks off, but it’s a great campsite close to home and nice for a quick getaway. Has the feel of being somewhat remote since it’s out by the lake."
"Doesn’t have a lot of bells and whistles but does have sewer, lake views, wide open spaces, and clean! Great food places nearby."
from $14 - $30 / night
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Drive Time
- 26 min from Sherman, TX
- 35 min from Dallas, TX
- 1 hr 50 min from Tyler, TX
- 2 hrs 2 min from Wichita Falls, TX
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Recent Reviews near McKinney, TX
622 Reviews of 218 McKinney Campgrounds
Michelle C.TravelerThe Vineyards Campground & Cabins
Disappointing and unnecessarily confrontational experience.
I booked and paid for a campsite at The Vineyards in my self-contained Sprinter camper van. I checked in without issue and had already spent one night there when the park manager, Lisa, approached me while I was relaxing inside my van to inform me that my vehicle was not welcome.
She stated that the city requires RVs to have hookups and be commercially manufactured. However, the campground’s published policies explicitly allow management to approve converted camper vans (and I am fully self-contained). It also allows for truck campers, which I suppose theoretically could have sewer hookups, but I assure you my custom converted Sprinter is more aesthetic than a truck camper, if that was her concern (no offense to my truck camper friends).
I also could not find the city ordinance she was referring to.
I understand that campgrounds have rules and that management has discretion to enforce them. What I don’t understand is why my reservation was accepted, why I was allowed to stay overnight, or why the situation needed to be handled so confrontationally.
When I offered to leave if they would refund my unused second night, Lisa told me it was too late for a refund and that I might as well stay.
So apparently my van was prohibited until refunding my money became the alternative.
I wasn’t causing a disturbance, requesting special accommodations, or asking to use facilities I hadn’t paid for. I was simply enjoying a campsite I’d reserved and paid for.
The campground itself is lovely, which makes the experience even more disappointing. A straightforward, respectful conversation about their policies would have been entirely reasonable. Instead, I was made to feel unwelcome at a place where I was already a paying guest.
If you’re traveling in a self-contained converted camper van, I’d strongly recommend getting written approval before booking, regardless of whether your reservation is accepted. And given that I am now reading other complaints of the staff being rude, I might avoid this spot altogether.
- Curtis L.Traveler
Red River Ranch RV Resort
Red River RV Resort (Deluxe) in Thackerville OK is a hot mess to be polite. The entire campground is covered with goathead sand burrs. It's impossible to go outside and enjoy any part of the campground. If you do go out you have to be very careful not to bring any of the sand burrs into the camper. The property owner / management knows of the campground issues but they're not doing anything to fix the issues. The pool and hot tub are disgusting, both have green slimy water with leaves, dirt and whatever else blew into it. The community room is locked and you have to ask at the office to get access. The community room has multiple TV's but none if them turn on so whats point in having them. On the good side it has two nice pool tables so its has some purpose. The gym area is packed with equipment but looks more like a storage locker than a gym.The campground has a good laundry room and okay WIFI. The showers are okay, older facilty but it all works. It has a fenced dog park but again It's covered with sand burrs so its unuseable. There's several empty/abandonded campers through out the campground. We went down the street to the local public park, sadly the park is unuseable as well due to the sand burrs being everywhere. It appears sand burrs are a bigger issue in the area and just not only at the campground. The campsites have full hook ups, some of the sewer hose tubes have caps while others don't. The neighboring campsite sewer connection didnt have a sewer cap and it has a huge wolf spider living in it.... we had planned to stay the full 14 days but leaving early due to the 8 billion sand burrs. Our dog is unable to walk in the grass, dirt, pavement without a paw full of sand burrs. I'm very disappointed C2C thinks this is a deluxe campground, I would be embarrassed to be in any way connected to it. There's other campgrounds in the area that have similar nightly cost ($40 - $50) if I was to pay outside of the C2C members rate with useable grass yards, clean useable swimming pools and community rooms. This could be an amazing campground if someone would fix the issues. As it stands now I would avoid this campground at all costs.
- HHope H.
GuideBonham State Park Campground
Okay for an Overnight
This is a very small campground with a central bathroom/showers up the hill from the campsites. The lake means bugs. The bathrooms were not terrible. The showers were clean-ish.
Michelle
ScoutSuper Park RV
Surprise
O boy o boy will you be in for a surprise at this supposedly resort style RV PARK. No trees, no covered sites, no pool or hot tub, bathrooms are covered with bugs. Office is never opened. New management sucks and get ready to sign your life away on long term contracts
- MichelleScout
Super Park RV
Where do I start
False advertisement. Owners are not accommodating. Pool and hot tub (not a heated hot tub at all) haven’t been opened since we got here. Absolutely nothing “resort” about a residential pool with no heat in a hot tub that hasn’t opened).
Owners changed rules (require a 12-month lease that is very in depth and doesn’t pertaining to living in a RV park but more like leasing a house or apartment), pricing and everything else in a matter of 2- month. They are so bad; our property manager resigned after only 3- months here. Google reviews are all fake reviews. No trees, no covered sites, no guest/overflow parking. Dumpsters are always overflowing and owners have no one on property during the hours they have listed as their “open” hours. Photoshopped pictures on their website, I would stay clear of this place.
- WWendy J.Scout
Hickory Creek COE Campground
Great place!
We had a great time here. Lots of shade, privacy and great view of lake
David B.GuideIsle du Bois Campsites — Ray Roberts Lake State Park
Beautiful and quiet. Widely spaced sites in loops, but challenging to back in.
Folks want different things out of campsites. For me, it's scenic beauty, quiet for work and mental health, and nice places to take my dog. This checks all the boxes!
None of my reviews will be useful for amenities or activities because I just don't use them. I can't tell you about bathrooms, fishing, etc. I can tell you the water is very soft and feels slick or soapy even after you rinse. I have onboard reverse osmosis and wouldn't recommend drinking city water anywhere in Texas. There's too much oil production here and gas and chemicals are all over.
The staff at the gate were pleasant and said, "You must be David," when I pulled in, which was very nice and made it easy and welcoming.
Texas has many undiscovered and wonderful public lands, whether you're really camping or just working remote, watching the deer, or seeing the sunrise over a lake from your bedroom window. Get out here and come see them!
Andy M.
LegendPreston Bend - Lake Texoma
Great view out on the peninsula.
Got here after Labor day weekend and mostly all to ourselves.
Guide to McKinney
Camping near McKinney, Texas primarily occurs in the Blackland Prairie ecological region, characterized by clay soils and elevations ranging from 500-700 feet. Summer temperatures typically reach 95°F with high humidity, while winter lows can drop to the 30s. The camping season extends year-round with spring and fall offering the most moderate weather conditions for outdoor activities.
What to do
Mountain biking trails: Erwin Park in McKinney offers extensive single-track trails for cyclists of various skill levels. "Great easy spot for day camping or easy car camping with family. Good fire pits and great pavilion at the group site if you can get it. Best mountain bike single tracks around with lots of built features," notes Brian in his review of Erwin Park.
Lake activities: Willow Grove Park provides access to Lake Lewisville for boating and fishing. A camper reports, "Beautiful park with views to the lake. Very clean showers, nice trails…very family friendly. Enjoyed our quick overnight," according to Bryan A. who stayed at Willow Grove Park.
Shoreline hiking: Follow the waterfront trails at Lavon Lake's East Fork Park where you can observe local wildlife. "Great views of the water and wildflowers in the meadows. Reasonable price. Everything works and the shaded picnic tables are a plus," says Melanie and Doug G. about their experience at East Fork Park.
What campers like
Spacious, private sites: The Isle du Bois unit at Ray Roberts Lake State Park offers well-separated campsites. "The primitive sites in the Hawthorne campgrounds are spaced a good distance apart and really give you a feel of isolation. Sites on the perimeter all have lake access where you can pull a boat up," writes Matt S. about Isle du Bois Campsites.
Wildlife viewing: Many campgrounds near McKinney allow for deer and bird watching. A camper at Erwin Park mentions, "I've had many great experiences at this park it's a ways out of the way of the city noise. The only sound other than bird song is the occasional moo and some coyote yips in the distance," as Riley W. reports.
Modern facilities: Hidden Cove Park & Marina maintains clean, modern restrooms and shower facilities. "RV and tent sites are spacious. Lots of lake access from sites. They also have cabins for rent. The staff is friendly," according to Mel B.'s review of Hidden Cove Park & Marina.
What you should know
Seasonal crowds: Some parks become extremely busy during peak seasons. "I've been coming to this state park for over 20 years. It's very well kept, you see deer every trip, it's just very busy. We used to come out and there would be just a few families, now it's very very busy," says Kerry C. about Ray Roberts Lake State Park.
Maintenance issues: Several campgrounds have aging infrastructure that may affect your experience. "The roads are in need of repair, with numerous potholes, some very large, but the attendant did say that the park was on the CoEs list for repairs," reports Ray & Terri F. about East Fork Park Campground.
Security considerations: Some campgrounds lack controlled access after hours. "The park is technically closed at 10pm but there's no gate and technically anyone can drive in any time. I saw the police drive through often, but it still didn't feel as secure as other campsites I've been to," notes Joyce L. about Willow Grove Park.
Tips for camping with families
Playground access: Several campgrounds feature dedicated play areas for children. "There are several playground areas central to the various campgrounds with easy access for your family. Showers and restrooms are close by the playgrounds as well," mentions Matt S. from his stay at Isle du Bois.
Swimming areas: Look for designated swimming beaches at lake campgrounds. "There is also a fantastic beach swim area for day use or to visit while your camping. Nice sand and roped off swimming areas with large playgrounds," according to Matt S. at Ray Roberts Lake State Park.
Primitive camping with kids: Some parks offer walk-in sites that aren't far from parking. "The trail path to the campsites is further than indicated or implied on the website, which isn't a problem if you're packed light, but if you're car camping with heavy equipment you will be surprised how far it is," shares Christopher L. about his experience at Isle du Bois.
Tips from RVers
Site selection: Choose sites based on seasonal considerations. "Very big campground, you see deer every trip. If you want to avoid crowds, stay in the Hawthorne 'primitive' area. The sites vary from being 20 feet from the parking lot to half a mile out or so, but most people flock to the more formal campsites," advises Gretchen N. from her experience at Isle du Bois.
Dump station locations: Not all parks have convenient dump stations. "Dump station is near the middle school outside the park so had to drive our tote 1/4-1/2 mile up the street with a decent amount of traffic," notes Mia D. about Willow Grove Park.
Site leveling: Be prepared for uneven sites at some parks. "Our site was very unlevel on the hill, so bring your chocks. It rained and rained while we were there, but we still had a nice time with the grandkids," advises Cheryl D. about her stay at Lavonia Park.
Frequently Asked Questions
What camping options are available near McKinney, Texas?
What camping options are available near McKinney, Texas?
The McKinney area offers diverse camping experiences for all preferences. Erwin Park is located just outside McKinney with spacious tent sites, picnic areas, and hiking trails that have become popular with mountain bikers. For RV enthusiasts, Treetops RV Resort provides clean, quiet sites with beautiful shade trees, private bathhouses, and amenities like laundry services and fire pits. Those willing to drive a bit further can enjoy East Fork Park Campground near Wylie, offering both RV and tent camping options with water access.
Where are the best RV parks located in McKinney, TX?
Where are the best RV parks located in McKinney, TX?
McKinney offers several quality RV parks for travelers. Texas Star Resort / Wildwood RV Campground is highly regarded for its concrete sites, pull-through options, and proximity to medical facilities like Baylor Hospital. Lafon's RV Park provides a quieter setting while still being conveniently located near everything you might need in the McKinney, Garland, and Dallas areas. For those wanting additional amenities, the McKinney North / Celina KOA Holiday offers reservable sites just a short drive away.
Where can I find tent camping sites around McKinney, TX?
Where can I find tent camping sites around McKinney, TX?
For tent camping enthusiasts near McKinney, Erwin Park is your closest option with spacious tent sites and hiking trails, though be aware it gets busy with mountain bikers on weekends. A short drive away, Johnson Branch Campsites at Ray Roberts Lake State Park offers tent camping with lake views and swimming opportunities. The sites are well-maintained with basic amenities including picnic tables and fire rings. Both locations provide natural settings with varying levels of seclusion and are suitable for families and solo campers alike.
Are there any campgrounds with lake access near McKinney?
Are there any campgrounds with lake access near McKinney?
Hickory Creek - Lewisville Lake offers excellent lake access about 30 minutes from McKinney. Despite being in a populated area, it feels secluded with spacious campsites and direct water access at select sites. For another option, Ray Roberts Lake State Park features two camping units - Isle du Bois and Johnson Branch - both offering lake access with swimming areas, boat ramps, and fishing opportunities. The lake parks provide a refreshing escape during hot Texas summers while still being within easy driving distance from McKinney.
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