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Campground has pullouts for campers. Opportunities include day use and overnight camping.
These areas are located south of the lake off of State Highway 136. There are large cottonwood trees that provide shade. The Mullinaw Creek area features the expanded Mullinaw Trails System . This trail system is open to hiking, biking, and horseback riding. NO OFF ROAD VEHICLES ALLOWED. No drinking water or flush toilets; vault-evaporator toilets only. Picnic tables, shade shelters, and grills. Horse corrals are located at Mullinaw Campground. The dirt roads can become impassable after rain.
Lake Marvin Campground has 12 camping units and is situated at an elevation of 2,000 feet.
Scout
Right n the edge of town. All pull throughs with FHU. Did not use the facilities. About 2/3 of the campground were permanent residents. We felt safe. It is located at the end of a runway but there were minimal traffic. Verizon poor, wifi non-existent. Moderate noise from I40. Great for an overnighter. My kind of campground. Put $34 in an envelope on go pick your spot.
ScoutWhen we drove up it was unclear where to inquire for a spot. No one stays in office. It's on the honor system. Drop a envelope with payment on slot on office door and pick a spot. It was clean and quiet. Nice spot to park overnight while traveling.
Scout
This campground is maintained and there’s a host present. Fees are reasonable (10$ for no water/electric), it’s quiet, and we would definitely sleep here again.
GuideNice overnight stop for the price. There were longhorn cows and llamas that came up to the fence in the back of the park. Close to town yet in the country. Full-time residents there but are quiet.
Ranger
This campground has paid and free sites.
Free sites are dry camping with no hookups. Most of the free sites are gravel and not level.
Our site was on the cliff overlooking the lake and dam.
A shelter is in each site and we spent time using it to get outside.
We were here on a Friday and Saturday in September and there were quite a few campers. It was not full.
Great place for a few days
Scout
We are traveling through from CO to AR and needed a place to stay for one night. We found Plum Creek and decided to check it out. The middle campground was perfect - we were the only ones there. Very clean vault toilet right by the site, trash cans clean and empty at camp. There were open range cattle nearby but they were just curious and didn't bother us. We loved our stay and will keep this in mind for future trips passing through. Beautiful sunset views too!
Guide
Beautiful view of the lake. Restroom decently clean with showers.
Guide
This is a 1 star facility, but it gets 5 stars for what it provides. When you are traveling thru and just need a place with water and electricity, that place is free. There is even a water park in the park.
This is not a place to enjoy, but it is a God send when needing a place to stay while traveling.
GuideCool site
Guide
Cool site
GuideNice place, still had service with Verizon
GuideNice campsite, bunch of low traffic campsites on the east side of lake
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.
GuideBeautiful sunrise, nice area, had service, easy to find
Scout
Tent camping bliss awaits at this site! Enjoy the convenience of a picnic table and on-site trash disposal. Embrace nature with a pit toilet facility. Please note: no water source available. running fred
Traveler
The bathroom is "closed for winter" now. 11/14
Ranger
Nice owners/managers, place is a little dated, but relatively clean. Highway noise is a constant. Has storm shelters available when needed. Gravel pull-throughs, mostly level.
TravelerSuch a beautiful view of Lake Meredith! Quiet and lovely. Paved circle road and gravel areas too! Lots of places to view the lake.
GuideThe spots are a good distance apart but there’s no trees or anything offering privacy. The bathrooms have jail like showers, but I didn’t use them so I’m not sure what they’re like. There are trash cans at each site, covered picnic tables and fire pits, and a spigot near the bathrooms. Much better suited for car/tent camping than for large rvs as the sites aren’t pull in. You just park in a wide spot on the road near your picnic table.
Traveler
This was a great spot right next to the lake.  with that being said, be careful of the fire ants, mosquitoes at night, and the flies in the morning.😝 they however only took of a 1/2 point from my original rating. It was really a great spot. Bring a shade tent. It is out in the open no shade at the location we were at.
GuideNothing wrong with this spot in any way shape or form. Lots and lots of bugs and critters. We were greeted in the morning by mowers and people picking up trash, but that’s a fantastic sign of a campsite well taken care of, so no complaints from me. In the night, we got to hear coyotes and we heard the scurrying feet of a raccoon or possum. Designated fire pits and a picnic table for each site. Check the site for ant mounds first!! The ants in Texas are bigger too I guess lol. There were also plenty of places for horses so that was awesome. Each site was large enough for an RV or camper.
ScoutCamped on a monday night in august and had the campground to ourself! Arrived around 7:30pm and left at 9am, absolutely perfect weather. big fire rings, barbecue, and covered picnic tables
TravelerWhile traveling west on the i40 our stop was to be in Amarillo. We just wanted a place to stay to hook up for the night for showers. The owner was able to be reached late in the evening to notify that we were stopping in. It’s a first come first serve place. There were a few spots available when we pulled in. If you’re just looking for an overnight spot this is decent. Plenty of space to drive through.
TravelerWe stayed here overnight. The views were breath taking for sure. This is a park but you are able to camp there. We were the only ones we seen staying at the park.
The park does have a boat ramp. There are also flushable toilets and a showers. We did not end up using the showers so not sure if they were any good or not.
GuideI stopped at fritch fortress campground on my way to colorado. Nice clean spot with tables, bathrooms, showers, water. There was a lot of people and rangers driving by every so often so I felt very safe. This spot is not very secluded or quiet. But has an AMAZING view, I had a lovely time just looking out over the water and watching the sunset.
TravelerAwesome spot with a great overlook of the lake from the campsites
GuideEnded up boondocking at the park because of a terrible storm that blew in and wouldn't allow me to keep my tent down, but overall a great night even with sleeping in the car. Paved accessible roadways and free hot shower in the restrooms is a major perk!
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