Top Tent Camping near South Bend, TX
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Best Tent Sites Near South Bend, TX (4)
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Primitive Area — Lake Mineral Wells State Park
Mineral Wells, Texas9 Reviews37 Photos14 SavesIt's about a 2-mile hike to campgrounds. These sites do not have water, restrooms nearby, fire rings or grills. Sites are only reservable at park headquarters. You must arrive during office hours and at least two hours before dusk to purchase a permit.
- Phone Service
- Tents
$10 / night
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Plateau — Lake Mineral Wells State Park
Mineral Wells, Texas8 Reviews37 Photos1 SaveCampsites with Electricity (30-amp) People per Site: 8 Number of Sites: 30 Sites #59-88 In the Plateau Camping Area. Site #86 is wheelchair accessible..
Picnic table Outdoor grill Fire ring Water 30 amp hookup Lantern post Restrooms with showers nearby
- Fires
- Electric Hookups
- Reservable
- Tents
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Picnic Table
$24 / night
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Screened Shelters — Lake Mineral Wells State Park
Mineral Wells, Texas3 Reviews7 PhotosScreened Shelters Number of Sites: 15 People per Site: 8 Tents are allowed outside the shelters, in designated areas. Shelter #4 is not fully wheelchair accessible, but has a cement route from the parking area to the door of the shelter.
Picnic table Water nearby Electricity Restrooms nearby No pets Showers nearby
- Reservable
- Tents
- Group
- Picnic Table
- Toilets
Recent Tent Reviews In South Bend
87 Reviews of 4 South Bend Campgrounds
Fort Richardson State Park Hist. Site and Trailway
Quiet and secluded
A very private site. The trees make it where you can’t see your neighbors. The updated showers are very nice.
Fort Richardson State Park Hist. Site and Trailway
Nice secluded and quiet
Very nice and quiet state park. Clean restrooms.
The park rangers here are phenomenal and so helpful. It’s one of our favorite state parks to visit.
Site 30 is large and perfect for a kiddo to run around.
Fort Richardson State Park Hist. Site and Trailway
History and Lodging
The entire park was well maintained. The restrooms and showers were modern, neat and clean. The historical site was closed for tours on the day that we stayed, but we were able to walk around the site and visit buildings. The signs on the outside of the structures were very informative and we were able to peek in the windows to experience life during those times.
Our stay in Site 41 was perfect for solitude and comfort. No bright lights from other RVs. There was only 1 other RV in this section. The partially shaded site had electricity and water. It is located quite a distance from the restroom/shower area.
This campground offers fun, history and camping all in one place!
Plateau — Lake Mineral Wells State Park
Superb Place to visit
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Possum Kingdom Lake BRA - Bug Beach: BRA Area #5
5 Public Use Camping Areas for free
Tent camping areas in all 5 with shelters, grill, and picnic tables, many waterside. Public Area 4 and 6 have RV pads (which they do charge $10 to use in the Summer) with shelters, grill, and picnic tables, and many are waterside. Public Area 5 has grass pull thru RV parking. All 5 have bathroom facilities with running water and flush toilets. We parked at #5, also known as Bug Beach and we had the place to ourselves, with the exception of a herd of deer late afternoon. Beautiful scenery and exceptionally clean campground facilities.
Hubbard Creek Public Recreation area
Hubbard Creek Reservoir
Stayed her for three weeks. It really is a nice spot for being free, but because the locals don't pick up their trash, it may not be available because of it. There is new manager taking over, and according to the one worker I talked with, I am not sure how much longer this will be available for us nomads.
Plateau — Lake Mineral Wells State Park
Big spots and clean bathhouses
Two last nights we got here all the way from Carlsbad Canyon at 9 pm ,park closes at 10 pm. It was a long drive to get there and when son showed us out in the lake , what it looked like then we shaked heads and said are You sure ? It had rained a lot before we got there and the lake was floating over the road by the dam drive over,it was rather scary .
Lots of trails to walk in area, but because of this massive rain its not possible to walk over by the dam,just to be aware if it.
We got lots of sun next day and had a good time walking around at the campground, we took a tour into town ,nice little town to walk around in some intersting stores there.
We saw lots of birds and turtels in the lake.
We had a lakeview from the oppsite of the road.
Fort Richardson State Park Hist. Site and Trailway
Small but nice state park
This state park only has 4 full hookup sites but they are private feeling. The tour of the civil war buildings is very cool.
Possum Kingdom State Park Campground
Nice state park
Beautiful park with great trails and stunning views of the lake. Lots of trees and grassy areas. Bathrooms are clean but older for sure. Site was in the smaller side for RVs and not the most level.
Oak Creek RV Park
Beautiful!
Spacious sites. Shade trees, small pond, fishing, dog park, friendly staff. They have a very nice pool and hot tub. The permanent residents are nice and it’s a great little community. I highly recommend this place. There is some traffic noise since the park is close to the interstate but it didn’t bother me.
Hubbard Creek Public Recreation area
Hubbard Creek Reservoir
This place was a pleasant surprise. Not a soul here at 5pm. Shade spots, or on grass. Picnic tables and trash bins, swimming area and a boat launch. Bit of washboard on the road, but nothing drastic. Probably busy in summer but a great stop for us in late January.
Plateau — Lake Mineral Wells State Park
Mineral wells state park
Beautiful site!!! Will be bringing the kayaks next time!! Only reason this wasn’t 5 stars is the dumpster sits between site 64 and 65. Something died y’all!!! D oesn’t help that’s it was 110 today. Still one of my favorite spots close to home to come visit.
Primitive Area — Lake Mineral Wells State Park
Pleasant hike
This was the perfect place for my first solo hiking/camping trip! I was greeted by friendly, informative staff and paid the $7 day pass fee and $10 for the site. The hike to camp was 2.5 miles with a steep downhill grade the first quarter mile. Other than the first quarter I’d say it was a very easy hike. I saw some wildlife- deer, an armadillo, and a rabbit. I was carrying a 50 lb pack and stopped often for pics, so it took me about an hour and a half to reach the primitive camping area. At the south end of the area there’s a spot marked “A” with plenty of cleared up areas to set up camp. I decided to go a bit further north. There weren’t really any marked spots but there were clear paths and a few places that had obviously been camped at. After some searching I finally found the perfect hammock trees and settled in for the night. At some point I heard some coyotes but other than that it was very quiet and secluded so I slept like a rock! After the hike back to my car I wanted to swim, but the designed swimming area was very small and not secluded at all so I decided to skip the dip. Overall it was a great trip and I’m looking forward to going again sometime!
Oak Creek RV Park
Nice park but…
Stayed here 4 days after visiting sister park Coffee Creek. This campground is nice. We stayed in site 2 and it was very shaded with a large yard. There is no picnic table but you do have a concrete patio so that was nice. Staff and full-timers were very nice. Campground has lots of oak trees and a nice creek throughout. Amenities are very nice and the pool/hot tub were phenomenal. Overall we really enjoyed our stay with the exception of two things.
Normally I do not mind a little traffic noise but there is a lot at this campground since it is right off of the freeway. I will say that since we were at the front of the park there was not a lot to block the noise. I never noticed it while in the camper but it was quite loud outside while talking to neighbors. Second, issue would have been the WiFi. It does exist but leaves a lot to be desired.
Overall I was very impressed with the cleanliness of the whole campground. Even the full-timers sites were very nice. There was a cool little petting zoo at the back that our kids enjoyed as well. Since we only live about an hour away I definitely will go back for another visit. It’s one of the nicer local campgrounds we have been to.
Plateau — Lake Mineral Wells State Park
Beautiful
Beautiful little spot, only stayed a night. Walk right up to lake. Spots to our right had kayaks to put in right at campsite. Dump site on the way out. Spotted a Texas bobcat.
Fort Richardson State Park Hist. Site and Trailway
Nice state park just NW of Ft Worth
Stayed here when passing through on way to points further west. Nice state park with hiking and historic buildings to see. Our site 5 was fairly private and set apart from some of the other sites that are bunched together along the road.
Possum Kingdom State Park Campground
Don't expect a quiet night's sleep
Tent sites are walk-in to the other side of the end of the lake, and can be pretty rickety with loose rocks getting there. Was good practice for backpacking, since parking is closeby, but not very convenient. P008 is probably the only site suitable for hammock camping. Everything else is flat and exposed, next to the shore.
We were woken up by loud boats trolling the shore and men shouting around midnight both nights we were there, and could hear conversations from the RV area.
Coffee Creek RV Resort & Cabins
Lots of amenities
We had an overnight stop here. Lots of longterm people working in the area, but still lots of open spots. Had an awesome playground, little dog park, laundry, showers, pool, etc. Very cute park.
Fort Richardson State Park Hist. Site and Trailway
Another great Texas State Park
Even though a tornado touched down in the nearby small town of Jacksboro during my stay, I enjoyed this state park and all it has to offer. Thankfully no one was killed, although there was a great deal of property damage. It was humbling to see mother nature in all her fury! I was in site 35 which had water and electric (30 amp), no sewer hookups, but dump in the state park. This site backed up to Lost Creek and was set up on the rocky hillside with access to the Rumbling Spring trail right from the site.
The campsites on this side of the creek are spaced fairly well apart with green space between them. I was spoiled for 3 days as one of only 2 campers in this section. This is when the wildlife came out. I saw deer and wild turkey every evening, an armadillo and lots of birds.
The trails are great with something for everyone. I especially enjoyed the Trailway which was well maintained crushed gravel and made for an easy ride into Jacksboro and beyond to the reservoir. Nice points of interest along the way.
Not to be missed is the fort which offers self guided tours through the open buildings at specific times only (at the time I was there). If you don't go at the tour time, then the buildings are closed, expect for the old barracks restrooms.
The park has a small store and there's trout fishing in the quarry lake. I'll definitely return. Shout out to the park rangers who went above and beyond during the bad weather!
Possum Kingdom State Park Campground
Fielder Trip
Lovely campsite, beautiful scenery. Our campgrounds were right by the lake so that was convenient.
Fort Richardson State Park Hist. Site and Trailway
Gem close to DFW
We weren’t expecting much from this park other than a place to test out our new RV. We were greeted by a very friendly Park staff. The RV site and hookups were in great condition. Bathhouse and other areas were clean and easily accessible. Would love to come again.
Possum Kingdom State Park Campground
1st road-trip!
This park was definitely out in the middle of nowhere, with a long peaceful drive full of wildlife. We made it to the park entrance, check in was quick. We arrived on a week day and they ranger informed us the camp store was closed until weekend and no firewood. Closest store with firewood was 30min away. They lake was beautiful. We were right beside the restroom and shower facilities which was great! We came to stay for one night, we had a roof top tent so the site we had was nice and would make a perfect side for a RV but for us it could’ve been wider for our ladder but we were close to the restroom which we wanted. The restrooms were clean, could use a little update, and water was warm but not hot. Lots of wildlife around! I would stay again but I don’t think it’s the best place to go for a winter camping trip. Thank you Texas state parks!
Cross Timbers — Lake Mineral Wells State Park
Nice local campground
Been to this park a couple of different times it has rock climbing boating,fishing, trails for walking, hiking. separate camping loop for tents and also separate one for horses. We have camped there in February, in June and also October
Cross Timbers — Lake Mineral Wells State Park
Great camping and rock climbing
Tent camped at site 104. Good amount of space on this site, but do your research. Some of the sites there are fairly small. Sites are spaced out well. Clean restrooms and showers. Saw a few deer and could hear coyotes in the distance at night. There is rock climbing and a small swim beach on the other side of the lake and lots of places to go fishing. The trails are very rocky and not always easy to navigate, but there is so much there to explore.
Dark Canyon RV Park
Stayed overnight
A place to park to have full hook up. The spaces are just enough for the trailer almost not enough for your truck but for work or for a night stay on the road you would have to unhook.
Coffee Creek RV Resort & Cabins
Very nice!
Made a reservation 2 hours before arrival and girl on the phone didn't require a deposit since I was driving. Check in was smooth as butta. There are some really nice cabins available for rent. We didn't look inside of them but they seem like they would be nice. Large meeting area, and laundry room. Would definitely stay here again.
Kindley City Park
No pads, electric doesn’t work
Hard to find a level parking spot. Electric hookups unusable. Lots of fire ants and loud traffic. Couldn’t find drop box for $10 payment.
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