Tent Camping near Stephenville, TX

Tent Camping Reviews near Stephenville, TX

268 Reviews of 6 Stephenville Campgrounds

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  GoWhereYouAreDraw N.

  Legend

  Apr. 30, 2019

  Dinosaur Valley State Park Campground

  Family camping

  Nice camping spot for families. I chose to camp in the north primitive hike-in sites across the river. It was pretty hot but I still had a good time exploring the hiking trails. If you go hiking, take a map and of course extra water. My map came in handy a couple of times as I was hiking as the actual trails led me off track a few times.

  I stayed in the primitive camping area. You hike between 1-2.5 miles across the river to sites. If the river is too high these sites may be closed. Water is only available at the trailhead. These sites are primitive so they do not have showers, restrooms, picnic tables or water.

  Other sites available:

  • Campsites with electricity (Picnic tables, water hookup, electric, fire ring)
  • Walk-in campsites (Fire ring, lantern post)
  • Group camp (fire ring, water nearby, three picnic tables)

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  Heather P.

  Ranger

  May. 18, 2018

  Meridian State Park Campground

  beautiful lake views

  We camped at site 31 which is a primitive tent only site. The sites are HUGE!!! tons of space between you and the next site. Sites are level and easy to find a spot to pitch your tent.

  Set up a camp chair, bust out your fishing gear and kick back and relax while watching the amazing sunset over Lake Meridian.

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  Napunani

  Legend

  Mar. 26, 2022

  Copperas Creek at Proctor Lake

  Basic Corps of Engineer Campground

  Reserved 159 days prior 

  Pros

  No reservation fee charged for marking online reservation 

  50% discount with National Park Pass 

  Roadways easy to maneuver without any low-hanging branches 

  Quiet except for middle of the night party animal noise and distant trains 

  Good dark sky viewing as there are NO street lights in campground 

  Concrete treads where RV wheels land were level requiring no additional leveling efforts 

  Metal cover over concrete picnic table 

  Entrance gate closed10pm-6am so exit only without any reentry until 6am

  Saw 1 squirrel and 5 deer 

  Nice Golf Course next to campground 

  Nice fishing piers 

  Plenty TP in toilet/shower rooms 

  Very nice large group picnic pavilions 

  3 bars 3G Verizon 

  Cons

  Site consist of sandy gravel which high winds created a dust storm making a gritty mess of everything inside and out

  Site water hookup below ground 

  Campsite had unusual amount of trash and cigarette butts 

  Campfire ring full of ash and trash upon arrival and there has been a county burn ban for the last 6 months

  Campground toilet/shower facility lit up at night like a Christmas tree 

  County Burn ban, which we discovered ourselves and confirmed by calling park prior to arriving with campfire wood

  Upon check-in, friendly woman at gate told us one thing then a man at the gate contradicted the woman regarding charcoal fires

  Quiet hours not enforced. 4 toilets for 24 campsites for possible 8 people per campsite PLUS boaters and fishermen. Phew! 

  Half of park closed during winter so 37 campsites only open April-September

  The park 3 dumpsters were overflowing; 1 was over flowing upon our Thursday afternoon arrival and the other 2 were overflowing Sunday morning so we had to pack out our trash

  No number sign on our site

  No patrolling host or ranger. 

  No privacy from one campsite to another

  No playground, basketball or tennis courts 

  No campsite BBQ grill 

  No hiking trails 

  No soap or hand towels in toilet facility 

  No trash cans in or outside toilet facility so people threw trash on floor 

  No WIFI

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  Eat at Granny Clark’s in Dublin TX. Blue plate special and buffet. Brookshires Grocery and Tractor Supply in Comanche Stephenville 30 miles from campground has Walmart, H‑E‑B, CVS, Walgreens, but no Lowes or Home Depot.

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  Joel R.

  Legend

  Apr. 5, 2024

  Weatherford-Fort Worth West KOA

  Needs some work

  Generally I’ll stay at a KOA for a night when traveling through. They are like McDonald’s, nothing special but you know what to expect. This one was below par even for a KOA. We arrived just at 5:00 pm but the office was already closed. Didn’t see any staff before we left in the morning. Out checking information was available on the bulletin board. A sign said there were no more available sites, but there were clearly over 40 empty spaces. Many of the sites need new picnic tables, and the trees are full of dead branches. However the grass was mowed. Sites are very close together. Closer than most. There is a grassy dog park. There is also the a playground- a swing set! Also a pool which appears functional. Bathroom and showers were adequate. !

  There is an RV repair facility next door.

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  Sean B.

  Guide

  Mar. 11, 2025

  Steele Creek Park Campground

  Hidden gem on lake Whitney

  Great place for smaller RVs and tent camping. Clean, free, vault toilet. There is a small beach area and campsites are on rocky outcroppings to the water. No electrical, there is drinking water between the sites.

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  Stephen K.

  Guide

  Aug. 10, 2017

  Meridian State Park Campground

  Great, small lake

  My wife, dog, and I headed here for an impromptu overnight. We did not know what to expect, though. We were tent camping, and the campground is pretty small and quite. We loved the place. We got one of the Shinnery Ridge West "primitive" sites which means no water faucet nearby, but it was right on the lake and had a nice picnic table and grill. We had plenty of room and the site could have held two tents.

  We hiked two trails: the Shinnery Ridge trail made about a 2 mile loop from our campsite. The first quarter mile or so was paved like a sidewalk to be ADA accessible. It then went up a ridgeline and looped back down. There weren't any great views, but there were lots of rabbits.

  The Bosque hiking trail looped the entire lake in about 2.5 miles. You get to see areas of the lake filled with lilly pads and walk across the dam. On the far side of the lake from our site was the swimming area & boat ramp, and we were able to get more water to drink as we went by.

  The swimming area was pretty good. It isn't sandy, but the lake isn't very rocky and it gently slopes down to allow you to wade out and splash and play. You can rent kayaks and SUPs by the hour here. The lake seemed sheltered enough to make these great options, but we did not take advantage on this trip.

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  Meagan B.

  Guide

  Dec. 3, 2024

  North D&D - Brazos River Public Use Area #4

  Off-season boondock paradise

  One week stay during the first week of December D&D south. Weather: highs in the 60s, lows in the 40s. Covered picnic tables, grills, fire pits, trash cans at most sites. Restrooms spaced throughout the park. Massive trail system throughout the area. Excellent service for school/remote work. Ideal for tents, vans, truck campers, and small trailers. No cost during May-September. No water or dump in the parks, but there are showers. There are sites directly on the water and up in the hills. Would return!

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  Veronica S.

  Guide

  Jan. 5, 2022

  Dinosaur Valley State Park Campground

  Walk-in campsite with nearby amenities

  Stayed in the South Primative Camping Area, site 1. It was my first time doing a walk in campsite. While it is a relatively quick walk to the site from the parking lot, you should bring a folding wagon if you aren't traveling with backpacker gear. The site is large, with a lantern post (which I used as a hitch to secure my dog and as a bike rack), area for 2-3 tents, a fire pit with a bark-free log seat, and a picnic table. I found that the 2 trees in the center of the site are almost perfectly spaced for a hammock.

  I chose this spot so that I could avoid the hustle and bustle of a regular campsite, and also because my dog barks a lot at people walking past the tent. Unfortunately, one of the major trails goes right past the site, so I had my fair share of barking. I think this problem might be alleviated on its own when it isn't the middle of winter, as there appears to be a significant amount of foliage.

  With regards to nearby facilities - there is a trash can right across from the site on the main trail, and there is a port a potty behind the campsite, which appears to be part of the horseback riding trail.

  Despite how excellently arranged this site is, I was alarmed to see how dirty other campers had left it. Site 1 had trash everywhere including broken glass and cigarette butts.

  Trash aside, this is a wonderful campsite.

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  Alice M.

  Scout

  Jun. 17, 2019

  Primitive Area — Lake Mineral Wells State Park

  Primitive but OK as backup, not well marked

  TL;DR - Fine as a backup but the park is really more of a recreation area so definitely try to get one of the screened shelter or car camping sites (all of which have fire rings, picnic tables, and grills). 

  We'd hoped to stay at one of the regular car camping sites in the park, but unfortunately they were all taken by the time we got to the site in the morning.

  The park has ample day use facilities that you can drive up to, and the camp store is extremely well stocked. We swam, hiked, and kayaked through the park during the day, then two people in the group decided to drive back to Dallas that night while myself and one other hiked in to the primitive sites.

  The hike in is about 2 miles. We took the designated "primitive campsites" trail hiking in. The trails were well marked, but pretty overgrown at parts with a TON of spider webs. The next morning we took the Cross Timbers trail back, which despite being a little longer was faster because of how much better maintained it was. 

  We were getting to our campsite right as the sun was setting, so didn't explore much. Generally seemed like the different primitive sites weren't delineated very well, and as far as I know there's no map of the area to help. We managed to find a little outcropping that has obviously been used for a tent before. 

  Would definitely visit the park again, and if needed camp in the primitive sites but take the Cross Timbers trail both ways.

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