## Overview

 Clear Spring Park sits along the shore of 30,000-acre Wright Patman Lake within the piney woods of northeast Texas. The campground offers full services to campers. With a boat ramp, playground and swimming area, Clear Spring is sure to provide outdoor fun for families, boaters, anglers and hunters alike.
## Recreation

 Wright Patman Lake hosts a wide range of recreational activities, including camping, swimming, boating, fishing, hunting, hiking, picnicking and wildlife viewing. Boaters flock to the lake and anglers try their luck for largemouth bass, catfish, crappie, sunfish and bass. The campground also offers hiking and nature trails.
## Facilities

 With a swim beach, volleyball court, basketball court and playground, the facility is well-suited for families. Boaters and anglers have the convenience of a boat ramp with courtesy dock. Visitors have a variety of sites from which to choose, including 41 with 30 amp electric hook ups and sewer, 22 with 50 amp electric hook ups, 25 with 30 amp electric hook ups , 3 screened shelters for camping, 10 non-electric sites, a group camping area and a day-use group picnic shelter. The group campsite can accommodate up to 100 people and provides campers with a screened shelter, restrooms and showers, as well as 12 campsites with water and electricity. The three screened shelters all have water access and are close to the boat ramp. Each shelter has a ceiling fan, table, campfire ring, grill, covered porch and water. One shelter has a deck right above the waterfront. 
## Natural Features

 The campground is located in a southern pine forest overlooking the lake. Many campsites are on the water\'s edge. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers manages approximately 55,000 acres of public forestland around the lake, providing habitat for wild turkey, bobwhite quail, squirrel, white-tailed deer, waterfowl and migrating bald eagles, pelicans and ducks. Some poisonous snakes inhabit the area. 
## Nearby Attractions

 The Texarkana region is full of activities such as shopping, movies, restaurants and local historical sites. Shreveport, Louisiana offers river boat gambling, horse races and numerous festivals, including the Four State Fair and Rodeo and the Jump, Jive and Jam Festival.

Clear Spring

Because of recent storms, there was a detour. A little confusing but when i called for help, attendant was great.

Nice and remote

We arrived for our 4-night stay at this COE campground 177 days after making reservations and were greeted by friendly camp hosts. Our FHU site was spacious but weirdly laid out that had our fire pit just two feet from the neighbor's sewer hookup. Who designs these sites?!?! Level D loop site with sewer hook-up at the rear of parking pad, so bring your loooooooooong stinky slinky!  Heavy-duty concrete picnic table and a bar-height wooden prep table next to a BBQ grill, or as we saw many using it as a fish cleaning table. No vegetation between campsites in the D &amp; E loops. Very clean park! Since our four-night stay was during the week, it was extremely quiet, no road noise, with more than half of the campsites vacant. At 6am we experienced a no-warning total power outage throughout the park for nearly 3 hours. Wildlife viewing was only a couple of deer at dusk 

We read warnings about ANTS so we prepare all items where our trailer touched the ground with ant repellent. We didn't experience any ants what so ever, so not sure if it was because of the repellent or the cooler October temps or we just got lucky!

Nice and Quiet Under Tall Pines

This is another well designed COE campground. Sites are well separated from neighbors. There are some sites (Loops D and E) that have full hookups including sewer, but the most desirable sites are in Loop B, some of which have direct views of the lake. Sites B 1 through B 14 are especially desirable. We had site B 6 which we rate excellent. I am sure that reservations must be made long in advance for these sites.

  

Volunteer hosts and rangers were friendly and helpful. We will be back.

Great campground with beautiful Lake view

Tons of sewer hook up sites! Very clean and well kept. Camp hosts are very friendly. Tons of lake view camping spots. Even a few cabins. We will be back!!

Beautiful trees

Parked in A17.  Right on the water.  Beautiful view.  Having access to utilize my phone service for work and being able to use my hotspot for wifi is invaluable!  The gate attendant was super helpful and knowledgeable.

Beautiful view and my Verizon Phone had service even the hotspot

(Scale 1- bad, 5-Very good
70 yr olds in 17’ trailer: 
Overall Rating:  3.5
Usage during visit: moderate 
Site Privacy:  2.  None and some sites are close 
Site Spacing: 3. Some sites back to back.  A loop. 
Site surface:  black top/gravel  - A loop, not all sites are level, but doable. Other loops appear to have sites that a more kevel. 
Reservations:   Yes
Campground Noise 5. Pretty quiet 
Road Noise:  5.  None 
Bathroom:  4.  Clean flush toilets
Cell Service (Verizon): 1 to 2 bars
Setting:  Campground is on the lake, some sites are lakeside 
Weather:  5.  62 and sunny today
Bugs: 5 none.
Solar:  4. Some sites.  All have electricity 
Host: 4 seems nice 
Location:   4
NOTES: The only bad experience, as you can see from pics, we arrived with a tent set up right next to our pad!!!!  Suggests supervisory over-site…..Other than that, seems peaceful.   
Looks to be a good fishing and water sport area. …. 

Fishing and Water Sports  

The campground was decent and relatively close to the interstate without being a parking lost style camp ground. We typically love COE parks. The inner loops were very close together. Outside water side sites has more breathing room. Not sure why, but the campground smelled like a sewer line busted somewhere. It was awful if the wind wasn’t blowing in your favor. 

Unpleasant smell

Your choice, water and electric by the  water or full hookups in the woods. 

Water and woods. 

Campground is very nice but like mentioned above is smelly. Beautiful lake with a lot of birds and fish active. Stayed along lake with water and power. 