Fairfield Lake State Park - PERMANENTLY CLOSED

Fairfield offers a great weekend getaway location! The park boasts a large selection of shaded camp spots (i.e. lots of space for hammocks!) that offer privacy from one another. Visited on a holiday weekend, and it didn't feel crowded at all. Walk down to the lake or explore several miles of walking trails. Perfect night out! As a bonus, visit the Cooper Farms store right across the highway (exit 198) for the best fresh peaches and peach ice cream you've ever tasted!

Fairfield Lake: spring favorite

Fairfield is relatively easy to get to being only about 2 hours outside of DFW.  Well shaded with large trees for hammocks, plenty of hiking and wildlife.  It also has some amazing stargazing.  While it isn't the darkest sky, you can see the Milky Way on a clear night.

Fairfield is a great place to camp

We brought our dog here for his first ever camping trip, and this was the perfect place and time to do so. We arrived as the weekend crowd was departing, so of dozens of sites, the site we chose was one of only four that were occupied that night. Thus, it was fabulously quiet and we were undisturbed. Our particular spot (#36) was large with many trees and plenty of brush for privacy; the ground was soft and flat for our tent; and the nearby bathrooms were relatively clean. Park staff were friendly and helpful. We were barraged by bugs at dusk, but once our fire was roaring, the smoke helped fend them off. And per the suggestion of another reviewer, we sure did pop over to the Cooper Farms store to try the peach ice cream, a delectable treat with which to end our out-of-town excursion. 

Quiet, lush getaway

Ok they need a better map for these trails. I got a bit turned around and ended up off trailing it in the right direction to go back. The lake had some nice inlets to paddle. The campground was nice, but there were some erosion issues due to past flooding.

Lost on the trails

We had 3 sites that were close enough for all the family to spend the weekend together! The fishing was not great, they have way to many Tilopia fish in the lake. The campground was fun for the kids to explore. The sites are shaded and they were doing some upgrades to the park!

Family fun camping trip!

Great campgrounds for a getaway, wasn’t able to stay long, but lots of nice trails and beautiful wildlife. 

Lovely! 

Nice park  , long drive after entering the park 2 to 3 miles to the campsite. Good for cycling.Hiking was a nice shady walk good tree cover , but not enough clearing to see some locations on the lake, there’s some man-made paths but check your legs for ticks when you come out of those. Overall a nice park, no AT&amp;T or T-Mobile connection, except if you go to the boat ramp top of the hill you’ll get a signal there.6/14/2020.
$20 one night. AT&amp;T no bars --T-Mobil no bars.

Nice lake

A beautiful park for those that love true nature. This park is huge and has several miles of hiking trail options. Although the park is very large, the campsites are quite crowded and set to one area of the lake. For those wanting to camp with a view of the water, don’t go. This lake is very grassy on the edges (tall/thick cattails) and it is really wooded along the shoreline. With that being said, it does have a nice and large swimming area with sandy bottom. Staff was extremely friendly!! 

True Nature

On our spring 2017 RV adventure we spent two nights RV camping at Fairfield Lake State Park. Fairfield Lake State Park is such a beautiful place to camp, fish and swim. We realy enjoy this stunning park! The campground at Fairfield Lake State Park is heavily treed and very well shaded. Thanks to being located on a power plant lake Fairfield Lake State Park has great fishing! Stocked with Red Drum, Bass, catfish and even Blue Tilapia there is a fish for everyone! Fairfield Lake State Park is one of my favorite Texas State Parks! You will not regret spending any amount of time visiting Fairfield Lake State Park.

I have several videos of this great park on my YouTube ....DudeRV.com

One of my favorite Texas State Parks!

Huge site! Water frontage to die for. Be warned tho.. no At&amp;T. Dead zone, so plan ahead. Other carriers unknown 

Excellent state park 

We loved kayaking this lake! Camped at RV and shelter site, both were great!

Lots of space!

Nice spots. You better have a reservation if you’re coming on the weekend . Burn ban wasn’t fun in February but the lake is pretty and park is clean. 

Beautiful campground

Can over for a day use before the park closes permanently. Such a beautiful park , sad I didn’t get a chance to camp.   Let’s start the review.

The trails were nicely labeled the kids and I enjoyed hiking and stoping take in the beautiful park before it gets transform into a million dollar community.  Restroom was nice and clean. Visit towards the end of February Ann’s it was such a great weather.