Purtis Creek State Park Campground

The park is maintained very well. Great hiking and great place for tents. The only thing is the RV site pads are narrow and not very level. Lot of the sites are very short too. They have kayaks to rent and fire wood. Love the space between the sites and great trees for hammocks.

The camping isn’t primitive as such but it has campsites segregated by bushes, ensuring privacy. We went here both in summer and winter and found the facilities adequate.

Purtis Creek State Park This was a very small park but it was quiet and peaceful. The primative sites are a .6 mile walk. The park office recommended site E because it was harder for people to see you if they are walking on the trail. It was a fantastic spot!

Smaller park with great amenities. Clean facilities and impeccable staff to assist you

Fun park with a lot of options for hiking, fishing and kayaking! Had an awesome primitive camp loop, RV and shelter sites looked good too!

Beautiful, great fishing, great hiking, fabulous for kids, wonderful kayaking. We had a blast... the bathrooms were a bit far from the campsite so definitely check your spot first if you don’t have an rv. Other than that we had an incredible time!

Really nice camp ground, Great Host. Lake looked like it would be a great fishing hole but we didn't have time to check it out. Shower was really clean and just a great all around camp ground

Stayed here to get away for the weekend and the park staff had activities for the kids. Very big camping spots. Will definitely come back!

Nice and quite

This is a super nice little state park. Really secluded sites with plenty of room, and great fishing piers. Perfect for boaters.

Great small town state park, not great for fishing, but good kayaking lake. Campsites are nice, but pretty close together.

My brother and I love to go camping out here. The primitive site are only a mile hike. So long enough to discourage the loud party campers. Just close enough where you could still pull cooler or carry a canopy( not that you will need it with all the trees) I don't know about the other site. But the primitive is so noce

Very nice Park, enjoyed time with my family!!

A large array of tent campsites and RV hookups as well as a decent sized lake makes this a great spot. There are a few hiking trails however no really spectacular views. The lake allows motor boats

Have been camping and fishing here, never had any fishing luck though, it is a pretty nice place that I think is a good representation of East Texas. Definitely worth a try!

This is a small park but full of amenities, great fishing, nice hiking. Primitive sites are amazing, friendly rangers and awesome park hosts. day use area completely separate  from camping area and the wildlife are abundant two fishing piers both well lighted for nighttime fishing. Have nice programs throughout the year. This is my favorite park.

It has all the accommodations you’d need for any kind of camping!!

Woke up to sounds wild boar shuffling around the tent :0. Loved the primitive camping walked about .75 of a mile to get to my campsite. Great for fishing, canoeing. Loved waking up to the sounds of the birds in the morning. A great park to go to and relax. Best time is to go during the spring, it’s not to hot and not too busy

We had a great hike and enjoyed the clean park! Prices are reasonable and we definitely be back!

Love this park! The campsites are very clean, as are the bathrooms. The hiking trails are well maintained. There is a small lake for fishing and a swimming area. Water and 30 amp electric only, but there is a dump station available.

Large and clean rv site

nice sized no-wake lake for kayaking, they also rent kayaks/paddleboards. nice swim area. lots of dead trees everywhere though, have to be careful not to tip. easy trails of 1-2 miles, shady. campsites are pretty private, treed. the primitive sites are not far in, are also nicely private and have lake access, we were impressed. I did notice trash here and there on the grounds and on the trails which was a bummer. usually they patrol pretty well in the state parks but we were across a family of loud obnoxious people who had 7-9 cars parked between 2 sites and up making noise until 1 both nights. didnt see any park staff at all after about 7. site next door had a star shower rotating all night which was also annoying when trying to get to sleep. park staff very helpful at check in but for some reason only one lane open. I'd actually do a 3.5 star, prob a 4 during the week or off season. Sorry, no pics, forgot my charger at home!

Campground Review

Purtis Creek is a short hour and a half drive east of the DFW metroplex. It’s easy to get to and popular with the locals. One of the main attractions is the lake where you can rent kayaks and paddleboards. It is also a popular fishing hole. Most sites are electric and water at $20, water only at $14 and primitive at $10.

I arrived and got camp set then head out to the hiking trails. There are a couple of loops at one and two miles. I walked the entire stretch of around 6 miles. They are pretty unremarkable with very few animals and no real interesting features.

I was in site 62 which was set apart from the others with a path through the tall grass and a couple of trees to hang a hammock from. If you have a few people in your group, you may consider 60-62 as they are relatively close together. Once the sun set, the sky lights up with stars where you're just able to see the haze of the Milky Way. While I was going to sleep and early in the morning, the coyotes started up. The morning was a bit louder and they seemed to be near the lake only a couple kilometers off. Outside of some very noisy neighbors, the site was well worth the trip.

The only real drawback is how close it is to the main roads. Car noise can be heard at almost all hours.

Product Review

As a Ranger for The Dyrt, I sometimes get items to review. I received the MH10 and took it out to the Purtis Creek State Park. Once the sun went down, I fired it up and had a full view of the entire campsite. I could spot the twinkle of spider eyes and other small critters in the bright light. I switched to the red lense to read and spotted a possum as it wandered into my camp site. If I hadn't made some noise, I don't think she would have noticed me.

The battery sits to the side and back. It's about the size and weight of three AA. It comes with a red and green lense that fit into a rubber grommit you slip on the light. It has three settings getting progressively darker. The strap is comfortable directly against the skin.

Pros

• Very bright
• Green and red lense filters
• Long battery life
• Waterproof

Cons

• A bit heavy
• Gets a little warm