Ratcliff Lake Recreation Area
Tony E.The Dyrt PRO User
Reviewed Mar. 2, 2021

Wonderful, well-spaced campground under the East Texas tall pines

What the campsites lacks in remoteness it makes up for with everything else. 

Very well-maintained National Forest site just off Texas Highway 7 in the middle of the Davey Crockett National Forest. 

Highlights for the site include:

  • very well-spaced apart offering more privacy than usually afforded

  • restrooms and showers were clean.

  • Access to hacking trails in the national forest

  • Easy access to food/fuel/firewood

  • A large variety of species for birdwatching

  • Small lake with deck for launching kayaks or SUPs

There was not water at every site, so bring a longer hose and be ready to fill your tanks or containers.

Road noise from highway was audible, but not too distracting.

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  • Review photo of Ratcliff Lake Recreation Area by Tony E., March 2, 2021
  • Review photo of Ratcliff Lake Recreation Area by Tony E., March 2, 2021
  • Review photo of Ratcliff Lake Recreation Area by Tony E., March 2, 2021
  • Review photo of Ratcliff Lake Recreation Area by Tony E., March 2, 2021
  • Review photo of Ratcliff Lake Recreation Area by Tony E., March 2, 2021
  • Review photo of Ratcliff Lake Recreation Area by Tony E., March 2, 2021
  • Review photo of Ratcliff Lake Recreation Area by Tony E., March 2, 2021
  • Review photo of Ratcliff Lake Recreation Area by Tony E., March 2, 2021