Established Camping
Indian Mounds Recreation Area
About
Indian Mounds Recreation Area, located on the 185,000-acre Toledo Bend Reservoir, is maintained and operated by the Sabine River Authority of Texas. The area offers camping, fishing and boating all year. The area offers excellent opportunities for hunting waterfowl on the reservoir and hunting deer and squirrel outside of the campground area. Visitors can hike to the mounds for which the area was named. Forest visitors can now camp up to 28 days at selected recreation areas in the National Forests and Grasslands in Texas. Extended camping is offered at: Indian Mounds Recreation Area - Sites: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 11, 13, 15, 17-26, 28, 30, 33, 35, 36 and 37 For more information call 409-625-1940. Entrance sign to Indian Mounds Recreation Area on the Sabine National Forest.
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Boat-InSites accessible by watercraft.
Stay Connected
- WiFiUnknown
- VerizonUnknown
- AT&TUnknown
- T-MobileUnknown
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Group
Features
For Campers
- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Firewood Available
- Phone Service
- Drinking Water
- Electric Hookups
- Toilets
- Alcohol
- Pets
- Fires
For Vehicles
- Sanitary Dump
- Water Hookups
A Hidden Gem!
Visited over a long weekend in October. Quiet, secluded, stunning views. We stayed at the Crazy Horse loop, and only had one neighbor and that on the other side of the loop.
The loop had water (on the loop, but not at the campsite- bring a water jug), pit toilets (not fancy but clean), good sturdy critter-proof trash bins, and NO electricity so make sure you have lanterns and/or a generator. The sites are decently spaced and quite large; we didn’t have any worries about running our little Honda generator. Cell signal was intermittent and not strong at all.
Maybe our favorite campsite we’ve been to so far. We will definitely be back.
Inexpensive
Fee: $4.00 camping per night
$2.00 day use fee
Limit: 14 days
28 days on selected sites
Sites: 37 RV or tent sites but some are closed along with 2 bathrooms
due to tornado damage
Set in the rolling hills of east Texas you will find trash service, water, portapots instead of bathrooms. Hunting season saw several sites were taken. Toledo Bend Reservoir is on the Sabine River and has an area of 185,000 acres. It is the largest man made body of water partially in Louisiana and Texas and the largest in the south. The fifth largest by surface in the United States. Deepest is at 110 feet and they do have alligators. There are stumps and other under water obstructions so be careful while in the water.
Buffalo Hide loop was the best camping loop with views of the water but there were no water sites.
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Average camping
We came in @10:00 pm on a Friday and to my surprise there were quite a few people but still plenty of sites available. Porta-potty’s we’re clean and plenty around. Not much wildlife and no hiking trails. We didn’t catch anything while fishing. It’s a beautiful area , good for a hunting camp or a quiet get a way.
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Location
Indian Mounds Recreation Area is located in Texas
Directions
Follow Highway 83 east from Hemphill for 8 miles; turn right (south) on FM 3382 for 3.5 miles; turn left onto Forest Service Road 130 to entrance.
Coordinates
31.3090483 N
93.69579927 W