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Great Escapes North Texas

146 RV Sites, 47 Cottages, 1 Tiny House

Great Escapes North Texas in Perrin offers 146 full-hookup RV sites and 10 cottage and tiny house units across 74 acres of Jack County ranchland, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 70 feet, open all year. Deluxe back-in and pull-through categories with patios join premium and amperage-specific tiers, alongside a water park, three pools, and laser tag. One hundred forty-six sites span back-in 30-amp, back-in 50-amp, back-in deluxe with patio, premium, pull-through deluxe with patio, and premium pull-through categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 70 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. Ten cottages and tiny houses round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. The per-person camping fee covers the splash park, three pools, the toddler splash zone, mini-golf, gaga ball, human foosball, the jumping pillow, themed weekends, and hourly seasonal activities — check the schedule on the Campers App. A water park, splash pad, and three pools anchor the summer, with a hot tub and sauna alongside. Laser tag, mini-golf, gem mining, inflatable water toys, a jumping pillow, sports courts, volleyball, basketball, corn hole, horseshoes, golf cart rentals, boat rentals, a lake, beach, barn, clubhouse, craft room, playground, pavilion, community fire pit, dog park, on-site dining, and a snack bar fill the rest. The dark ranchland sky makes for excellent stargazing. An hour northwest of DFW, this is a full week's worth of programming without leaving. Summer is the season. Reserve well ahead.

from $34/night

Roadrunner Ranch RV Resort

40 RV Sites

At the southern edge of Oklahoma just miles from the Texas border, Roadrunner Ranch RV Resort delivers a clean, modern RV experience in a part of the country that offers natural beauty and surprisingly strong entertainment draws within easy reach. Located in Marietta, the resort sits close to Lake Texoma—one of the largest reservoirs in the United States and one of the most productive striped bass fisheries anywhere in the country—and just ten minutes from WinStar World Casino, the largest casino in the world by gaming floor area. That combination of wilderness and world-class entertainment makes Marietta a more interesting stop than its modest size might suggest. Forty full hookup pull-through sites give the resort solid capacity for rigs of all sizes, with all sites designed for convenient drive-through access. Starlink WiFi delivers reliable connectivity that remote locations used to make impossible, and the gated property offers a secure and private atmosphere. Luxury shower suites set the bathhouse above the typical RV park standard, and a dog park accommodates guests traveling with pets. Fire pits at each site encourage evening outdoor gathering, and cornhole provides a casual competitive outlet that typically draws neighbors together. Laundry facilities round out the practical amenities for those doing extended stays, and nightly, weekly, and monthly rates accommodate every travel timeline. The Marietta area occupies a stretch of South-Central Oklahoma that rolls through Cross Timbers woodland—a mix of post oak, blackjack oak, and cedar that gives the landscape a warm, wooded character distinct from the open plains further west. Night skies in this part of Oklahoma are impressively dark, and stargazing from a fire pit at the edge of the property can reveal a Milky Way that urban travelers may have never seen so clearly. Wildlife is a consistent presence: white-tailed deer browse the oak edges, roadrunners make their characterful appearances, and the bird diversity of this cross-timber habitat is considerable through the migration seasons. Lake Texoma, straddling the Oklahoma-Texas line a short drive from the resort, is the headline outdoor attraction. The lake is legendary for its striped bass fishery—the natural spawning population of stripers here is among the largest inland striper populations in the country—and charter fishing guides work the water year-round. Boating, swimming, and the broader lake recreation scene at Texoma State Park draw visitors from Dallas, Oklahoma City, and well beyond. WinStar World Casino in nearby Thackerville offers a gaming floor of more than half a million square feet alongside multiple restaurants, entertainment venues, and a full hotel complex. Roadrunner Ranch RV Resort is open year-round and functions well as both a destination base for Texoma fishing trips and a stopover on the I-35 corridor between Dallas and Oklahoma City. The combination of full hookups, Starlink connectivity, and proximity to both the lake and the casino makes it more versatile than most parks in the region. Whether you're casting for stripers, spending an evening at the tables, stargazing from a fire pit, or simply looking for a clean overnight stop with good bones, Roadrunner Ranch delivers. Book a site on your way through.

from $49/night

Whitesboro RV Resort

85 RV Sites

Whitesboro RV Resort in Texas offers 85 full-hookup RV sites on level gravel pads in Grayson County, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 65 feet, open all year. A dedicated 30/50-amp pond site category joins full-hookup back-in and pull-through tiers, with a clubhouse, playground, shaded dog park, and boat storage. Eighty-five sites run in 30/50-amp back-in pond, 30/50-amp full hookup back-in, and 30/50-amp pull-through categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 65 feet. The pond category puts you on the water at the site. A laundry, dump station, restrooms, showers, RV storage, and boat storage handle the practical side. One policy to clear first: RVs must be 10 years old or newer, though older rigs may be permitted with written approval — submit photos to [email protected] before booking. A pond supports fishing and boating, with a clubhouse, playground, ping pong, dog park, and picnicking filling the grounds. A golf course and a state park are nearby. Pets are welcome. Whitesboro sits on US Highway 82 in Grayson County, which serves two distinct markets well: long-haul travelers working the highway, and North Texas RV guests looking for a comfortable, uncrowded park within reasonable distance of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Lake Texoma is close for fishing and boating, and Sherman and Denison are a short drive east. Spring and fall bring the most comfortable North Texas conditions, with summer drawing Texoma traffic. Reserve ahead for holiday weekends, and clear RV approval early if your coach is older.

from $50/night

Cozy Hill RV and Cabin Resort

48 RV Sites, 1 Cabin

Weatherford, Texas sits roughly 25 miles west of Fort Worth at the western edge of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, where the suburban sprawl finally gives way to the rolling terrain of the Cross Timbers and the Palo Pinto hills beyond. Cozy Hill RV and Cabin Resort, established in 2021 with a Yellowstone-inspired design philosophy, occupies this transitional landscape as a retreat that feels a world removed from the metro area while remaining close enough for guests to reach DFW's full range of urban amenities with ease. RV sites offer full hookups with 20-, 30-, and 50-amp electric service on concrete level pads, each featuring a private patio and private washer and dryer hookup connections — a practical detail that genuine extended-stay guests appreciate immediately. Cabin accommodations include rustic studio units with a queen bed and futon in warm wood-finish interiors, and a fully equipped bunkhouse unit with a queen bedroom, bunk beds, indoor and outdoor kitchen, living room, and full bathroom for larger groups. A large dog park, Wi-Fi throughout the property, ADA-accessible facilities, and BBQ grills and picnic tables at each site round out the on-site amenities. The resort's Yellowstone-inspired aesthetic gives the grounds a cohesive character that sets it apart from typical Texas highway-stop campgrounds. Warm timber construction, natural material accents, and site layouts oriented toward fire pits and open sky reflect a deliberate design choice — the kind of detail that photographs well but more importantly creates an environment where slowing down comes naturally. Stargazing from the open grounds on clear nights reveals the darker skies that come with Weatherford's position just outside the DFW light dome. Weatherford itself rewards exploration well beyond the campground. Known as the birthplace of actor Mary Martin and the setting of Peter Pan's statue in the town square, the historic downtown offers antique shops, local restaurants, and the Chandor Gardens — a walled formal garden of Chinese and English design built by the portraitist Douglas Chandor in the 1930s that is one of the more unexpected cultural gems in North Texas. Lake Weatherford, just minutes from the resort, provides fishing, boating, and lakeside trails, and the Parker County Peach Festival each July celebrates the region's celebrated peach orchards. Mineral Wells State Park, about 40 minutes west, adds lake fishing and hiking in the Palo Pinto Mountains foothills to the regional outdoor roster — a genuinely wild buffer just beyond Weatherford's edge that perfectly complements the campfire and resort atmosphere of Cozy Hill itself. Spring and fall represent the ideal visiting seasons, when temperatures in the 60s and 70s make outdoor campfire evenings and morning hikes through the surrounding Cross Timbers terrain thoroughly pleasant. Summer stays are comfortable in the evenings thanks to the resort's shaded sites and prevailing breezes, and the proximity to Fort Worth — with its world-class museums, Stockyards National Historic District, and Sundance Square — gives guests a full-scale city option within 30 minutes whenever the mood shifts from countryside to urban.

from $35/night

Waterfront Hideaway Ranch

Waterfront Hideaway Ranch in Little Elm, Texas, offers full-hookup RV sites and cabins on 14 acres of open pasture, shaded groves, and direct Lewisville Lake frontage, behind a gated entrance and open all year. A beach, dog park, and community fire pit sit 35 miles from downtown Dallas — among the most accessible private lakefront camping in the DFW corridor. The ranch is explicitly LGBTIQA+ friendly. Full-hookup RV sites and cabin accommodations serve both RV travelers and guests without a rig. Laundry, restrooms, and WiFi handle the practical side, and a gated entrance controls access. The property is open year-round. The lake frontage is the draw. A beach gives direct shoreline access, and swimming, fishing, paddle boats, canoeing, kayaking, and water sports all run from the property. A community fire pit anchors the evenings, a dog park serves pets, and corn hole and planned activities fill the rest. The open pasture and shaded groves make for good birding and stargazing despite the metropolitan proximity, and boating and skiing are nearby. Pets are welcome. Little Elm sits on Lewisville Lake's north shore in Denton County. Downtown Dallas is 35 miles away and Frisco's entertainment and sports venues 15 — a combination of lakefront setting and metropolitan access that is increasingly rare as Denton County develops. Lewisville Lake's bass fishing, Little Elm Park's sandy beach, and the Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area's nature trails are all close. The ranch operates year-round in the North Texas climate. Summer lake recreation drives peak demand from the DFW market — reserve ahead for warm-weather weekends and holidays.

Possum Kingdom RV Resort

77 RV Sites

Possum Kingdom RV Resort in Graford, Texas, offers 77 full-hookup RV sites directly on the lake, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 76 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Waterfront and Long back-in categories join premium, standard, and pull-through tiers, with a marina, boat ramp, boat docks, pool, and fitness center. Seventy-seven sites span standard back-in, long back-in, premium back-in, waterfront back-in, and pull-thru categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 76 feet. The Long back-in tier is a straightforward answer for oversized rigs, and 76 feet accommodates the longest coaches with a tow. The waterfront category is the one to request. Cabins round out the lodging. A laundry, restrooms, showers, and a business center handle the practical side. The marina anchors the recreation, with a boat ramp and boat docks opening the lake for boating, water sports, swimming, and fishing. An outdoor pool, fitness center, clubhouse, playground, pavilion, and dog park fill the rest, with productive birding along the shoreline. A golf course is nearby. Pets are welcome. This is the only full-service RV and marina experience directly on Possum Kingdom's shores, which matters on a lake where the water is the entire point. The reservoir's crystalline blue water meets limestone bluffs and canyon-like arms of the Brazos in the Palo Pinto Mountains — scenically the most dramatic impoundment in north-central Texas, with Hell's Gate and the state park close. Summer lake season drives demand hard. Reserve well ahead for warm-weather weekends.

from $53/night

Willow Beach RV Park & Marina

52 RV Sites, 7 Cabins, 3 Tent Sites

Willow Beach RV Park and Marina in Graford, Texas, offers 52 full-hookup RV sites, seven cabins, and three tent sites on Possum Kingdom Lake, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 50 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. A waterfront back-in 50-amp category joins pull-through and water-and-electric tiers, with a water park, mini-golf, and fitness center. Fifty-two sites run in back-in water-and-electric 50-amp, pull-thru 50-amp, and waterfront back-in 50-amp categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted with site WiFi, sized to 50 feet. Confirm your tier, as the water-and-electric category does not carry sewer at the site. The waterfront category is the one to request. Seven cabins and three tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, restrooms, showers, firewood, RV storage, and boat storage handle the practical side. A water park and outdoor pool anchor the summer, with a beach supporting swimming, boating, paddle boats, canoeing, kayaking, and fishing. Mini-golf, a fitness center, clubhouse, game room, sports courts, volleyball, basketball, walking trails, hiking, a playground, pavilion, and dog park fill the rest, with live music, wine and beer tasting nearby, and productive birding. Possum Kingdom's blue-green water and limestone bluffs give it a character no other north-central Texas reservoir matches. Possum Kingdom State Park is five miles, Hell's Gate eight, and Palo Pinto Mountains State Park twelve. Summer lake season drives demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $29/night

RV Texoma

6 RV Sites

On the sun-drenched plains of Grayson County, just minutes from the Texas-Oklahoma border, RV Texoma stands apart as one of North Texas's most intimate and carefully tended retreats. Spreading across 33 wooded acres, the park shelters just eight full-hookup sites beneath a cathedral of century-old shade trees whose roots have gripped this land far longer than any RV has rolled down its gravel lanes. A fully stocked fish pond threads through the heart of the property, giving anglers a private casting spot before the morning has even warmed. The combination of a key-code gate and unobtrusively placed security cameras means guests settle in knowing the grounds belong to them alone. Each site arrives well-equipped with 50-amp, 30-amp, and 20-amp electrical service alongside water and sewer hookups, so rigs of every size connect without compromise. Most pads offer ample overflow parking and a fire pit, with enough canopy shade to keep the afternoon sun from reaching the slide-out. The secure key-code entry ensures only confirmed, paid guests access the property—a rare and welcome feature for those who value true seclusion. High-speed Wi-Fi keeps guests connected for those who must stay tethered to the outside world, and the hosts remain nearby to assist with arrival and local area guidance. The property's native foliage and mature hardwoods attract wild turkey, white-tailed deer, and resident songbirds throughout the year, making a quiet morning walk on the acreage an experience in itself. The stocked fish pond serves as the social hub at sunrise, where guests dangle lines in peaceful competition before breakfast. When the urge for bigger water strikes, Lake Texoma waits just minutes away—a 93,000-acre reservoir straddling the Red River that draws anglers nationwide for its legendary striped bass runs, with prime season stretching from spring through late fall. Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, one of the most productive migratory bird stopover points in North Texas, borders the lake's southern shores and offers free wildlife viewing, hiking, and photography along its wetland impoundments. Megastar Casino provides evening entertainment options a short drive away for guests seeking table games and live music after a day on the water. The reservoir's wide expanse also supports sailing regattas, pontoon cruising, and designated swim beaches that attract families from Dallas and Oklahoma City throughout the warm months. The towns of Sherman and Denison flank the park to the south with full grocery shopping, regional dining, and the Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic Site in Denison for a dose of American history. Spring and fall deliver the most comfortable temperatures for fishing and outdoor exploration, while Lake Texoma's striped bass season peaks between April and October. Winters in North Texas are mild enough for year-round camping, making RV Texoma a viable cold-weather destination for travelers escaping northern frost. With only eight sites, reservations fill fast—especially on spring weekends when the bass are running—so booking well in advance is essential to secure a spot at this beloved back-roads retreat.

from $60/night

Shady Creek RV Park & Storage

207 RV Sites

Shady Creek RV Park & Storage in Aubrey, Texas, offers 207 full-hookup RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 60 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout, behind a gated entrance. Deluxe, premium, and premium plus categories join a pool, fitness center, clubhouse, and recreation center between Denton and McKinney. Two hundred seven back-in sites run in deluxe, premium, and premium plus categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 60 feet, with picnic tables. The sites are notably large. A laundry, propane fills and exchange, restrooms, showers, RV storage, boat storage, and personal mailboxes handle the practical side — the mailboxes and storage point clearly at the long-stay residents the park also serves. An outdoor pool anchors the warm months, with a fitness center, clubhouse, recreation center, and banquet room for the social side. A pond and creek run the property for fishing, with sports courts, basketball, walking trails, hiking, a playground, dog park, and community fire pit besides. Boating, a golf course, and a lake are nearby, with planned activities through the season. Pets are welcome. Aubrey sits in Denton County's fast-growing North Texas corridor, between the Lake Ray Roberts recreation area to the northwest and McKinney's historic square to the southeast. Medical facilities including Baylor Scott & White Emergency Hospital and an animal medical center are close. The park operates year-round with steady long-stay demand. Reserve ahead for short stays.

from $67 $58/night

Big Mineral Resort & Marina

65 RV Sites, 4 Cabins

Big Mineral Resort and Marina in Sadler, Texas, offers 65 RV sites and four cabins on Lake Texoma with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 50 feet. Full-hookup, water-and-electric, and electric-only back-in categories join pull-through tiers at both amperages, with a marina, boat ramp, splash pad, and on-site fishing guides. Sixty-five sites span back-in 30-amp, back-in 30-amp water-and-electric, back-in 30-amp electric only, back-in 50-amp, pull-thru 30-amp, and pull-thru 50-amp categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted, sized to 50 feet. Read the category carefully — the electric-only tier carries no water or sewer at the site, so plan tank capacity accordingly. Four cabins round out the lodging: three one-bedroom units sleeping four and a two-bedroom sleeping six. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. The property is undergoing upgrades, with construction generally confined to weekdays. The marina anchors it, with boat docks, a boat ramp, boat rentals, and on-site fishing guides. A splash pad, outdoor pool, hot tub and sauna, beach, fishing pier, clubhouse, pavilion, sports courts, volleyball, horseshoes, corn hole, walking trails, hiking, biking, golf cart rentals, and a playground fill the rest. Lake Texoma is one of the largest man-made lakes in the United States, straddling the Texas-Oklahoma border in Grayson County. Summer lake season drives demand. Reserve well ahead.

Gone Fishing RV Resort

4 RV Sites

On the north shore of Lake Texoma where the Red River forms the Texas-Oklahoma border, Gone Fishing RV Resort delivers an intimate, gated lakeside camping experience organized around one of America's most productive fishing lakes. With only 34 full hookup sites, the resort maintains a scale that never feels crowded, and the quarter-mile walk to the lake's boat launch—complemented by complimentary launch passes provided to every guest—reflects a campground designed by anglers for anglers. If your trip centers on the rod and reel rather than the resort experience, Gone Fishing has precisely the right priorities in exactly the right location. All 34 RV sites offer full hookup service with 30 and 50-amp electric, water, and sewer connections, and the gated entrance provides security and quiet that guests at open campgrounds don't always enjoy. Hot showers, well-maintained restrooms, free WiFi, and a newly renovated laundry room with updated machines handle the practical necessities of an extended fishing stay. A dog walking area with stations, benches positioned for lake sunset views, propane and ice for purchase, and a fish cleaning station complete the amenity picture—a tight, functional lineup that puts everything a fishing-focused traveler needs on-site without the overhead of resort programming that would add cost without adding value. An on-site convenience store is planned as part of the resort's ongoing improvement program. Lake Texoma is among the most well-known fishing destinations in the south-central United States, and for good reason. The lake—formed by Denison Dam at the confluence of the Red and Washita Rivers—covers more than 89,000 acres across Texas and Oklahoma and holds populations of striped bass, largemouth bass, white bass, catfish, and crappie that draw serious anglers year-round. The lake's striped bass fishery in particular is nationally recognized, and Texoma's consistent depth and water quality have established it as one of the top striper destinations in the country. From October through spring, the striper runs draw fishing enthusiasts from across Texas and Oklahoma. Beyond fishing, Lake Texoma provides full-service boating, water skiing, and swimming opportunities across an expansive reservoir with significant shoreline. Eisenhower State Park on the Texas side offers additional outdoor access, and the Denison area to the south—birthplace of President Dwight D. Eisenhower—provides historical interest for guests who want a day off the water. The towns of Gainesville and Sherman are within range for provisioning and dining when the camp store doesn't cover the need. Gone Fishing RV Resort operates year-round, and the lake's mild climate keeps conditions fishable in every season. Fall and winter are the preferred months for striper fishing, while spring and early summer shift attention to bass. The resort's small size and gated character mean it books up for peak fishing dates well in advance—particularly during tournament season and the fall striper runs. Reserve your site, pick up a fishing license, and let Lake Texoma demonstrate why it's earned its reputation as the premier fishing lake on the Texas-Oklahoma border.

from $50/night

Aledo Acres RV Park

73 RV Sites

Aledo Acres RV Park in Aledo, Texas, is a gated adult-only community offering 73 full-hookup back-in sites on concrete pads under mature shade trees, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 75 feet. Twenty miles west of Fort Worth, it serves winter Texans, year-round residents, and long-haul travelers wanting distance from Metroplex density. Seventy-three back-in sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 75 feet, on level concrete pads — which eliminates the annual re-leveling that gravel and grass sites require, a real advantage for long-term stays. Site WiFi reaches the property, and a gated entrance controls access. The community format shapes the experience. A clubhouse anchors the social side, walking trails run the grounds, and a dog park serves pets. The adult-only policy creates the quieter, considerate environment that guests choosing a community park over a transient campground are specifically after, and the mature shade trees make a genuine difference through a North Texas summer. Pets are welcome. Aledo sits in Parker County in the pastoral horse country west of Fort Worth, which gives the park its rural character while keeping the full DFW metropolitan infrastructure within reach. A golf course and lake are nearby, with boating close by. The park operates year-round, with the winter months drawing the heaviest seasonal demand as Texans and northern snowbirds settle in for extended stays. Long-term and seasonal bookings carry much of the inventory, so availability for short stays can be limited — call ahead rather than counting on a space, particularly between November and March.

from $75/night