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Hidden Grove RV Resort

107 RV Sites, 16 Cabins, 10 Tent Sites, 1 Onsite RV/Trailer, 1 Apartment

Hidden Grove RV Resort in Honey Grove, Texas, offers 108 full-hookup RV sites, 17 apartment and cabin units, and 10 tent sites with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 72 feet. Concrete and gravel categories are listed separately across premier and standard tiers, with an outdoor pool, lake, pond, and kayak rentals in Fannin County. One hundred eight sites span back-in concrete, back-in gravel, premier back-in concrete, premier pull-through concrete, and pull-through gravel categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 72 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Publishing the surface by category is unusually transparent — you know whether you are on concrete or gravel before you book, and 72 feet handles a long coach. Seventeen apartments and cabins and 10 tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, restrooms, showers, and RV storage handle the practical side. An outdoor pool anchors the property, with a lake and pond supporting fishing, boating, canoeing, kayaking, and kayak rentals. Walking trails, hiking, horseshoes, corn hole, a playground, and picnicking fill the grounds, with live music through the season, wine and beer tasting nearby, and productive birding. Pets are welcome. Managers Brian and Cat Pierce are full-time RVers themselves, with more than 25 combined years in hospitality — the firsthand perspective shows in how the property is run. Spring and fall are most comfortable in northeast Texas. Reserve ahead for warm-weather weekends.

from $25/night

Ladera RV Resort

41 RV Sites

On Loop 301 in Sulphur Springs, Texas—in Hopkins County in the northeastern Texas Piney Woods and Blackland Prairie transition where the historic downtown courthouse square, the Southwest Dairy Museum's agricultural heritage, Cooper Lake State Park's 19,000-acre reservoir, and the Lake Fork bass fishing corridor to the south create the deep East Texas rural landscape that the Dallas market's two-hour commute has turned into the weekend outdoor retreat that Hopkins County's quiet authenticity still provides—Ladera RV Resort delivers 105 full hookup sites on concrete pads with private designer RV slips, paved internal roads, a dog park, walking trails, on-site bar and dining, a catch-and-release fishing pond, community fire pits, and WiFi across 48 manicured acres that the resort's "boutique" designation describes through the private slip design and the landscaped grounds rather than through conventional campground infrastructure. Concrete pads. Designer slips. Cooper Lake is 11 miles north. The 105 full hookup sites on concrete pads—private designer slips with paved access roads on 48 groomed acres—deliver the boutique RV resort experience that the Sulphur Springs corridor has previously lacked at this design and infrastructure standard. The private-slip concept, which creates the visual separation and the outdoor living space that most RV parks forgo for density, positions each site with the intentional privacy that the boutique designation reflects in operational reality. The on-site bar and dining creates the social gathering point that the resort's design infrastructure centers on as the evening amenity, and the dog park, walking trails through the 48 acres, catch-and-release fishing pond, and community fire pits create the daily recreation and social activity that the boutique resort guest expects alongside the hookup standard. Sulphur Springs sits in Hopkins County on US-67 between Dallas and Texarkana, in the county seat community whose 1895 Hopkins County Courthouse—the ornate Renaissance Revival landmark on the downtown square—anchors the historic district that the Sulphur Springs downtown's independent restaurants, antique shops, and the renovated Carnegie Library serve. The Southwest Dairy Museum, adjacent to the CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital campus, preserves the heritage of Hopkins County's dairy farming culture—the region's milk and butter production and the cooperative dairy industry that Hopkins County's pastures sustained through the 20th century create the agricultural identity that the museum's equipment and artifact collection documents. Cooper Lake State Park, 11 miles north on FM-71, provides 19,000-acre Cooper Lake—the largest lake in northeast Texas—whose largemouth bass fishing, the South Sulphur Unit's camping and hiking on the lake's southern shore, and the Doctors Creek Unit's equestrian trails and boat ramps create the public outdoor recreation infrastructure that complements the Ladera's private boutique identity. Lake Fork, 30 miles south via US-69, provides the 27,690-acre reservoir that the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has managed for trophy largemouth bass production—Lake Fork holds 58 of the top 100 largemouth bass ever caught in Texas—and the bass fishing tournament circuit that the lake sustains year-round. Ladera RV Resort operates year-round in Hopkins County's temperate northeastern Texas climate, with the spring and fall seasons providing the most comfortable outdoor conditions for the outdoor social and fire pit culture that the boutique resort's evening atmosphere depends on. Reserve your designer slip at Ladera and let the concrete pads, the on-site bar, and Cooper Lake's 19,000 acres make the Sulphur Springs boutique experience the northeast Texas weekend getaway that the Dallas market has been driving two hours to find.

from $55/night

Silver Trail RV Park at Lake Durant

10 RV Sites

Silver Trail RV Park at Lake Durant in Durant, Oklahoma, provides a comfortable and conveniently located campground in Bryan County in south-central Oklahoma, serving as a practical base for visitors exploring the Lake Texoma corridor and the broader Chickasaw Nation cultural and natural heritage area that defines this corner of the Southern Plains. Positioned within the Choctaw Nation's ancestral homeland and near the southern boundary of Oklahoma's lake country, the park draws fishing enthusiasts, water recreation guests, and travelers moving along the US-69/US-75 corridor between Texas and the Oklahoma City area. The park offers full hookup sites with water, electric, and sewer connections alongside a coin-operated laundry facility that addresses the practical needs of extended-stay guests and long-distance travelers. The grounds maintain a straightforward, functional atmosphere that suits guests whose primary interests lie in the lake country recreation available nearby rather than on-site amenities, and the park's affordable nightly rates make it a cost-effective choice for multi-night stays in a region where lodging options are limited relative to the recreational demand generated by Lake Texoma's massive draw. Durant's surrounding landscape reflects the transition between the Ouachita Mountain foothills to the east and the broad Red River alluvial plain to the south, a terrain of post oak and blackjack oak woodland, red clay soils, and the braided channels that characterize rivers draining the Southern Plains. The Red River defines Oklahoma's southern border less than 20 miles south of Durant, and the country between the city and the river encompasses the flat-to-rolling agricultural land and bottomland forests that have defined this part of Oklahoma since Choctaw Nation resettlement in the 1830s. Lake Texoma, one of the largest reservoirs in the United States, straddles the Oklahoma-Texas border approximately 30 miles west of Durant and provides one of the country's most productive striped bass fisheries alongside boating, waterskiing, and extensive shoreline recreation infrastructure. The Chickasaw National Recreation Area, located approximately 25 miles northwest of Durant near Sulphur, preserves natural mineral and freshwater springs in a park unit that blends geological uniqueness with swimming holes, hiking trails, and historic bathhouse architecture dating to the early twentieth century resort era. The Choctaw Nation's tribal complex in Durant provides cultural programming and economic development resources that give the city a distinctive character among rural Oklahoma communities. Silver Trail RV Park operates year-round, with spring and fall representing the most comfortable seasons for outdoor recreation in south-central Oklahoma and summer drawing the highest visitation driven by lake recreation demand. Durant's casino facilities—operated by the Choctaw Nation—provide additional evening entertainment for guests, and the combination of lake access, cultural heritage, and affordable park rates makes this property a sensible choice for extended stays in the Lake Texoma corridor. Guests planning visits during peak summer fishing weekends should secure reservations in advance as Bryan County's limited lodging capacity fills quickly when tournament fishing events bring additional demand to the area.

from $37/night

Big Al's Barefoot Bay Marina and RV Resort

65 RV Sites, 5 Cabins, 8 Tent Sites

Big Al's Barefoot Bay Marina and RV Resort in Pittsburg, Texas, offers 65 full-hookup RV sites, five cabins, and eight tent sites on Lake Bob Sandlin, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted up to 120 feet. Lakefront back-in, Sanctuary back-in, Grand pull-through, and Trailhead categories join classic and convenient tiers, with a full marina, boat rentals, and on-site dining. Sixty-five sites span classic back-in, convenient pull-thru, Grand pull-thru, lakefront back-in, Sanctuary back-in, and Trailhead pull-thru categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 120 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. One hundred twenty feet is among the most generous capacities anywhere, and the named categories tell you what you are getting. Five cabins and eight tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. A refundable security deposit is required at check-in on all sites and cabins. The marina anchors the property, with boat docks, a boat ramp, boat rentals, and kayak rentals for boating, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, paddle boarding, and swimming. A clubhouse, game room, arcade, billiards, horseshoes, golf cart rentals, a playground, pavilion, dog park, on-site dining, and a bar fill the rest, with live music and planned activities through the season. Lake Bob Sandlin is a 9,400-acre Corps reservoir with 120 miles of piney woods shoreline and a strong largemouth reputation. Summer and the spring bass season drive demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $16/night

Beavers Bend Village Cabins

1 Cabin

In the pine-covered Ouachita Mountain country of McCurtain County in southeastern Oklahoma, just outside the boundaries of Beavers Bend State Park near the resort community of Hochatown, Beavers Bend Village Cabins provides private two-bedroom log cabin retreats that bring the couples getaway and family escape market to one of the South-Central region's most beloved outdoor destinations—a corner of Oklahoma where the Mountain Fork River's Blue Ribbon trout fishery, 14,000-acre Broken Bow Lake's crystal-clear waters, and the dense Ouachita National Forest create a natural trifecta that has made Broken Bow the most booked cabin rental destination in the state year-round. Two-bedroom cabins feature an open-concept floor plan with two queen bedrooms, a fully equipped kitchen with modern appliances, a living room with a wood-burning fireplace, free Wi-Fi, Roku TV, an on-site washer and dryer, a hot tub on the back deck, an outdoor propane barbecue grill, and a fire pit—the complete self-contained retreat package that makes Beavers Bend Village Cabins a genuine home away from home rather than an abbreviated lodging experience. The hot tub deck's position in the surrounding Ouachita pine forest creates the private outdoor space that makes the cabin rental feel genuinely removed from the outside world, even during the peak-season weekends when Hochatown's cabin community reaches maximum occupancy. The Mountain Fork River, a Blue Ribbon trout stream flowing from Broken Bow Lake's cold tailwater below the dam, provides one of Oklahoma's most extraordinary and unexpected fishing environments—a wild trout fishery in an Ouachita Mountain canyon that the dam's cold-water release makes productive for rainbow and brown trout year-round in one of the few river ecosystems in the state where self-sustaining trout populations can survive. Beavers Bend State Park, adjacent to the cabin property, encompasses 3,482 acres of the Mountain Fork River's most scenic corridor with guided river float trips, paddleboats, hiking, a nature center, and the recreational programming that makes it the most fully developed park in Oklahoma's state park system. Broken Bow Lake, formed by Broken Bow Dam on the Mountain Fork River, spans 14,000 crystal-clear acres of the Ouachita Mountain terrain in one of the cleanest man-made reservoirs in the South-Central United States—a lake whose relative isolation and the surrounding national forest have kept the water quality and natural shoreline character intact in ways that more accessible regional lakes cannot match. The Hochatown area's remarkable concentration of distilleries, wineries, and craft producers has transformed the small resort community into an unexpected gastronomic destination alongside the Ouachita National Forest hiking trails and the Beavers Bend festivals that fill the fall foliage calendar. The southeastern Oklahoma Ouachita Mountain climate provides mild four-season weather that gives Beavers Bend Village Cabins genuine year-round occupancy, with the spring wildflower season, summer lake recreation, fall foliage, and the winter fireplace-and-hot-tub experience each drawing distinct guest populations to the Mountain Fork River corridor. Fall foliage in October and November, when the mixed hardwood and pine forest of the Ouachita Mountains produces the most intense color display in the Oklahoma-Arkansas border country, creates the peak booking competition at Broken Bow that requires reservations months in advance for desired October weekends. Weekday visits in the shoulder seasons offer the rare opportunity to experience the Mountain Fork River's trout fishing, Broken Bow Lake's paddling, and Hochatown's culinary scene at the unhurried pace the setting genuinely deserves.

from $162/night

Big Bass RV Park & Boat Storage

80 RV Sites

Big Bass RV Park and Boat Storage in Yantis, Texas, offers 80 full-hookup RV sites on Lake Fork, with 30 and 50-amp service, ADA-accessible sites, and rigs accepted to 50 feet behind a gated entrance. Categories publish exact site dimensions — 45x12 back-in and 60x12 pull-through gravel sites, both with picnic tables — alongside a marina, boat ramp, boat rentals, and 32 enclosed boat storage units. Eighty sites run in 45x12 back-in 30/50-amp full hookup gravel and 60x12 pull-through 30/50-amp full hookup gravel categories, both carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 50 feet, with picnic tables. Publishing width and length by the foot removes every guess about whether your rig and slide-outs will fit. Accessible sites are available. A boutique shop, laundry, restrooms, showers, and 32 enclosed boat storage units handle the practical side. For weather warnings, the park map shows where to shelter — worth reviewing on arrival in East Texas. A marina, boat ramp, and boat rentals open the lake for boating, water sports, and fishing, with a pond, pavilion, walking trails, hiking, dog park, on-site dining, and productive birding filling the rest. A golf course and wine tasting are nearby. Lake Fork's reputation among bass anglers is outsized relative to its 27,000 acres — the reservoir has produced more Texas record largemouth than any other water body, and enclosed boat storage on site is exactly what that market wants. Spring bass season drives the sharpest demand. Reserve well ahead for tournament weekends.

from $30/night

Dallas NE Campground - An Open Road Resort Property

14 RV Sites, 8 Cabins, 1 Tent Site, 1 Cottage

Finding a campground that actually feels like a resort — not just a parking lot with hookups — within practical range of a major Texas city is harder than it sounds. Dallas NE Campground in Caddo Mills, operated by Open Road Resorts, solves that problem with a clean, thoughtfully equipped property that gives metropolitan Dallas campers a genuine outdoor escape without a three-hour drive. Located roughly 45 minutes east of downtown in Hunt County, this is the campground you come to when you want a proper amenity package, a fishing lake, and the practical advantage of easy city access on the same trip. The campground accommodates 105 full-hookup RV sites with water, sewer, and electric connections alongside 10 rustic cabins for guests who prefer lodging. Clean restroom and laundry facilities are maintained to a high standard throughout the property, and the retail store, propane fill station, and community fire pits handle the convenience-layer needs that make a stay work smoothly. The gated entry and attentive management create a security and cleanliness atmosphere that elevates the overall experience above typical highway-adjacent campgrounds. The amenity package covers the full spectrum of family outdoor recreation. A swimming pool with a splash pad provides warm-season cooling in the Texas summer heat. The 5-acre catch-and-release fishing lake is a genuine highlight — well-stocked, requiring no fishing license for campground guests, and located on the south side of the property with nearby picnic areas. A fitness center supports health-conscious travelers. A game room and playground entertain all ages through the less outdoors-oriented hours, and the dog park ensures that traveling pets are covered. Sports courts and dining options round out the daily comfort list. Lake Ray Hubbard — one of the Dallas area's premier recreational lakes — is about 20 minutes west of the campground, adding boating, water skiing, and additional fishing to the regional activity list. Lake Tawakoni State Park, a short drive east, offers shoreline hiking and access to one of East Texas's most distinctive lakes. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is fully accessible for day trips — from the Dallas Museum of Art and AT&T Stadium to the Perot Museum of Nature and Science and the vibrant Deep Ellum entertainment district. Dallas NE Campground is open year-round, and Texas's climate creates a long effective camping season stretching from early spring through late fall with relatively mild winters. Weekends fill quickly for this region's most popular family-camping destination, so planning ahead is worthwhile. Families visiting Dallas for sports events, family gatherings, or business travel will find it a practical and comfortable alternative to traditional hotel accommodations. Come for the fishing lake, stay for the splash pad, and use the strong highway access to make the most of the greater DFW region. Hunt County's growing wine trail and local farm markets add a distinctly Texan flavor to day trips from the campground.

from $40/night

Anchor Inn Marina and Resort

86 RV Sites, 4 Cabins, 3 Motel Rooms, 1 Mobile Home

Anchor Inn Marina and Resort in Quinlan, Texas, offers 86 RV sites and eight cabin, mobile home, and motel room units on 175 acres of Lake Tawakoni shoreline, with 30 and 50-amp electric service in standard and waterfront categories. Two boat ramps, a marina, fishing piers, and a fish cleaning station sit 50 miles east of Dallas. Eighty-six back-in sites run in standard and waterfront categories, carrying 30 and 50-amp electric — plan tank capacity accordingly, as the sites are electric rather than full hookup, and confirm water availability with the resort before you arrive. The waterfront category is the one to request. Eight cabins, mobile homes, and motel rooms round out the lodging, including seven lakefront cabins and 11 motel rooms. A laundry, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. The marina anchors the property, with two boat ramps, fishing piers, and a fish cleaning station opening the lake for boating, canoeing, kayaking, and fishing. Walking trails and shaded RV sites fill the rest, with a state park nearby. Pets are welcome. One hundred seventy-five acres and two miles of shoreline make this a genuine lakefront resort rather than a campground with lake access, and the multi-element property serves anglers, boaters, families, and corporate retreat groups from the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Lake Tawakoni's catfish reputation is among the strongest in Texas. Summer lake season drives the heaviest demand from the metroplex, with spring and fall fishing strong. Reserve well ahead for warm-weather weekends, and confirm hookup details for your rig when you book.

from $40 $35/night

Sunset Resort

83 RV Sites

Sunset Resort on Lake Tawakoni in Quinlan, Texas, offers 83 full-hookup RV sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 50 feet, behind a gated entrance an hour from Dallas. Waterfront back-in sites join premium and standard back-in and pull-through categories, with a boat ramp, fishing pier, outdoor pool, and general store. Eighty-three sites span standard back-in, standard pull-thru, premium back-in, premium pull-thru, and waterfront back-in categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 50 feet. The waterfront back-in category is the one to request — lake frontage at the site rather than a walk away. A general store, laundry, restrooms, showers, and a gated entrance handle the practical side. A boat ramp and fishing pier give direct lake access for boating and fishing, with an outdoor pool alongside. A pavilion, playground, and cabins fill the grounds, with a creek on the property and a state park and water park nearby. Pets are welcome. Lake Tawakoni is one of the largest and most productive reservoirs in northeast Texas — 36,700 acres on the Sabine River drainage with a catfish reputation strong enough to earn it the informal title of Catfish Capital of Texas. Quinlan sits in Hunt County between the Dallas-Fort Worth metro and the East Texas Piney Woods, an hour from downtown Dallas. Summer lake season drives the heaviest demand from the metroplex, with spring and fall fishing strong and considerably easier availability. Reserve well ahead for warm-weather weekends and holiday periods.

from $55/night

429 Marina & Resort

124 RV Sites

429 Marina and Resort in Quinlan, Texas, offers 124 full-hookup RV sites on Lake Tawakoni with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Deluxe and premium waterfront back-in categories join standard and pull-through sites, alongside a marina, outdoor pool, and on-site fishing guides. One hundred twenty-four sites span standard back-in, premium back-in, premium pull-through, premium waterfront back-in, and deluxe waterfront back-in categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp, sized to 45 feet. The waterfront tiers are the ones to request. Cabins round out the lodging. A laundry, propane fills and exchange, restrooms, RV storage, and personal mailboxes handle the practical side. A marina gives direct lake access for boating, water sports, and swimming, with on-site fishing guides available — a genuine advantage on a lake this size. An outdoor pool, clubhouse, dog park, and biking fill the grounds, with planned activities through the season and wine and beer tasting nearby. Pets are welcome. Lake Tawakoni stretches 36,700 acres across Rains and Hunt Counties on the Sabine River drainage, and its blue, channel, and flathead catfish populations have earned it the informal title of Catfish Capital of Texas. Summer lake season and the spring and fall fishing runs drive demand. Reserve ahead for warm-weather weekends.

from $40/night

Old Rooster Creek RV Park

Old Rooster Creek RV Park occupies a family-friendly property in Princeton, Texas—a rapidly growing Collin County community about 30 miles northeast of Dallas where the agricultural character of the Blackland Prairie is giving way to the suburban expansion driven by the DFW metropolitan area's relentless outward growth. The park's 52 covered RV sites, event barn, and combination of pet amenities and recreational infrastructure make it a practical choice for both Dallas-area weekend campers and interstate travelers moving through the US-380 and US-75 corridors in northeast Texas. Fifty-two sites—some with side yards with mature trees—provide full hookups with 30 and 50-amp electric service, water, sewer, and WiFi, all under covered structures that shade both the vehicles and the outdoor living space from the Texas summer sun. A fitness center, dog park, pet washing station, laundry, bathrooms, and boat storage handle the practical daily and trip-end needs. The park's 2,500-square-foot party barn with a full kitchen, covered patio, and restrooms accommodating up to 200 guests provides private event infrastructure that makes it a venue for reunions, celebrations, and group gatherings alongside the standard RV camping operation. A weekend flea market on Saturdays and Sundays generates on-site activity and browsing entertainment during the primary camping days. Princeton sits in Collin County on the US-380 corridor between McKinney and Greenville, in a landscape that has transitioned from the cotton and grain farming of the Blackland Prairie through several decades of accelerating residential and commercial development following the DFW metroplex's northeastern expansion. The city's rapid growth—one of the fastest-growing communities in Texas through the first quarter of the twenty-first century—reflects the same exurban pressure that has transformed Collin County from agricultural into one of the most economically active suburban counties in the United States. The park's location in this growth corridor gives it convenient access to the full DFW commercial infrastructure while maintaining the quieter, less congested character of a community still on the fringe of the metropolitan edge. Lake Lavon, a US Army Corps of Engineers reservoir on the East Fork of the Trinity River, is the primary outdoor recreation draw within easy reach of the campground—a 21,400-acre lake in Collin and Rockwall counties that provides bass, crappie, catfish, and white bass fishing alongside the swimming beaches, boat ramps, and hiking trails of the Corps-managed Lavon Lake District parks. The lake's position in the Collin County exurban ring makes it the closest major lake recreation venue to the northeastern DFW suburbs, and the campground's position between the lake and the US-75 corridor makes Old Rooster Creek a natural staging point for Lavon Lake day trips from the Dallas area. Old Rooster Creek RV Park operates year-round in the north Texas climate where the Collin County spring and fall seasons—April through May and September through November—deliver the most comfortable outdoor conditions for camping, and summer heat from June through August makes the covered site structures and shaded outdoor spaces essential daily amenities. McKinney, one of Texas's most consistently ranked mid-size cities for livability, is about 15 miles northwest and provides the full commercial and cultural infrastructure of a rapidly developing Texas city with a preserved historic downtown square.

from $33/night

Good Shepard RV Park

12 RV Sites

In Gunter, Texas—in Grayson County 50 miles north of Dallas on the US Highway 75 corridor where the North Texas blackland prairie transitions toward the Red River and the Texas-Oklahoma border—Good Shepherd RV Park & Storage offers a full-service retreat with a pool, hot tub, splash pad, dog park, clubhouse, pavilion, laundry, playground, and a pond and lake on the property for fishing and waterside relaxation, alongside full hookup sites, RV storage, and boat storage in a well-maintained North Texas property that positions travelers within easy reach of Lake Texoma, the Sherman-Denison metropolitan area, and the broader Grayson County outdoor recreation and historical inventory that the Texoma corridor provides. For travelers making the Dallas-to-Oklahoma City run or coming specifically for Lake Texoma's legendary striper fishing, Gunter provides a comfortable home base. Full hookup sites with 30 and 50-amp electric, water, and sewer provide the practical infrastructure alongside the pool, hot tub, and splash pad that serve guests across all age groups during the North Texas summer. A clubhouse and pavilion provide covered gathering space for groups and social events, and the dog park accommodates traveling pets in a property where the open North Texas landscape and the pond's wildlife watching create the natural character that grounds the campground experience. RV storage and boat storage serve the local extended-stay and snowbird communities who need secure, convenient storage between trips. A general store, propane fills, dump station, and clean bathrooms and showers complete the comprehensive infrastructure. Gunter sits in Grayson County in the Texoma region—the bi-state recreational area anchored by Lake Texoma, the massive reservoir on the Red River created by Denison Dam in 1944 that spans the Texas-Oklahoma border and covers approximately 89,000 acres with 580 miles of shoreline. The lake's position on the state line creates a unique regulatory environment where Texas freshwater fishing license holders can fish Texas waters and Oklahoma license holders can fish Oklahoma waters, and the striper fishery that the Corps of Engineers has developed through stocking programs makes Lake Texoma the striped bass fishing destination in the southern United States—with fish exceeding 30 pounds and the guide boat industry built around the lake's extraordinary striper population. Denison, approximately 20 miles northeast on US-75, is the birthplace of President Dwight D. Eisenhower—the Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic Site preserves the Victorian cottage where Eisenhower was born in 1890, and the Eisenhower statue on Main Street anchors the downtown historical district. Sherman, Grayson County's seat, provides the commercial services, Austin College campus, and the regional museum infrastructure that complements the lake's outdoor recreation. The Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge on the Big Mineral Arm of Lake Texoma protects critical waterfowl wintering habitat in a refuge that concentrates ducks, geese, and shorebirds in numbers that make it one of the most productive birding refuges in North Texas. Good Shepherd RV Park operates year-round in Grayson County's North Texas climate, where the fall striper season on Lake Texoma from September through November draws the guide boat community and independent anglers from across the region and the mild winter temperatures make the Texoma corridor comfortable for extended stays. The pool and splash pad serve the summer family visitors, and the spring bass fishing season on the lake's shallower coves adds another dimension to the recreational calendar. Reserve your site at Good Shepherd RV Park and let Lake Texoma's legendary striper fishing, Grayson County's Red River landscape, and Gunter's convenient US-75 position deliver the North Texas stop that the lake and the history both deserve.

from $55/night