Fishing

Pine Gardens RV Park

12 RV Sites, 1 Cabin, 3 Tent Sites

Pine Gardens RV Park in Tool, TX, offers 12 full-hookup pull-thru RV sites, 1 cabin, and 3 tent sites, with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 40 feet. Sites come in two categories, concrete pull-thru and grass pull-thru, both carrying water, sewer, and electric. Every site is a pull-thru, so nothing needs unhitching, and the concrete pads are the ones to request after a wet week. Laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, a business center, and RV storage cover the practical side. Pets are welcome, and there's a playground. An outdoor pool and a boat ramp give guests both options — swim on the property or put the boat in and go. Tool sits on the western shore of Cedar Creek Lake in Henderson County, a 35,000-acre reservoir that draws bass fishers, boaters, and summer campers from the DFW metroplex in numbers that keep it busy all season. Rates for sites, the cabin, and tent spots are on the booking page. Concrete pull-thrus book first.

from $27/night

Shiloh on the Lake

71 RV Sites

Shiloh on the Lake in Malakoff, Texas, offers 71 full-hookup RV sites on Cedar Creek Lake with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 50 feet. Premium back-in, pull-in, and pull-through categories at both amperages join basic tiers, with boat docks, kayak rentals, a recreation center, and cabins. Seventy-one sites span basic back-in, basic pull-in, premium back-in, premium back-in 30-amp, premium pull-in, and premium pull-thru 30-amp categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 50 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. Every site gets a fire pit, picnic table, and BBQ pit, which is not a given at this price point. Cabins round out the lodging. A laundry, dump station, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. Boat docks and kayak rentals give direct lake access for boating, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, and swimming. A recreation center, sports courts, volleyball, horseshoes, hiking, a playground, and dog park fill the grounds, with planned activities and productive birding along the shoreline. The property also operates as a wedding venue, which shapes its weekend character in the warmer months. Pets are welcome. Cedar Creek Lake covers 33,750 acres in Henderson County — one of the closest large reservoirs to the Dallas metro and a long-established weekend destination for East Texas fishing and boating. Summer lake season drives the heaviest demand from Dallas. Reserve well ahead for warm-weather weekends, and check the event calendar if you want a quiet stay.

from $55/night

I-35 RV Park & Campground

6 RV Sites

I-35 RV Park and Campground in Elm Mott, Texas, offers five pull-through RV sites just north of Waco, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted up to 85 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Pull-through categories at both amperages join an outdoor pool, fitness center, pond, walking trails, and on-site fishing guides. Five sites run in 30-amp and 50-amp pull-through categories, carrying electric service, sized to 85 feet. Confirm water and sewer arrangements with the park when you book. Eighty-five feet accommodates the longest coaches with a tow, and an all-pull-through layout means no backing after a driving day. A laundry, propane fills, restrooms, showers, RV storage, personal mailboxes, and a pet washing station handle the practical side. An outdoor pool and fitness center anchor the property, with a pond, walking trails, dog park, horseshoes, and on-site fishing guides filling the rest. Planned activities run through the season. Pets are welcome. The amenity list genuinely exceeds interstate-stop expectations — a pool, a gym, fishing guides, and personal mailboxes at a five-site park tells you this serves extended stays as much as overnight travelers. Elm Mott sits on I-35 just north of Waco, which makes it practical both as a stop between Dallas and Austin and as a base for the area. Waco's Magnolia Silos, the Dr Pepper Museum, the Waco Mammoth National Monument, Baylor University, and Lake Waco are all a short drive south. Demand tracks interstate traffic and Waco's calendar rather than a season, with spring and fall the most comfortable. Reserve ahead for Baylor game weekends, and ask about monthly rates.

from $43/night

Lake Limestone Campground & Marina

Situated on the shores of Lake Limestone in Jewett, Texas, in the rolling post-oak savanna of Leon and Limestone Counties, Lake Limestone Campground and Marina offers a full-service lakeside destination in a central Texas reservoir that sits in the geographic center of the triangle formed by Waco, Dallas, and College Station—giving it a practical appeal as a weekend escape from all three metro areas while delivering the fishing, boating, and lake recreation that define freshwater outdoor culture in central Texas. The campground's on-site marina and restaurant infrastructure give it a self-contained resort character uncommon in the private campground market in this part of Texas. RV sites, cabin rentals, and tent camping areas accommodate guests across the full range of lodging preferences, and the campground's water-access orientation shapes its amenity package toward the lake's primary recreation opportunities. A full marina with boat ramp and boat storage, fishing pier, restaurant, and modern restroom and shower facilities serve as the operational spine of the property, while playground infrastructure and the campground's overall family character extend the experience beyond the fishing-and-boating demographic that forms the core of Lake Limestone's visitor base. The on-site dining option gives guests a convenient meal option without requiring a drive to the small towns of the surrounding Leon County countryside. Lake Limestone—an 11,000-acre reservoir impounded on the Navasota River by Limestone County Water Control and Improvement District—is recognized as one of the most productive freshwater fisheries in central Texas, with consistent trophy largemouth bass production that has drawn tournament anglers to Jewett for decades. The lake's habitat structure of flooded timber, submerged creek channels, and vegetation edges supports bass populations that regularly produce fish in the eight-to-ten-pound range, and crappie, white bass, and channel catfish fishing adds recreational variety for guests whose angling interests extend beyond bass tournament-style fishing. Spring bass season from February through May is the lake's peak demand period, driven by spawning activity that concentrates fish in predictable shallower water. The surrounding central Texas landscape places the campground within practical day-trip reach of a cluster of destination cities whose cultural and recreational offerings provide substantial excursion options for guests on multi-night stays. Waco, approximately 65 miles northwest, anchors its tourism draw on the Magnolia Market at the Silos, the Dr Pepper Museum, the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame, and Cameron Park's Brazos River bluff trails. College Station's Texas A&M University campus and George Bush Presidential Library are accessible to the southwest. The small towns of Corsicana and Mexia in the immediate surrounding area provide historic courthouse squares and local dining that represent genuine central Texas small-town character. Lake Limestone Campground and Marina is open year-round, with the central Texas climate supporting boating and fishing access across most of the calendar with only brief winter interruptions during cold fronts. The spring bass fishing season from February through May represents the property's most competitive reservation window, with tournament anglers and recreational fishing groups booking cabin and RV inventory well in advance of the peak spawn period. Summer brings water recreation and family camping demand, and the lake's central Texas position and relatively low regional profile compared to the Highland Lakes chain gives it more available capacity during summer weekends than some better-known central Texas reservoir destinations.

Camp Fimfo Waco

246 RV Sites, 88 Cabins, 8 Tent Sites

Camp Fimfo Waco in Texas offers 246 full-hookup RV sites, 88 cabins, and eight tent sites across more than 200 acres on the Bosque River, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 56 feet behind a gated entrance, open all year. Preferred Red Carpet back-in and pull-through categories join premium RV/tent sites with side-specific hookups, alongside a water park, zip line, and laser tag. Two hundred forty-six sites span preferred Red Carpet back-in, preferred Red Carpet pull-thru, and premium back-in RV/tent categories — including sites specified as right-side hookup — all carrying water, sewer, and electric with site WiFi, sized to 56 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. Specifying which side the hookups are on is a small detail that saves a lot of hose. Eighty-eight cabins and eight tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. Tours are welcome by appointment — call or email [email protected]. A water park and outdoor pool anchor the summer, with a zip line, laser tag, mini-golf, an arcade, jumping pillow, gem mining, sports courts, tennis, pickleball, volleyball, basketball, bocce ball, billiards, horseshoes, corn hole, a pond, playground, dog park, and on-site dining besides. The river carries fishing, boating, paddle boarding, canoeing, and kayaking. Two hundred acres west of Waco makes this a destination rather than a stopover. Summer is the season. Reserve well ahead.

from $45/night

Plantation Place RV Park

3 RV Sites

Plantation Place RV Park in Sunnyvale, Texas, offers full-hookup pull-through RV sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 40 feet, on a quiet lake-adjacent property in the eastern Dallas metro. A private lake for fishing, an on-site dining facility, and a pavilion anchor a small campground seven minutes from shopping and restaurants. Pull-through sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 40 feet. This is a small park, so confirm availability rather than arriving on spec. Laundry handles the practical side. Pets are welcome. The private lake is the distinguishing feature, giving guests on-site fishing without leaving the property — uncommon this close to a major metro. An on-site dining facility and pavilion round out the amenities, and the quiet setting is genuinely quiet despite the suburban surroundings. Sunnyvale sits in the eastern Dallas metropolitan area, where Kaufman County's rolling terrain meets the lake recreation of Lake Ray Hubbard and the wider East Texas reservoir network. The park is seven minutes from shopping, restaurants, and movie theaters, which makes it practical for both travelers and longer stays. Directions from I-30 and Bobtown Road (Exit 60): go 1.6 miles south on Bobtown Road, then a quarter mile west on Barnes Bridge Road to 345 Barnes Bridge Road, entering on the right. The park operates through the North Texas season, serving travelers on the I-20 and US-80 corridors alongside longer-stay guests. Spring and fall are the most comfortable — reserve ahead.

from $63/night

Flat Creek Marina and RV Camping

37 RV Sites, 2 Cabins

Flat Creek Marina and RV Camping in Chandler, TX, offers 37 RV sites and 2 cabins, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 62 feet. The site categories are all about the water: creek waterfront water-and-electric, deluxe creek waterfront water-and-electric, island waterfront full-hookup, and deluxe island waterfront full-hookup. Full-hookup sites carry water, sewer, and electric with a fire pit and picnic table. The grounds are gated and open all year, with laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, boat storage, and golf cart rentals for getting around. Portable toilets supplement the bathhouse near the water. Pets are welcome. Checkout fees are charged to the card on file unless you arrange otherwise. A full marina with boat docks, a boat ramp, kayak rentals, fishing guides, a beach, and a snack bar makes this a fishing and boating destination first, with swimming, paddling, birding, biking, and stargazing alongside. Chandler sits on Cedar Creek Lake in Henderson County, one of East Texas's busiest recreational lakes. Rates by site type are on the booking page. Island waterfront full-hookup sites are the premium spots and book earliest.

from $26/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

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 $56/night

Anchor Inn Marina and Resort

80 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

Dallas NE Campground - An Open Road Resort Property

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

Dallas NE Campground in Caddo Mills, TX, offers 14 full-hookup RV sites, 9 cabin and cottage rentals, and 1 tent site, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 85 feet. Every site is a pull-through, in three categories: 30-amp standard daily, 30/50-amp standard daily, and 30/50-amp premium lakeside. All carry water, sewer, and electric with site-delivered WiFi, a fire pit, and a picnic table, and ADA-accessible sites are available. At 85 feet the pull-throughs take the longest coaches without unhitching. The grounds are gated, with laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, firewood, propane fills and exchange, a dump station, RV storage, and personal mailboxes. Note on arrival: all guests and visitors check in at the main office and sign the park rules. The recreation is resort-grade: an outdoor pool, a splash pad, a recreation center, a game room, a fitness center, a marina, sport courts, basketball, a community fire pit, on-site dining, and a lake, pond, and creek for boating, fishing, swimming, and hiking. The property also hosts weddings. Caddo Mills sits northeast of Dallas, close enough to the metro to be practical and far enough out to feel like a resort. Rates for sites and cabins are on the booking page. Premium lakeside pull-throughs book first.

from $40/night

Yellow Rose RV Park

82 RV Sites

Yellow Rose RV Park in Madisonville, Texas, offers 82 full-hookup pull-through RV sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 50 feet. Every site is a 20/30/50-amp pull-through, with a pond for fishing, a pavilion, laundry, and dump station on the property. Eighty-two sites are pull-through throughout, carrying water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 50 feet. A single-category, all-pull-through layout means no backing at any site, no guessing about what you booked, and every guest getting the same spec — a genuinely practical design for a park serving travelers on the move. A laundry, dump station, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. A pond on the property supports fishing, with a pavilion for gathering. The amenity set is deliberately spare, which keeps the rate down and suits the park's role as an overnight and short-stay stop rather than a destination resort. Pets are welcome. Madisonville sits in Madison County at the junction of Interstate 45 and Highway 21, roughly midway between Houston and Dallas in the East Texas post oak savannah. That position is the park's real asset — it is one of the more convenient overnight stops on the busiest interstate corridor in the state, close enough to College Station and Huntsville for a side trip and easy to reach without leaving the highway for long. Demand tracks interstate traffic and Texas A&M event weekends rather than a season. Reserve ahead for football Saturdays and holiday travel periods.

from $50/night