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The Retreat at Shady Creek

115 RV Sites

The Retreat at Shady Creek in Aubrey, Texas, offers 64 full-hookup back-in RV sites in Denton County's north DFW corridor, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 60 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Deluxe and premium back-in categories join a pool, fitness center, clubhouse, mini-golf, and pickleball courts. Sixty-four back-in sites run in deluxe and premium categories, both carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 60 feet. Sixty feet accommodates a long coach with a tow, and the two-tier structure keeps booking simple. A laundry, propane fills and exchange, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. An outdoor pool anchors the property, with a fitness center, clubhouse, mini-golf, sports courts, pickleball, basketball, walking trails, hiking, a pond, and dog park filling the grounds. Fishing and swimming run on the property, with planned activities through the season, a creek on site, and a lake and golf course nearby. Pets are welcome. Aubrey sits in the suburban landscape between Frisco, Little Elm, and Prosper — one of the fastest-growing corridors in the country — at the doorstep of Lake Ray Roberts State Park. That combination is the appeal: genuine open country and lake access with the full DFW metroplex within practical range. The Dallas Cowboys World Headquarters, PGA Frisco, FC Dallas, the State Fair of Texas, the Sixth Floor Museum, the George W. Bush Presidential Library, the Dallas Zoo, and the Perot Museum are all reachable. Spring and fall deliver the most comfortable North Texas conditions. Reserve ahead for major DFW event weekends.

from $75 $65/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

Lakepoint RV Resort

104 RV Sites

Lakepoint RV Resort in Valley View, Texas, offers 104 full-hookup RV sites across 36 acres adjacent to Corps of Engineers land on Lake Ray Roberts, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 60 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Center common area premium pull-through sites join standard pull-through and back-in categories. One hundred four sites run in back-in, pull-thru, and center common area premium pull-thru categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 60 feet. The center common area premiums sit on the resort's shared green space rather than the perimeter. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. Walking trails, a playground, and a dog park fill the grounds, with the lake immediately adjacent. The amenity set is intentionally focused — the property is designed around the safety and seclusion of a private gated-feel resort with the lake doing the recreational work. Pets are welcome. Lake Ray Roberts covers 29,000 acres in the rolling post-oak country of Cooke County, 20 minutes north of Denton, and it is one of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex's most accessible and expansive freshwater recreation destinations. Adjacency to Corps land means the open space next door stays open. Summer lake season drives the heaviest demand from the metroplex, with spring and fall delivering the most comfortable North Texas conditions. Reserve ahead for warm-weather weekends.

from $45/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

Sugar Hill RV Resort

78 RV Sites

Sugar Hill RV Resort in Anna, Texas, offers 78 full-hookup RV sites just off I-75 in northern Collin County, with 30 and 50-amp service, ADA-accessible sites, and rigs accepted to 52 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Signature Treeside, Meadowside, and Tree Side back-in categories join deluxe and Signature pull-through tiers, with a pool, hot tub, fitness center, and on-site dining. Seventy-eight sites span deluxe back-in, Meadowside back-in, Tree Side back-in, Signature back-in, Signature Treeside, Signature pull-through, and pull-through categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 52 feet. Naming categories by setting — treeside or meadowside — is more useful than a numbered tier, and the paved, landscaped sites back up the upscale positioning. Accessible sites are available. A laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. Free fast WiFi runs throughout, and there is a special rate for stays of a month or longer. An outdoor pool and hot tub and sauna anchor the property, with a fitness center, walking trails, a pond, creek, playground, dog park, and on-site dining filling the grounds. Fishing and swimming run on site. Pets are welcome. Anna sits about 35 miles north of Dallas in one of the fastest-growing corridors in the country, which drives a substantial extended-stay and relocation market alongside travelers. Spring and fall are most comfortable in North Texas. Reserve ahead, and ask about monthly rates.

from $75/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

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

Flying Horse RV Park

66 RV Sites, 30 Tent Sites

Flying Horse RV Park in Bowie, Texas, offers 66 full-hookup back-in RV sites and 30 tent sites near Amon G. Carter Lake, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 50 feet. A stocked fishing pond, fishing pier, clubhouse, and community fire pit sit on open country-view ground in Montague County. Sixty-six back-in sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 50 feet, with fire pits and BBQ pits. A single back-in category keeps things simple — every guest gets the same spec. Thirty tent sites round out the lodging, which is a substantial tent inventory for a park this size. A general store, laundry, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. A stocked fishing pond and fishing pier anchor the recreation, with a clubhouse, community fire pit, pickleball, and hiking filling the rest. The outdoor kitchen and deck facilities give the park a community-oriented character that guests consistently note. The open Montague County ranching horizon makes for genuinely dark skies and reliable stargazing. Pets are welcome. Bowie sits in north Texas ranching country, with Amon G. Carter Lake nearby for boating and fishing and the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex within reasonable driving range to the southeast. Wichita Falls is a straightforward drive northwest. Spring and fall bring the most comfortable north Texas conditions and the best fishing. Summer draws lake traffic. Reserve ahead for warm-weather weekends and holiday periods.

from $10/night

Creek Crossing RV Park

2 RV Sites

On County Road 424 off Highway 121 in Anna, Texas—in Collin County's rapidly developing northern Dallas corridor where the city of Anna's population growth, the McKinney National Airport's aviation community, and the proximity to Lake Lavon, Lake Ray Roberts, and the Collin County wine and agritourism corridor create the north-of-Dallas suburban and rural transition that the highway 121 and US-75 growth communities have built into one of Texas's fastest-growing counties—Creek Crossing RV Park provides 23 tree-shaded acres of full hookup sites with the large oak, elm, and cedar trees and natural landscaping that the quiet country atmosphere delivers, a dog park, walking trails alongside an on-site creek, a pavilion, a playground, a recreation center, laundry, showers, a community fire pit, 24/7 security camera monitoring, WiFi, and the peaceful rural character that the Collin County suburban market drives north to reach when the Allen, Plano, and McKinney density becomes the motivation to find the oak canopy and the fire ring that the adjacent countryside provides. Oak, elm, and cedar trees. A creek. Twenty-three quiet acres north of Dallas. The 23 acres of full hookup sites with the natural landscaping of large oak, elm, and cedar trees—smooth gravel drives and the natural ground cover that the Collin County agricultural land sustains—create the quiet, shaded campsite environment that the suburban traveler from the Dallas-Plano-McKinney corridor drives north to find after the concrete-and-manicured-grass RV park experience of the metroplex interior. The dog park, walking trails along the on-site creek, pavilion, playground, and recreation center create the practical daily amenity inventory, and the community fire pit creates the evening gathering space that the campground's quiet country atmosphere makes most enjoyable in the Collin County evenings when the highway noise settles and the creek's sound replaces it. The 24/7 security camera coverage serves the extended-stay and overnight traveler's peace of mind on the Anna property. Anna sits in Collin County on US-75 at the northernmost urban growth point of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex's eastern corridor, in the community whose population has grown from 8,000 in 2010 to over 25,000 in the mid-2020s as the Allen-McKinney-Anna corridor's northward expansion has pushed residential and commercial development into Grayson County's southern edge. The Highway 121 corridor's east-west connection and US-75 northward extension toward Sherman create the accessibility that the Collin County camping market uses to reach Anna without the I-35E or I-45 congestion of the western and southern Dallas approaches. McKinney, 15 miles south on US-75, provides the Collin County seat's historic downtown square—ranked the best place to live in the United States by Money magazine in 2014—the Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary's 289 acres of meadow and creek habitat, and the McKinney National Airport's corporate aviation infrastructure that serves the northern Collin County business community. Lake Lavon, 15 miles southwest near Wylie, provides the 21,400-acre reservoir's fishing, boating, and the Collin Park's camping and swimming that the Dallas eastern suburban market accesses as the closest major reservoir to the Plano-Allen-McKinney corridor. Lake Ray Roberts, 25 miles northwest, provides a second major reservoir with state park access. Creek Crossing RV Park operates year-round in Collin County's temperate north Texas climate, with the spring wildflower season from March through April and the fall color from October through November providing the most pleasant conditions for the outdoor fire pit and walking trail experience that the 23 oak-shaded acres create in the seasonal character. Reserve your shaded site at Creek Crossing and let the creek, the oak canopy, and the Collin County country atmosphere make the Anna address the quiet North Texas retreat that the highway 121 and US-75 corridor provides twenty minutes beyond McKinney's suburban edge.

Oak Creek RV Park

44 RV Sites

Oak Creek RV Park in Weatherford, Texas, is a peaceful, welcoming RV community 25 miles west of Fort Worth in Parker County — a property whose easy commute to both Fort Worth and Dallas gives guests the metropolitan access of the DFW Metroplex from a retreat setting in Parker County's peach orchard and horse ranch countryside, where the cutting horse ranches, the historic Weatherford courthouse square, and the Parker County landscape's genuinely rural character distinguish the immediate environment from the suburban development that has consumed most of the Metroplex's southern and eastern flanks. The campground's day-or-lifetime orientation serves both the through-traveler on I-20 and the extended-stay resident who values the practical Parker County location. Well-maintained full-hookup RV sites with the complete daily living infrastructure and the park's welcoming community atmosphere give guests the comfortable practical base for Parker County stays. The campground's easy commute positioning — Fort Worth 25 miles east and Dallas an additional 30 miles beyond — makes it a genuine work-and-travel or long-term residence option for guests whose employment or family connections require DFW metro access alongside a preference for the rural Parker County setting. Pets are welcome. Weatherford's historic downtown courthouse square preserves the Parker County seat's Victorian commercial character in one of the more intact 19th-century Texas courthouse squares west of Fort Worth — the 1886 Parker County Courthouse anchors a square where the independent shops, the Doss Heritage and Culture Center, and the local dining options give the Weatherford visit the specific Texas small-city character that the sprawling DFW commercial corridors consistently eliminate. Weatherford's designation as the cutting horse capital of the world reflects the genuine concentration of National Cutting Horse Association-affiliated ranches and training operations in Parker County — a designation backed by the actual operations rather than marketing aspiration. Lake Mineral Wells State Park and Trailway, 20 miles west of Weatherford in Palo Pinto County, provides the primary outdoor recreation destination in the western Parker County day-trip range — a state park with a fishing lake, mountain biking and hiking on the Cross Timbers terrain, and the 20-mile Trailway rail trail connecting Weatherford to Mineral Wells on the former Rock Island Railroad right-of-way. The Trailway's eastern terminus in Weatherford makes it the most accessible entry point for the Parker County cycling and hiking community that uses the trail for both recreation and the full rail-trail experience from the Fort Worth suburban edge to the Mineral Wells mineral spring history district. Oak Creek RV Park serves guests year-round in Parker County's temperate north Texas climate, where the mild winters attract extended-stay and snowbird guests from the northern plains and the spring and fall seasons deliver the most comfortable conditions for the Parker County countryside exploration that makes the Weatherford area's rural character specifically rewarding. The Parker County Peach Festival in late July celebrates the county's historic peach orcharding industry in a community festival that draws the regional visitor market to Weatherford's courthouse square, and the nearby Peach Barn market stands sell fresh Parker County peaches from June through August directly from the orchard operations. Reserve sites well ahead for the extended winter stay season, when the campground's year-round resident and snowbird community fills the most desirable sites.

from $57/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.

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