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Texas State Railroad Campground

55 RV Sites, 16 Tent Sites

Texas State Railroad Campground in Rusk, Texas, offers 55 full-hookup RV sites and 16 tent sites at the historic depot of the only state-owned heritage railroad in Texas, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet. A splash pad, lake, clubhouse, and playground sit on a big-rig-friendly property in the East Texas Piney Woods. Fifty-five sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp in pull-through and group back-in configurations, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. Sixteen tent sites cover simpler camping. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side, and WiFi reaches the property. One vehicle is allowed per site; additional vehicles are $5 per night on arrival. On-site recreation suits families staying around the train schedule. A splash pad anchors the warm months, a lake on the property supports fishing, and walking trails, a playground, a clubhouse, and a pavilion fill out the grounds. Pets are welcome. The railroad is the reason most guests book. Its 25-mile steam and diesel excursion runs through the Piney Woods between Rusk and Palestine, and the campground sits at the Rusk depot, the eastern terminus — which means guests can walk to the platform rather than drive to it. The line was built in 1881 to haul lumber and supplies during the East Texas timber boom. In town, the Carnegie Library, the Museum for East Texas Culture, the Howard House Museum, and Veteran's Memorial Park are all close. Excursion schedules drive occupancy here. Check the train calendar first and book your site around it — running days fill well before quiet ones.

from $20/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

Stillwater RV Resort

149 RV Sites, 1 House

Stillwater RV Resort in Winona, Texas, offers 149 RV sites and a house rental across 92 acres of East Texas Piney Woods, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 50 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Waterfront premium back-in sites join premium, standard, and water-and-electric categories, alongside a saltwater lazy river, water park, and beach. One hundred forty-nine sites span back-in, back-in water-and-electric, premium back-in, premium pull-thru, pull-thru, and waterfront premium back-in categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted with site WiFi, sized to 50 feet, with picnic tables. Confirm your tier, as the water-and-electric category does not carry sewer at the site. The waterfront premium sites are the ones to request. A house rental rounds out the lodging. A general store, laundry, propane fills and exchange, dump station, restrooms, and a pet washing station handle the practical side. The saltwater aquatic complex is the signature — a lazy river, multiple pools, and a swim-up bar that function as a resort water park rather than a campground amenity. A fitness center, clubhouse, game room, pickleball, volleyball, horseshoes, golf cart rentals, biking, a lake, creek, beach, playground, and dog park fill the rest. Ninety-two acres just off I-20 between Tyler and Longview puts the resort at a scale most campgrounds in the region do not attempt. Summer drives the heaviest demand for a water resort, with spring and fall most comfortable in East Texas. Reserve well ahead for warm-weather weekends.

Lake Murvaul Park & Marina

19 RV Sites, 5 Cabins

Lake Murvaul Park and Marina in Carthage, Texas, offers 19 full-hookup back-in RV sites and five cabins on a quiet East Texas reservoir, with 30 and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet. A single back-in category means every guest gets the same spec, with a marina, boat ramp, pavilion, playground, and on-site dining. Nineteen back-in sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. One consistent category and no guesswork about what you booked. Five cabins round out the lodging. A laundry, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side. The marina and boat ramp are the anchor, opening the lake for boating, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, and fishing. A pavilion, playground, and on-site dining fill the rest. Pets are welcome. Lake Murvaul is a 1,000-acre reservoir on Murvaul Bayou in the Sabine River basin, and its size is exactly the point — small enough to stay quiet and protected, big enough for genuinely good crappie, bass, and catfish water. It never draws the crowds that the big East Texas reservoirs do, which is why regulars keep it to themselves. The lake sits ten miles southwest of Carthage, three miles south of Clayton, and 14 miles north of Timpson, in the Panola County Piney Woods. Carthage has the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame and the Jim Reeves Memorial, and Toledo Bend is within reach for anyone wanting bigger water. Spring and fall bring the best fishing and the most comfortable East Texas conditions, with summer drawing boating traffic. Reserve ahead for warm-weather weekends.

from $40/night

Jellystone Park™ Tyler

172 RV Sites, 99 Cabins, 4 Tent Sites, 3 Cottages, 1 Lodge

Jellystone Park Tyler in Texas offers 172 RV sites, 103 cabin, cottage, and lodge units, and four tent sites across 107 acres of Piney Woods, with 20, 30, and 50-amp full hookups and rigs accepted to 45 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Diamond Series and Platinum categories join a Water Zone, laser tag, and spa, open all year. One hundred seventy-two sites span premium back-in, preferred premium back-in, platinum back-in, and Diamond Series back-in categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits, picnic tables, and BBQ pits. The four-tier naming makes it easy to match site to budget. One hundred three cabins, cottages, and lodges and four tent sites round out an unusually deep lodging range. A general store, laundry, restrooms, showers, and firewood handle the practical side. The Water Zone anchors the summer, with an outdoor pool, water park, and splash features alongside. Laser tag, mini-golf, an arcade, jumping pillow, gem mining, craft room, spa, recreation center, sports courts, pickleball, volleyball, basketball, and horseshoes fill the grounds, with a pond for fishing, walking trails, hiking, a playground, pavilion, dog park, golf cart rentals, on-site dining, and a community fire pit besides. Pets are welcome. Tyler is the Rose Capital of America, and its municipal rose garden is the largest in the United States. Summer and spring rose season drive demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $60/night

Antique Capital RV Park

7 RV Sites

Antique Capital RV Park in Gladewater, TX, offers 7 full-hookup pull-thru RV sites with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 80 feet. Every site is a pull-thru carrying water, sewer, and electric with a picnic table. The park is rated big rig friendly and the 80-foot maximum takes the longest coaches — remarkable capacity for seven sites. The park is open all year, with laundry, a bathhouse with showers, a general store, propane fills, a dump station, RV storage, and on-site management. Pets are welcome, with a dog park and a pet washing station. The amenity list is unusually deep for the size: an outdoor pool, a fitness center, a library, a pavilion, a playground, walking trails, a pond for fishing, and planned activities. Gladewater sits in East Texas near Longview, Tyler, and Kilgore, with the Tyler Rose Garden and half a dozen golf courses within easy reach. Rates for short-term and long-term stays are on the booking page. Seven big-rig pull-thrus fill quickly — reserve ahead.

from $44/night

Lake Hawkins RV Park

50 RV Sites, 2 Cabins

Lake Hawkins RV Park in Texas offers 50 full-hookup back-in RV sites and two cabins across about 55 acres on one of the clearest lakes in East Texas, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. A boat ramp, fishing pier, white-sand beach, and boat storage sit on 1,800 feet of shoreline. Fifty back-in sites carry water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp with site WiFi, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. A single back-in category keeps things simple, and every site gets a fire pit and picnic table. Two cabins round out the lodging. A general store, dump station, restrooms, showers, RV storage, and boat storage handle the practical side. Check in at the main office during working hours or go directly to your assigned site; call the office if you need help after hours. A boat ramp, fishing pier, and nearly 700 feet of white-sand beach anchor the recreation, with boating, paddle boats, canoeing, kayaking, water sports, swimming, snorkeling, and fishing all on the water. Snorkeling is worth noting — the lake is spring-fed and clear enough to make it worthwhile, which is genuinely rare in East Texas. Walking trails, hiking, volleyball, a pavilion, and playground fill the grounds. Pets are welcome. The white sand and clear water give the property a distinctly coastal feel in the middle of the Piney Woods. Summer lake season drives the heaviest demand. Reserve well ahead for warm-weather weekends.

from $30/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

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

Two Creeks Crossing Resort

147 RV Sites

Two Creeks Crossing Resort in Livingston, Texas, offers 150 full-hookup RV sites on Lake Livingston with 30 and 50-amp service, ADA-accessible sites, and rigs accepted to 80 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Pull-through categories publish their exact length — 58, 60, and 80 feet — alongside waterfront back-in sites, a boat ramp, fishing pier, and hot tub. One hundred fifty sites span standard back-in, deluxe back-in, waterfront back-in, and pull-through categories at 58, 60, and 80 feet, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 30 and 50-amp, sized to 80 feet. Publishing length by category is genuinely useful — you know exactly what fits before booking. Accessible sites are available. A laundry, restrooms, showers, firewood, and a business center handle the practical side. A boat ramp and fishing pier give direct lake access for boating and fishing, with an outdoor pool and hot tub and sauna alongside. A fitness center, recreation center, clubhouse, pond, playground, pavilion, and community fire pit fill the grounds. Pets are welcome. The resort sits within towering East Texas pines, bordered by two wide boat-navigable creeks that give it both its name and direct access to the 21,000-acre reservoir anchoring the Sam Houston National Forest corridor's recreational economy. Directions from Houston via I-69/Highway 59 north: continue to Livingston, turn west on Highway 190 toward Onalaska, then right on FM 3152. Summer lake season drives the heaviest demand. Reserve well ahead for warm-weather weekends.

from $60/night

Lagoon Ranch RV Resort

145 RV Sites, 1 Cottage

Lagoon Ranch RV Resort in Onalaska, Texas, offers 145 full-hookup RV sites and a cottage on Lake Livingston, with 30 and 50-amp service, cable TV, ADA-accessible sites, and rigs accepted to 70 feet. K9 Corner back-in sites and Grove and Lakeview premium categories join standard tiers, with a lagoon pool, splash pad, hot tub, and fitness center. One hundred forty-five sites span back-in, Grove back-in, Grove premium back-in, K9 Corner back-in, Lakeview premium back-in, and Lakeview premium pull-thru categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 70 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. The K9 Corner sites cluster guests traveling with dogs together, which suits both dog owners and everyone else. Accessible sites are available. A cottage and cabins round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, restrooms, showers, and golf cart rentals handle the practical side. The lagoon pool is the property's signature and the only one of its kind in the state — a swimming environment closer to a resort beach than a campground pool. A splash pad, hot tub and sauna, fitness center, clubhouse, arcade, pavilion, community fire pit, playground, dog park, on-site dining, and a bar fill the rest, with live music and planned activities through the season. A state park and golf course are nearby, and the birding is productive. Lake Livingston covers 90,000 acres, one of the largest reservoirs in Texas. Summer lake season drives demand hard. Reserve well ahead.

from $50/night

On The Lake RV Resort

109 RV Sites, 9 Cabins, 3 Tent Sites

On The Lake RV Resort in Onalaska, Texas, offers 109 RV sites, nine cabins, and three tent sites on Lake Livingston, with 20, 30, and 50-amp full hookups and rigs accepted to 60 feet. Tall Timbers, patio, gravel, and premium pull-through categories join a full-service marina, boat ramp, fishing pier, and beach. One hundred nine sites span Tall Timbers back-in, gravel back-in, patio back-in, and Tall Timbers premium pull-through categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric on 20, 30, and 50-amp, sized to 60 feet, with picnic tables. Nine cabins and three tent sites round out the accommodations. A laundry, propane fills, dump station, boat storage, restrooms, showers, firewood, and WiFi handle the practical side. The lake is the reason to book. A full-service marina, boat ramp, boat docks, fishing pier, and beach give complete water access, with boating, fishing, and swimming from the property. An outdoor pool — open seasonally and, by the resort's own account, second in popularity only to the lake itself — anchors the warm months, with a hot tub and sauna, clubhouse, sports courts, volleyball, horseshoes, a playground, pavilion, dog park, and on-site dining besides. Off-roading is nearby. Pets are welcome. Lake Livingston is the largest lake in Texas east of the Sabine, an 82,600-acre reservoir on the Trinity River delivering outstanding white bass, catfish, and largemouth fishing, surrounded by the longleaf and loblolly pine of the Sam Houston National Forest corridor. Summer lake season drives demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $24/night