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by: bp2018 Active Indicator LED Icon 10 OP 
~ 9 years ago   Apr 25, '14 1:48pm  
It's that time of year again, so I'm looking for some good camping spots that aren't ridiculously far away. We currently like Huntsville State Park, Chain of Lakes and Cold Springs. Pedernales Falls is also good if I don't mind a little bit of a drive. Does anybody else have a good spot they would recommend? We don't need all the modern hookups or fancy smancy stuff, I'm perfectly okay with just a place to put a tent and possibly a water hookup. If it offers places to swim and fish, even better =) 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Apr 25, '14 2:00pm  
For a close, quick, and cheap overnighter we hit Lake Houston Park in New Caney.  Lots of trails to walk or ride bikes on.  We also take our kayaks and paddle the Peach and Caney creeks.It's not a huge adventure but sometimes it just takes a little bit of getting away to charge the batteries. 4951
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bp2018 Active Indicator LED Icon 10 OP 
~ 9 years ago   Apr 25, '14 2:05pm  
It's sad, but sometimes I completely forget about Lake Houston Park and the surrounding parks around Lake Houston. Those are pretty good to go spend the day at. I just like the outdoors, so i try to get out and about as much as I can. I should get a kayak. Those are so much fun, even if I have a habit of tipping them lol 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Apr 25, '14 2:07pm  
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bp2018 Active Indicator LED Icon 10 OP 
~ 9 years ago   Apr 25, '14 2:10pm  
I don't mind the heat so much, as long as there is a lake or something to swim in. The cold on the other hand, well I think it's safe to say that we will never be friends. 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Apr 25, '14 2:10pm  
I just send some camping information to a friend.  I'll copy most of it here.  We use to love to camp, but now, I have no desire to get out there and rough it. I want my AC and my toilet and comfy bed. Campgrounds: Cagle on Lake Conroe:  www.fs.usda.gov/reca rea/texas/recreation /hiking/recarea/?rec id=30284&am   If you go back to home, it will give you lots of camping opportunities that are not State Park Related.
Here is the site to check out all the State Parks of Texas.  www.tpwd.state.tx.us /state-parks/My
favorite are Guadalupe State Park, Perdernales Falls State Park, Garner
State Park, Balmorhea State Park, but there are so many and we have
been to most of them.  Dinosaur Valley State Park has dinosaur footprints that kids can sit in and we
stayed in Lake Whitney State Park so we could do the whole area.
In the fall, Lost Maples Natural Area is so beautiful with the
changing of the colors - the smell in the air was unbelievable.  No
camping there, but often we would find a central area to camp and drive
to the rest. 
On Livingston, there is Lake Livingston State Park which use
to have very nice screened shelters to reserve. It is probably
difficult to get one on the weekends, but not so difficult
during the week. 
Also there is Wolf Creek Park www.trinityra.org/in dex.htm 
Go to the tab under recreation & see what they have.  This use to
be a private park, now I guess the Trinity River Authority has acquired
it.
And I found one I have never heard of that you might check out... Browders Marina  www.browdersmarina.c om/Another quaint park is Martin Dies State Park near Beaumont -
we use to camp there often - the crappie fishing was fabulous back in
the day.   Brazos Bend State Park is great for a days outing - it has
lots of alligators...or it use to.  But the beauty of that park is the
large (no huge) oak trees. It may have changed since city campers took it over
but it use to be so out in the middle of nowhere. 
Galveston State Park is nice, but I hate the beach, any kind of beach,
so I only used it to take the kids for their annual beach visit.  4951
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bp2018 Active Indicator LED Icon 10 OP 
~ 9 years ago   Apr 25, '14 2:18pm  
@TexasOmaThank you so much for the information! I am definitely going to try and check them all out at some point this year. Now I have to remember to bookmark this, so I don't lose it. I know there are some awesome parks out in western Texas and New Mexico. I don't really want to drive that far, but I have family on the reservation in Taos that I've been wanting to go visit with. Might just make it a camping road trip =) 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Apr 25, '14 2:21pm  
Out in West Texas I love Balmorhea.  It's really close to the McDonald's Observatory and to Ft. Davis Historic Site.  I see there is not a Davis Mountains State Park - that may be of interest. There is also Caves of Sonora to investigate. So much to see and do there with kids. 4951
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bp2018 Active Indicator LED Icon 10 OP 
~ 9 years ago   Apr 25, '14 2:23pm  
I've heard Sonora is really nice. Isn't that close to where the Bottomless Pits are? I can't remember. I know I want to go explore those as well. 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Apr 25, '14 2:43pm  
I've heard Sonora is really nice. Isn't that close to where the Bottomless Pits are? I can't remember. I know I want to go explore those as well.
 
@bp2018: Never heard of 'bottomless pits' unless you are talking about Carlsbad Caverns.  Caves of Sonora is on the way to Ft. Stockton...in the middle of nowhere.  But the caves are worth the trip if you are out there anyway.
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~ 9 years ago   Apr 25, '14 2:46pm  
Martin Dies State Park. Close by and a lot to do there. Great place for kids too. 4951
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~ 9 years ago   Apr 25, '14 3:03pm  
Martin Dies State Park. Close by and a lot to do there. Great place for kids too.
 
@leighann1306: We use to catch lots of crappie there.  We let our son practice his driving at the Corps of Engineer park close by - no one ever used the park and it made for a good practice driving course for a 14 year old. So many beautiful parks in Texas. So much to do with kids.
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~ 9 years ago   Apr 25, '14 3:23pm  
I hate double posts --- but it keeps my ELITE status.  :-)  sorry!
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bp2018 Active Indicator LED Icon 10 OP 
~ 9 years ago   Apr 25, '14 3:27pm  
I hate double posts --- but it keeps my ELITE status.� :-)� sorry!
 
@TexasOma:
If I post from my phone, I end up with all kinds of weird stuff happening. It's okay lol
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~ 9 years ago   Apr 25, '14 5:32pm  
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bp2018 Active Indicator LED Icon 10 OP 
~ 9 years ago   Apr 25, '14 6:18pm  
Lake Fausse Point State Park in Louisiana is great.  You can rent cabins, and you share a deck to fish on with the cabin beside you.  GREAT park.  It is just outside of Lafayette.  We go in late NovemberEmoticon
 
@Fallon:
That sounds nice! Are the cabins reasonably priced?
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