Double Lake Recreation Area

Double Lake is a hidden little gem deep in the Sam Houston National Forest. I'm 38 years old now and remember camping at Double Lake with my parents when I was around 3! Growing up my dad would tell me wonderful stories of camping in Double Lake as well as Big Creek trail next door. I always enjoy the peace and quite every visit. The hiking is perfect for those just starting out or longer trails for those of the more experienced. I will always hold a special place in my heart when it comes to Double Lake. Thank you for keeping it beautiful to all that work so hard to do so.

Sincerely,
Christopher Conrad Muilenburg

Campsite was excellent with access to the lake and trails.

Campsite was excellent with access to the lake and trails.

Peaceful, clean, with all the flora and fauna you want. We had a Piliated woodpecker along with 20 or so other species of birds in our campsite. Camp Hosts were very helpful and friendly. I have recommended this park to several of my family and friends.

Peaceful, clean, with all the flora and fauna you want. We had a Piliated woodpecker along with 20 or so other species of birds in our campsite. Camp Hosts were very helpful and friendly. I have recommended this park to several of my family and friends.

Very good campsite. The park rangers keep the place very clean. I don’t believe the lake currently has any fish but that is likely due to the recent freeze, hopefully the fish will be back in the next few years.

The entrance and interior roads were all asphalt and provided easy access to the campground. Site 36 is a pull-through, but even the back-ins were very generous in size and left plenty of room between sites. Each site has a nice patio with an extra long picnic table, lantern pole, and fire pit. Our site had 50 amp Electricity, Water, and Sewer hook-ups - all utilities were very conveniently located and in good working order. Not all sites have full hook-ups, but there is also a dump station available. There were several sites that I would call “buddy sites” meaning they were very intentionally side by side for friends or families to share space.
The lake is small, but offers nice kayaking, fishing, and has both a swim beach and lakeside trail. The trail is in need of some maintenance as the asphalt has deteriorated and has several places where felled trees have uprooted the trail causing it to be unusable. There were other trails for hiking and biking that were forested earth pathways that were lovely. All trails had wildlife throughout.
Due to CoVid, all group facilities are closed temporarily and we did not use the restrooms which were open, so I can not speak to those facilities. This campground is in the forest - we did not even try to use our Dish Satellite. Verizon and AT&T - two bars.
Coldspring, only a few miles from the campground, is a real “Mayberry” kind of town. Saturday we attended the farmers market on the square on all sides of the county courthouse and listened to the Bluegrass played from one of the quaint antique stores just across the street. We had lunch on the square and poked around the great little shops.

Very good campsite. The park rangers keep the place very clean. I don’t believe the lake currently has any fish but that is likely due to the recent freeze, hopefully the fish will be back in the next few years.