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Fire Pit
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2026 Season availability
Open year round
This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
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Fire Pit
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Reviews (933)
What Guests Are Saying
Double Lake Recreation Area offers a beautiful and peaceful camping experience with friendly hosts, well-maintained sites, and clean facilities. Many visitors appreciate the excellent hiking and biking trails, as well as the spacious, private campsites. While some areas need maintenance and improvements, overall, the park provides a great quick getaway close to Houston, making it a favorite for returning campers.
What Guests Are Saying
Double Lake Recreation Area offers a beautiful and peaceful camping experience with friendly hosts, well-maintained sites, and clean facilities. Many visitors appreciate the excellent hiking and biking trails, as well as the spacious, private campsites. While some areas need maintenance and improvements, overall, the park provides a great quick getaway close to Houston, making it a favorite for returning campers.
Review Summary
Sherry V
VerifiedNovember 10, 2023 • Stayed at: 032, Loop: NORT
We always enjoy camping at Double Lake and it's in fact our favorite "go-to" camping spot. The sites are always kept neat and ready for the next camper. We were told that it will be closed on January 1, 2024 to campers for an undetermined length of time. We're keeping our fingers crossed that it won't be closed for long. We will anxiously wait to read more details about the plans the forest service has for it.
Sherry V
VerifiedNovember 10, 2023 • Stayed at: 032, Loop: NORT
We always enjoy camping at Double Lake and it's in fact our favorite "go-to" camping spot. The sites are always kept neat and ready for the next camper. We were told that it will be closed on January 1, 2024 to campers for an undetermined length of time. We're keeping our fingers crossed that it won't be closed for long. We will anxiously wait to read more details about the plans the forest service has for it.
Kristin S
VerifiedNovember 12, 2023 • Stayed at: 3435, Loop: NDBL
Excellent campground! We absolutely loved this park and had planned to make this an annual tradition but were told on the day we checked out that the forest service is taking back over and the park will be shut down for an unknown amount of time. Please don’t change anything! It’s absolutely perfect the way it is!
Kristin S
VerifiedNovember 12, 2023 • Stayed at: 3435, Loop: NDBL
Excellent campground! We absolutely loved this park and had planned to make this an annual tradition but were told on the day we checked out that the forest service is taking back over and the park will be shut down for an unknown amount of time. Please don’t change anything! It’s absolutely perfect the way it is!
steve p
VerifiedNovember 14, 2023 • Stayed at: 053, Loop: NLS
This has always been our favorite campsite from when we tent camped until purchasing our RV over a year ago. We love the heavily wooded campsites and the trails. A bathroom has been shut down for several years. We have enjoyed the walk out sites option until they became risky to secure on a last minute basis so almost feel maybe open them up for rental also.
steve p
VerifiedNovember 14, 2023 • Stayed at: 053, Loop: NLS
This has always been our favorite campsite from when we tent camped until purchasing our RV over a year ago. We love the heavily wooded campsites and the trails. A bathroom has been shut down for several years. We have enjoyed the walk out sites option until they became risky to secure on a last minute basis so almost feel maybe open them up for rental also.
Carol G
VerifiedNovember 23, 2023 • Stayed at: 062, Loop: NLS
Best kept camping secret in Texas. Beautiful private camping areas, peacefully quiet park with gorgeous views and trails. I've been going for 45 years and although I've camped in many places, Double Lakes is still my fave. Craig and the other camp hosts are amazingly kind and helpful. Craig has taken such great care of this park for years and he makes sure everyone is safe and well taken care of.
Carol G
VerifiedNovember 23, 2023 • Stayed at: 062, Loop: NLS
Best kept camping secret in Texas. Beautiful private camping areas, peacefully quiet park with gorgeous views and trails. I've been going for 45 years and although I've camped in many places, Double Lakes is still my fave. Craig and the other camp hosts are amazingly kind and helpful. Craig has taken such great care of this park for years and he makes sure everyone is safe and well taken care of.
Justin M
VerifiedNovember 25, 2023 • Stayed at: 019, Loop: DOUB
Campsite 019 is surrounded by tall trees. The driveway holds about 3 cars. There is a handy 6' wood post to hang a lantern. Also, there is a flattened rectangular area that fit two large tents.
The fire pit ring is taller than average. Therefore, it is best to sit on a folding chair rather than a short backpacking chair to catch the heat.
If you are facing 019 from the road then 021 is nearby on the left. The nearest campsite to the right is far away. Behind you is 020 which has a great panoramic water view of Double Lake. The bathroom is a few hundred yards north up the road. It has a heated, push button shower. There's plenty of toilet paper but no soap anywhere.
Recommend hiking on the secluded Lone Star Hiking Trail. It is a 92 mi trail which exits the park so be prepared to double back! We saw deer on the trail and other locations near the lake.
We visited on a very rainy weekend. Thanks to the sandiness of the campsite, drainage was very good and muddy shoes weren't an issue.
Justin M
VerifiedNovember 25, 2023 • Stayed at: 019, Loop: DOUB
Campsite 019 is surrounded by tall trees. The driveway holds about 3 cars. There is a handy 6' wood post to hang a lantern. Also, there is a flattened rectangular area that fit two large tents.
The fire pit ring is taller than average. Therefore, it is best to sit on a folding chair rather than a short backpacking chair to catch the heat.
If you are facing 019 from the road then 021 is nearby on the left. The nearest campsite to the right is far away. Behind you is 020 which has a great panoramic water view of Double Lake. The bathroom is a few hundred yards north up the road. It has a heated, push button shower. There's plenty of toilet paper but no soap anywhere.
Recommend hiking on the secluded Lone Star Hiking Trail. It is a 92 mi trail which exits the park so be prepared to double back! We saw deer on the trail and other locations near the lake.
We visited on a very rainy weekend. Thanks to the sandiness of the campsite, drainage was very good and muddy shoes weren't an issue.
Location & Directions for Double Lake Recreation Area
301 Fm 2025, Coldspring, TX 77331 United States
Elevation: 96 ft
Getting There
From New Waverly, Texas, go 22 mi east on Highway 150 to FM 2025. Turn and drive south 0.3 mi to the campground.
Highway access
Double Lake Recreation Area is accessible via Highway 150, which is approximately 22 miles west of New Waverly, Texas.
Policies & Rules
General
- PLEASE DO NOT DISPOSE FLUSHABLE WIPES INTO CAMPGROUND WASTEWATER SYSTEM. THESE PRODUCTS CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOCKAGE ISSUES AND ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH OUR WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM.
- Two vehicles included with each standard site fee; Four vehicles included with group site fee; extra vehicles charged $9 per night on-site
- Only two tents and up to eight people are allowed at a single occupancy campsite
- No access for newly arriving campers.
- Fire permitted in fire rings only
- Street Legal Vehicles Only
- No alcohol.
- Day use fee of $7 per vehicle per day; annual pass $30 per vehicle; walk-in or bicycle $1 per person per day; dump station use $5 per use
- Site must be occupied in the first 24 hours of reservations
- Click here for more information on National Forests and Grasslands in Texas
- Don't Move Firewood: Help protect our forests! Prevent the spread of tree-killing pests by obtaining firewood at or near your destination and burning it on-site. Moving firewood is illegal in some states. Visit dontmovefirewood.org to learn more.
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