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Fire Pit
About Double Lake Recreation Area
Number of accommodations: 41
Nearby Activities & Attractions
Fishing
Hiking
Swimming
Seasonal information
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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- Fire Pit
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Reviews (905)
What Guests Are Saying
Double Lake Recreation Area is a beautiful and clean park set in a tranquil wooded environment, ideal for hiking and biking. Campers appreciate the friendly and helpful hosts, well-maintained sites, and clean restrooms. While some facilities need updates and there's limited fishing due to lily pads, the overall experience is positive, making it a popular getaway spot close to Houston.
What Guests Are Saying
Double Lake Recreation Area is a beautiful and clean park set in a tranquil wooded environment, ideal for hiking and biking. Campers appreciate the friendly and helpful hosts, well-maintained sites, and clean restrooms. While some facilities need updates and there's limited fishing due to lily pads, the overall experience is positive, making it a popular getaway spot close to Houston.
Review Summary
Julian C
VerifiedMay 2, 2021 • Stayed at: 021, Loop: DOUB
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.
Kevin K
VerifiedMay 2, 2021 • Stayed at: 065, Loop: NLS
Martha F
VerifiedMay 2, 2021 • Stayed at: 036, Loop: NORT
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.
James R
VerifiedApril 30, 2021 • Stayed at: 059, Loop: NLS
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.
James R
VerifiedApril 30, 2021 • Stayed at: 059, Loop: NLS
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.
Chirold E
VerifiedApril 27, 2021 • Stayed at: 059, Loop: NLS
Campsite was excellent with access to the lake and trails.
Chirold E
VerifiedApril 27, 2021 • Stayed at: 059, Loop: NLS
Campsite was excellent with access to the lake and trails.
Chris M
VerifiedApril 23, 2021 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: DOUB
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
Chris M
VerifiedApril 23, 2021 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: DOUB
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
Dan D
VerifiedApril 19, 2021 • Stayed at: 014, Loop: SLF
Cleaner than expected restrooms with hot water showers. Beautiful scenery and helpful staff!!! Will definitely go again!
Location Double Lake Recreation Area
Address:
301 Fm 2025
Coldspring, TX, 77331
United States
From New Waverly, Texas, go 22 miles east on Highway 150 to FM 2025. Turn and drive south 0.25 miles to the campground.
Double Lake Recreation Area is accessible via Highway 150, which is approximately 22 miles west of New Waverly, Texas.
Latitude & Longitude: 30.5331 / -95.1289
Elevation: 96 feet
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
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- 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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Last updated: June 4, 2026
