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18 sites
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15 sites
About Ratcliff Lake Recreation Area
Number of accommodations: 33
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Open year round
This campground is open year round, providing flexibility for your stay.
Campground Amenities
RV Utilities and Hookups
- Dump station on site
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Reviews (916)
What Guests Are Saying
Ratcliff Lake Recreation Area is praised for its beautiful location, clean amenities, and peaceful atmosphere, making it a great choice for camping and outdoor activities. Many visitors enjoyed the well-maintained sites, spaciousness, and nearby hiking trails, highlighting the campground's overall comfort and enjoyable experience. However, some concerns were raised about maintenance, particularly regarding road conditions and restroom cleanliness, suggesting improvements could enhance the stay for larger RVs and during peak times.
What Guests Are Saying
Ratcliff Lake Recreation Area is praised for its beautiful location, clean amenities, and peaceful atmosphere, making it a great choice for camping and outdoor activities. Many visitors enjoyed the well-maintained sites, spaciousness, and nearby hiking trails, highlighting the campground's overall comfort and enjoyable experience. However, some concerns were raised about maintenance, particularly regarding road conditions and restroom cleanliness, suggesting improvements could enhance the stay for larger RVs and during peak times.
Review Summary
Robert R
VerifiedJuly 27, 2026 • Stayed at: 028, Loop: DOGWOOD LOOP
Great place to camp. I couldn't have had a better experience.
ofelio a
VerifiedJuly 17, 2026 • Stayed at: 015, Loop: DOGWOOD LOOP
Good
Daniel T
VerifiedJuly 17, 2026 • Stayed at: 015, Loop: DOGWOOD LOOP
Park is not maintained or set up safely for larger rigs. Numerous low branches and limbs, not trimmed back or up from all roads. Roads that lead into the park (whether State, County or City roads) are not trimmed back and up when in proximity to the park. Most roads within park are not maintained as well. Proper maintenance means landscaping is trimmed at least 15 feet high off the roads, and back to the edges of the road surface. And you can’t put rules in place that state you are not responsible for damages to my property when you are not maintaining the park features and landscaping that cause the damages in the first place. Lots of narrow roads too small for larger rigs. Uneven sites with broken asphalt. During our stay a 5th wheel tore off their AC unit due to the unmaintained trees.
Charles "Randy" H
VerifiedJuly 17, 2026 • Stayed at: 015, Loop: DOGWOOD LOOP
Absolutely Awesome!
Christal W
VerifiedJuly 14, 2026 • Stayed at: 018, Loop: DOGWOOD LOOP
The location was well maintained and the sites decently spaced.
Rhett A
VerifiedJuly 13, 2026 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: LAKESIDE LOOP
Hiking, swimming, and camping turned out amazing. They need to trim the greenery near the river, we couldn't see much of it from our campsite.
Arlene B
VerifiedJuly 13, 2026 • Stayed at: 034, Loop: DOGWOOD LOOP
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
We had an amazing camping trip! The campsite was clean, well-maintained, and had everything we needed for a relaxing stay. We were very happy with all of the amenities—they made our trip comfortable and enjoyable from start to finish.
The atmosphere was peaceful, the grounds were beautiful, and it was the perfect place to unwind and make great memories. We had so much fun and will definitely be coming back. We highly recommend this campground to anyone looking for a great camping experience.
Our only suggestions would be to have the bathrooms cleaned more frequently, especially during busy times, and to have firewood available for purchase on-site, as that would make the camping experience even more convenient. Other than that, we had a wonderful stay and look forward to visiting again!
Jimmie L
VerifiedJuly 12, 2026 • Stayed at: 047, Loop: LOBLOLLY LOOP
This place never fails to impress, it was clean and close to a dollar store and gas station for all your forgotten items. The amenities were clean and the showers were hot and the swimming area very well keep. I rate this camping area a 10 out of 10 review.
DeRhonda M
VerifiedJuly 12, 2026 • Stayed at: 019, Loop: DOGWOOD LOOP
Its a nice place, bathrooms with showers was a plus.
swapnali s
VerifiedJuly 6, 2026 • Stayed at: 010, Loop: LAKESIDE LOOP
This is nice site , perfect location and very peaceful. Washroom and shower were very clean and no crowds even there park was quite occupied
Location Ratcliff Lake Recreation Area
Address:
18551 State Highway 7 East
Kennard, TX, 75487
United States
From Crockett, take State Highway 7 east for 15 miles. The recreation area is on the left between the towns of Ratcliff and Kennard.
Ratcliff Lake Recreation Area is accessible via State Highway 7, which connects to nearby towns and serves as the major road leading to the area.
Elevation: 100 feet
2.8 mi drive to downtown Kennard (about 5 min)
Policies & Rules
General
- This facility has first-come, first-served sites
- The Day-use fee at Ratcliff is $5.00 per vehicle and is required for all day-use activities including the Group Shelters and Amphitheater.
- Limit one RV unit (fifth-wheel, motorhome, trailer or pop-up) or two tents per site; each extra vehicle is charged $5 and may need to parked in an additional parking area away from the camping loop.
- No gas motors allowed on the lake
- ATVs or ORVs are not allowed on the ground in the recreation area or any other location on the Davy Crocket National Forest.
- Picnic shelter is for day use only; no overnight camping allowed
- Amphitheater site has no tables or grills
- Click here for information about 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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Last updated: September 4, 2026
