Cagle Recreation Area

Beautiful campground. Wonderful facilities. As good as a 4 or 5 star RV park. Fantastic for a USFS campground.

Lee, usually a stickler for rules, decided not to enforce them or confront the neighboring campers. Their site—limited to 8 people, 2 tents, and 2 cars—had 14 people, 4 tents, and 4 cars. They drank hard alcohol nonstop (alcohol banned), while their kids ran wild through nearby sites with no parental supervision. One woman smoked openly in the bathroom (while wearing a mask, ironically).
After I complained to Lee at 10 PM, he only asked them to quiet down, then retreated to his camper. Fed up, we packed our tent in the dark and left with our two kids.

Lee, usually a stickler for rules, decided not to enforce them or confront the neighboring campers. Their site—limited to 8 people, 2 tents, and 2 cars—had 14 people, 4 tents, and 4 cars. They drank hard alcohol nonstop (alcohol banned), while their kids ran wild through nearby sites with no parental supervision. One woman smoked openly in the bathroom (while wearing a mask, ironically).
After I complained to Lee at 10 PM, he only asked them to quiet down, then retreated to his camper. Fed up, we packed our tent in the dark and left with our two kids.

Went camping there a couple of weekends ago with 5 of our friends and family. The camping ground was shaded, nice and flat, the restroom is clean, and the lake was beautiful. Really had a great time there!

Went camping there a couple of weekends ago with 5 of our friends and family. The camping ground was shaded, nice and flat, the restroom is clean, and the lake was beautiful. Really had a great time there!

So peaceful and beautiful.

So peaceful and beautiful.

Jessie and Lee were awesome park rangers and very helpful! If you’re planning on having a fire, definitely bring something to chop wood with. They don’t allow outside wood, they provide plenty of logs and rounds, but very little of it is chopped up. Thankfully, a nearby group of campers who frequented the area were able to lend us some tools to chop with. Walked their short two mile trail which was awesome. Facilities were well kept, and all park members were very respectful. Would visit again, and highly recommend for other people looking to camp with their friends or family! It’s a very open space where all campers can mostly see each other, so keep that in mind when planning in-camp activities.

Jessie and Lee were awesome park rangers and very helpful! If you’re planning on having a fire, definitely bring something to chop wood with. They don’t allow outside wood, they provide plenty of logs and rounds, but very little of it is chopped up. Thankfully, a nearby group of campers who frequented the area were able to lend us some tools to chop with. Walked their short two mile trail which was awesome. Facilities were well kept, and all park members were very respectful. Would visit again, and highly recommend for other people looking to camp with their friends or family! It’s a very open space where all campers can mostly see each other, so keep that in mind when planning in-camp activities.

This is a great COE park, large full hook up sites with plenty of room to walk/hike and boat. Only negatives are that some of the sites are not level and need the pads to be redone and the monstrous pine trees make TV/Satellite reception difficult.

If you need to run to town, Willis is only 10 minutes away with HEB, Krogers, pharmacies and anything else you’d need.