Sanders Cove
Sanders Cove
Sanders Cove

Available sites

88 total sites

About Sanders Cove

Sanders Cove Campground is on the banks of Pat Mayse Lake in the Red River Basin in Lamar County, Texas. Easy access to developed park areas has made the lake a haven for families who enjoy camping, picnicking, swimming, boating, fishing and other outdoor recreation.

Activities & Attractions

Nearby

Boating

Boating

Spring Summer Fall
Fishing

Fishing

Year-round
Swimming

Swimming

Summer

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

Current season
Upcoming seasons
Past seasons
Closed periods
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Currently open - Mar 1 to Oct 31

Campground Amenities

RV Utilities and Hookups

RV Utilities and Hookups

  • Dump station on site
Water Access

Water Access

  • Lake Access
Missing information?

Rates, Sites & Availability

Select check-in and check-out dates to see real-time availability for each site.

88 Sites Available

Site
Price
⛺ A001, Loop: A-LO Tent
Pet Friendly · Campfire · Yes shade
⛺ A002, Loop: A-LO Tent
Pet Friendly · Yes shade
⛺ A003, Loop: A-LO Tent
Pet Friendly · Yes shade
⛺ A004, Loop: A-LO Tent
Gravel · Pet Friendly · Yes shade
🚐 A005, Loop: A-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 A006, Loop: A-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 A008, Loop: A-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 A009, Loop: A-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 A010, Loop: A-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 A011, Loop: A-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 A012, Loop: A-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 A013, Loop: A-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 A014, Loop: A-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 A015, Loop: A-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 A016, Loop: A-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 A017, Loop: A-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 A018, Loop: A-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 A019, Loop: A-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 A020, Loop: A-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 A021, Loop: A-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 A022, Loop: A-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 A023, Loop: A-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 A024, Loop: A-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 A025, Loop: A-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 A026, Loop: A-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 A027, Loop: A-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 A028, Loop: A-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 A029, Loop: A-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 B002, Loop: B-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 B003, Loop: B-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 B004, Loop: B-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · Paved
🚐 B005, Loop: B-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · Paved
🚐 B006, Loop: B-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · Paved
🚐 B007, Loop: B-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · Paved
🚐 B008, Loop: B-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · Paved
🚐 B009, Loop: B-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · Paved
🚐 B010, Loop: B-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · Paved
🚐 B011, Loop: B-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · Paved
🚐 B012, Loop: B-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · Paved
🚐 B013, Loop: B-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · Paved
🚐 B014, Loop: B-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · Paved
🚐 B015, Loop: B-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Paved
🚐 B016, Loop: B-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Paved
🚐 B017, Loop: B-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Paved
🚐 B018, Loop: B-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Paved
🚐 B019, Loop: B-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Paved
🚐 B020, Loop: B-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Paved
🚐 B021, Loop: B-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Paved
🚐 B022, Loop: B-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Paved
🚐 B023, Loop: B-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · Gravel
🚐 B024, Loop: B-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · Gravel
🚐 B025, Loop: B-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 50 amp · Gravel
🚐 B026, Loop: B-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 C001, Loop: C-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 C002, Loop: C-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 C003, Loop: C-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 C004, Loop: C-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 C005, Loop: C-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 C006, Loop: C-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 C007, Loop: C-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 C008, Loop: C-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 C009, Loop: C-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 C010, Loop: C-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 C011, Loop: C-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 C012, Loop: C-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 C013, Loop: C-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 C014, Loop: C-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 C015, Loop: C-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 C016, Loop: C-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 C017, Loop: C-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 C018, Loop: C-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 C019, Loop: C-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 C020, Loop: C-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 C021, Loop: C-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 C022, Loop: C-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 C023, Loop: C-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 C024, Loop: C-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 C025, Loop: C-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 C026, Loop: C-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 C027, Loop: C-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 C028, Loop: C-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 C029, Loop: C-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 C030, Loop: C-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 C031, Loop: C-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 C032, Loop: C-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 C033, Loop: C-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 C034, Loop: C-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel
🚐 Group Camp, Loop: B-LO RV
Pet Friendly · 30 amp · Gravel

Reviews (353)

What Guests Are Saying

Sanders Cove is praised for its beautiful scenery, spacious campsites, and friendly staff, making it a favorite destination for many campers. Visitors appreciate the clean facilities, easy lake access, and a variety of recreational activities, including biking and fishing. However, some areas, particularly the showers and restrooms, need maintenance and refurbishment, which has been a recurring concern among guests.

Review Summary

4.3
353 reviews
5
57.5%
203
4
25.2%
89
3
10.8%
38
2
5.1%
18
1
1.4%
5

chris h

Verified

October 8, 2023 • Stayed at: A006, Loop: A-LO

3

Once I cleaned up from the previous birthday party it was a bit better. Having the water running the whole time was interesting as I reported the issue and it was still just running when I left.

Stephanie R

Verified

October 17, 2023 • Stayed at: B004, Loop: B-LO

5

Nice

Donald O

Verified

October 22, 2023 • Stayed at: A015, Loop: A-LO

4

Cleaning crew was on winter schedule. No TP in the restrooms. This resulted in a camper using paper towels and deficating on the floor, creating an awful mess and stink. Complaints did not help. Recommend telling people to bring their own TP just in case.
Other than that, the campground was great.

john G

Verified

October 30, 2023 • Stayed at: A020, Loop: A-LO

5

Beautiful place to relax or hunt, plentiful shade . Great location

Jeff H

Verified

November 19, 2023 • Stayed at: B022, Loop: B-LO

4

Another excellent stay

Ashley P

Verified

November 21, 2023 • Stayed at: B024, Loop: B-LO

4

A beautiful place to stay, especially if you like biking/hiking. They have several miles of DORBA trails that are well marked and fun. When we stayed in Oct 2023, just camping loop B was open and it was completely booked so it got a little crowded. I wish the other loops had been open and/or the sites were more spread out. The bathrooms were always clean and well stocked. Overall a very nice place to camp, just unfortunate timing for us.

Martha H

Verified

November 25, 2023 • Stayed at: B018, Loop: B-LO

5

We have now stayed here a number of times and continue to simply love it.
We have out favorite sights and enjoy that there is distance between them.
This year we brought our paddle boards. The only annoyance was someone on the beach deciding to follow us with his drone....which I'm not sure are even allowed but aside from his rudeness, it was a perfect paddle.

James S

Verified

January 1, 2024 • Stayed at: B013, Loop: B-LO

5

A real nice place to wake up on Christmas even though it was drizzly and rainy nice quiet place to stay

james w

Verified

January 18, 2024 • Stayed at: B014, Loop: B-LO

5

Very nice and quite stay

Iris P

Verified

January 31, 2024 • Stayed at: B014, Loop: B-LO

5

we had the pull through site for an overnight. If you have a long rig, it could be tricky as you have to go down the loop and make a circle turn around which is pretty tight. We have a 35 ft TT and F150, no issues. Sites well maintained.

Location & Directions for Sanders Cove

Po Box 129, Powderly, TX 75473-0129 United States

Elevation: 155 ft

Getting There

From Paris, TX, take HWY 271 north 12 mi to FM 906 W and follow it 1 mi to CR 35920. Turn left into the park following signs.

Nearest town

Powderly, TX - 3.8 mi

About 5 min to downtown

Highway access

Sanders Cove is accessible via HWY 271, which is approximately 12 miles south from Paris, TX. Additionally, FM 906 provides access to CR 35920.

Policies & Rules

General

  • This area was a military artillery range in the 1940s; Report any ordinance to the park rangers or 911 if found.
  • Entrance gate opens and closes; vehicles may leave at any time but cannot enter until the following morning
  • Don't Move Firewood: Protect your forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.

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Last updated: October 19, 2026

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