Free Public-Lands Camping in Texas
Sites that don't charge a nightly fee. BLM dispersed land plus some USFS spots. 123 sites in Texas.
ABMC sites
1 site. ABMC camping rules →
Bureau of Land Management sites
Bureau of Reclamation sites
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration sites
2 sites. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration camping rules →
National Park Service sites
54 sites. National Park Service camping rules →
- Alibates Flint Quarries National MonumentDeveloped
- Amistad National Recreation AreaDeveloped
- Amistad National Recreation Area Visitor CenterDeveloped
- Big Bend National ParkDeveloped
- Big Thicket National PreserveDeveloped
- Big Thicket Visitor CenterDeveloped
- Blackwell School National Historic SiteDeveloped
- Blue CreekDeveloped
- Bugbee CanyonDeveloped
- Castolon Visitor CenterDeveloped
- Chamizal National MemorialDeveloped
- Chamizal National Memorial Cultural CenterDeveloped
- Chimney Hollow CampgroundDeveloped
- Chisos Basin Visitor CenterDeveloped
- Dog Canyon Ranger StationDeveloped
- Fort Davis National Historic SiteDeveloped
- Fritch FortressDeveloped
- Governors Landing CampgroundDeveloped
- Governors Landing CampgroundDeveloped
- Guadalupe Mountains National ParkDeveloped
- Guadalupe PeakDeveloped
- Hangar Visitor CenterDeveloped
- Harbor Bay CampgroundDeveloped
- Lake Meredith National Recreation AreaDeveloped
NRHP sites
1 site. NRHP camping rules →
PRIVATE sites
5 sites. PRIVATE camping rules →
State Parks sites
1 site. State Parks camping rules →
US Army Corps of Engineers sites
33 sites. US Army Corps of Engineers camping rules →
- Aquilla LakeDeveloped
- Bardwell LakeDeveloped
- Belton LakeDeveloped
- Benbrook LakeDeveloped
- Buffalo BayouDeveloped
- Canyon LakeDeveloped
- Cooper LakeDeveloped
- Georgetown LakeDeveloped
- Granger LakeDeveloped
- Grapevine LakeDeveloped
- Hords Creek LakeDeveloped
- Joe Pool LakeDeveloped
- Lake O' The PinesDeveloped
- Lake Somerville Marina & CampgroundDeveloped
- Lake TexomaDeveloped
- Lavon LakeDeveloped
- Lewisville LakeDeveloped
- Navarro Mills LakeDeveloped
- O.C. Fisher LakeDeveloped
- Pat Mayse LakeDeveloped
- Proctor LakeDeveloped
- Ray Roberts LakeDeveloped
- Rock Creek ResortDeveloped
- Sam Rayburn ReservoirDeveloped
US Forest Service sites
4 sites. US Forest Service camping rules →
US Fish and Wildlife Service sites
18 sites. US Fish and Wildlife Service camping rules →
- Aransas National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Big Boggy National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Brazoria National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Buffalo Lake National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Grulla National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Hagerman National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Inks Dam National Fish HatcheryDeveloped
- Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- McFaddin National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Muleshoe National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- San Bernard National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Santa Ana National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Texas Point National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped
- Trinity River National Wildlife RefugeDeveloped