Double Lake Recreation Area in TX -- Campground & RV Camping
Double Lake Recreation Area in TX
Campgroundusfs
3.9 mi from Coldspring
Official campground & reservations ↗
Road Access
- Road difficulty 1 of 5: an easy drive in.
- Recorded as maintained for passenger cars, gravel, pitching to 2%.
Rig fit
- Maximum published vehicle length: 45 ft.
- Longest published RV site: 45 ft.
- Longest published trailer site: 45 ft.
- 6 pull-through sites.
Campground details
Setting
Lake in Sam Houston National Forest with flush toilets and potable water. Camping options: tent sites $20/night, RV hookups $30-66/night, group sites $85/night. Fishing for bass, bream, catfish. 21-mile mountain bike trail, 5-mile hiking trail to Big Creek Scenic Area, and access to Lone Star Hiking Trail. Beach swimming open April 30 onward. Group shelter accommodates 75. Day use $7/vehicle.
Getting there: From New Waverly, Texas, go 22 miles east on Highway 150 to FM 2025. Turn and drive south 0.25 miles to the campground.
- Moderately separated here.
- Sits on broad, near-level ground.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
- The Double Lake shoreline is 1.1 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Climate averages
September normals 67–89°F, 4.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 23 of 100.