Bear Creek in TX -- Campground & RV Camping

Bear Creek Campground sits on the south side of Benbrook Lake along wooded hillsides and prairie terrain in north-central Texas. The facility accommodates both individual campers and groups, offering campsites with utility hookups alongside a large group camping pavilion. On-site amenities include restrooms with showers, a trailer dump station, and direct boat ramp access. Wildlife such as deer, hawks, and roadrunners inhabit the surrounding shorelines. The park is located a short drive from Fort Worth's Cultural District and Stockyards National Historic District.

Getting there: From Interstate 20 or 820 in southwest Fort Worth, take exit 429A for Highway 377 toward Granbury and go south 5.7 miles (9.2 km); turn left or southeast onto FM Road 1187 and continue for 1.4 miles (2.2 km), then turn left or east onto Ben Day-Murrin Road and continue another 1.6 miles (2.7 km) to the campground entrance.

• Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 47-site campground with the nearest through road 0.2 miles off.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 5, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
• Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
• Most sites here have an electric hookup, with most of them shaded.
• Bear Creek runs 0.6 mi off.

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