Valley View Group Use in TX -- Campground & RV Camping
Valley View Group Use in TX
CampgroundUSFS
7.5 mi from Alvord
Campground details
Setting
Valley View Group Use Facility sits inside a 1,500-acre bird dog training area on the LBJ Grasslands. The campground has 15 camp units, horse watering facilities, and a barrier-free double restroom. Central features include a 20-by-40-foot pavilion equipped with a large charcoal grill. Non-motorized trails and small ponds sit near the site.
Getting there: Follow U.S. Highway 81/287 north 11 miles to intersection with FM 1655 in Alvord; turn right and go 8 miles and cross Montague County Line; go ½ mile and turn right on Roberts Road. Follow Roberts and turn left on CR 2690 for 1 mile and turn right on Parker Dairy Road at 100 yards; turn left on CR 2777 and follow to Valley View 1 mile on right. Or follow FM 730 north from Decatur for 9 miles and turn left on CR 2461 (Cottonwood Cemetery Road); at the fork, turn right on CR 2560 for 6 miles and turn right on CR 2675 for 2 miles. Turn right on CR 2777 and follow for 1 mile to Valley View on right.
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 4-site campground with the nearest through road 0.2 miles off.
- Sits on broad, near-level ground.
- A reservoir lies 0.1 mi off.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
Climate averages
October normals 52–77°F, 4.0″ 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 100 of 100.