Red Hills Lake
Sites are first-come, first-served. Recreation.gov lists this campground for paying on site, and you may be able to pay with the Scan and Pay feature of its app.
More like this: first-come in Texas
Season & status
| Status | Closed for the season. Forest Service sites close for the season; check the official page for the reopening date. |
| Forest | National Forests and Grasslands in Texas |
| Fees | CAMPING - $6.00 per campsite per night, $10.00 per night for sites with electric hookups (one vehicle per campsite). DAY-USE FEE - $3.00 per vehicle, per day. https://www.recreation.gov/activitypass/red-hill-lake-day-use |
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 31.4741° N, 93.8327° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- PrescribedRx Angelina 9244
47 mi from the campground · 100 acres · 0% contained
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.
Supplies & services
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 7.6 mi |
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No site-by-site records, no amenities, no fee schedule, no directions or photos in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.
Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the record fills in.
Explore
Worth a stop
- 0.1 miRed Hill Lake Day Use Pass ↗Day use
Public land it sits in
National Forests in Texas begins about 2.1 miles away, and it is the closest of these.
- 2.1 miNational Forests in Texas ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 1,921,500 acres
- 8.2 miIndian Mounds Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 12,214 acres
Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.
Other campgrounds nearby
On the National Register nearby
- Oliphant HouseBuilding · Milam · 4.5 mi
- Toole BuildingBuilding · Hemphill · 9.1 mi
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Reference
Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Red Hills Lake?
No. Red Hills Lake is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
Source: Forest Service
How much does it cost to camp at Red Hills Lake?
CAMPING - $6.00 per campsite per night, $10.00 per night for sites with electric hookups (one vehicle per campsite). DAY-USE FEE - $3.00 per vehicle, per day. https://www.recreation.gov/activitypass/red-hill-lake-day-use
Source: Forest Service
Is Red Hills Lake open right now?
Closed for the season as of Oct 16, 2026.
Source: Forest Service status
What if Red Hills Lake is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Boles Field Campground (4.2 mi, partly first-come), Indian Mounds (13.9 mi, first-come), and Ragtown (14.4 mi, first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby