Townsend
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
Site mix
| Standard, no hookups | 10 |
| Host/management | 16 |
Site guide
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Per-site records as published by the managing agency on Recreation.gov. Blank cells mean the agency listed nothing for that site.
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 31.3523° N, 94.3138° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- PrescribedRx Angelina 9244
19 mi from the campground · 100 acres · 0% contained
- PrescribedRx Polk 9277
32 mi from the campground · 34 acres · 0% contained
- PrescribedRx Nacogdoches 9218
36 mi from the campground · 10 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 ↗ | 36.6 mi |
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Explore
Video
Townsend - Great Smokies - KOA Holiday
Worth a stop
Lake Sam Rayburn
- 0.2 miTownsend Day Use Pass ↗Day use
- 4.9 miTwin Dikes Boat Ramp ↗Boat launch
- 13.8 miHanks Creek Day Use Pass ↗Day use
Public land it sits in
This campground sits inside National Forests in Texas.
- inNational Forests in Texas ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 1,921,500 acres
- 5.6 miTurkey Hill Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 5,536 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
- Oil Springs Oil Field Discovery WellSite · Woden · 12.3 mi
Natural features
Ocated in the heart of east Texas, the 153,179-acre Angelina National Forest is located in Angelina, Nacogdoches, San Augustine and Jasper counties. The forest lies in the Neches River Basin and on the north and south shores of Sam Rayburn Reservoir, a 114,500-acre lake on the Angelina River formed by the construction of Sam Rayburn Dam in the early 1960's.
Recreation
Boat ramp,Tent camping,Picnic tables,Parking
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Reference
Questions people ask
Do I need a reservation at Townsend?
No. Townsend is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.
Source: How first-come camping works
How many sites does Townsend have?
26 sites, including 10 standard sites without power.
Source: Site mix
What if Townsend is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Hanks Creek (7.7 mi), Caney Creek (15.3 mi, first-come), and San Augustine (17.4 mi).
Source: Campgrounds nearby