LBJ Grasslands Piney Woods

Walk-in primitive camping in pine trees near a horse trail

Wise county • TX • USA

LBJ National Grasslands (US Forest Service)

This is dispersed backcountry camping without designated tent sites.

activities — There is an old gravestone east from the parking lot on the south side of fence line.

backcountry site — Y

base-fee — 0

closest towns — Alvord, TX; Decatur, TX

community or group sites (how many) — 5+

date of first addition of the campground to the database — 2021-06-12

dispersed_camping — Y

drinking-water — N

drive-up camping — N

driving directions — From Alvord, follow County Road 2585 for 4.7 miles, turn left onto Audobon Road for half mile, turn right on County Road 2675 for half mile, turn right on County Road 2560 and the parking lot will be on right side in a third of a mile.

elevation — 961-feet

equestrian trails — Yellow Trail (9.4 miles)

firepits — Y

first-come-first-served — Y

free — Y

gcs for parking — 33.398186,-97.603027

hammock possibility — Y

hiking directions (for backcountry) — Walk through two-door fence gate and follow trails to left or right to various camp areas within 30 seconds to a few minutes.

hiking time if applicable — 1 to 2 minutes

management-parent — US Forest Service

map url — https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5274355.pdf

number of camp sites — 5+

phone number for camp host — (940)627-5475

portable outhouse / non-flush toilets — N

submitter — jcr

submitter last visited — 2021-03-14

tent-camping — Y

urls / links to other resources — https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/texas/recreation/camping-cabins/recarea/?recid=30232&actid=29

walk-in sites — Y

water accessibility — multiple small ponds

Nearby campgrounds: usa/tx/1956-black-creek-lake,usa/tx/1957-black-creek-lake-primitive