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Brushy Creek

ReservableBookable through November 30, and from March 1 through April 16.

Book on recreation.govWe make nothing when you book

Right now: Taking bookingsSites offered on 30 of the next 30 nights read 15:58 UTC
A night: $18–$44Across the site types the agency prices
Sites: 9998 on recreation.gov

Photos · LOP

180 ftLongest rig

280 ftElevation

878 ftWater · Lake O' the Pines

9.4 miW of Jefferson, TX

60%Tree cover

The place

the agency’s own description · what’s there · 3 notices

In the agency’s own words

Brushy Creek Campground is situated along the banks of Lake O' the Pines in the Ark-La-Tex portion of the Pineywoods of east Texas near the states of Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. Gate House Hours: 10am-6pm Monday through Saturday, 12pm-6pm Sunday. Address to get here: 189 Brushy Creek Park Rd. Jefferson, TX 75657 Recreation Boating, fishing, water sports, and wildlife viewing are all popular pastimes at the campground. Hunting opportunities for white-tailed deer, waterfowl, and small game are available on nearby public lands. Keep reading

Lake O' the Pines fishing includes largemouth, spotted, and white bass along with crappie, catfish, and sunfish. In addition to boat fishing there are areas for bank fishing along the shore and below the dam along Big Cypress Bayou. Birdwatchers are also encouraged to bring their binoculars as numerous resident and migratory bird species inhabit the area. Bald eagle sightings are a common occurrence in fall and winter and they are occasionally sighted in spring and summer.

Facilities

Brushy Creek features 62 RV campsites with water and electric hookups. There are also 37 tent campsites, 12 of these sites have electricity available. Restrooms with showers are located in each section of the park. Trash receptacles are located throuhout the park. A boat ramp, courtesy dock, playground, swimming beach, fishing dock, and sewer dump station are also provided.

Natural Features

Lake O' the Pines includes about 18,700 acres of water and 9,000 acres of land, encompassing an area so large it spans five counties. The lake was created by the construction of the Ferrell's Bridge Dam on the Big Cypress Bayou. The reservoir was originally created as part of the overall plan for flood control in the Red River Basin below Denison Dam in Oklahoma, and has now become a recreational oasis for outdoor enthusiasts.

Nearby Attractions

The nearby towns of Jefferson and Marshall offer plenty of historic and tourist attractions, and Texas Wildflower Trail routes are located along the roads surrounding the lake.

Source: Recreation.gov data (RIDB), full extract · Aug 23, 2026

What the agency tells you

Rule

No off-road vehicles permitted

Rule

Click Here to learn more about the Lake O' the Pines

Rule

Don't Move Firewood: Protect your forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.

Source: recreation.gov facility notices, quoted verbatim · Sep 9, 2026

Tents and rigs

Sites: 99 · 37 tent-only
Hookups: 73 electric, 62 water
Longest rig: 180 ft
Paved pads: All
Accessible sites: 1
Pets: Allowed
Campfires: Allowed, barring fire bans
Shade: Every site

Source: Recreation.gov campsite records · Aug 23, 2026

Facilities

Showers: Yes, the record doesn’t say what kind; “Restrooms with showers are located in each section of the park.”
Dump station: Yes; recreation.gov lists “Dump Station”
Boat ramp: Yes
Playground: Yes
Stay limit: 14 nights; recreation.gov facility rule maxStay

Source: Stated in the agency description · Aug 23, 2026

Water, toilets and showers: read from the agency description, shown above · Sep 12, 2026

Around the campground

On the water: Reservoir, Lake, River, Creek, Beach; Boating; Fishing; Hunting; Swimming; Water sports
Night sky · 80th darkest of 154 in TX: Bortle 4
Cell signal · Cell signal · Army Corps says: Yes

Source: Recreation.gov activity records · Aug 23, 2026

Night sky: VIIRS Day/Night Band annual cloud-free composite, VNL V2 2024 (Earth Observation Group, Colorado School of Mines), read at the published coordinate · Sep 8, 2026

Cell signal: the Army Corps’s own per-site records, read as text by CAMPANAC. None of this is a measurement. It’s what the land manager published about the place, and phones, carriers and weather all disagree with each other; treat it as a warning, not a promise. · Sep 8, 2026

74 of 194 site-nights open this Friday and Saturdayread 15:58 UTC

recreation.gov lists 98 of the 99 campsites the agency files here. The rest aren’t on its booking system, so a reservation won’t get you one.

OpenBooked

Booking windowThrough November 30Bookable now through November 30, 2026, the end of this reservable season, and again for March 1, 2027 through April 16, 2027. Today at 10 AM ET, availability opens through April 17, 2027.recreation.gov

Max stay14 nightsthe facility record

A night$18–$44plus $8 to reserve, once per bookingthe agency’s rate schedule

A weekend$44–$96DerivedFriday and Saturday, everything includedours, from the lines above

If plans change$10 to cancel$10 to change a reservationrecreation.gov’s schedule

Runs itU.S. Army Corps of EngineersBooked through recreation.govthe agency’s record

Watch for a cancellation

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One email when a night opens, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.

We read recreation.gov once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time a site in your window is free for the nights you asked for.

Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.

Free forever, no booking kickbacks.

Tell me when the season opens

Watch for the season to open

One email when the season goes on sale, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.

We check once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time the agency has that season on sale.

Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.

Free forever, no booking kickbacks.

Book on recreation.gov

We make nothing when you book. The link goes straight to the government.

Every line of the receipt · 18

What you actually pay

The sign priceU.S. Army Corps of Engineers

A night, per site$18–$44

Tent Only Nonelectric$18

Tent Only Electric$20

RV Electric$28

Standard Electric$28

RV Electric$32

Standard Electric$32

RV Electric$44

Rates for the season the campground is in now, Mar 1, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026.

The booking feerecreation.gov

Reservation fee, booked online$8

One fee per reservation, however many nights you book, and it’s non-refundable. $9 if you book by phone, $3 in person.

Pass discounts only apply to the recreation (or use) fee for the facility. Other charges such as electricity or water hookups, reservation or other fees are not eligible for a discount.

What a stay costs

One nightDerived$26–$52

A weekend, Friday and SaturdayDerived$44–$96

Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rates for this season, $18–$44 a night, plus one $8 recreation.gov reservation fee for the booking. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night, booked once. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.

If your plans changerecreation.gov

Change fee, moving to dates outside your booking$10

Cancellation fee$10

Cancelling the day before, or the day of$10 + your first night

No-show$20 + your first night

Who keeps the booking fee

The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →

How we know this receipt · 5

Sign price: recreation.gov facility rate schedule, quoted as the agency publishes it · Sep 10, 2026

Booking fee, change fee, cancellation fee, no-show: Rules and Reservation Policies, Recreation.gov, the published fee schedule, curated by hand into lib/reservation-fee-schedule.json (9 rows, each carrying its own verbatim sentence). The publisher states these policies were last updated September 2019. · Sep 9, 2026

The two totals: Derived by CAMPANAC by adding the agency’s own published nightly rate to recreation.gov’s own published reservation fee. Both components are cited above; the addition is ours and is shown only where every component is known. · Sep 9, 2026

Who keeps the booking fee: Recreation.gov facility policy text, Dead Swede Campground (facility 234221) · Not on the national policy page. This is agency policy text recreation.gov publishes on individual campground pages; this site holds it verbatim on 45 active campgrounds (campground_rules.cancellation_description, scripts/load-facility-rules.mjs). · Sep 9, 2026

The contract: Reservation Gods: Who Stole Our Campsites and Sold Them Back to Us, More Than Just Parks, April 2025 · Apr 1, 2025

Source: Recreation.gov data (RIDB), full extract · Aug 23, 2026

recreation.gov availability, read 15:58 UTC · rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this

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The sites

99 sites · which ones have room · the site map

The sites, ranked

from 76 mapped sites

69 ftbetween you and the next site, typically

84%of tent sites sit clear of electric or RV sites

Most roomLoop R3 E315 168 ftLoop R3 E302 153 ftLoop R3 E303 153 ftLoop R1 E110 150 ftLoop R3 E312 130 ft

Least roomT203 39 ftT205 39 ftT202 40 ft

Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor distance) · Oct 12, 2026

All 99 sites

77 of 99 sites located

Tent only37RV / electric39Type not stated1

Aerial · Esri World Imagery

Sites: recreation.gov (RIDB), coordinates as published · Aug 23, 2026

Imagery: Esri World Imagery

SleepsTakes aUp to

Toilet distances are OpenStreetMap’s, measured for 77 of the 99 sites listed. A site with no reading is unknown, never far.

The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 98 of the 99 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.


R1	E101	standard electric	70 ft	50 amp		110 ft	308 ft	1,431 ft	$28–$32
R1	E102	rv electric	53 ft	50 amp		59 ft	312 ft	1,458 ft	$28–$44
R1	E103	rv electric	85 ft	50 amp		59 ft	284 ft	1,493 ft	$28–$44
R1	E104	standard electric	63 ft	50 amp		73 ft	221 ft	1,564 ft	$28–$32
R1	E105	rv electric	68 ft	50 amp		42 ft	218 ft	1,599 ft	$28–$44
R1	E106	standard electric	70 ft	50 amp		42 ft	187 ft	1,607 ft	$28–$32
R1	E107	standard electric	60 ft	50 amp		100 ft	143 ft	1,502 ft	$28–$32
R1	E108	rv electric	90 ft	50 amp		92 ft	102 ft	1,407 ft	$28–$44
R1	E109	rv electric	100 ft	50 amp		59 ft	79 ft	1,351 ft	$28–$44
R1	E110	rv electric	115 ft	50 amp		150 ft	128 ft	1,187 ft	$28–$44
R1	E111	rv electric	65 ft	50 amp		74 ft	243 ft	1,450 ft	$28–$44
R1	E112	rv electric	72 ft	50 amp		89 ft	211 ft	1,401 ft	$28–$44
R1	E113	rv electric	75 ft	50 amp		59 ft	136 ft	1,320 ft	$28–$44
R1	E114	rv electric	73 ft	50 amp		72 ft	461 ft	1,262 ft	$28–$44
R1	E115	rv electric	95 ft	50 amp		52 ft	410 ft	1,237 ft	$28–$44
R1	E116	standard electric	75 ft	50 amp		76 ft	387 ft	1,317 ft	$28–$32
R1	E117	standard electric	75 ft	50 amp		63 ft	323 ft	1,316 ft	$28–$32
R1	E118	rv electric	60 ft	50 amp		63 ft	270 ft	1,312 ft	$28–$44
R1	E119	rv electric	90 ft	50 amp		93 ft	228 ft	1,256 ft	$28–$44
R1	E120	rv electric	75 ft	50 amp		130 ft	366 ft	1,058 ft	$28–$44
R1	E121	standard electric	90 ft	50 amp		81 ft	491 ft	985 ft	$28–$32
R1	E122	standard electric	85 ft	50 amp		52 ft	435 ft	1,184 ft	$28–$32
R2	E201	standard electric	78 ft	50 amp					$28–$32
R2	E202	standard electric	78 ft	50 amp					$28–$32
R2	E203	rv electric	75 ft	50 amp					$28–$44
R2	E204	rv electric	70 ft	50 amp	yes				$28–$44
R2	E205	rv electric	82 ft	50 amp					$28–$44
R2	E206	rv electric	60 ft	50 amp					$28–$44
R2	E207	rv electric	80 ft	50 amp					$28–$44
R2	E209	rv electric	75 ft	50 amp					$28–$44
R2	E210	standard electric	70 ft	50 amp					$28–$32
R2	E211	standard electric	71 ft	50 amp					$28–$32
R2	E212	rv electric	65 ft	50 amp					$28–$44
R2	E213	rv electric	72 ft	50 amp					$28–$44
R2	E214	rv electric	73 ft	50 amp					$28–$44
R2	E215	rv electric	63 ft	50 amp					$28–$44
R2	E216	rv electric	64 ft	50 amp					$28–$44
R2	E217	rv electric	73 ft	50 amp					$28–$44
R2	E218	standard electric	70 ft	50 amp					$28–$32
R2	E219	standard electric	72 ft	50 amp					$28–$32
R2	E220	standard electric	59 ft	50 amp					$28–$32
R2	E221	rv electric	67 ft	50 amp					$28–$44
R2	E222	rv electric	62 ft	50 amp					$28–$44
R2	E223	rv electric	74 ft	50 amp		81 ft	570 ft	917 ft	$28–$44
R2	E224	rv electric	70 ft	50 amp					$28–$44
R3	E301	type not stated	62 ft	50 amp			671 ft	259 ft
R3	E302	standard electric	75 ft	50 amp		153 ft	744 ft	329 ft	$28–$32
R3	E303	rv electric	180 ft	50 amp		153 ft	631 ft	177 ft	$28–$44
R3	E305	rv electric	85 ft	50 amp		70 ft	393 ft	91 ft	$28–$44
R3	E306	standard electric	65 ft	50 amp		70 ft	325 ft	160 ft	$28–$32
R3	E307	standard electric	60 ft	50 amp		66 ft	384 ft	90 ft	$28–$32
R3	E308	rv electric	85 ft	50 amp		66 ft	329 ft	143 ft	$28–$44
R3	E309	rv electric	58 ft	50 amp		93 ft	232 ft	250 ft	$28–$44
R3	E310	rv electric	90 ft	50 amp		123 ft	180 ft	291 ft	$28–$44
R3	E311	rv electric	70 ft	50 amp		123 ft	222 ft	290 ft	$28–$44
R3	E312	rv electric	62 ft	50 amp		130 ft	175 ft	384 ft	$28–$44
R3	E313	rv electric	62 ft	50 amp		82 ft	121 ft	431 ft	$28–$44
R3	E314	rv electric	62 ft	50 amp		82 ft	81 ft	461 ft	$28–$44
R3	E315	standard electric	100 ft	50 amp		168 ft	207 ft	423 ft	$28–$32
R3	E316	standard electric	78 ft	50 amp		97 ft	240 ft	298 ft	$28–$32
R3	E317	standard electric	75 ft	50 amp		81 ft	336 ft	201 ft	$28–$32
R3	E318	standard electric	70 ft	50 amp		81 ft	399 ft	133 ft	$28–$32
T1	T101	tent only electric		20 amp		66 ft	165 ft	1,057 ft	$20
T1	T102	tent only electric				129 ft	294 ft	970 ft	$20
T1	T103	tent only electric		20 amp		61 ft	73 ft	1,111 ft	$20
T1	T104	tent only electric		20 amp		61 ft	129 ft	1,051 ft	$20
T1	T105	tent only nonelectric				63 ft	72 ft	1,099 ft	$18
T1	T106	tent only nonelectric				73 ft	98 ft	1,063 ft	$18
T1	T107	tent only nonelectric				66 ft	34 ft	1,047 ft	$18
T1	T108	tent only nonelectric				84 ft	186 ft	958 ft	$18
T1	T109	tent only nonelectric				66 ft	58 ft	981 ft	$18
T1	T110	tent only electric		20 amp		58 ft	157 ft	748 ft	$20
T1	T111	tent only electric		20 amp		65 ft	170 ft	690 ft	$20
T1	T112	tent only electric		20 amp		96 ft	223 ft	598 ft	$20
T1	T113	tent only nonelectric				58 ft	125 ft	805 ft	$18
T1	T114	tent only nonelectric				66 ft	101 ft	728 ft	$18
T1	T115	tent only nonelectric				66 ft	115 ft	686 ft	$18
T1	T116	tent only nonelectric				129 ft	232 ft	555 ft	$18
T1	T117	tent only electric		20 amp		81 ft	237 ft	943 ft	$20
T1	T118	tent only electric		20 amp		81 ft	265 ft	864 ft	$20
T1	T119	tent only electric		20 amp		85 ft	269 ft	783 ft	$20
T1	T120	tent only electric		20 amp		73 ft	185 ft	870 ft	$20
T1	T121	tent only electric		20 amp		61 ft	171 ft	814 ft	$20
T2	T201	tent only nonelectric				45 ft	428 ft	680 ft	$18
T2	T202	tent only nonelectric				40 ft	413 ft	610 ft	$18
T2	T203	tent only nonelectric				39 ft	376 ft	610 ft	$18
T2	T204	tent only nonelectric				45 ft	390 ft	687 ft	$18
T2	T205	tent only nonelectric				39 ft	341 ft	616 ft	$18
T2	T206	tent only nonelectric				49 ft	297 ft	626 ft	$18
T2	T207	tent only nonelectric				53 ft	336 ft	712 ft	$18
T2	T208	tent only nonelectric				50 ft	259 ft	650 ft	$18
T2	T209	tent only nonelectric				53 ft	304 ft	737 ft	$18
T2	T210	tent only nonelectric				56 ft	224 ft	684 ft	$18
T2	T211	tent only nonelectric				79 ft	212 ft	751 ft	$18
T2	T212	tent only nonelectric				86 ft	240 ft	835 ft	$18
T2	T213	tent only nonelectric				68 ft	387 ft	962 ft	$18
T2	T214	tent only nonelectric				65 ft	446 ft	1,030 ft	$18
T2	T215	tent only nonelectric				65 ft	509 ft	1,092 ft	$18
T2	T216	tent only nonelectric				65 ft	572 ft	1,154 ft	$18

Price: Derived by CAMPANAC: each site takes the per-night rate this campground publishes for the site’s own site type (recreation.gov rate schedule). recreation.gov publishes no per-campsite fee, and a site whose type carries no published rate is left blank rather than called free · Sep 11, 2026

25 of 99 listed

Source: Recreation.gov data (RIDB), full extract · Aug 23, 2026

Getting there

the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number

Coordinate32.74278, -94.53583

The mapSee it on the map

The driveDirections ↗

The phone903-777-3491

The agency’s pageOfficial page ↗

Where it is

Also near here

Buckhorn Creek2.6 mi

Johnson Creek Camp3.2 mi

Alley Creek Camp5.1 mi

Malden Lake Campground38 mi

Rocky Point(Wright Patman Dam)43 mi

Piney Point44 mi

Getting there

From Jefferson, TX, travel 3.8 miles northwest on Highway 49. Turn left onto FM 729 and continue for approximately 3.5 miles, then turn left again onto FM 726. Travel 5.0 miles, turn right at the stop sign and follow signs to the park entrance.

Directions: Driving directions as the agency wrote them · Sep 9, 2026

Source: Recreation.gov data (RIDB), full extract · Aug 23, 2026

The weather

the next four days · the thirty-year normal

Next four days, and the thirty-year normal

Forecast

Overnight46°Mostly Clear

Saturday69°Sunny

Saturday Night43°Clear

Sunday71°Sunny

NWS forecast for Pine Harbor, TX

Source: National Weather Service, SHV forecast office · Oct 17, 2026

Typical weather

Typical October night 52°F, day 79°F.

Coldest month of the year: typical January night 34°F. Bring the bag rated for it.

100°30°

Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more

A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Augusts are colder than the August line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.

Measured at: JEFFERSON, TX (USC00414577), 10 miles away and 69 ft lower

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, monthly normals · Sep 8, 2026

The land, and who answers for it

who answers for it

Who answers for this land

Brushy Creek is in Texas’s 1st congressional district. Its representative, Nathaniel Moran (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →

Seen something wrong here? Tell us.

Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score

How we know

every fact on this page, and where it came from

Right now: recreation.gov is offering sites on 30 of the next 30 nights, which isn’t something a closed campground does.

Sites on recreation.gov: recreation.gov’s own month availability payload for this facility, asked for October 2026, November 2026 and July 2027. It names 98 of the 99 campsites the agency files here, and every one of them carries an answer either way. A campground nobody has read carries no answer at all, never a no. · Oct 11, 2026

Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point query at this campground’s coordinate · Sep 7, 2026

Tree cover: NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC), one 30 m cell at this coordinate, taken as the median across the 77 campsites here that carry a reading · Sep 9, 2026

Water: USGS National Hydrography Dataset, nearest perennial lake, reservoir, river or stream to this campground’s coordinate · Sep 8, 2026

Night sky: VIIRS Day/Night Band annual cloud-free composite, VNL V2 2024 (Earth Observation Group, Colorado School of Mines), read at the published coordinate: 0.85 mcd/m² of artificial all-sky glow, ranked against the 154 rated federal campgrounds in Texas · Sep 8, 2026

Sky-glow model: Duriscoe, Anderson, Luginbuhl and Baugh (2018), a simplified model of all-sky artificial sky glow derived from VIIRS Day/Night band data, the National Park Service sky-glow model

“the agency's own site records list "CELL PHONE SERVICE" on 1 of 99 campsites here”

Nearest place of any size: Pine Harbor, TX, 1.7 mi SW (a census designated place). Straight line.

Nearest town: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 places, measured by CAMPANAC to the town boundary; population is the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimate · Sep 9, 2026