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U.S. Forest Service · National Forest · Texas

Sam Houston National Forest

6 federal campgrounds, 1 of them with first-come, first-served sites.

6Campgrounds
1With first-come sites
$10–$30A night, across 2
96Sites, from 3
220–330 ftElevation
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 6 of these 6 campgrounds

Where they are

6 of 6 mapped
Drawing the map
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Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 6

6 campgrounds
Reservable
Cagle Recreation Area
Sam Houston National Forest · TX
from $3047 sites47 with a tent padrigs to 60 ft330 fttoiletshookups
Reservable
Double Lake Recreation Area
Sam Houston National Forest · TX
45 sites6 pull-through sites11 group sitesrigs to 45 ft310 ftdrinking waterhookups
Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.
Stubblefield LakeSam Houston National Forest · TX4 sites · 220 ftReservableCagle Recreation Area: 877-444-6777Sam Houston National Forest · TXfrom $10 · 240 ft · drinking waterDouble Lake Recreation Area: (936) 344-6205Sam Houston National Forest · TX300 ftKelly's Pond Campground: (936) 344-6205Sam Houston National Forest · TX240 ftFirst-come
Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit
Roadless
Big Creek1,447 acres · 3 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Little Lake Creek596 acres · 6 mi · inventoried roadless area
Roadless
Winters Bayou730 acres · 9 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Source: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026

Who answers for this land

Sam Houston National Forest’s campgrounds sit in one congressional district. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Morgan Luttrell (R)TX 8th · 6 campgrounds · grade F
Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score
Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units
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