Texas State Railroad Campground

Nice way to spend a half day. Relaxing, informative, and definitely something different.

The park is very pretty. But looks like it needs some work done. Some trees are just too close to road for a larger rv like ours. One tree was across a spot .Also the restrooms had full garbage and there were only about 10 campers there. The playground swings looked broken. I really would like to come back with family but he has a 41 ft and I am not sure he could get around the trees. We rode the train on Friday night and walked over to the depot on Saturday night and all the garbage was still there from our trip on Friday. Seems there should be clean up daily. Again love the park but had several concerns.

we loved it. Very peaceful. Clean lots of trees

The location of the park was great, and small enough for a weekend get away. In terms of maintenance, the part could’ve used some cleanup of the fire pit and random trash around the campsite. The restrooms were decent and clean. There is only one hiking opportunity for a trail that needed some maintenance due to fallen trees right in the middle of the trail. There was an event at the little church, and very loud music was played early in the morning, it would have been nice to have know in advanced. Overall, it was a good experience.

Nice place, clean facilities and beautiful scenery. Picnic tables are a bit weathered but nothing a table cloth couldn’t handle. I’d recommend not camping to close to the highway as those logging trucks are no joke at night. I’m an avid camper so to me its a nice campground but if your looking for perfection as a previous reviewer said your not a true camper anyway. The sounds of the wilderness and the howling of the winds through the pines along with the quaint lake for fishing made for a wonderful stay and we will return.

Nice sites. Beautiful park.

Nice quite park, just needs a little Love

The park is surrounded by beautiful forests; however, the park facilities and grounds are in sad shape. We camped in our trailer at Site 27, a pull through full hook up site, for a Friday, Saturday and Sunday night in March. Beware the full hook-up sites are very near U. S. Highway 84 and traffic noise will disrupt the tranquil setting during the day. Although water, electric and sewer at our site was working, I found the roads, picnic tables, BBQ grills, site drainage, trails, and parking pads in general disrepair. Upon our arrival I found our parking pad covered in forest debris, so I wished I had thought to bring a yard broom. I also found the sewer cap was not covering the inlet causing me concern that debris such leaves and pine needles could have plugged the connection. I also saw dead trees throughout the campground so be watchful where you park if high winds in the weather forecast. The picnic tables are not mounted on covered pads and as a result are very weathered, so you may find the table at your site unusable. Some grills are missing and fire rings are not periodically cleaned out. Recommend you bring drinking water since I found the water has sulfurous odor. I did not see the park staff removing the weekend trash until Monday morning and I did not see any dumpsters nearby. Unless you are expecting a primitive campsite, I would not recommend camping in the full hook up sites at this park until the owner makes significant repairs and improves routine maintenance. Many years ago, this park was operated and managed by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD). So don’t be fooled to believe this former TWPD park is maintained to current TWPD standards. It’s not clear to me who is currently responsible for the repair and maintenance of the park so it’s not clear how to address my repair and maintenance concerns. For my next East Texas camping trip I’ll look for a campsite a nearby TPWD or U. S. Forest Service campground.

If I could give it a zero I would. This place is a dump. We're supposed to have electricity and water. When we arrived here we only got electricity and then at 10:15 at night our electricity was shut off. They claimed because of storm. The storm didn't come till the next morning. Electricity on during storm. Must have come back on sometime during the night. Will not be coming back. Not a good place.

We were not able to fulfill our reservations that we had and because of that I have been trying to get a refund for 3 weeks. This campground is the hardest to get a hold of. I purchased the trip insurance in case something happened, and I have been given the run around about getting one. No one that answers knows anything! This is so frustrating, and because of the hassle I will never book with them again. Awful customer service.

Oh the train was a hoot! My boys had the best time at this camp ground! Not only was there a train there was so many other great things to do as a family. Not only was there many activities to do there were many choices on how we wanted to camp. It was like a dream when we stopped here. Texas is a beautiful state and this campground really made an impact on my family. I mean shuffleboard and a train ride in the same day who wouldn’t want that? I know this is one place we definitely will be stopping by again. I would highly recommend this camp ground for any kind of family!