Job Beason Park, Anahuac, TX
This small park is largely a boat ramp with a large parking lot. There is a small playground, and a large pavilion, but all camping is limited to grassy areas, and only areas where the grass is thin, or in previously-used camping areas. Camping is by permit only, and the permit is free.
Double Bayou Park, Anahuac, TX
Double Bayou Park is located along East Fork Double Bayou, about seven miles south of the town of Anahuac. It's known mostly as a launch point for small boats, but also as a site for group events. Camping is allowed by permit only, and you can get the permit for free.
Fort Anahuac Park, Anahuac, TX
Fort Anahuac Park is owned and operated by the County of Chambers as Fort Anhuac Park, a multi-purpose facility with four baseball parks as its anchor. Free camping is allowed here but requires a permit which you can obtain from the County for free, but with a maximum of three (3) days.
Hickory Point Recreation Area
Located at the southern point of Lake Eufaula, OK, about ten miles east of the City of McAlester, this recreation area is owned by the Army Corps of Engineers, and is open for camping, picnicking, and fishing. There are two camping loops on the north side of Hickory Point Access Rd, one that is large enough for full-sized, 40 feet + rigs, and a smaller one for small to medium sized rigs. There are also several small campsites for cars and vans inside the parking loop by the boat ramp.
White’s Park Arena Campground
This campground is part of the White's Park Rodeo Arena, originally intended to support rodeo participants and their living quarters horse trailers. It has since been taken over by full time RVers. There are no hookups, but it comes with picnic tables, trash cans, and a restroom facility.
Spring Creek Park Campground
This county park offers eight (8) RV campsites, fore free, with full hookups, including 50-30-20 electric, potable water, and sewer. However, you must make reservations to get a space, and as you might guess, there is a waiting list to get these spaces, and the reservation must be placed at least 10 business days in advance.
Kelly’s Pond Campground
This is officially a "tent only" campground, where campers must utilize the adjacent parking area and walk into the camping units. However, many vehicle-campers use the adjacent parking area, which provides a wide area, to set up camp. The area is primitive with no potable water or electricity. The official campground has eight (8) campsites with picnic tables, fire rings and lantern posts.
Shell Oil Road Hunters Camp
One of the more popular hunters camps in Sam Houston National Forest, this campground comes with a porta-potty and a trash can, although ironically, it has more trash on the ground than those that do not come with trash cans. It's also one of the smaller hunters camps in the forest.
Forest Road 217A Hunters Camp
This hunters camp is open for anyone to camp in, even though it was originally intentioned for game hunters. It has no amenities, not even trash cans. It's also a popular place for local horseback riders, so expect to see horse droppings on the ground. During hunting season, this campground gets packed.
Bouton Lake Campground
This small campground offers seven (7) primitive campsites with picnic tables, fire rings, and lantern post at each site. There is also a vault toilet. While this campground is located on US Forest Service land, the west half of Bouton Lake is on private property, and the property owner will let you know when they are displeased.
