Wildcat Recreation Area Primitive Camping
County Park
Write a Review Wildcat Rd. Robert Lee, TX 76945 325-453-2801 Official WebsiteGPS: 31.8871, -100.5289
Overview of Wildcat Recreation Area Primitive Camping
$5 per vehicle entry pass.
Last Price Paid: $5
Reported by TXtraveler on 5/2/2023
Longest RV Reported: 43 feet (Toy Hauler Fifth Wheel)
Reported by Mike & Nancy on 2/1/2022
Number of Sites 24
Pad Type dirt
Elevation 1,870 ft / 569 m
Max Stay 14
Tent Camping Yes
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To ask questions of the owner or manager please contact the campground directly. 325-453-2801
Helen asked on 12/1/2021
Does anyone know if you can car-camp at Wildcat Recreation Area? Thanks!
Reviews of Wildcat Recreation Area Primitive Camping 9 people have reviewed this location.
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Confirmed by 5 Users
Last reported 2/1/2022
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Last reported 5/2/2023
Confirmed by 2 Users
Last reported 12/3/2021
“Peaceful and all alone!”
Reviewed 5/2/2023
| Nightly rate: | $5 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | N/A |
| RV Length: | 24' (Class C) |
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This is on a reservoir and has no frills. Two older (but not smelly) pit toilets. There are covered picnic tables. The self check in is easy and we were the only people in the park. We parked down near the water and saw a lot of waterfowl, stars at night were great as well.
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TXtraveler would stay here again
This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“Perfect Boondocking!”
Reviewed 2/1/2022
| Nightly rate: | $5 |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | Na |
| RV Length: | 43' (Toy Hauler Fifth Wheel) |
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If you love Boondocking in the winter, this place is perfect. Any size rig can fit. It’s easy to find. We saw no other people while we were there, except the guys that worked there, who swung by once to see how things were going. Beautiful waterfront site. It is a bit out of the way, but isn’t that the point? Nice town 1/2 hour... more
If you love Boondocking in the winter, this place is perfect. Any size rig can fit. It’s easy to find. We saw no other people while we were there, except the guys that worked there, who swung by once to see how things were going. Beautiful waterfront site. It is a bit out of the way, but isn’t that the point?
Nice town 1/2 hour away for groceries, etc. Good cell service.
This is the location that Boondockers don’t want to share! It’s perfect!
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This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
Reviewed 12/3/2021
| Nightly rate: | $5 |
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| Days stayed: | 3 |
| Site Number: | None |
| RV Length: | 25' (Toy Hauler Travel Trailer) |
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What a beautiful place camping along the water with no other people in sight
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Mike would stay here again
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“What a great place!”
Reviewed 11/22/2021
| Nightly rate: | $5 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | 0 |
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Beautiful lakeside camping. Not much for amenities (a few tables, trash cans and ‘bathrooms’) but you can’t beat the location. We were able to take our 40 foot fifth wheel right down the the shore. We were the only ones here. I only wish we could stay longer!
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Jessica would stay here again
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“Alone on the grounds and with the reservoir to ourselves ”
Reviewed 5/24/2021
| Nightly rate: | $5 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| Site Number: | Na |
| RV Length: | 40' (Fifth Wheel) |
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This is just a beautiful place to rest, swim and just hang out. All natural primitive location. Very relaxing.
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Livin the Dream would stay here again
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“Wonderful and peaceful”
Reviewed 3/26/2021
| Nightly rate: | $5 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
| Site Number: | n/a |
| RV Length: | 16' (Toy Hauler Travel Trailer) |
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We decided to camp at Wildcat rather than Paint Creek since we have dogs and the reviews for Paint Creek suggested it was rough for dogs paws. There are prickers here as well but the dogs only got a couple and they were able to pull them themselves. Very easy to find and although we have a small trailer, I believe even a large RV woul... more
We decided to camp at Wildcat rather than Paint Creek since we have dogs and the reviews for Paint Creek suggested it was rough for dogs paws. There are prickers here as well but the dogs only got a couple and they were able to pull them themselves.
Very easy to find and although we have a small trailer, I believe even a large RV would have no problems getting a great spot up the hill from the lake here. I recommend walking the park a bit before deciding where to camp as some of the roads to camp sites (which some are very far apart from each other) may be a bit rough for some vehicles.
This place is great. We had the place to ourselves for a while then one other camper came and camped next to us even though there were a lot of places further away. They may have wanted the security of another camper close by. They were quiet and respectful though.
Very interesting rocks here as well as lots of room to hike all over the park. We had a blast and hated to leave.
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Kim would stay here again
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“Nice state area for overnight camping”
Reviewed 12/28/2019
| Nightly rate: | $5 |
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| Days stayed: | 2 |
| RV Length: | 25' (Truck Camper) |
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GPS: 32.349356, -106.612762 Easy to locate: Yes. The area is easy to locate and when you get to the self pay kiosk we went to the right to the picnic primitive camp areas. There are additional primitive areas to the left and continue past the RV campground. Public Land: Yes/State land; this is a managed by the Texas Parks and Wild... more
GPS: 32.349356, -106.612762
Easy to locate: Yes. The area is easy to locate and when you get to the self pay kiosk we went to the right to the picnic primitive camp areas. There are additional primitive areas to the left and continue past the RV campground.
Public Land: Yes/State land; this is a managed by the Texas Parks and Wildlife and does cost $5 / vehicle for the picnic area where we stayed overnight.
Amenities: There are vault toilets near the group site and each picnic area has a sheltered table and a grill. The picnic areas were well spaced so, even if they filled up during the day, it would be decent camping overnight. The sites are not level as they get closer to the water. There are a few up higher that seem more level for trailers, etc.
Cell: Verizon - 2 bars LTE, T-Mobile - 2 bars, Google fi - 2 bars
Crowded: not at all. This time of year it was completely empty in the picnic areas. The RV campground had some long term users hanging out.
Clean: some debris = many bud light cans along the roads
Would we stay here again: Yes
Note: we also noticed a dump station on the drive in, but it was broken/out of service
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This review is the opinion of a Campendium member and not of Campendium.com
“Very pleasant stop over”
Reviewed 9/25/2019
| Nightly rate: | $5 |
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| Days stayed: | 1 |
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Stopped here for one night on the way back to Dallas from West Texas. When the road forked after entering the recreation area, I went to the right for primitive camping. Several sites, most very widely spaced. There was absolutely no one besides myself (and several deer) at any of these sites (a Thursday night). Covered picnic tabl... more
Stopped here for one night on the way back to Dallas from West Texas. When the road forked after entering the recreation area, I went to the right for primitive camping. Several sites, most very widely spaced. There was absolutely no one besides myself (and several deer) at any of these sites (a Thursday night). Covered picnic table, grill, fire ring, trash can at the site. Vault toilets at the top of the hill. Great breeze, lovely sunset, Very relaxing location. I would definitely camp here again if in the area.
Mary would stay here again
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“Great Waterfront Boondocking ”
Reviewed 2/13/2017
| Nightly rate: | $5 |
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| Days stayed: | 5 |
| RV Length: | 32' |
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We always seem to find ourselves camping on reservoirs for nice places to get some peace and quite during the work week. Lake E.V. Spence lived up to the promise and was a perfect place to stay for the week. Access is not hard and the roads in (varying from gravel to paved) were in fine shape for any rig. After entering the Recreati... more
We always seem to find ourselves camping on reservoirs for nice places to get some peace and quite during the work week. Lake E.V. Spence lived up to the promise and was a perfect place to stay for the week. Access is not hard and the roads in (varying from gravel to paved) were in fine shape for any rig. After entering the Recreation Area there is a split in the road; right takes you to the group shelter and plenty of primitive camping, left takes you to the RV park, marina, boat launch, and more primitive camping. The right fork area is slightly more secluded but has slightly rougher roads to get into the camp sites. We opted for easy and went to the left but still felt plenty secluded over there.
When entering, the sign states a $5 per vehicle day use fee. Upon our arrival on a Sunday we found the marina closed thru Tuesday and the self pay station out of slips, making paying fairly difficult. We waited until they opened again that Wednesday to go pay, but there still seemed to be a bit of confusion over whether the fee applies to primitive campers, a sign in the marina calls it a "lake use fee". Regardless, camping here is either free or $5 per day.
We had a really nice quiet week here with a handful of fisherman coming by each day to use the boat launch, everyone extremely friendly. I don't know any details about the RV Park behind the marina, but there is a free RV dump (no water, just the sewer) on the road in to the Recreation Area before you get to everything.
There are other places on the reservoir that have primitive camping, the website for this listing outlines them as well as it is all managed by the water authority.
Killer Verizon internet and some good OTA TV signals are icing on the cake.
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NomadicNeighbors would stay here again
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1 review
noted 2/8/2022
Free RV dump no water 1/4 mile from wildcat Marina Road on FM 2034 Robert Lee Look for it as you leave on the right hand side of the road
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Amenities
Hookups
- dry camping
Recreation
- boat ramp
- fishing
- marina
- water access
Site Amenities
- picnic table
- trash at site
Facilities
- restrooms: vault
- trash
Pets
- pets
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