US Army Corps of Engineers · Texas campground guide
The numbers
Fee range
$24–$32/night
Season open
Year-round
RV size limit
Up to 50 ft
Reservation window
6 months ahead via Recreation.gov
The insider read
Belton Lake — Fort Hood area. Striped bass + crappie fishing. USACE Senior Pass halves the fee.
Original analysis from PickRV — synthesised from public sources you can verify, pulling the operational details competitor guides typically skip.
Verify at swf.usace.army.milOn site
Book it right
PickRV doesn't handle campground bookings — reserve direct through the official channel so policies and cancellations flow through one record.
Opens recreation.gov
Every fact above is sourced from the managing agency's canonical page. Cross-check fee, season, and size limit before you depend on them.
Match the campground's size limit and hookup level to a vehicle category, then plan the rest of the trip.
Keep exploring
Near Fort Davis
StateInsider tip · Highest TX state park (5,000 ft). Adjacent to McDonald Observatory — Star Party tickets a must (separate). 20°F cooler than Marfa in summer.
Near Waller
PrivateInsider tip · Closest full-hookup family resort to Houston. Waterpark + character meet-greets. Houston Livestock + Rodeo (Feb-Mar) books a year out.
Near Boquillas
NPSInsider tip · Only full-hookup NPS site in Big Bend. Rio Grande river-edge camp. Boquillas Crossing (passport required) into Mexico day-trip. Stars are Dark-Sky-Park level.
Near Marathon (TX)
NPSInsider tip · Mountain camp at 5,400 ft — cooler than desert floors. The Window trail leaves from camp. Hard 24-ft RV limit on the switchback road.
Your next step
Cedar Ridge Park (Belton Lake · USACE) takes rigs up to 50 ft, so what you arrive in decides whether the loop works at all. If you don't own one, the same trip runs on a motorhome rented in Texas.
Nothing in Texas is bookable today — PickRV opens for bookings on October 25. Dated requests are what we take to owners, so give us the window you actually want — you get one email the day a rig covers it, and nothing else.
Nearby & related
Sourced costs, campground directories, and the places worth a detour — the next layer of Texas trip planning.
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