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Boykin Springs Recreation Area
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · TX · 31.05910, -94.27750
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Boykin Springs Recreation Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 183 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Boykin Springs Recreation AreaNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Boykin Springs Recreation Area · National Forests in Texas · TX
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- HHardware19 mi
- MMechanic19 mi
- RxPharmacy20 mi
- LLaundry26 mi
- EVEV fast charger31 mi
- +Urgent care31 mi
- DDump46 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: fuel & food sit about 6 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 31-mi run (and back).
Not within 60 mi: Water, Propane. Plan those before you head up.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Boykin Springs Recreation Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
183 ft
State
TX
Coordinates
31.05910, -94.27750
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Boykin Springs Recreation Area · National Forests in Texas · TX (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBoykin Spring Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townParker Point · ~4.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelConoco · ~6.5 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesParkway Pantry & Grocery · ~15.8 mi
- PharmacyBrookshire Brothers Pharmacy · ~19.6 mi
- Hospital / clinicCHRISTUS Southeast Texas - Jasper Memorial · ~19.0 mi
- HardwareOrange County Building Materials · ~20.3 mi
EV charging — from Boykin Springs Recreation Area · National Forests in Texas · TX — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger30.6 mi straight-line NW — Pilot Travel Center 1023, Lufkin, TX · eVgo Network · CCS · 6 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 5 within 50 · 74 within 100 · 278 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)45.1 mi — Livingston, TX - Tesla Supercharger, Livingston
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO65.2 mi — Walmart 457 (Vidor, TX), Vidor
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)30.9 mi — Hyundai Of Lufkin · Blink Network · J1772, CCS · 1 Level 2 port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — La Paz Bed and Breakfast - Tesla Destination, Jasper, 9.1 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 462550 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Boykin Springs Recreation Area · National Forests in Texas · TX — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomBoykin Spring · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCaney Creek · ~5.5 mi N · USFS
- Portable toiletTownsend · ~20.4 mi N · USFS
- RestroomVault Toilet at Beech Creek Day-Use Area · ~23.7 mi S · NPS
Open Boykin Springs Recreation Area elsewhere
Other camps near Boykin Springs Recreation Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Bouton Lake~3.2 mi
- Bouton Lake Campground~3.2 mi
- Caney Creek Recreation Area~5.4 mi
- Letney~8.0 mi
The unit that manages Boykin Springs Recreation Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Boykin Springs Recreation Area are set by National Forests in Texas, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Boykin Springs Recreation Area
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Boykin Springs Recreation Area
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Boykin Springs Recreation Area
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Dispersed camping tips →All field notes →
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