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Double Lake Recreation Area
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · TX · 30.55260, -95.13250
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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 Double Lake Recreation Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 300 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Double Lake 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 Double Lake Recreation Area · National Forests in Texas · TX
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- ShShower0 mi
- FFuel1 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- @Mail2 mi
- RxPharmacy2 mi
- EVEV fast charger9 mi
- HHardware15 mi
- MMechanic15 mi
- +Urgent care15 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- AAir-up31 mi
- WWater33 mi
- OOutfitter37 mi
- DDump53 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 33-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 1 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: 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 — Double Lake Recreation Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
300 ft
State
TX
Coordinates
30.55260, -95.13250
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Double Lake Recreation Area · National Forests in Texas · TX (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureDouble Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townLiberty Hill · ~2.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelRoadtrac #24 · ~1.4 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesBrookshire Brothers · ~2.5 mi
- PharmacyBrookshire Brothers Pharmacy · ~2.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicTexas Emergency Hospital · ~14.8 mi
- HardwareM&D Hardware · ~14.7 mi
EV charging — from Double Lake Recreation Area · National Forests in Texas · TX — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger9.1 mi straight-line E — Shepherd TX · SHELL_RECHARGE · CCS · 5 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach5 within 25 mi · 42 within 50 · 212 within 100 · 284 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)16.7 mi — Livingston, TX - Tesla Supercharger, Livingston
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO24.5 mi — 1200 League Line Rd, Conroe
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)24.5 mi — La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Conroe (at a hotel) · UNIVERSAL · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-07-11 · hours: 24 Hours Daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Galaxy FBO Hangar - Tesla Destination, Conroe, 21.9 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 312499 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Double Lake Recreation Area · National Forests in Texas · TX — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomDouble Lake · at this camp · USFS
- Highway rest areaNHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 81 · ~25.5 mi NE
- Highway rest areaNHS Rest Stop or Truck Facility 79 · ~25.5 mi NE
- Vault / pit toilet233 Trailhead · ~26.5 mi W · USFS
Open Double Lake Recreation Area elsewhere
Other camps near Double Lake Recreation Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Mercy Camp~7.2 mi
- Big Woods Trail Camp~9.5 mi
- East Four Notch Hiker Camp~15.0 mi
The unit that manages Double Lake Recreation Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Double Lake Recreation Area are set by National Forests in Texas, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Double Lake 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 Double Lake 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 — Double Lake Recreation Area
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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