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Indian Mounds Recreation Area
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · TX · 31.31000, -93.69519
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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 Indian Mounds Recreation Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 171 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Indian Mounds 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 Indian Mounds Recreation Area · National Forests in Texas · TX
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery9 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- DDump17 mi
- MMechanic21 mi
- RxPharmacy22 mi
- HHardware22 mi
- LLaundry28 mi
- EVEV fast charger42 mi
- +Urgent care43 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: fuel & food sit about 9 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 42-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 — Indian Mounds Recreation Area
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
171 ft
State
TX
Coordinates
31.31000, -93.69519
Cost
Unpriced — no source gives a price; assume it may cost something and confirm before you go
Nearby & resupply — around Indian Mounds Recreation Area · National Forests in Texas · TX (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureSabine River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townClare · ~5.5 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelConoco · ~9.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~16.7 mi
- GroceriesBrookshire Brothers · ~9.2 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~21.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicSabine County Hospital · ~10.1 mi
- HardwareNichols Retail Department Store · ~21.5 mi
EV charging — from Indian Mounds Recreation Area · National Forests in Texas · TX — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger42.5 mi straight-line NE — Natchitoches, LA - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · Tesla · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to all vehicles. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 2 within 50 · 41 within 100 · 173 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO68.8 mi — 28 WEST CHEVRON FAST DC, Alexandria
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)45.1 mi — Holliday Inn Express & Suites Center, an IHG Hotel · NOODOE · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — La Paz Bed and Breakfast - Tesla Destination, Jasper, 31.2 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 221781 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Indian Mounds Recreation Area · National Forests in Texas · TX — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletRed Hills Lake · ~13.9 mi NW · USFS
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Other camps near Indian Mounds Recreation Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Lakeview~3.6 mi · fee
- Willow Oak~7.2 mi
- Willow Oak~7.6 mi · fee
- Red Hills Lake~13.8 mi
The unit that manages Indian Mounds Recreation Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Indian Mounds Recreation Area are set by National Forests in Texas, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Indian Mounds 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 Indian Mounds 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 — Indian Mounds Recreation Area
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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