Jackson Creek Park
Free camping at a US Army Corps of Engineers park on Wright Patman Lake, Texas. The Corps states in writing that camping here is free: "Jackson Creek Park is a free primitive camping area." Wright Patman fee page also lists "Free camping areas - Jackson Creek." There is no camping fee, no day-use fee, no permit and no pass required -- you just show up, and sites are first-come, first-served. Picnic tables and a ground fire ring at each site, a boat ramp and a vault restroom. No drinking water and no electricity -- bring all your own water. Stay limit is 14 days in any 30-day period. This is primitive camping: plan on hauling out your own trash, and check current conditions with the lake office before a long drive, since the Corps closes parks for flooding and lake levels swing a lot in Texas.
Everything you need — measured from Jackson Creek Park · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · TX
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- +Urgent care10 mi
- RxPharmacy11 mi
- HHardware11 mi
- LLaundry18 mi
- EVEV fast charger19 mi
- AAir-up19 mi
- OOutfitter20 mi
- DDump38 mi
- WWater49 mi
The read: water is a real 49-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 4 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 — Jackson Creek Park
Nearby & resupply — around Jackson Creek Park · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · TX (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townPoorboy Landing · ~0.0 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelFuel · ~9.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesWalmart Supercenter · ~10.2 mi
- PharmacyBrookshire's Pharmacy · ~17.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicCHRISTUS Saint Michael Hospital-Atlanta · ~11.5 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~19.4 mi
EV charging — from Jackson Creek Park · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · TX — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.6 mi straight-line NE — Nash, TX - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 20 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. NACS partner enabled. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach4 within 25 mi · 9 within 50 · 46 within 100 · 183 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS19.7 mi — MB OF TEXARKANA ABB SHOP, Texarkana
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO34.0 mi — TA EXPRESS 919 STATION 1, Hosston
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)19.7 mi — MB OF TEXARKANA CUSTOMER 1 · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- 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 329770 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Jackson Creek Park · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · TX — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaTexarkana (WC) (3-12-A) · ~29.2 mi NE
Open Jackson Creek Park elsewhere
Other camps near Jackson Creek Park
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Thomas Lake Park~10.2 mi
- Crabtree Landing Camping Area~21.3 mi
- Lower Mound Camping Area~21.4 mi
How we know this — Jackson Creek Park
What we don’t know about Jackson Creek Park
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