Mapped · not agency-listedPublic land · dispersedFree
Muleshoe Bend Dispersed Camping
Hike-in · public land · TX · 30.49036, -98.09492
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Ask about this camp →A mapped lead, not an agency listing. Somebody marked this as a campsite; we could not match it to a land-manager record. Worth checking rather than counting on. 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 Muleshoe Bend Dispersed Camping
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 742 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Muleshoe Bend Dispersed CampingNIFC · 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 Muleshoe Bend Dispersed Camping · public land · TX
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- RxPharmacy7 mi
- HHardware7 mi
- ShShower9 mi
- AAir-up9 mi
- WWater11 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- +Urgent care11 mi
- OOutfitter12 mi
- LLaundry12 mi
- EVEV fast charger14 mi
- DDump14 mi
- PPropane16 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 4 mi out.
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 — Muleshoe Bend Dispersed Camping
Access
Hike-in
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
742 ft
State
TX
Coordinates
30.49036, -98.09492
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Getting in
Park at nearest parking · ~0.29 mi in a straight line (trail will be longer)
Nearby & resupply — around Muleshoe Bend Dispersed Camping · public land · TX (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureColorado River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townParadise Manor · ~1.2 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelMinuteFuel · ~4.2 mi
- Propane / LPGTerry Garnett's Propane · ~20.6 mi
- Dump station~14.5 mi
- GroceriesSpicewood General Store · ~4.3 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~12.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicLonghorn Dermatology · ~11.2 mi
- HardwareHarbor Freight Tools · ~16.0 mi
EV charging — from Muleshoe Bend Dispersed Camping · public land · TX — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger13.6 mi straight-line SE — TXB #63 STATION 2, Spicewood, TX · ChargePoint Network · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach42 within 25 mi · 111 within 50 · 219 within 100 · 326 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO16.4 mi — Cedar Park, Cedar Park
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)11.5 mi — TRAVIS STATION 3, Austin, TX · 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 302500 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Muleshoe Bend Dispersed Camping · public land · TX — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~4.4 mi E · FWS
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~4.4 mi E · FWS
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~6.9 mi E · FWS
- RestroomFederal restroom · ~9.1 mi N · FWS
Open Muleshoe Bend Dispersed Camping elsewhere
Other camps near Muleshoe Bend Dispersed Camping
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Grelle Recreation Area Dispersed Camping~2.8 mi
- Burnet County~7.6 mi · fee
- Burnet County~7.9 mi · fee
How we know this — Muleshoe Bend Dispersed Camping
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: hike (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
Contributed, not agency-listed. A mapper marked this as a campsite. We have not matched it to a land-manager record, so it stays at Likely.
What we don’t know about Muleshoe Bend Dispersed Camping
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 — Muleshoe Bend Dispersed Camping
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