★ Field-verified · Dave's ownPublic land · dispersedFree
Palo Pinto County
Drive-up · public land · Palo Pinto County, TX · 32.88267, -98.48455
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A wonderful free campsite in a designated camping area on the shore of the Brazos River in Possum Kingdom. Hilltop wooded setting with great view of water down below. Close to boat ramp and boating opportunities. Picnic table with brick shelter, fire ring, trash cans, vault toilet. Enough room for one or two vehicles. Great cell service. Recommended.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 1,052 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · 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 camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- OOutfitter1 mi
- +Urgent care2 mi
- HHardware2 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- FFuel3 mi
- @Mail3 mi
- MMechanic14 mi
- LLaundry23 mi
- RxPharmacy24 mi
- WWater24 mi
- ShShower26 mi
- AAir-up38 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 24-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 2 mi out.
Not within 60 mi: Dump, 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). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
1,052 ft
County
Palo Pinto County, TX
Coordinates
32.88267, -98.48455
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBrazos River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townBrad · ~9.1 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelValero · ~20.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationnone within 31 mi
- GroceriesThe Trading Post · ~2.0 mi
- PharmacyWalgreens · ~23.8 mi
- Hospital / clinicGraham Regional Medical Center · ~15.4 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~23.2 mi
From the field — what Dave saw, in person
Cell service
Had a signal
Getting there
Any vehicle managed it
Fire ring
Yes
Toilet on site
Yes
Tent friendly
Yes
Verdict
Recommended
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaUnknown · ~27.4 mi S
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How we know this
Source
Dave's own travels
Confidence
Researched — The record is detailed and internally consistent, and the coordinates land where the managing agency says this site is.
How it was placed
FIELD VERIFIED by Dave Lalande -- he has stood on this site. Coordinates are his own GPX track point, not a geocode. County and state confirmed against the FCC Census Block API (Palo Pinto County, TX). Everything under 'From the field' is a direct observation; nothing here is inferred from a land record.
Field check
Verified on the ground. Dave has stood on this one. Conditions still change — confirm before you commit.
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- How many rigs actually fit
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
Before you go
Finding water out here →Dumping grey & black →Hot-weather camping →Power off-grid →All field notes →
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