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Red Hills Lake
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · TX · 31.47300, -93.83174
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. 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 Red Hills Lake
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 341 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Red Hills LakeNIFC · 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 Red Hills Lake · National Forests in Texas · TX
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- DDump8 mi
- FFuel9 mi
- GGrocery9 mi
- @Mail9 mi
- RxPharmacy17 mi
- MMechanic21 mi
- HHardware21 mi
- +Urgent care29 mi
- EVEV fast charger31 mi
- LLaundry41 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: fuel & food sit about 9 mi out, the nearest EV fast charger is a 31-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 — Red Hills Lake
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
341 ft
State
TX
Coordinates
31.47300, -93.83174
Cost
Free · dispersed public land, no fee in any source
Nearby & resupply — around Red Hills Lake · National Forests in Texas · TX (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureRed Hills Lake (water) · nearby
- Nearest townIsla · ~2.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelConoco · ~9.0 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~7.7 mi
- GroceriesBrookshire Brothers · ~9.0 mi
- PharmacyBrookshire Brothers Pharmacy · ~17.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicSabine County Hospital · ~9.8 mi
- HardwareNichols Retail Department Store · ~21.3 mi
EV charging — from Red Hills Lake · National Forests in Texas · TX — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger31.2 mi straight-line NW — Center Motor Company (at a public site) · FORD_CHARGE · CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reachnone within 25 mi · 2 within 50 · 40 within 100 · 160 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)43.1 mi — Natchitoches, LA - Tesla Supercharger, Natchitoches
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO72.5 mi — FAMILY VW MOFFITT VOLKSWA, Bossier City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)31.3 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
- 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 416853 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Red Hills Lake · National Forests in Texas · TX — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletRed Hills Lake · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomBoles Field · ~22.1 mi N · USFS
- Portable toiletTownsend · ~29.6 mi W · USFS
Open Red Hills Lake elsewhere
Other camps near Red Hills Lake
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Indian Mounds Recreation Area~13.8 mi
- Ragtown~14.5 mi
- Lakeview~17.3 mi · fee
- Willow Oak~19.0 mi
The unit that manages Red Hills Lake
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Red Hills Lake are set by National Forests in Texas, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Red Hills Lake
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 Red Hills Lake
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 — Red Hills Lake
Camping near a reservoir →Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
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