Agency-listedUSACEFree
Soldiers Bluff Park
Drive-up · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · TX · 31.86346, -97.37479
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lists this site. Someone from the agency inventoried it, so it is a real camp — not a spot we guessed at. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
Free camping at a US Army Corps of Engineers park on Whitney Lake, Texas. The Corps states in writing that camping here is free: "Camping, group, and picnic facilities are free and available on a first come-first serve basis." 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. 14 camp/picnic sites, one restroom (toilets only) and a day-use group pavilion. No boat ramp here. On the west end of Whitney Dam off TX-22. Gates open 6:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m., with a night exit if you need to leave late. 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.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Soldiers Bluff Park
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 541 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Soldiers Bluff ParkNIFC · 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 Soldiers Bluff Park · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · TX
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel6 mi
- GGrocery6 mi
- HHardware7 mi
- RxPharmacy7 mi
- @Mail7 mi
- LLaundry7 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- DDump16 mi
- EVEV fast charger17 mi
- +Urgent care18 mi
- AAir-up18 mi
- OOutfitter19 mi
- WWater21 mi
- ShShower22 mi
- PPropane51 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is a real 21-mi drive, fuel & food sit about 6 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 — Soldiers Bluff Park
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Elevation
541 ft
State
TX
Coordinates
31.86346, -97.37479
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply — around Soldiers Bluff Park · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · TX (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBrazos River (river) · nearby
- Nearest townLaguna Park · ~0.4 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelBonanza Mart · ~6.1 mi
- Propane / LPGAllsup's · ~6.0 mi
- Dump station~15.5 mi
- GroceriesBrookshire's · ~7.6 mi
- PharmacyPrescription Pharmacy · ~6.9 mi
- Hospital / clinicGoodall-Witcher Hospital · ~14.0 mi
- HardwareKeith Ace Hardware · ~6.8 mi
EV charging — from Soldiers Bluff Park · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · TX — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger16.8 mi straight-line E — Abbott, TX - Tesla Supercharger (at a gas station) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 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 reach7 within 25 mi · 31 within 50 · 279 within 100 · 441 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS17.1 mi — Eagle View Travel Center - Tesla Supercharger (Eagle Travel Center), West
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO48.6 mi — Cracker Barrel, Burleson
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.4 mi — Velkommen Inn (Formerly Best Western), Clifton, TX (at a hotel) · UNIVERSAL · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2024-02-12 · 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 201925 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Soldiers Bluff Park · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · TX — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Highway rest areaUnknown · ~16.5 mi E
- Highway rest areaUnknown · ~16.7 mi E
- RestroomVisitor Center · ~21.2 mi SE · NPS
Open Soldiers Bluff Park elsewhere
Other camps near Soldiers Bluff Park
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Walling Bend Park~2.7 mi
- Cedar Creek Park~8.8 mi
- Steele Creek Park~10.8 mi
How we know this — Soldiers Bluff Park
Fee note
no fee AND no permit/pass required
Source
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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
Source: USACE Fort Worth District official park page https://www.swf-wc.usace.army.mil/whitney/Recreation/Parks/Corpsparks.shtml (retrieved 2026-07-20); free-camping wording quoted verbatim in field_note. Coordinates: OSM way 1274426426 (tourism=camp_site 'Soldiers Bluff Park', operator=CoE). Verified free = no fee AND no permit/pass required, per Dave's Texas free-only rule. Ingested pending 2026-07-20 04:53:36.
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 Soldiers Bluff 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
Before you go — Soldiers Bluff Park
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