Walling Bend Park

Free camping at a US Army Corps of Engineers park on Whitney Lake, Texas. The Corps states in writing that camping here is free: "All picnicking, boat launching, group, and camping facilities are free." TPWD's Lake Whitney access page independently lists Walling Bend as USACE-operated, "No fee required." 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. 10 camp/picnic sites, a group pavilion, two restrooms (toilets only) and two double-lane boat ramps. West side of the lake off FM 2841. NOTE: the mapped point is the park's main boat ramp; a second Walling Bend ramp sits about a mile south, so follow park signs. 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

EV charging — from Walling Bend Park · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · TX — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)

• Nearest public DC fast charger17.9 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 reach5 within 25 mi · 32 within 50 · 280 within 100 · 439 within 150
• Nearest listing CCS19.3 mi — Eagle View Travel Center - Tesla Supercharger (Eagle Travel Center), West
• Nearest listing CHAdeMO46.2 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 Walling Bend Park · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · TX — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)

• Highway rest areaUnknown · ~17.3 mi E
• Highway rest areaUnknown · ~17.7 mi E
• RestroomVisitor Center · ~24.0 mi SE · NPS

Open Walling Bend Park elsewhere

Other camps near Walling Bend Park

If this one is full, gated or washed out.

• Soldiers Bluff Park~2.7 mi
• Cedar Creek Park~6.5 mi
• Steele Creek Park~8.0 mi

How we know this — Walling Bend Park

What we don’t know about Walling Bend 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 — Walling Bend Park