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

Nearby restrooms — 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 this spot elsewhere

Other camps nearby

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

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.

• 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

Before you go