Buckhorn Creek

Trees and water

Sitting on the water, the park is very popular. In fact, it fills up sooner than Brushy Creek, which is just across the dam and which we like better. Area 1 sits on a cove, Area 2 is better if you like views. However, the sites are very close together. sites 114 to 123 are the best.

Jefferson is about 10 miles away and an interesting small town. Lots of antique stores etc.

Tyler State Park

A variety of campsites

There are actually 4 different campgrounds in this park. Cedar Point has 20 sites; you reach that first. Lots of trees, huge sites, flat, nice bathroom.

Go down the hill toward the lake and you fine Lakeview Campground with sites 21 to 38. Nice, mostly pull-thrus, right on the lake.

Go uphill a little way and there is Big Pine, sites 39 to 77. All pull-thrus. I liked Cedar Point better.

Lastly is Blackjack. Here there is a grove of trees with tables and a fence in a cirlce. The campsites radiate out from the circle, so it is all blacktop with electric and water at the rear of the space. This may be good for groups and rallies, but to me it was the least desirable area.

While there are lots of pull-thrus, many of them are too short for a big rig. However, there are many spots that will take a big rig.

While they claim to have wifi at the office and the store, I couldn't locate it anywhere around the store and, believe me, I tried. There isn't anyplace to park at the office, so I don't consider that a real option. And the office is distant from the campgrounds.

There are some steep portions of the road, particularly between Blackjack and the front (the road is a loop through the park). And there are LOTs of trails to hike, if that is your thing. The park was built by the CCCs in the depression and is a truly lovely park.

Rayburn Park

Every site has a view

This park is way out of the way, at the end of a peninsula surrounded by Rayburn Lake. But if you are looking for relaxation and a beautiful view this is the place. Every site has a view of the lake. The 50 amp sites are in the center, not on the shore, but they still have a view.

The sites are huge, long, concrete pads. The picnic table sits on a concrete pad and has a roof over it. There are fire rings for each site. Lots of trees.

The showers are in a separate area just behind the toilets. We almost missed them. The bathrooms are old but clean and well cared for.

There are lots of Corps of Engineers parks in this area. If you have a national pass, they are half price.

L'Auberge du Lac Casino RV Park

Not worth it

This is the worst casino RV park I have been in. The hotel is very fancy; 5 restaurants, pool, etc. but obviously they don't give a hoot about the RVers. It is expensive ($50 a night), we had to walk back to the front desk (a football field away, at least) to check in and then they sent us to a site that already had a Class A in it. Called the front desk; they told us to try another site and they would send someone out to unlock it (each site has a post in the middle of the entrance and the electric box is locked until unlocked). Half an hour later, still no one. Called the front desk. It was another 15 minutes before anyone appeared.

Wifi isn't for the RV park, only for the casino patrons. Same for the pool. The sites are concrete and mostly flat. There is a dump site at the end. Never again!