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Camping near

Cresson, Texas

6 federal places to camp within 30 miles of Cresson in Johnson County: 6 Army Corps.

6
federal places to camp
6 Army Corps
8.3 mi
to the nearest one
Bear Creek
734 ft
at the highest of them
Holiday. The lowest, Kimball Bend Park, sits at 555 ft
300
campsites you can book ahead
On Recreation.gov. The longest rig any of them takes is 80 feet

Interactive map. Drag to pan, scroll or pinch to zoom, and select any point to see which agency manages the land. Arrow keys pan and the plus and minus keys zoom when the map has focus. A list of every state with its share of federal land is on the Explore page.

Map layers

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Federal land, by managing agency

  • Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
  • US Forest Service (USFS)
  • National Park Service (NPS)
  • US Fish and Wildlife (USFW)
  • Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
  • Department Of Defense (DOD)
  • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
  • Other Federal
  • State
  • Local
  • Alaska Native Lands (Patented or Interim Conveyed)
  • Alaska Native Allotment

Federal campgrounds, by agency

  • Forest Service
  • Bureau of Land Management
  • National Park Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife and others

State and local land (USGS PAD-US)

  • State land
  • County and city land
  • Regional agency or district
  • Land trust or conservancy

Gaps with no tint inside public land are private parcels, often old mining claims and homesteads. They are not open to the public.

Dashed clay lines on the base map are unpaved tracks from OpenStreetMap. They show what exists on the ground, not what is legal to drive.

Select any point to see who manages the land.

Boundaries are approximate and land status changes. This map is a planning aid, not a survey or a statement of access. Confirm routes, closures and camping rules with the managing office.

Within 30 miles of Cresson, nearest first

6 places

  1. Bear Creek Army Corps · Benbrook Lake · Tarrant County 8.3 miaway 722 ftelevation 47sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  2. Mustang - Bear Creek Campground Army Corps · Benbrook Lake · Tarrant County 8.7 miaway 704 ftelevation n/asites n/alongest rig First comeor not listed
  3. Mustang Army Corps · Benbrook Lake · Tarrant County 9 miaway 705 ftelevation 101sites n/alongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  4. Holiday Army Corps · Benbrook Lake · Tarrant County 9.2 miaway 734 ftelevation 105sites 80 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  5. Rocky Creek Park (Benbrook Lake) Army Corps · Benbrook Lake · Tarrant County 10.9 miaway 717 ftelevation 11sites 50 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov
  6. Kimball Bend Park Army Corps · Whitney Lake · Bosque County 28.9 miaway 555 ftelevation 36sites 45 ftlongest rig ReserveRecreation.gov