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BOLES FIELD CAMPGROUND
BOLES FIELD CAMPGROUND
USFSNational Forests and Grasslands in Texas · Texas

Boles Field Campground

Overview Boles Field is located in the northern portion of Sabine National Forest in eastern Texas, near the border of Louisiana.
Sites222 reservable
Elev.256ft
Comf.Jan-Dec10 months
Max rigtents
Electric22sites
From Houston3h20real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 256 ft, Boles Field Campground has a 10-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 45°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 22 sites total: 2 reservable and 20 first-come, first-served.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on quiet.

Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.

When to go

02 · CLIMATE
JFMAMJJASOND
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Jun
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
76%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Feb 19
Last spring frost; first fall frost Dec 3.
77°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Houston
180 mi
3h20
02
Dallas
226 mi
4h17
03
Austin
281 mi
5h18
04
San Antonio
351 mi
6h30
By drive time
Houston · 3h20Dallas · 4h17Austin · 5h18San Antonio · 6h30Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0 mi away.

Picking your site

04 · 22 SITES
Color byShow only

22 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.

0
Pull-thru
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
22
Sites
★ The standout
Site 20
South Tx Fm 2694 · shaded.
To neighbor
139 ft
Type
Standard
0
Method

We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.

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