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Brushy Creek

Overview Brushy Creek Campground is situated along the banks of Lake O' the Pines in the Ark-La-Tex portion of the Pineywoods of east Texas near the states of Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana.
Sites9997 reservable
Elev.305ft
Comf.Jan-Dec9 months
Max rig180 ft48 pull-thru
Electric7362×50-amp
From Dallas3h06real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 305 ft, Brushy Creek has a 9-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 41°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 99 sites total: 97 reservable and 2 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 48 pull-through, 62 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 180-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on roomy sites.

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 · Sep
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
81%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Feb 28
Last spring frost; first fall frost Dec 12.
76°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Dallas
159 mi
3h06
02
Houston
237 mi
4h49
03
Austin
300 mi
5h52
04
San Antonio
378 mi
7h20
By drive time
Dallas · 3h06Houston · 4h49Austin · 5h52San Antonio · 7h20Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 4.9 mi away.

Picking your site

04 · 99 SITES
Color byShow only

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

48
Pull-thru
0
Walk-in
62
50-amp
1
Accessible
0
Prime
99
Sites
★ The standout
Site E315
R3 · pull-through · shaded.
To neighbor
168 ft
Max rig
100 ft
Type
Pull-thru

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments
9
Viewpoints
1

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
4.9 mi
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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