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Cleburne State Park Campground

18 Reviews

About

State Park

A spring-fed lake, trails through the forest, quiet campsites – what more do you need? Get away from hectic city life at Cleburne State Park, just 30 minutes southwest of Fort Worth on the northern edge of the Hill Country.

All campsites have water and electricity; some have sewer hookups as well. You can also reserve a screened shelter or cabin (bathrooms with showers are nearby).

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Location

Cleburne State Park Campground is located in Texas

Directions

5800 Park Road 21, Cleburne, TX 76033

Address

5800 Park Rd 21
Cleburne, TX 76033

Coordinates

32.25246748 N
97.55002197 W

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Access

Drive-In
Park next to your site
Walk-In
Park in a lot, walk to your site.
Hike-In
Backcountry sites.

Stay Connected

WiFi
Unknown
Verizon
Unknown
AT&T
Available
T-Mobile
Unknown

Site Types

RV Sites
Standard (Tent/RV)
Group
Cabins

Features

For Campers

ADA Access
Trash
Firewood Available
Phone Service
Showers
Drinking Water
Electric Hookups
Toilets
Alcohol
Pets
Fires

For Vehicles

Sanitary Dump
Sewer Hookups
Water Hookups
Big Rig Friendly

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Reservations

Judi and John T.

Traveler

Reviewed Oct. 27, 2022

Beautiful and quiet lakeside sites, BUT . . .

We stayed at Poplar Point loop on the lake. A beautiful view out our bedroom window. It rained hard one night, but the steep grade toward the lake kept the sites from puddling. The Coyote Run hiking trail was moderately difficult and had a great view at the end. I’d give it more stars, except (1) most sites (at least at Poplar Point) are not level, (2) it’s not inexpensive, and (3) there is no cell service except for the occasional partial bar that we could text through. Great if you want to go off-grid, but it makes us very uncomfortable. Luckily the host was right across the way. They have cell booster infrastructure in place, but it was 3G and went down when AT&T stopped supporting it. I hope they upgrade it soon so we can go back.

SitePoplar Point, Site 52

Month of VisitNovember

Jeff P.

Guide

Reviewed Dec. 1, 2021

Great SP close to DFW.

Cleburne SP is one of our go to locations south of the Dallas / Fort Worth Metroplex. Very nice spring fed lake with lots of hiking trails and fishing spots. Poplar Point Loop has full hookups with some having lake front access. North Creek Loop also has full hookups. Electric and Water only loops are Cedar Grove, Shady Springs and Keyhole.

SitePoplar 46

Month of VisitDecember

Alejandro G.

Ranger

Reviewed Nov. 8, 2021

Took the whole family out

Once again Cleburne State Park has been such an amazing place to visit. If you get to go please try to get spot (46) it’s a full hook up and tent camping. That’s not the best part of it it it right on the lake with its own beach area. As the wonderful park rangers in the front said, “ the best view and camping spot in the whole park”.

Finally glad to be back camping and having fun.

Stay safe my adventures!

Alex from Adventure Co. Signing out!

Site46

Month of VisitDecember

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Bruce O.

Traveler

Reviewed Mar. 28, 2021

Lots of Cedar

Beautiful state park with lake. Several walking trails around the lake and easy to get lost.

James S.

Guide

Reviewed Mar. 9, 2021

Close to home, but plenty of outdoors to explore

Only 1.5 hours outside of the DFW area, Cleburne is a great choice to get away for the weekend. It is quite busy on the weekends being so close to civilization, so make reservations in advance. I picked spot 26 in the Keyhole section of the park. When I got there I found very little level ground. The other camp spaces around had plenty, so it was just bad luck on y part. The park rangers were efficient and helpful as most tend to be. All-in-all, I can recommend camping here.

SiteKeyhole Loop, #26

Month of VisitApril

Troy

Guide

Reviewed Nov. 19, 2020

Great get away spot

Nice little State Park close to DFW. The park was quiet (as in not many campers) when we were there. Only complaint was the water was extremely dirty, but that could have been attributed to a large amount of rain the day we got there.

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Gari-Ann L.

Guide

Reviewed Jul. 22, 2020

Clean and quiet

An easy drive from the dfw area. This state park was clean and well maintained. Our site was close to the water, and the morning sunrises and evening sunsets were beautiful.

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Charley K.

Ranger

Reviewed Mar. 19, 2020

Nice state park

Looks nice will add review at end of stay.

Matthew C.

Guide

Reviewed Aug. 29, 2019

Great spot to get away.

Camped here a lot in my teenage days. Nice place. Clean spots.

Mendy S.

Guide

Reviewed Oct. 25, 2018

Small

Nothing special

Katie R.

Traveler

Reviewed Jul. 3, 2018

Unexpected Surprise

We decided to stay at Cleburne for spring break because it was one of the few Texas state parks with sewer hookups (which we wanted for a week long stay). We were pleasantly surprised!

The park is large in that its long and narrow. Most of the campsites are quite a ways for the main hiking area and kind of a roundabout way to get to the playground and lake area. Everything was bikable too, just a long bike ride.

We love to mountain bike but were disappointed that most of the trails are crushed gravel not suitable to the casual rider (or kids). However, the hiking was amazing. Lots of tree covered areas and maintained trails. And the highlight was the spillway off the lake and the resulting creek. Several series of "waterfalls" and little pools for the kids to splash around in. We visited the spillway each day of our visit.

The playground was a nice bonus. The lake had a nice swim area and dock. They should rent canoes/kayaks out like other state parks.

We'll be back!

SiteNorth Creek

Month of VisitApril

Amanda C.

Traveler

Reviewed Jun. 13, 2018

Great group camp grounds but lovely for weekend getaway

Keyhole camp grounds are great! About 4-6 sites backing up to a creek. Great if you have a big group. Close to bathrooms and trailhead. Great Lake area too. But we went in November.

SiteKeyhole (forget which #)

Month of VisitDecember

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Matt T.

Guide

Reviewed May. 17, 2018

A little known retreat just outside DFW metroplex

Cleburne State Park is one of those places that flies under the radar, until you happen to check it out and fall in love. It’s not big, but it is very peaceful and secluded feeling. The campsites are excellent and generally well shaded. The small no-wake lake is a fisherman’s paradise, and the playground and swimming beach are ideal for families. I have camped here a number of times, and explored the trails around the lake on foot and on bicycle. It’s actually popular with mountain bikers, and is worth even just doing a day trip to hit the trails of various difficulty levels. There is an old CCC bridge and the CCC built spillway is especially cool to check out, for any Civilian Conservation Corps architecture fans out there. In short, it’s not the biggest, flashiest, or most famous park out there, but I think that’s part of what makes Cleburne State Park great.

Rachel D.

Traveler

Reviewed May. 16, 2018

great hiking

We were there in late fall (early November). We were able to do quite a bit of hiking and really enjoyed the variety of trails. We saw big cats on the trail at a distance and that was a thrill! Lots of other wild life too!

Sarah J.

Guide

Reviewed Nov. 11, 2017

Gorgeous car camping

Such a beautiful place to camp. Our campsite was wooded and overlooked the lake. We were able to fish, hike, and kayak. We got two large tents at our campsite and had plenty of room. The trees were also perfect for hanging out hammocks.

Month of VisitApril

Emily M.

Legend

Reviewed Jun. 25, 2017

Waterfalls at the spillway

If it's been raining, the spillway has several waterfalls and you can swim next to them! The lake is ok to paddle, but it's a little small. Watch out for poison ivy along the trails. It is everywhere! Nice that the trails go around the lake. You can spend the whole day hiking and swimming.

Month of VisitMay

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Amy J.

Guide

Reviewed Jun. 3, 2017

Birthday Trip

Came here with my husband for my birthday for one night. We had a great site on a loop close to the restrooms (which is a plus). We roasted hot dogs, played games, went hiking, and had an all around good time. We've also come here with our big group and rented a couple of the shelters. Unfortunately it rained almost the whole weekend but we still made the best of it. We will be back.

Michael D.

Scout

Reviewed Jul. 9, 2016

Small but beautiful

Not a huge park, but beautiful and quiet.