Cleburne State Park, Texas, United States

4David H 5:00 PM Aug 26, 2020

Father’s Day Campout
We visited Cleburne SP at the urging of our children as a way to get together during the coronavirus scare, while doing our bit for social distancing. It is what I think of as a “suburban” state park, being 10 miles from the town of Cleburne and about 30 from the DFW Metroplex. I was pleasantly surprised to find few signs of civilization intruding on the camping experience, with one exception I will cover later. My wife, our 2 small dogs, and I arrived a day before our children & grandkids, allowing us to get checked in & set up our travel trailer without an audience. At that time, the park was limiting reservations for camping & limiting the number of campers at each site, so we felt nicely isolated. There were trails close to our sites, and there was a swimming beach on the lake we spent one day exploring. Trails near the dam & CCC-era spillway reveal fossils in the native limestone. The entire lake is a “No Wake” zone, and is popular with fishermen. Plenty to do over this long weekend. Our campsite was in an area known as The Keyhole, a cul-de-sac with only 8 campsites, half of which were empty to comply with distancing requirements. Water & 30/50amp connections, but no sewer. The dump station was only about 150 yards from our site, and there are sites with full hookups available in other areas of the park. The next day, our children showed up, and we had a vacant site between us, giving a well protected area for children and dogs to play. There were a few quirks we discovered here which didn’t stop us from having a good time. Throughout the park, many of the campsites, including ours, have the picnic tables & fire rings on the “wrong” side of the trailer/rv. Sites are paved, but ours was very unlevel, both side to side, and fore & aft. It just took a little extra time while setting up. The one big distractor we encountered was a large(twice the size of the park)quarry operation which shares a 2 mile property line with the park. We discovered the sound of the plant is somewhat audible throughout the park.

4Birmingham_ALKaren 5:00 PM Sep 23, 2021

Nice place for a little getaway
This is a good state park for a fun little getaway from the city. There are hiking & biking trails, a nice little swimming area with a grassy area for sunning or picnics, and fishing from the lakeshore. We stayed 1 night in our travel trailer at the beginning of a long RV trip. There were very few people here as it was a Sunday night and temperatures were 100+ degrees. The grounds are immaculately kept and the rest rooms in the campground were spotless. If you live nearby, and the weather is agreeable, this seems like a perfect place for a little outdoor fun. It was also great for an overnight stop while traveling across Texas. I give it 4 stars instead of 5 due to the quarry just outside the entrance that starts operations pretty early in the morning, which may be disturbing to some visitors while camping. Did not bother us at all. I'd stay here again when en route to another destination or if I lived nearby.