Thread: Ugh... empty nester -- now what?

Mineral Wells
Caddo Lakes
Lake Whitney

(You can also do a search on here for a certain mile radius from Dallas).

I didn't realize that. What tools do you use? (I'm new.)

Dinosaur Valley SP??

Originally Posted by Gardener972

I didn't realize that. What tools do you use? (I'm new.)

From the home page look in upper left under "Find a Texas Park" you click on that link which list them all. In upper right of that screenclick on search again to narrow your search. As an alternative try this link http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/
A lot of nice places within a short drive of the DFW metromess. All depends on what you are looking for. Give us some guidelines and the folks here will provide some recommendations, sometimes down to a specific site at a given park.

Originally Posted by Gardener972

We need a place to go set up camp within a few hours of Dallas in October. Any ideas?

Sites by large lake: Ray Roberts (Isle du Boise and Johnson), Whitney, Tawakoni, Possum Kingdom, Fairfield, Cooper
Smaller lakes: Tyler (beautiful), Purtis Creek (good fishing), Mineral Wells, Cleburne, Meridian, Fort Parker
Others: Dinosaur valley (cedar brake country, river and dino tracks)
As you can tell in a short drive from anywhere in DFW you can be deep in the tall pines of East Texas or the top of the hill country. Your choice

Originally Posted by Turn Key

What are your interests?

We prefer a place that's not crowded, quiet, LOTS of trees/shade, lake without speedboats & jetskis, hiking trails, hills/mountains, COOL (wishful thinking), level sites for a tent, picnic tables, private sites that aren't right on top of your neighbor... pretty much the perfect campground.