We were looking for a stop on our route to spend the night. Camp Tonkawa is a short distance off of US-59, and US-259. We departed the site heading to US-259, and it is a much better way to access the campground. Although the speed limit on FM-1087 is 55 miles per hour, coming from US-59 the most I would dare to achieve is 35 mph. Now for the campground. It is situated in a wooded area with the sites being gravel, dirt, and grass. The sites are near level. I did use wood blocks as a ground relief for my leveling jacks with no problem. The area was dry, and I can imagine that if it were raining, muddy foot prints would be a thing to contend with. The staff are very friendly and helpful. We stepped out the back door of the office and was given the view of the campground and basically, "Where do you want to park?" I choose a partially shaded area as the temperature was over 100 degrees. Hey, it's Texas. For anyone reading this, you have to take your children or grandchildren to this campground. There is a large heard of deer that roam the campground, and they are not afraid of humans. They are not even afraid of dogs, and we have a Husky/Chow mix, but she is well behaved. We easily walked within 20-30 feet of the deer. They are a great form of entertainment and the children will love them. We did not get to use the pool, but I understand it is nice. We will definitely keep this campground in mind when traveling in that direction. We have already decided it will be more than one night. We camped here in a Motorhome.

We gathered here to visit an ill relative who lives nearby. Another family member camped and was allowed to put up his tent on our RV site. Having explained our purpose for being there when making the reservation, staff put us in a beautiful site which was private and near the bath house. Staff was very friendly and helpful. The park was quiet and idyllic, with deer, rabbits, quinea fowl, chickens wandering about. The springs was closed for repair of damage during hurricanes last year and work was being done on it while we were there. Many trails to walk and again, not crowded at all. We were able to have a nice campfire. It was very quiet but I bet that changes during summer when the springs is open for swimming. We plan to return later this year for another family gathering. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

We camped here with our club. There were a surprising number of rigs there for the time of year. This campground is a tradeoff. It is a bit primitive but not junky or dirty, which is understandable since this was former Boy Scout camp. The trees in the RV area are all oak, making it a bit bleak in the winter. The roads are dirt but not muddy since they were sandy. There is no Wi-Fi (did not look for a modem hookup), but on the other hand deer, chickens and guinea fowl wandered through the campground. I watched the owner feed a herd of probably 30 deer, and one ate from his hand. We built a campfire where we wanted without any complaints. The bathhouse had only two units in a very basic building, but they were very clean, well-stocked and warm. The meeting room was clean, large and had a full kitchen. The biggest negative was car traffic in the middle of the night in the campground and on the nearby highway and a nearby oil well pumping unit that made a pulsing motor sound all night long. We camped here in a Motorhome.

This is a nice, secluded get-away destination. There were a total of three campers, and 12 kids (baseball team, in town for a tournament in nearby Nacogdoches) in our group. Everyone loved the place, and would definitely return. The interior roads are dirt, so you need to bring door mats to minimize the dirt that gets tracked in. However it was great! The sites were spaced nicely, and there is lots of shade trees. The management was very courteous and helpful. Someone met us at the gate, and let us to our sites even though the office had been closed over an hour. They also let us leave our rigs here until our last game was complete on Sunday, and did not charge us for the extra day. The spring-fed pond is very nice. The kids loved it. There was a rope swing hanging from a tree over the water. The wildlife was abundant, and we even had a few deer walk right through our site. We will definitely return! We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

Located half way between Highways 259 and 59. Road back to the park is not the best. Park getting run down. Several trailers that looked permanent, and were in poor shape. Famous for it's spring, which was shut down, drained, and being cleaned when we were there. Herd of deer wander the park, along with Guinea Fowl, Bantam Chickens, and one big Tom Turkey. The Turkey stood outside our door at dawn and gobbled loudly until he was shooed away. Went to all of the other trailers and did the same thing. Only staff we saw was woman who checked us in and she was far from friendly. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.