Campsites

Double Lake Recreation Area (fee required)

        From Coldspring TX, take State Rt. 150 west 1.5 miles to Double Lake sign (Farm Rd. 2025). Turn left onto Rt. 2025 and go 0.4 miles to double lake recreation Area sign (forest Rt. 210). Turn left onto Rt. 210 and go 0.6 miles to campground. Facilities for tents and RV's, food concession during summer months. Area offers hiking trails and swimming facilities. Water is available on/near campsites. Only electric or self propelled watercraft are allowed on this lake. Reservations for this facility can be made @ http://www.ReserveUSA.com/nrrs/tx/doul/

Stubblefield Recreation Area (fee required)

            From I-45 and TX 1375 (New Waverly exit )go west on TX 1375 10.2 miles to Stubblefield Lake Road (FS 215). Turn right on FS 215 and travel 2.9 miles to Stubblefield Campground. Camping is fees per  night (no reservations) with restrooms and hot showers. Water is available at or near all camping sites. Trailhead access to the Lone Star Hiking Trail. Bank fishing inside the campground for crappie, bass, bluegill and catfish. Public boat ramp and bridge fishing deck just outside the campground.

Huntsville State Park (fee required)

        Facilities for tents and RV's, food concession during summer months. Area offers hiking trails, swimming facilities, playground, and picnic areas. Water is available on/near each campsite campsites. The park supports one boat ramp with a trailer parking area.  Reservation are necessary.

For more information: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/parkguide/rgn_pw_012.phtml

Primitive Campsite (FREE)

            Primitive Camp #1: South of Double Lake about 3/4 mile, where the trail crosses FS 220, turn right up the road the first dirt road to the left enters an abandon well site a small opening with four 10 x 10 tent pads nestled along the forest boundary. Water is available from Double Lake Branch several hundred yards back down FS 220. This site is accessible from FM 2025, Turn right on FS 220 keep to the left, watch for the driveway just after an old oil well site on the right. If you drive up on a FS Gate back up the the driveway on your right. This is a well known site and a favorite for Boy Scouts and trail enthusiast.

            Primitive Camp #2: East of the trailhead on FM 945 the site is roughly 1.5 miles from the trailhead and is well marked on the trail. There is no water or trash pickup at this site. Plan on carrying in the necessary water  and carrying out your trash.  When traveling West to East from FM 945 you will cross a small foot bridge (@ 68.3mile marker) this is the closest water for this site. The campsite is 0.3 miles further.  This site is rarely used.

          Primitive Camp #3:   On the Western end of the Lone Star Trail, at mile 5.1 you will come to a crossover to the Sand Branch Trail near the junction of the of   FS road 244 about .16 miles off the trail, a primitive campsite has been established. A light blue tent symbol painted on an aluminum marker directs you to the site just north of the pond (water source for the campsite).

           Primitive Camp #4: On the eastern end of the Lone Star trail, Cross FM 2666, at mile 82.3, a primitive campsite has been established  near mile 83, (a brown sign marks the spot.) The tent pad was completed in March 2001. Plan on carrying in the necessary water  and carrying out your trash.

        Primitive Camp #5-13: These sites are being resurrected by LSHT Club volunteers.  Watch these pages for more information as these site become available.

Camping Along the Trail

        Camping is allowed anywhere along the trail (except during deer rifle hunting season). Several primitive camping areas are designated by three aluminum markers nailed to a tree in a triangular shape. Tents should be AT LEAST 100 feet off the trail and AT LEAST 100 feet away from any water source. Pack It In and Pack It Out. Please leave the camping area cleaner than when you came. Water from creeks, rivers or lakes must be purified by boiling or filtering before drinking. During deer rifle hunting season, over night camping along the LSHT is prohibited except at designated camping areas. Hike with extreme caution during hunting season and wear hunter's orange.

Fires: To reduce the visual blight of a cleared area and charred wood, the best plan is to cook with a low-impact, lightweight backpacking stove. Fire making is allowed along the LSHT but hikers should be careful. Gather only dead or downed wood. To build a fire, clear a circle eight to ten feet in diameter down to the soil in the middle of an open area. When leaving be sure the fire is "dead out" and covered with dirt. Fires may be prohibited at certain times; check with the USFS ranger station at dry times of the year.