Bald Eagle State Park Campground

The rate above is with an annual pass. Peacefull and relaxing. Campground was supposed to be full. For wintertime this was really nice. Utilities were great. Lake is at 6%. I am sure for an additional fee the ranger will fill it. (grin) You are less than 10 minutes away from San Angelo. We will return when spring hits and everything turns green.

I am in a 19' camper van, so I choose a tent site for $10 instead of RV site for 20. The site was very easy to get to and perfectly level. I liked being away from RV area, I had a quiet place that felt relatively private in such an open area.

You have to register at the South entrance, which about 7 miles away from the north entrance - I figured this out after getting lost in the middle!
The night sky was gorgeous!

The north side of San Angelo SP is a bit more remote, only 2 other RV units were there when we camped here. Very quiet. The park ranger mentioned that some people choose Bald Eagle campground because it has trees and shade. Sites well layed out. The place could use some tender loving care —water faucet strapped to the post with decaying duct tape.

Oh, the signage is almost non-existent. We had to ask a fellow camper to confirm that we had found Bald Eagle campground.

I was on a Trans-Texas trek from Marfa to Colorado Bend SP and needed a stopping point. San Angelo looked promising and was open - thank you Texas!!! GPS took me to the south entrance, which turned out to be the only staffed entrance, where I picked up my tags and then exited and drove 8 miles to the north Bald Eagle entrance (just past the equestrian entrance and across the river). I chose site #2 as it was pull-through (and quite large at that) but was rather close to sites 1, 3 & 4, but no biggy. All the other sites, like the Red Arroyo area, are big and well-spaced. Study the park map carefully (links under NOTES tab) as each of the 5 camping areas has advantages. The equestrian area is great and has sites for regular campers and has direct access to the trailhead that connects to the rest of the park. There is an ancient fossil bed along the river though it is difficult to make out exactly where the tracks are. The trails are fun to ride, winding through trees and cactus gardens. There was a campground host who I didn't encounter as the campground was rather quiet but the bathroom/shower house was tended to and had lots of hot water. T-Mobile cell signal was adequate with 9 Mbps down and 6 Mbps up.

I think there are actually 3 different campgrounds in this park. Coming from the north, I turned into the first entrance and the very friendly, but very slow and hard-of-hearing guy in the gatehouse signed me up for the "last spot" available. I wasn't really able to choose or specify no-hookups or ask questions about the other campgrounds or anything. I ended up in site 1, where sites 1-4 are all crammed into a little corner of the campground. I had 3 weekender travel trailers within 20' of me. Plus lots of cars and trucks were driving by in and out of the campground and to the bathroom in the evening and early morning. And this area is kind of on a peninsula surrounded by mud "streams", separate from the rest of the park that has the walking/biking trails. My recommendation: don't choose the northern-most campground. I don't know what the other camp areas are like, but from previous reviews they must be better. Footnote: there was a trail run event in the park, so that might be why it was so full and busy on a random weekend in winter.

Definitely needs more signs showing the camping areas. Confusing because it looks like residences inside the park. No one at entrance but, just a sign that said to call a number. Called and found out the other camping areas are 8 miles away. Site I had was water and power with covered table and grill. Shower /bathroom was a short walk away, shower nice and hot. A bonus was the book trading nook next to bathroom.
$4 entrance fee and $20 camping fee, my Texas state parks disability pass wasn't honored since they couldn't find it in the system, would have only taken $2 off.
Extremely quiet, no one else around.

Good Verizon and ATT service. Huge RV sites with a lot of space between sites. Friendly helpful staff. We saw lots of wildlife on the miles and miles of walking trails to include javelinas, white tail deer, armadillo and countless bird species. The bathrooms and showers were clean and heated but a long walk at least 1/4 to 1/2 mile from most of the RV sites. Close to town and all the amenities. The Wash Tub laundry in San Angelo was one of the nicest laundromats we’ve ever used. We also had some plumbing and heater issues during our stay in a SA and used The RV Repair Crew, they were very competent and reasonably priced.

In November of 2017 we spent one day camped at San Angelo State Park. This huge Texas State Park is built on the banks of the O.C. Fisher Reservoir and the Concho River, near San Angelo. At the time of our visit the lake was so low access to the water was almost impossible! While camping at San Angelo State Park we had the opportunity to check out the Texas state Longhorn herd and the resident Bison herd as well. Our campsite at San Angelo State Park was the most spacious of any that we have ever camped in in a Texas State Park.
This Park is huge! there are miles of paved road surfaces and plenty of hiking trails to keep you busy.
The staff was very friendly and the facilities were very clean. If your travels have you camping around San Angelo Texas This just might be the ideal stop over for you. Check out the blog posts for more great info.

We only stayed here overnight on a trip across Texas but we found this to be a delightful and VERY quiet place to spend a night. I recommend this place without hesitation.

The campsites are large and spread far apart so the lack of vegetation between sites is not an issue. The elecltric and water worked very well. Verizon internet was very good and there are many OTA TV channels. The views of the surrounding plains were very good.