Choke Canyon State Park Campground

Choke Canyon State Park is huge. This is an ideal park if you want to go fishing or hanging out at your campsite. Despite the large amount acreage that this park has, there are surprisingly few hiking trails.

In general the campsites are large (for SP standards) and have quite a few sites that offer some privacy. You can swim in designated areas but do so at your discretion. This park has a large population of alligators and there are warning signs throughout the park.

The internal roads are asphalt and well maintained. We travel in a big, heavy rig and maneuvering around the grounds were no problem.

The staff was nice and very helpful.

Camped 1/26/22 (Wed night). Elec and water site. With our TX State Parks pass, not charged $5 per person per day entrance fee. Our site was nice, large, private with brush around it. We had a slight view of the lake, and it wasn't as windy as the lake view sites. Grass was mown short; we had no issues with sand burrs/goat head stickers. Almost right away, javalinas walked through the brush behind our site. We also saw deer and turkeys walking through the campground, plus a variety of birds at the bird sanctuary. Park was fairly full and busy. Notes:

- Our pad was level and was asphalt not gravel. Road thru CG is paved.
- Our site was level and clean, a back-in site.
- Camp host on site, but we didn't see them.
- Bathrooms looked older and in need of some repair (chipped tile, stall door that didn't close). We didn't use the showers.
- Trash containers along the road are convenient.
- Noise: Not bad, but there was a good deal of traffic passing by, boat noise, people talking.
- Nice amount of trees, open space, brush, and sites are nicely spaced apart (most anyway).
- Had 1 bar cell service mostly, sometimes 2. A neighbor said she had 4 with AT&T.

You’ll be blown away by the stunning views and scenic RV camping found at Choke Canyon State Park in Texas. In this video, we provide a walking tour of Choke Canyon State Park. We visit the dam overlook, day use area, shelter area, RV campground, and identify the most scenic RV campsites. Verizon cellular service clocked in at 21.5 Mbps download speed and 1.07 Mbps upload speed. AT&T cellular service clocked in at 34.2 Mbps download speed and 3.22 Mbps upload speed. T-Mobile cellular service clocked in at 1.27 Mbps download speed and 0.06 Mbps upload speed.

As I drove into Choke Canyon, I wondered what in the world made me want to stop here. Granted, it's still winter in early February, so all the trees were gray and scrubby. Looking at the camp map, I thought the campsites were on the lake, but I didn't see any lake. But I went ahead and set up. The site was nice and wide, level and paved. It had a nice pavilion over a solid picnic table with a firepit/grill. Then I noticed I was parked next to a bird sanctuary. Wow. This little patch of land was filled with birds! Cardinals, green jays, sparrows, ladder backs, golden-fronted woodpecker, red-wing blackbirds, [grackles] and Audubon's orioles. So cool. The lake is a short and easy hike from the campground. There I found brown and white pelicans, egret, coots and heron. At night, the stars were so bright I could watch them from inside my camper. It was a great spot.

State Park camp ground, each site has fire rings, shade structures, and picnic tables. There are tent sites and water/electric sites. Boat ramps, fishing area, small cabins, shower/restrooms and walking trails. Big rig friendly, easy to get in and out with our 40 foot fifth wheel. Alligators are present here (we didn’t see any), and tons of sand spurs in the grass. Hard on dogs/kids.