Lake Bob Sandlin State Park Campground

One stop on a much longer trip. A little off the freeway, but not way out of the way. It was a Saturday and decent weather for mid March, so it was quite crowded. Young fellow at the entrance kiosk was very friendly, and quite helpful. The site I was on looked good on google earth, and on the map, as it was large and had good space from the neighbors. Unfortunately it had rained recently, and this site had poor drainage and no grass, so it was muddy. The firepit was completely overrun with garbage, like an overflowing can neglected by a janitor for several days. I had not planned on having a fire that night so it wasn't an issue, but I would have been irritated had I been there for several days or planned on having a fire. There really is no excuse for how trashy the site was. Only hooked up the 30 amp, and it worked fine. Not the campground's fault per se, but the atmosphere was hampered by clueless rednecks/weekend warriors with out of control dogs and kids. Guy across from me got there after dark and left his headlights on for the 30 minutes it took for him to shoehorn his house on wheels into a spot more suited for a teardrop. He lit up my neighbor more than me, but this is an issue at more campgrounds than just this one. One guy had a lantern on a pole that must have been several thousand lumens and lit up 6 or 8 other sites like it was high noon on July 4th. Mine wasn't one of them or I would have had a conversation about light discipline/courtesy, although it would most likely have fallen on deaf ears. I did walk a majority of the campground after dark, and closer to the lake was a much different atmosphere. Didn't use the bathrooms or other facilities.

We stayed a week in early December at #15 in the Fort Sherman loop. Nicely angled back-in sites with concrete pads. Reservation website says driveway length is 44 ft and our site was JUST long enough for our 27 ft TT and Ford F-150 TV. The site is surrounded by fairly mature oak, sweetgum and hickory trees, with an occasional pine. There was still some fall color when we arrived but continuous heavy leaf fall had most trees bare by the time we left. The sites are nicely separated, so that with summer foliage we would not have been able to see either of the adjoining sites. It was very quiet and peaceful while we were there, with only a half-dozen of the 33 spots occupied at any one time. Those on the lake side of our loop are able to hear traffic sounds from the causeway that crosses the lake when outdoors. Bathrooms, that serve both camping loops, are clean and the showers work well. There is a dump station designated for totes near the bathrooms. There is a Dollar General store about 4 miles from the park entrance. Otherwise, Pittsburg and Winfield are about 8 miles away.

Although the booking app let’s you pick a site for certain size, it’s not accurate. We booked for a 30’ trailer (we are 28). The site was so small that we had to park on the edge / ledge.

There were many other campers around us that seemed to have similar issues.

It’s dangerous when your stairs cannot reach the ground. Also they said 30 amp only, but ours was 30/50z

We had planned on staying for a week and then life happened and we had to cut our trip short. Site 13 was amazing. It has its own little private beach on the lake. The pad was level, though not sure it could have accommodated anything larger than our 41ft Mesa. Can’t vouch for weekend traffic but while we were there, it was quiet. We hiked the lake cove trail and it was perfect. Like I said, can’t wait to come back and spend more time .

I stayed in this park on my trip east. Beautiful, east Texas forest on Lake Bob Sandlin. I arrived in the early afternoon, parked in a spot with a view of the lake and put in the water. Winston, my corgi and I enjoyed kayaking all afternoon. We then went back, ate dinner, went for an easy hike and had a clean showerhouse to myself. The park is well spaced with several campgrounds and awesome staff. I will definitely be back with my fishing pole. I saw docks, ramp and a playground.