Magnolia Ridge Park

Site 30 is just long enough for truck (Crew Cab Dually) and trailer (33ft) to park and stay connected if desired. Shader/picnic table is VERY close to parking pad on passenger side, power pedestal is also close to the pad on the driver’s side. Probably could not open opposing slides on this camp site. Passenger side awning may/may not be able to be opened due to the shader being so close.

Lots of space between campsites. Beautiful campground. May hear hunter’s guns in the distance from time to time. Overall an excellent Army Corp of Engineers campground, but there are better site numbers; previously stayed at Site 17 which has plenty of space for slides, awnings, etc.

See my previous review for Site 17, better site and the review has more details about the campground.

The host is rude as well as other campers driving through. We booked sites 39, 40 & 41. It’s an awesome little peninsula. You have a great cul-de-sac perfect for kids and bikes except for all the other campers driving through to check it out. It’s a constant flow of cars circling through.
Host comes to release water at some clean out, which is fine but never introduces himself. He’s on site 40 doing his thing on speaker phone with no regard to the campers privacy.
Verizon & AT&T works great.

This has been one of my favorite places to camp so far! We were sad to find the the playground was no longer there but they do have a fishing pond for the kids, trails, the lake, and plenty of space to play at each campsite. Well spaced out, open and great views. The camp hosts are all so sweet and kind. Only down fall was no sewer hook ups but there is always alternatives to that and they do have a dump station on site.

One of my absolute favorite places to camp. Have been here 3 times but only in fall and winter. Peaceful, even when full. Campsites are nice, not crowded and entire campground is beautifully maintained. Very nice hosts. Cell service (AT&T) strength varies but sometimes was strong enough to stream videos. Lots of deer. Shopping 20 miles away in Jasper.

COE campgrounds are among my favorites. Stayed at Site 17, near the boat ramp, 4 nights during Memorial Day Weekend, 2021. Great views of the lake from the site.

Water and Electric hookups, no sewer. Dump station on site near entrance gate. Gate 'locks' Ample space between most camping sites. COE is upgrading / adding power to many of the currently non-powered camp sites. Camp sites are only a few feet above the lake, so probably don't want to stick around if a tropical storm or hurricane rolls through. Campsites have blacktop pads, surrounded by grass and trees (including the biggest Magnolia Trees I've ever seen). Site 17 was fairly level side to side, only raised driver's side ~1inch. Front to back there is a decent incline, but easy to correct for by lowering the front of the trailer.

Two weeks of rain preceding our visit flooded the hiking trails so they were not usable, keep in mind if there has been a lot of rain lately, the trails may not be accessible. As always in TX, watch out for the mosquitos and ticks, especially after rain.

The lake is a shallow water lake, the majority of the boats are shallow draft fishing boats, canoes, etc. During our stay the boat noise was very minimal.

Bathrooms included showers, usable but could be cleaner. Roads are paved and in overall good shape.

Here in December 2019, Great weather, lots of bugs and bunch of angry Texans in charge. You would think they were all Republicans serving on the Judiciary Committee. Hardly anyone here in Campground, it’s Friday afternoon and nobody here. COE campground with electric 30 amp only. Some work some don’t. If you move to site that works you will be attacked, wait attacked isn’t strong enough. Short story is no refunds and now paying for 2 sites. Welcome to Texas.