Tyler State Park Campground

The park is located not far from I 20.. There is pavement all the way. Signage is adequate. Check in was efficient and very friendly. The rules are fairly basic. The interior roads are paved but narrow and winding.

Our site, LS 205, was an asphalt back in that was just long long enough for our Coach and Towed. Services (30 amp, water and sewer only) were poorly located to the left front and the sewer connection was not threaded. This site was so unlevel that our front wheels were off of the ground which made for a huge step to get in and out of our coach. The picnic table was so far away from our unit that we never considered using it. Distancing is fair for a rural park. Each site has a table and a fire pit. Overall the park was unkempt. No attempt had been made to rake leaves in the sites. Mud and dirt ran over the paved pad.

The park included wifi was unusable. The signal was too weak to even connect. There is no cable TV but we did find OTA channels. Satellite might be difficult. We did not use the washrooms or showers.

There are trails within the park as well as Kayak and Canoe launch areas on site.

There are no restaurants or stores within easy walking distance but just a short drive away you can find food, shopping and convenience stores. We found this to be a poor excuse for a camp site. We paid $44.00 per night and we feel we received very poor value. We will not be back.

This was our first trip out in our new Alliance Valor 31T13 Toy Hauler. We decided to take it somewhere close to home to test it out and Tyler State Park was it. We stayed in the LakeView Loop with amazing views. Site was easy to access and easy to level with our Anderson levels. We explored the beautiful hiking trails and rental a pedal boat to take out on the lake. All of the park staff and volunteers were extremely nice and helpful for us newbies! Perfect first trip despite leaking slides on our brand new RV. We will definitely be back!

We stopped for a few days wanting to see some trees during the cool temps. We got to fish, hike, bike, and most importantly, do nothing. The staff was great and the park was very quiet. Being the beginning of October, not everything was in full swing but it was an amazing visit. We will be back!

I do wish the sites had a covered area over the table. However, that is not a big deal as almost everything is shaded.

Took a chance and showed up on a Saturday without a reservation. Luckily they had some no-shows and we were able to get a FHU spot facing the woods in the 300 loop. Site was mostly level, and pretty large. Fire pit, picnic table and lantern pool with plenty of grassy area to hang out in.

The reservoir was a short walk away and we enjoyed being able to cool off in the water at a small beach away from the crowds by the visitor center/store.

It was busy, but not especially loud. Good for an overnight stop… we prefer more secluded spots for a longer stay.

Awesome Tx state park. The basics: level site, good voltage (121), good water pressure, easy check in, friendly staff, Verizon was hit and miss.
Activities: Mtn Biking trails are some of the best ive found near Dallas so far. Swimming area was good. Kayaking was fun, rental staff was a little strict. Great view of the lake from site.
The store staff was friendly and had everything we needed or forgot.
Overall a great state park. The challenge is getting a weekend site.

We were looking for an overnight campground to relax and unwind. We arrived 3 hours before check in and were allowed to go straight to our camp. Our original reservation was unfortunately right next to a massive construction project where they’re building a new visitor center. This was not disclosed to us online or when we checked in. There was a construction worker at our picnic table when we drove up and the construction portable was the campground next door. Fortunately most of cedar point was empty so we called and moved further away. During the day we could still hear faint construction noises and some loud ones occasionally. My only affront was that I wish we had been made aware of the construction before driving to our site.

Aside from that, the hooks up were really convenient, our space was shady and even had some sun for our solar panels. The camp bathrooms were clean and accessible as was the dump station.

The lake was super desirable with temps at 103 and the convenient store on site was very nice.

PROS
Texas State Park Pass discount saving $49
Able to reserve 151 days prior to arriving
Not charged a fee to make my own on-line reservation
Big Pine site #308 very shady site
Extra wide asphalt parking pad
Concrete slab that locked down the wooden picnic table
Metal fire pit with cooking grate which was cleared of ash upon our arrival.
2 hook lantern pole
Dark sky friendly
Trash dumpsters near the toilet/shower building
Tyler Rose Garden features over 30,000 bushes and is open free to the public from sunrise to sunset…very beautiful and serene

CONS
Had to sweep for nearly an hour to clean debris from site
No entrance gate locked overnight
Never saw any rangers patrolling campground during our entire stay
Dogs on leashes not enforced
Unable to move picnic table
Big Pine site #308 way out of being level but manageable
Big Pine site #308 close to campground road
Big Pine site #308 tight fit for 28 ft
Only pine firewood for sale in Park
No WiFi
1 bar Verizon 5G