USDA Forest Service · Texas
Coffee Mill
USDA Forest Service · Texas, United States
- Sites
- 4
- Hookups
- 1 no hookups
- Season
- Year-round
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 538 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T weak · Verizon weak (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- COFFEE MILL LAKE (NFSR 917) · bituminous surface treatment · high degree of user comfort
- Lake
- National Forests and Grasslands in Texas
- Nearest town
- Decatur
- Address
- Caddo-LBJ National Grasslands, Decatur, TX, 76234
- Phone
- N/A
- Activities
- Backpacking, Boating, Camping, Canoeing, Day Use Area, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Jet Skiing, Motor Boat, Non-Motorized Boating, Paddle Boating
About
Overview
This location is available on a first-come, first-served basis only. Visitors are required to physically arrive at the campground to purchase and claim a site. Once on-site, you may be able to pay for your campsite(s) by scanning a QR code using the Recreation.gov mobile app, and the Scan and Pay feature.
If this option is available, you will need to first download the free Recreation.gov mobile app https://www.recreation.gov/mobile-app prior to your arrival as some remote areas have limited or no cellular service.
Coffee Mill Campgrouns has 13 campsites and is open year-round. There is boat access to the 750 acre Coffee Mill Lake and a new fishing pier.
Facilities
Located on the north shore of the 750-acre Coffee Mill Lake, Coffee Mill Recreation Area was completed in 1968 with additional major construction done by volunteers in the early 1990s. The lake was built in the 1930s and provides many recreation opportunities.
Nearby Attractions
Lake Davy Crockett and non-motorized trails.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 34° | 12° | 74° | 7 of 11 |
| February | 61° | 40° | -1° | 75° | 8 of 11 |
| March | 67° | 50° | 28° | 81° | 1 of 11 |
| April | 74° | 56° | 38° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 82° | 67° | 55° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 89° | 74° | 61° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 92° | 76° | 67° | 102° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 95° | 79° | 69° | 107° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 88° | 71° | 61° | 100° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 76° | 58° | 41° | 89° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 67° | 51° | 25° | 84° | 3 of 10 |
| December | 58° | 42° | 28° | 76° | 5 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Bois D' Arc · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 4 sites
- West Lake Davy Crockett · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi · 4 sites
- Lake Bonham Recreation Area Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 13 mi
- Bonham State Park · Texas State Parks · 16 mi · 20 sites
- Pat Mayse West · Army Corps of Engineers · 22 mi · 88 sites
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