Army Corps of Engineers · Texas
Piney Point
Army Corps of Engineers · Texas, United States
- Sites
- 53
- Hookups
- 45 electric, 53 with water, 7 no hookups
- Season
- March 1 to September 30
- Max RV length
- 55 ft
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 335 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Cell coverage
- AT&T weak · Verizon weak · T-Mobile good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Wright Patman Lake
- Nearest town
- TEXARKANA
- Address
- 64 CLEAR SPRINGS PARK, TEXARKANA, TX, 75501
- Phone
- 903-796-0684
- Activities
- Boating, Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Water Skiing
46 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
Piney Point Park is situated on the shore of 30,000-acre Wright Patman Lake within the piney woods of northeast Texas. This facility offers campers a complete range of services and year-round outdoor activities like fishing, hunting and wildlife viewing.
Recreation
Piney Point has plenty of open space and shade in which children can play, as well as a volleyball court and a 1.3-mile hiking trail that leads to nearby Rocky Point Campground and its swimming beach.
Other activities on the lake include boating, fishing, hunting, picnicking and wildlife viewing. Boaters can make use of the park's boat ramp, and anglers can try their luck for bass, catfish, crappie and sunfish.
Facilities
The campground has comfortable accommodations with 45 campsites with water and electricity, as well as a group picnic shelter for day use only that can host up to 75 people. Campsites have picnic tables, grills, utility tables and trash cans. Restrooms, showers and a dump station are provided.
Natural Features
The park is located in a southern pine forest overlooking the lake. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers manages approximately 55,000 acres of public forestland around the lake, providing habitat for wild turkey, bobwhite quail, squirrel, white-tailed deer, waterfowl and migrating bald eagles, pelicans and ducks. Some poisonous snakes inhabit the area.
Nearby Attractions
The Texarkana region is full of activities such as shopping, movies, restaurants and local historical sites. Shreveport, Louisiana offers river boat gambling, horse races and numerous festivals, including the Four State Fair and Rodeo and the Jump, Jive and Jam Festival.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 36° | 14° | 72° | 7 of 11 |
| February | 59° | 42° | 2° | 76° | 5 of 11 |
| March | 67° | 52° | 31° | 80° | 1 of 11 |
| April | 74° | 57° | 40° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 83° | 68° | 54° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 90° | 74° | 65° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 92° | 76° | 69° | 104° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 95° | 78° | 71° | 105° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 88° | 72° | 61° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 75° | 58° | 42° | 85° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 66° | 52° | 27° | 78° | 2 of 10 |
| December | 56° | 42° | 29° | 71° | 2 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
- Rocky Point(Wright Patman Dam) · Army Corps of Engineers · 1 mi · 125 sites
- Clear Springs (TX) · Army Corps of Engineers · 4 mi · 115 sites
- Atlanta State Park · Texas State Parks · 6 mi · 53 sites
- Cass County Park at Wright Patman Lake · City, County & Regional Parks · 9 mi
- Malden Lake Campground · Army Corps of Engineers · 11 mi · 39 sites
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