LAKE LIMESTONE, Marquez, TX

Lake Limestone, Marquez, TX 

RUN BY:   Corp of Engineers

LOCATION:  31.338871   -96.309586

Last Visit:  12/01/2018

UTILITIES:  None

COST:  Free

DISCOUNTS:  N/A

OUR RATING (1-5):  Category I.  Score 3+

NOTES:  COE always do a great job on campgrounds. This one is no different.  The campground is a wooded area on Lake Limestone in sight of the dam with a beautiful view.  We had along visit with the ranger. She said that during its season – warm weather – it is crowded especially with people fishing. There are playgrounds.

Environment:  Wooded campground in northeastern Texas.

Amenities:  None

Dump:  No

Public Water:  Yes 

Toilets:  Yes

Showers:  No

Laundry:  No

Phone Service:  Poor Verizon 

Nearest Propane: none nearby. 

Location:  From US-79 north of Marquez turn left (northwest) on Road 1146.  Follow 1146 to the crossroad intersection of 1146, 1469 (right) and 373(left).  Turn left on 373 (Lake Rd. I think) and follow this road to Rd 366 – Park Rd.  (Do not turn into Lakewood Dr.) The campground will be on your right.  It is easier to use the GPS if you have the capability.

Proximity to shopping:  Neither Jewett nor Marquez are very close but would have basics. 

Camping Population:   Mostly locals and fisherers.

Sites:  Some identified sites and some dispersed.

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RATING KEY:    category - score 

Categories:  I - established campgrounds where one might spend a vacation or several days

                    II -  boondocking, dry camping where there are no designated sites and no amenities but

                               one might choose to stay for more than a night.

                    III - over-night areas 

You must remember that we are scoring 1 thru 5 according to things which are important to us: the environment, cost, amenities, location, safety, camping population, site, phone service 

* There are people who are not full-timers and van-dwellers by choice. We try hard not to be demeaning or assume that they are bad people but sadly, as you find in the poorer parts of a city, there seems to be more crime. Many call these people van-dwellers. That isn’t really accurate even though they do often live in vans. We know quite a few van-dwellers who have good incomes, are full-timers by choice and prefer a van to other types of vehicles. To try to show some respect for people who have a difficult lot in life, I’m calling them ‘residential campers’.  It is only when you get a high proportion of residential campers in an area that you find an increase in petty theft, etc.