Indian Mounds
Indian Mounds Recreation Area, located on the 185,000-acre Toledo Bend Reservoir, is maintained and operated by the Sabine River Authority of Texas. The area offers camping, fishing and boating all year. The area offers excellent opportunities for hunting waterfowl on the reservoir and hunting deer and squirrel outside of the campground area. Visitors can hike to the mounds for which the area was named. For more information call 409-625-1940.
More like this: first-come in Texas · tent only in Texas
Amenities & rules
| Equipment | Tents |
| Fees | CAMPING - $4.00 per campsite per night. Day-use fee - $2.00 per vehicle, per day. |
Individual sites vary. Confirm on Recreation.gov or with the managing office.
Season & status
| Status | Open |
| Forest | National Forests and Grasslands in Texas |
| Fees | CAMPING - $4.00 per campsite per night. Day-use fee - $2.00 per vehicle, per day. |
Weather by month
Getting there
| Coordinates | 31.3100° N, 93.6952° W · Directions ↗ |
Fire nearby
- PrescribedRx Calv Bu 106
38 mi from the campground · 52 acres
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.
Supplies & services
| Dump station | Dump station ↗ | 16.7 mi |
Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Call ahead; hours change seasonally.
Explore
Video
Indian Mounds Campground has great walk-in sites, Northern Highlands American Legion State Forest
Worth a stop
- 13.9 miRed Hill Lake Day Use Pass ↗Day use
Trails nearby
- 3.5 miTrail Between the Lakes ↗27.6 mi trail · hiking
Trail and trailhead records are the Forest Service's. Distances are straight-line to the nearer trail end. Trail conditions are not tracked here.
Public land it sits in
Indian Mounds Wilderness begins about 1 mile away, and it is the closest of these.
- 1 miIndian Mounds Wilderness ↗Wilderness · Forest Service · 12,214 acres
- 6.3 miNational Forests in Texas ↗National Forest · Forest Service · 1,921,500 acres
Each unit is published as a centre point and an acreage rather than a boundary, so this section stands it in for a circle of the same area. Whether a campground is inside, and how far it is from one it is outside, are both approximate.
Other campgrounds nearby
On the National Register nearby
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Reference
Questions people ask
How much does it cost to camp at Indian Mounds?
CAMPING - $4.00 per campsite per night. Day-use fee - $2.00 per vehicle, per day.
Source: Forest Service
Is Indian Mounds open right now?
Open as of Oct 26, 2026.
Source: Forest Service status
Can I bring an RV to Indian Mounds?
Indian Mounds is listed for tents only.
Source: Forest Service
What if Indian Mounds is full?
The nearest public campgrounds are Lakeview Campground (0.9 mi, first-come), Willow Oak (7.2 mi, first-come), and Boles Field Campground (10.3 mi, partly first-come).
Source: Campgrounds nearby