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Possum Kingdom Camping offers fun on water and land. On water, you can swim, boat, fish, ski, scuba dive and snorkel. On land, you can camp, picnic, hike, bike, study nature and geocache. Take a virtual tour with our interactive trails map.
Stay overnight in one of our air-conditioned cabins. If you’re a camper, choose one of our water and electricity sites, water-only sites, or primitive walk-in sites.
Fish for largemouth, striped and white bass; channel and blue catfish; and white crappie. The park has a boat launch, fishing pier, and fish cleaning station. You do not need a fishing license to fish from shore in a state park.
Possum Kingdom Lake has over 300 miles of shoreline and many scenic coves.
Get detailed fishing and lake information for Possum Kingdom Lake
Learn about water safety before your visit.
Possum Kingdom State Park Store and Marina rents canoes, boat slips, wakeboards, kneeboards, water skis and tubes
Great, relaxing State Park. Plenty of deer. Saw some possum, raccoon, and fox. Swimming in the lake was very relaxing! The in park store is very convenient and has a bit of everything. One can rent pontoon boat, or ski jet.
What a great experience! What the park lacks in hiking trails, it definitely makes up for in water fun! When I visited, I was at campsite #26, which is right on the water. The water is very clear in the mornings, but as the boats cause wakes throughout the day, the large waves stir up soil; however, it looks like if you camp during the week this may not be the case. I visited from a Friday through Tuesday morning, and on Sunday the place cleared out. Beautiful clear water all day Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. In fact, the place cleared out so much on Sunday that on Sunday and Monday nights I was all alone in my area. I'm not sure if this is how it always is, but this was my experience. The store on site was shockingly reasonable for necessities. A 10lb bag of ice was a little over $3.50 a bag... very reasonable. We rented a boat and swam in the middle of the lake, we also visited Hell's Gate and swam in the lagoon therein. There are a few trails, and though they total fewer than 4 miles, they do offer great views. One annoyance is that the bathrooms and showers were closed in my section of the park, so you are resigned to porto-potties. They do not do a good job of keeping them stocked with toilet paper, so if you have to go, make sure you bring some with you. Lots of bugs and spiders, so be ready for that. When I packed up my tent I was very careful to wipe it down all over, including below the rainfly. Those guys get everywhere. I did not get bitten, but as an arachnophobe, I obviously did not want to bring any home with me, lol. I was shocked at how comfortable the animals are with humans. I was able to get some good pics of visiting wildlife in the early hours of the morning. I honestly loved it here. I can't remember the last time I had such fun swimming and boating on the lake.
Gorgeous view. The water is so clear and blue here. The drive is beautiful, only 2.5 hrs from Dallas, full bloom wild flowers on both sides of the road, full of greenery and mountains, it doesn’t even feel like Texas. You can make a day-trip or spend the weekend there. The hikes are good and very refreshing. So many water activities are also available. There are good restaurants and Starbucks around this area. Highly recommend this place.
I love camping at this place it’s peaceful, and beautiful. You can come across white tail deer, javelina, bobcats, red foxes, and many more animals here. It’s a perfect place to camp or just to come relax for a day in nature. They have very clean restrooms and showers, they have a camp store with some amazing chili cheese fries and blue bell ice cream! They have a few playgrounds around the campsites and are pet friendly!
The Park staff was friendly and working hard to prepare the campgrounds for the larger crowds that will visit in warmer weather. Law enforcement made rounds in the park and were also very friendly. Thanks for a nice visit.
