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The SIXES
The Lake Arrowhead State Park Campground, Texas

The Campsite
Lake Arrowhead State Park Campground
About halfway between Dallas and Oklahoma City is located the Lake Arrowhead State Park, on the north shore of a 16,200-acre lake, surrounded by prairie .
The campground is located southeast of Wichita Falls, Texas on the northeast area of Lake Arrowhead, a lake formed behind an earthen embankment dam, which lake also serves as a water source for the city of Wichita Falls.
Access to the campground is by driving south from Wichita Falls on US 281 about three miles to SH FM 1954, then left and driving another seven and a quarter miles to the entrance to the state park.
Entrance Coordinates: 33.758551, -98.395287
Entrance Elevation: 947 feet
Boat Ramp Elevation: 929 feet
Location:
Geographical Region: Interior Lowland
Ecoregion: Cross Timbers

The Amenities
Onsite:
Lakeside park with birdwatching, boating, camping, disc golf (18 hole), fishing, geocache, hiking, horse riding, picnicking, junior range programs, swimming and water-sking.
Trails:
Dragonfly Interpretive Trail is a half-mile loop is a great family path.
Mesquite Ridge Trail connects the campground to Onion Creek Trail and provides a great vantage point for catching a Texas sunset.
Onion Creek Trail, the longest trail in the park is 4.4 miles in length and wanders near the lake on the northside of the park with a spillway overlook, sandstone outcrop and waterfowl viewing. This trail also weaves through part of the disc golf course, and continues to the south side of the park with views of native grasses, wildflowers and a wild plum thicket.

Nearby:
River Bend Nature Center, Wichita Falls, TX (33.912100, -98.513167)
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Visitors Center (34.710580, -98.623306)
Doris Campground (34.718141, -98.648219)

The Camping
General Information:
The single rest rooms and shower house building, although located in the center of the camping area is not located near any particular campsites but is a good walk from all of the sites, making it necessary to drive to the building from most all of the campsites. I prefer having a site next to or across the road from the restroom building, so because of this layout, I will definitely not be retuning to camp here.
This is a wheelchair accessible facility.

Entrance Fees:
Adults, $4.00 per person per day
Children, 12 years and younger, Free

Daily Camping Fees (plus entrance fee):
48 Water and Electric: $22.00
19 Water Only: $12.00
5 Primitive Walk-in: $10.00
4 Equestrian, Water and Electric: $22.00
1 Group Picnic Pavillion (125 persons max): $25.00

Campground Includes:
Covered picnic table, drive to access, fire ring, hard surface parking, water hookup
Electric sites have 30/50 amp hookup.
Rest rooms with steaming hot showers in campground, RV dump station.

The 2022 Journey, Lake Arrowhead State Park CG, Texas
The Sixes
Lake Arrowhead State Park Campground, Texas
(m4camp-06-tx-lkarrowhead-2022-0419.0950) Lake Arrowhead CG, Shower House
The Sixes
Lake Arrowhead State Park Campground, Texas
(m4camp-06-tx-lkarrowhead-2022-0419.1013) Lake Arrowhead CG, Fishing Pier
The Sixes
Lake Arrowhead State Park Campground, Texas
(m4camp-06-tx-lkarrowhead-2022-0419.1015) Lake Arrowhead CG, Swimming Beach
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Lake Arrowhead State Park Campground, Texas
(m4camp-06-tx-lkarrowhead-2022-0419.1016) Campground Swimming Safety Station

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