Tarkington Trail Camp

6 mi west of Shepherd, TX · Verizon 5G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G

Dispersed / primitivetype

Freeto camp

Feb–May & Oct–Novbest months

About Tarkington Trail Camp

Where: 6 mi west of Shepherd, TX · 30.48806, -95.11227

Amenities:

Tents allowed

Weather by month

62°

41°Jan

66°

45°Feb

72°

51°Mar

79°

57°Apr

85°

65°May

91°

71°Jun

93°

73°Jul

94°

73°Aug

89°

68°Sep

81°

58°Oct

70°

49°Nov

63°

43°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Feb–May & Oct–Nov (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: None.

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
Lone Star	Hiking	0.1 mi	97.0 mi
Big Creek	Hiking	1.6 mi	0.7 mi
White Oak	Hiking	1.6 mi	0.4 mi
Pine	Hiking	1.8 mi	0.1 mi
Big Cr. Parking L.	Hiking	1.9 mi	0.1 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 5G · AT&T 5G · T-Mobile 5G

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.

Night sky: Suburban

The Milky Way is faint and only shows overhead.

Class 5 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.

RV essentials

Dump station: 24.9 mi
Propane: 9.3 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

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Double Lake Tail Camp 3.8 mi
Double Lake Recreation Area: (936) 344-6205 4.6 mi
Magnolia Trail Camp 6 mi
Campsite · 3 mi E of Coldspring 7.1 mi
Campsite · 4 mi E of Coldspring 8.3 mi