Openings · last 7 days
23
Booking reality
Campsite Sniper detected 23 site openings here in the last 7 days
01 · Detected Opening History · the openings record · file CS-232430
When Double Lake Recreation Area reopens
Double Lake Recreation Area's openings record: every site-date Campsite Sniper detected turning available, logged and time-stamped. Refreshed hourly.
Openings · last 30 days
32
Openings · last 90 days
33
Only 33 openings in the last 90 days: not enough recent activity for a reliable pattern. A free Campsite Sniper alert watches around the clock instead, and pings you the moment one opens.
02 · Availability Outlook · Sep 18, 2026 – Mar 19, 2027 · of 45 monitored sites
Of the 8,052 tracked site-dates (Sep 18, 2026 – Mar 19, 2027): 7,192 open for online reservation · 600 reserved · 260 on sites not offered for online reservation (first-come, first-served or administrative). Of the facility's 45 monitored sites, 43 can be reserved online and 1 are first-come, first-served (1 closed).
Where the open windows are
10.7% of tracked site-dates are not currently open for online reservation. 7,192 of 8,052 remain open; here is where they are.
Load status
Sep 18, 2026 – Mar 19, 2027Not open online10.7%
Open site-dates7,192 / 8,052
Reserved (of online inventory)600 / 7,792
Weekday openings4,122
Weekend openings2,713
Of the open site-nights on mapped sites, 4,122 fall on weekdays and 2,713 on weekends (Fri–Sun). The split covers the 6,835 open site-nights on mapped sites; 7,192 site-dates are open across all monitored inventory.
Open dates by month
Sep 2026 – Mar 2027December holds the most room. 1,300 of 1,364 site-dates are still open there.
Holiday windows
Sites open per night · of 42 sites| Window | Night | Sites open | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labor Day | SAT Sep 5 | 0 | None open |
| SUN Sep 6 | 0 | None open | |
| MON Sep 7 | 0 | None open | |
| Thanksgiving | THU Nov 26 | 25 | Open |
| FRI Nov 27 | 24 | Open | |
| SAT Nov 28 | 30 | Open | |
| Christmas | THU Dec 24 | 41 | Open |
| FRI Dec 25 | 41 | Open | |
| New Year | THU Dec 31 | 40 | Open |
| FRI Jan 1 | 39 | Open |
Labor Day: no online availability on any tracked night. Thanksgiving: 21 sites are available for the complete three-night stay. Christmas: 41 sites are available for the complete two-night stay. New Year: 39 sites are available for the complete two-night stay.
Best-availability sites
Most open site-nights · tracked window| Site | Open site-nights |
|---|---|
| 015 | 179 |
| 3435 | 179 |
| 00G | 176 |
| 013 | 176 |
| 00E | 175 |
The 5 sites with the most open site-nights in the current snapshot. Pair a bookable date with a free alert to cover everything else.
Next windows
As of Sep 18, 2026 snapshotNext open dateSun · Sep 20
Next open weekendFri · Sep 25
The next bookable night is Sep 20; the first open weekend starts Sep 25. Campsite Sniper can watch later dates for you.
Stays and site detail
6,835 open site-nights across 41 sites at Double Lake Recreation Area, from the same hourly snapshot as everything above.
42 overnight sites and 2 day-use units are represented in the current inventory. Day-use units are excluded from every night-based figure on this page — site-nights, longest runs, multi-night stays, holiday stays and RV fit.
Multi-night stays. 262 2-night, 252 3-night, 157 7-night openings where a single site is free for every night, per Campsite Sniper's current snapshot — soonest Sep 20 at site 00E.
RV length. Longest recorded site here is 45 ft. 29 sites take 25 ft, 12 sites take 35 ft, 9 sites take 40 ft. 10 sites of 42 have no recorded maximum and are not counted.
All 41 sites with current availability
| Site | Max RV | Hookups | Open site-nights | Longest run | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 015 | 25 ft | None | 179 | 145 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +167 more |
| 3435 | 40 ft | Yes | 179 | 160 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +167 more |
| 00G | Not recorded | None | 176 | 125 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +164 more |
| 013 | 25 ft | None | 176 | 145 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +164 more |
| 00E | Not recorded | None | 175 | 111 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +163 more |
| 37-38 | 40 ft | Yes | 175 | 118 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +163 more |
| 005 | 25 ft | None | 174 | 97 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +162 more |
| 010 | 20 ft | None | 174 | 125 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +162 more |
| 021 | 20 ft | None | 174 | 104 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +162 more |
| 031 | 30 ft | Yes | 174 | 110 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +162 more |
| 002 | 25 ft | None | 173 | 118 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +161 more |
| 00A | Not recorded | None | 173 | 125 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +161 more |
| 00C | Not recorded | None | 173 | 125 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +161 more |
| 041 | 30 ft | Yes | 173 | 97 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +161 more |
| 011 | 25 ft | None | 172 | 98 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +160 more |
| 033 | 30 ft | Yes | 172 | 152 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +160 more |
| 065 | 30 ft | Yes | 172 | 112 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +160 more |
| 001 | 25 ft | None | 171 | 111 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +159 more |
| 00B | Not recorded | None | 171 | 125 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +159 more |
| 014 | Not recorded | None | 169 | 111 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +157 more |
| 019 | 25 ft | None | 168 | 104 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +156 more |
| 051 | 40 ft | Yes | 168 | 113 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +156 more |
| 052 | 36 ft | Yes | 168 | 112 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +156 more |
| 054 | 35 ft | Yes | 168 | 112 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2, Oct 3 +156 more |
| 046 | 35 ft | Yes | 167 | 113 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +155 more |
| 007 | 25 ft | None | 166 | 76 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2 +154 more |
| 00J | Not recorded | None | 166 | 102 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +154 more |
| 012 | 20 ft | None | 166 | 118 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +154 more |
| 036 | 45 ft | Yes | 166 | 74 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +154 more |
| 039 | 30 ft | Yes | 166 | 63 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +154 more |
| 4849 | 40 ft | Yes | 166 | 104 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 2 +154 more |
| 00D | Not recorded | None | 165 | 111 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +153 more |
| 00I | Not recorded | None | 165 | 102 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +153 more |
| 060 | 40 ft | Yes | 164 | 77 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +152 more |
| 032 | 45 ft | Yes | 161 | 79 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +149 more |
| 055 | 26 ft | Yes | 158 | 90 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +146 more |
| 00F | Not recorded | None | 151 | 38 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1 +139 more |
| 043 | 40 ft | Yes | 150 | 46 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 3 +138 more |
| 053 | 32 ft | Yes | 145 | 33 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 25, Sep 26, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 4 +133 more |
| 059 | 30 ft | Yes | 135 | 55 nights | Sep 20, Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5 +123 more |
| 062 | 30 ft | Yes | 131 | 32 nights | Sep 21, Sep 22, Sep 23, Sep 24, Sep 27, Sep 30, Oct 1, Oct 4, Oct 5, Oct 8, Oct 16, Oct 18 +119 more |
About Double Lake Recreation Area
Overview
Double Lake Recreation Area was built in 1937 by the Civilian Conservation Corps and offers a little of everything, including camping, fishing, swimming, picnicking, hiking and simply relaxing in nature. A variety of tent, RV and group campsites are available.
Recreation
Double Lake is open for fishing year round. Only boats with small electric motors are allowed. A 5-mile hiking trail leads to Big Creek Scenic Area, and there is access to part of the 128-mile Lone Star Hiking Trail. A 20-mile mountain bike trail meanders around the lake. Swimmers can relax on a sandy beach after taking a cool plunge. Learn more about recreation in the national forest.
Facilities
Double Lake Recreation Area facilities includes family camping units, group camping, picnicking units, a picnic shelter, beach with swimming area and a concession stand with bathhouse.
Natural Features
The area has rolling hills forested with hardwood and pines. The campground is surrounded by the 23-acre Double Lake.
Temperatures are moderate to cool from September through May, and hot and humid from June to August. Winters are cool and wet.
45 monitored sites1 FCFS siteRVs up to 45 ft21 with hookups11 shadedPets OKMax party 25
Getting there
From New Waverly, Texas, go 22 miles east on Highway 150 to FM 2025. Turn and drive south 0.25 miles to the campground.
301 Fm 2025, Coldspring, TX 77331936-653-3448
BikingBoatingCampingDay Use AreaFishingHikingKayakingMountain BikingPicnickingSwimming
View on Recreation.gov ↗ Get directions ↗
03 · Field Photos · roll CS-232430 · facility
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Roll CS-232430 · Double Lake Recreation Area · Coldspring TX7 frames · facility
FAQ
How do I get a reservation at Double Lake Recreation Area?
Reservations for Double Lake Recreation Area are made through Recreation.gov. The current snapshot shows substantial availability: 7,192 of 8,052 tracked site-dates are open (89.3%), though availability can change. Campsite Sniper has also detected 33 site openings here in the last 90 days, so further dates may appear. Pick a site on the map to see its calendar, or set a free Campsite Sniper alert. You complete the reservation yourself on Recreation.gov.
Does Campsite Sniper book this facility for me?
No. Campsite Sniper sends alerts and direct Recreation.gov links. It never books, pays for, holds, hoards, or resells reservations.
How current is this availability data?
Campsite Sniper re-checks public Recreation.gov availability for this facility every hour and republishes whenever anything changes. This facility's data last changed at Sep 18, 2026 16:19 UTC; an older timestamp means nothing has changed since that time, not that checking stopped. Always confirm final availability on Recreation.gov when you book.
How often do new openings appear at Double Lake Recreation Area?
Campsite Sniper detected 23 site-date openings at Double Lake Recreation Area in the last 7 days, 32 over 30 days and 33 over the last 90.
Can I get a multi-night stay at Double Lake Recreation Area?
252 three-night openings are showing, counting only runs where the SAME site is free for all three nights. The soonest starts Sep 20 at site 00E. Confirm and book on Recreation.gov.
Which sites at Double Lake Recreation Area fit a 35-foot RV?
12 of the 42 sites that support RV analysis have a recorded maximum of 35 ft or more; the longest recorded is 45 ft. 32 of those 42 sites have a recorded maximum length and 10 do not; they are not counted as fitting.
Which month has the most availability at Double Lake Recreation Area?
December 2026, with 1,300 open site-dates in the current snapshot of 1,364.
When is the next open date at Double Lake Recreation Area?
As of the Sep 18, 2026 snapshot: the next open date is Sun, Sep 20 and the next open weekend starts Fri, Sep 25. Detected openings can add earlier dates at any time; a free Campsite Sniper alert catches those the moment they appear.
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