Eisenhower State Park Camping
in August
🏕️ 143 campsites🚗 3 hr 30 min from Austin📅 Book in March
Booking Eisenhower State Park in August
Texas state parks open reservations exactly 5 months in advance at 8 a.m. Central — so for a August trip, the booking window opens in March. Popular weekends can disappear within minutes of the window opening. If your dates are already full, set a Camp.land alert and we’ll email you the moment a cancellation opens.
What to Expect in August
Still hot and busy at swimming parks; inland trails are quieter. Start hikes at sunrise.
Park Highlights
- ✓Peninsula on massive Lake Texoma
- ✓Limestone bluff overlooks
- ✓Excellent striped bass and catfish fishing
- ✓5 miles of hiking trails
- ✓Boat ramp and fish cleaning station
- ✓Historical connection to President Eisenhower
Tips
- →The bluff trail at sunset is one of the best views in North Texas
- →Striped bass fishing is best in spring and fall — hire a guide for your first time
- →Lake Texoma straddles the Texas-Oklahoma border — check fishing license requirements
- →The park road floods during heavy rain — call ahead after storms