Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights23 sites open for every nightA forested campground near fishing, and hiking. RV fit varies by site.
Mott Park sits on the western shore of Bardwell Lake in the Blackland Prairie of southwestern Ellis County, a short drive southwest of Ennis and under an hour from the Dallas Fort Worth metro area. The landscape here is a mix of grassy open areas and scattered woodland, with springtime patches of bright bluebonnets along the lakeshore and a shoreline of clear, cool water that invites boating and water sports.
Length limits vary by campsite.
Dump station on site.
Check dates on Recreation.gov.
| Site | Fr 13 | Sa 14 | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 rv electric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 19 rv electric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 06 rv electric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 10 rv electric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 11 rv electric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 29 rv electric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 32 rv electric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 09 rv electric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 33 rv electric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 05 rv electric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 16 rv electric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 17 rv electric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 04 rv electric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 07 rv electric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 15 rv electric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 21 rv electric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 25 rv electric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 08 rv electric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 14 rv electric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 22 rv electric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 24 rv electric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 26 rv electric | ✓ | ✓ | $28 |
| 13 standard electric | C | C | $28 |
| 12 rv electric | ✓ | R | $28 |
| 01 rv electric | R | R | $28 |
| 02 rv electric | R | R | $28 |
| 20 rv electric | R | R | $28 |
| 18 rv electric | R | R | $28 |
| 03 rv electric | R | R | $28 |
✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released
Hookups (individual campsites): 29 electric individual sites.
957 FM 985
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“Very friendly and helpful staff.”
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“Great campground with well kept facilities. Very friendly and helpful staff. ”
“Park was quiet, they were working on cleaning up, roads need some attention. Bathhouse was clean and staff was friendly. The negative was the sand burrs. Overall a good place to stay ”
“The grass was so tall it was horrible. The ant hills were really bad also. Was very disappointed in my last visit Please do better”
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights23 sites open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights3 sites open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights4 sites open for every night29 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7. Rates are the listed nightly rates.
RVs and trailers, with power
28 sites · $28/night
22 open Nov 13–Nov 15
Tent or RV, with power
1 site · $28/night
0 open Nov 13–Nov 15
An idea to start from, built from this campground's listing and real tours nearby. Times, openings and prices change, so check each before you go.
Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 75 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

Travel trailer · 30 ft · sleeps 4 · 42 mi from campground
$115/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available
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Travel trailer · 37 ft · sleeps 10 · 63 mi from campground
$135/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available
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Travel trailer · 29 ft · sleeps 5 · 66 mi from campground
$131/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available
View rentalPaid experiences on Viator. Distances are from this campground when the tour lists its own start point.

Dallas area · 4 hr · from $89/person

Dallas area · 3 hr · from $70/person

Dallas area · 2 hr · from $57/person

Dallas area · 1.1 hr · from $27/person
stays up to 14 nights (Recreation.gov rules).
Share of site-nights open, booked and closed on Recreation.gov for the next months, checked Nov 7. Months further out may not be released for booking yet.
| Month | Open | Booked | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 84% | 12% | 3% |
| Dec 2026 | 96% | 1% | 3% |
| Jan 2027 | 97% | 0% | 3% |
| Feb 2027 | 97% | 0% | 3% |
| Mar 2027 | 98% | 0% | 2% |
| Apr 2027 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
For May weekends, book about 56 days ahead. Three in four May Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 17 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.
| Arrival month | Fri/Sat arrivals: half booked at least | A quarter at least | Other days: half booked at least | A quarter at least |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 days ahead | 3 days ahead | 0 days ahead | 2 days ahead |
| February | 2 days ahead | 8 days ahead | 1 days ahead | 5 days ahead |
| March | 8 days ahead | 23 days ahead | 4 days ahead | 18 days ahead |
| April | 9 days ahead | 24 days ahead | 3 days ahead | 19 days ahead |
| May | 17 days ahead | 56 days ahead | 5 days ahead | 27 days ahead |
| June | 10 days ahead | 29 days ahead | 3 days ahead | 25 days ahead |
| July | 6 days ahead | 28 days ahead | 4 days ahead | 26 days ahead |
| August | 4 days ahead | 24 days ahead | 1 days ahead | 12 days ahead |
| September | 6 days ahead | 39 days ahead | 1 days ahead | 16 days ahead |
| October | 12 days ahead | 38 days ahead | 4 days ahead | 20 days ahead |
| November | 5 days ahead | 16 days ahead | 3 days ahead | 24 days ahead |
| December | 1 days ahead | 4 days ahead | 1 days ahead | 4 days ahead |
Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.
Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (9,704 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.

Dallas area · 1.3 hr · from $42/person

Dallas area · 2 hr · from $39/person

Dallas area · 7.5 hr · from $157/person

Dallas area · 1 hr · from $30/person

Dallas area · 2 hr · from $55/person