Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights36 sites open for every nightA forested campground near fishing. RV fit varies by site.
Pat Mayse West Campground sits on the shoreline of Pat Mayse Lake in the Red River Basin of Lamar County, about 12 miles north of Paris, Texas, just a mile south of Chicota and a few miles northwest of Powderly. The lake itself covers nearly 6,000 acres with roughly 67 miles of shoreline set among gently rolling grasslands and mixed hardwoods punctuated by mature pines; wildlife is abundant.






Length limits vary by campsite.
Some sites have no hookups.
Showers on site. Dump station on site.
Check dates on Recreation.gov. Showing 40 of 87 sites.
| Site | Fr 13 | Sa 14 | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| A28 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| A34 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| A24 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| A29 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| A21 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| A19 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| A04 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| A01 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| A26 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| A23 standard electric |
Hookups (individual campsites): 82 electric, 5 no-hookup individual sites.
Official facts link to their source; “Listing” facts come from the Recreation.gov listing. Anything we can't source says so.
Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (188 reviews, ★ 4.0). Not written or edited by us.
“Quiet and peaceful. Exactly what I was looking for. ”
“The bathrooms are in need of an update and thorough cleaning. The ones without shower are outhouses. Lake was nice. Seen some otters. Overall , park needs some TLC.”
| ✓ |
| ✓ |
| $20 |
| A22 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| A32 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| A25 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| A27 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| A33 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $20 |
| A16 standard electric | ✓ | ✓ | $24 |
| B13 standard nonelectric | C | C | $16 |
| B17 standard nonelectric | C | C | $16 |
| B14 standard nonelectric | C | C | $16 |
| B16 standard nonelectric | C | C | $16 |
| B15 standard nonelectric | C | C | $16 |
| A31 standard electric | R | R | $20 |
| C11 standard electric | C | C | $20 |
| B03 standard electric | C | C | $20 |
| A02 standard electric | R | R | $20 |
| C06 standard electric | C | C | $20 |
| C07 standard electric | C | C | $20 |
| B37 standard electric | C | C | $20 |
| C09 standard electric | C | C | $20 |
| C01 standard electric | C | C | $20 |
| B01 standard electric | C | C | $20 |
| B04 standard electric | C | C | $20 |
| B12 standard electric | C | C | $20 |
| B34 standard electric | C | C | $20 |
| A18 standard electric | C | C | $20 |
| A06 standard electric | R | R | $20 |
| B27 standard electric | C | C | $20 |
| C05 standard electric | C | C | $20 |
| B08 standard electric | C | C | $20 |
| B36 standard electric | C | C | $20 |
✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights36 sites open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights1 site open for every night
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights46 sites open for every nightRentals 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 8 · 56 mi from campground
$125/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available
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Travel trailer · 29 ft · sleeps 5 · 80 mi from campground
$131/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available
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Class C motorhome · 32 ft · sleeps 8 · 97 mi from campground
$228/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available
View rentalstays 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 | 28% | 7% | 66% |
| Dec 2026 | 34% | 0% | 66% |
| Jan 2027 | 37% | 0% | 63% |
| Feb 2027 | 37% | 0% | 63% |
| Mar 2027 | 36% | 1% | 63% |
| Apr 2027 | 94% | 3% | 3% |
Seasonal loop closures in this window: C-LO (Nov 2026, Dec 2026, Jan 2027, Feb 2027, Mar 2027, Apr 2027, May 2027); B-LO (Nov 2026, Dec 2026, Jan 2027, Feb 2027, Mar 2027).
For May weekends, book about 105 days ahead. Three in four May Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 31 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 | — | — | 3 days ahead | 10 days ahead |
| February | 2 days ahead | 9 days ahead | 1 days ahead | 4 days ahead |
| March | 7 days ahead | 23 days ahead | 10 days ahead | 26 days ahead |
| April | 11 days ahead | 38 days ahead | 12 days ahead | 42 days ahead |
| May | 31 days ahead | 105 days ahead | 24 days ahead | 95 days ahead |
| June | 11 days ahead | 52 days ahead | 18 days ahead | 95 days ahead |
| July | 12 days ahead | 53 days ahead | 17 days ahead | 70 days ahead |
| August | 8 days ahead | 39 days ahead | 14 days ahead | 66 days ahead |
| September | 14 days ahead | 51 days ahead | 16 days ahead | 56 days ahead |
| October | 7 days ahead | 28 days ahead | 9 days ahead | 41 days ahead |
| November | 11 days ahead | 25 days ahead | 10 days ahead | 34 days ahead |
| December | 4 days ahead | 23 days ahead | 2 days ahead | 24 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 (13,807 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.
87 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7. Rates are the listed nightly rates.
Tent or RV, with power
81 sites · $20, $20–$24/night
16 open Nov 13–Nov 15
Tent, van or small RV, no power
5 sites · $16/night
0 open Nov 13–Nov 15
RVs and trailers, with power
1 site · $20/night
0 open Nov 13–Nov 15