Lake O' The Pines · Texas
Overview Alley Creek Campground is situated along the banks of Lake O' the Pines in the Ark-La-Tex portion of the Pineywoods of east Texas near the states of Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. Gate House Hours: 10am-6pm Monday through Saturday, 12pm-6pm Sunday Recreation Boating, fishing, water sports, and wildlife viewing are all popular pastimes at the campground. Hunting opportunities for white-tailed deer, waterfowl, and small game are available on nearby public lands.
Sites at Alley Creek Camp are reserved through Recreation.gov. Sites here can be reserved in advance through the official system, and they are claimed fast — cancellations then trickle back all season, unannounced, at any hour of the day or night.
| Total sites | 87 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Standard, Tent only, RV, Group |
| Hookups | Electric hookups at some sites |
| Location | Jefferson, TX |
| Book through | Recreation.gov |
| Official listing | Recreation.gov |
Because sites are booked months ahead, a steady share of reservations get cancelled as trips fall through. Each cancellation instantly returns that site and those nights to the official calendar — first-come, first-served, no waitlist, no announcement. Refreshing the booking page yourself, every few minutes for weeks, works in theory. In practice, the people who get these sites are the ones who hear about the opening first.
ItOpened scans the Recreation.gov calendar for Alley Creek Camp around the clock. When a site matching your dates and your vehicle opens, you get a text with a direct link to it. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the normal price. We never book, hold, or resell — your fee pays for monitoring, and openings are first-come, so speed is the whole game.
| Brushy Creek | Cancellation alerts available |
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| Buckhorn Creek | Cancellation alerts available |
| Johnson Creek Camp | Cancellation alerts available |
| Brushy Creek Day Use | Cancellation alerts available |
| Johnson Creek Day Use | Cancellation alerts available |
| Lakeside Day Use | Cancellation alerts available |
| Overlook Day Use (TX) | Cancellation alerts available |
Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Site facts come from the official directory listing for Alley Creek Camp; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.