Sam Rayburn Reservoir · Texas
Overview San Augustine Park is set along the Ayish Bayou tributary on the shores of Sam Rayburn Reservoir. In spring, take advantage of excellent birding opportunities as neotropical birds like warblers and vireos pass through the lake en route to the Gulf of Mexico. Recreation The lake is a highly popular destination for boating and fishing.
Sites at San Augustine 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 | 101 |
|---|---|
| Site types | Standard, Tent only, Group, Shelter |
| Hookups | Electric hookups at some sites |
| Location | Jasper, 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 San Augustine 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.
| Mill Creek (Texas) | Cancellation alerts available |
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| Hanks Creek | Cancellation alerts available |
| Twin Dikes | Cancellation alerts available |
| Ebenezer Park | Cancellation alerts available |
| Rayburn | Cancellation alerts available |
Page data refreshed 2026-10-29. Site facts come from the official directory listing for San Augustine; cancellation statistics come from our own scanning logs.