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Cagle Recreation Area: how hard is it to reserve?
National Forests and Grasslands in Texas · USDA Forest Service · New Waverly, TX
As of Oct 10, 2026, 66% of Friday and Saturday site-nights at Cagle Recreation Area over the next 90 days are already reserved, compared with 37% of weeknights. Weekends are much harder than weekdays here — shifting a trip to Sunday–Thursday is the easiest way to get a site. In the next 30 days, 26 of 30 dates have at least one open site (445 open site-nights in total; 1,973 over 90 days).
Upcoming weekends
| Weekend (Fri–Sat) | Booked | Open sites Fri | Open sites Sat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | 99% | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 99% | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 64% | 16 | 13 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 93% | 3 | 3 |
| Nov 13, 2026 | 100% | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20, 2026 | 86% | 9 | 2 |
Snapshot history
| Snapshot date | Score | Weekends booked | Weeknights booked | Open dates 30d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2026 | 50 | 66% | 37% | 26 |
About Cagle Recreation Area
- 47 campsites (47 listed in availability data)
- $30 per night
- Recreation.gov rating 4.6/5 from 982 reviews
- Equipment: Tent, RV, Trailer
- Activities: Water Sports, Hiking, Fishing, Camping, Boating, Biking
Cagle Recreation Area is a popular campground and day-use area that sits along the shoreline of Lake Conroe on the west fork of the San Jacinto River, just 1 hour north of Houston, Texas. The area offers great camping, fishing, hiking, hunting, birding and water sports year-round.Cagle is nestled among the pines of the Sam Houston National Forest. This area is covered with beautiful large pine and hardwood trees plus thousands of colorful wildflowers. Mid-February redbud tree blossoms followed by dogwood blossoms in early March put on a spectacular display of flowers. Lake Conroe and the surro…
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Other campgrounds in National Forests and Grasslands in Texas
| Campground | Difficulty | Weekends booked | Open dates (30d) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double Lake Recreation Area National Forests and Grasslands in Texas | Easy | 46% | 28 |
| Ratcliff Lake Recreation Area National Forests and Grasslands in Texas | Easy | 41% | 28 |
Nearby campgrounds
| Campground | State | Difficulty | Weekends booked | Open dates (30d) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yegua Creek Somerville Lake | TX | Easy | 50% | 29 |
| Rocky Creek (Somerville Lake) Somerville Lake | TX | Easy | 35% | 30 |
| Magnolia Ridge Steinhagen Lake | TX | Easy | 27% | 30 |
| Sandy Creek Steinhagen Lake | TX | Easy | 23% | 30 |
| Hanks Creek Sam Rayburn Reservoir | TX | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Ebenezer Park Sam Rayburn Reservoir | TX | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |