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Big Lake Bottom WMA: Camping


Phone: (903) 480-1221
Address:
16149 N US HWY 287
Tennessee Colony, TX 75861

Contact: Chuck Taylor

Dates Open:

Open year round but closed for Drawn Hunts.

Registration is required.

Camping

Camping Permitted
  • Users may not camp or build a fire anywhere other than in a designated campsite.
  • Users may not cause, create, or contribute to excessive or disturbing sounds beyond the person's immediate campsite between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.
  • Users may not establish a camp and leave it unattended for a period of longer than 24 hours.
  • Users must remove refuse from the area upon departing.
  • Cutting of firewood is prohibited.

 

Camping on the Big Lake Bottom WMA

Visitors with an Annual Public Hunting or Limited Public Use Permit may camp on the WMA in the designated campground, except during whole area closures. The campground is primitive.