I have an old friend who lives in your area who I am trying to get into the camping scene but he's just not biting! The South Central group meets usually at a State or city park at least once a month except August and it is usually within 4 hours of Dallas and even more usually within 2 hours of Dallas. We have done gatherings at the gulf (which I've never been able to make
) and West Texas also. Each Oct is LCG (Louisiana Cypresswood Gathering) At Lake Bistineu, LA, and also each April at Beaver's Bend, OK. Otherwise, we wing it and are always open to ideas. We've been tossing around exploring more of the East Texas area so it might be time to do a Caddo Lake or explore the Sam Houston Nat forest. I love Arkansas and have been wanting to explore, but it seems odd, but they are a little limited on parks!
We did just post a gathering in Rusk, TX where the park is at the depot of a running antique steam train. You might get signed up for that since it is next Sept but they do book up fast. Check out the calendar and feel free once you are ready to roll to post a thread and say: "I am camping her XXX weekend please join me" That's pretty much how we do it! Welcome!