Cleburne State Park Camping

Cleburne (/ˈkliːbɜːrn/ KLEE-burn) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Johnson County. Located within the Prairies and Lakes Region of North Texas, the city sits south of Fort Worth and southwest of Dallas. The closest neighboring state is Oklahoma to the north. Mexico has the closest international border to Cleburne to the south. Cleburne is the second most populous city in Johnson County at 31,352 in 2020. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, which Cleburne is apart of, has a total population of 8,477,157 in 2025, 4th largest in the U.S.
Cleburne was founded near Buffalo Creek as Camp Henderson in 1862 and incorporated in 1871, changing it's name to honor Patrick R. Cleburne. Ready access to fresh water and being located at the center of the county accounted for the towns early growth. Water access would play a key roll in luring the Santa Fe Shops to east Cleburne, where it would become the largest employer for the next century. The population would steadily grow until the Great Depression, where it would contract until the post world war boom. Cleburne from then on would see steady growth as people moved to the DFW Metroplex.
Cleburne is crisscrossed with many railroads and thus sees much freight move through, which BNSF Railways controls. Industry makes up a large portion of the economy and is concentrated in the north of town in the industrial parks, many utilizing the railroads. Public services such as city/county employees and school district employees make up large numbers of employed peoples, as well as retail stores. Proximity to the DFW Metroplex has led to a construction boom in both the residential and industrial sectors.
Cleburne houses many cultural centers, including the Layland Museum of History, Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum, Cleburne Railroad Museum, JN Long Cultural Arts Center, Cleburne Public Library, Dudley Hall, Plaza Main Street Theatre, Helmcamp Community Theatre, as well as the Hill College extension. The city has many parks, including the Cleburne State Park to the south and Lake Pat Cleburne. Cleburne host the Cleburne Railroaders (baseball;AA), and sits in the media markets of the Dallas Cowboys (football;NFL), Texas Rangers (baseball;MLB), Dallas Mavericks (basketball;NBA), Dallas Stars (hockey;NHL), and FC Dallas (soccer;MLS).

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