8
Pull-thru
USACEWaco Lake · Texas
Airport Park
Overview The year-round campground at Airport Park is perfectly located between Waco Lake and the Waco Airport.
Sites7569 reservable
Elev.502ft
Comf.Jan-Dec8 months
Max rig65 ft8 pull-thru
Electric4848×50-amp
From Dallas1h48real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27
At 502 ft, Airport Park has a 8-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 42°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 75 sites total: 69 reservable and 6 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 8 pull-through, 48 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 65-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on reservability and shade. Softest on roomy sites.
Six axes, each scored relative to every other federal campground in the region: quiet (miles to a major road), cool (elevation), roomy (average site spacing), shade, RV-fit (longest rig), and how reservable it is. All six come from data, nothing hand-tuned.
When to go
02 · CLIMATE
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Jul
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
77%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Feb 25
Last spring frost; first fall frost Dec 2.
78°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Dallas
98 mi
1h48
02
Austin
111 mi
2h05
03
San Antonio
189 mi
3h32
04
Houston
187 mi
3h35
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 3.1 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 75 SITES
Color byShow only
75 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
48
50-amp
4
Accessible
0
Prime
75
Sites
★ The standout
Site 044
Sites 28-36, 43-45.
To neighbor
308 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
144
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
3.1 mi
Method
We synthesize public data layers: RIDB and Recreation.gov facility and site records, Open-Meteo climate normals, OpenStreetMap roads, trails, and water, OSRM drive times, and USGS elevation. We take no bookings, no ads, and no paid placements. Independence is the entire point.