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Pull-thru
USACEBenbrook Lake · Texas
Bear Creek
Overview Bear Creek Campground is on the south side of Benbrook Lake in north central Texas, accessible from Ben Day Murrin Road.
Sites4735 reservable
Elev.732ft
Comf.Jan-Dec9 months
Max rig85 ft7 pull-thru
Electric479×50-amp
From Dallas1h05real 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 732 ft, Bear Creek has a 9-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 40°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 47 sites total: 35 reservable and 12 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 7 pull-through, 9 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 85-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. 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.
78%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Feb 28
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 21.
77°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Dallas
55 mi
1h05
02
Austin
190 mi
3h25
03
San Antonio
268 mi
4h53
04
Houston
264 mi
4h55
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 2.2 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 47 SITES
Color byShow only
47 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
9
50-amp
1
Accessible
0
Prime
47
Sites
★ The standout
Site 19
BEAR CREEK · shaded.
To neighbor
259 ft
Max rig
50 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
16
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
2.2 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.