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Pull-thru
USACEWright Patman Lake · Texas
Clear Springs (TX)
Overview Clear Spring Park sits along the shore of 30,000-acre Wright Patman Lake within the piney woods of northeast Texas.
Sites115102 reservable
Elev.322ft
Comf.Jan-Dec10 months
Max rig85 ft4 pull-thru
Electric10222×50-amp
From Dallas3h19real 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 322 ft, Clear Springs (TX) has a 10-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 40°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 115 sites total: 102 reservable and 13 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 4 pull-through, 22 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 reservability and shade. Softest on big-rig fit.
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 · Sep
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
79%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 4
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 25.
77°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Dallas
179 mi
3h19
02
Houston
285 mi
5h30
03
Austin
340 mi
6h32
04
San Antonio
419 mi
7h59
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 2 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 115 SITES
Color byShow only
115 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
22
50-amp
5
Accessible
0
Prime
115
Sites
★ The standout
Site E18
ELOO · shaded.
To neighbor
7904762 ft
Max rig
85 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
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.