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USACEGranger Lake · Texas
Friendship Park
Overview Friendship Park is located in the gently rolling hills of the Texas Blackland Prairie.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.541ft
Comf.Jan-Dec8 months
Max rigtents
Electric1sites
From Austin1h06real 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 541 ft, Friendship Park has a 8-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 43°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 1 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Within about 4 miles: lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. Softest on cool nights.
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 · Aug
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
82%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Feb 28
Last spring frost; first fall frost Dec 7.
77°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Austin
53 mi
1h06
02
San Antonio
141 mi
2h29
03
Dallas
160 mi
2h59
04
Houston
161 mi
3h20
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 6 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 1 SITES
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
1
Accessible
0
Prime
1
Sites
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
31
Viewpoints
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
6 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.