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USACEGeorgetown Lake · Texas

Jim Hogg Park

Overview Jim Hogg Park sits on the north side of Georgetown Lake in the Hill Country of Texas, about 25 miles north of Austin.
Sites148142 reservable
Elev.889ft
Comf.Jan-Dec8 months
Max rig55 ft
Electric14877×50-amp
From Austin0h48real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 889 ft, Jim Hogg Park has a 8-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 43°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 148 sites total: 142 reservable and 6 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 77 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 55-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 1 named hiking route, lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

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
JFMAMJJASOND
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Dec
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
84%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Feb 28
Last spring frost; first fall frost Dec 2.
76°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Austin
36 mi
0h48
02
San Antonio
114 mi
2h15
03
Dallas
170 mi
3h04
04
Houston
184 mi
3h36
By drive time
Austin · 0h48San Antonio · 2h15Dallas · 3h04Houston · 3h36Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 3.6 mi away.

Picking your site

04 · 148 SITES
Color byShow only

145 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.

0
Pull-thru
0
Walk-in
77
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
148
Sites
★ The standout
Site 006
JIM HOGG PARK · shaded.
To neighbor
120 ft
Max rig
55 ft
Type
Standard

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Named hiking routes
1
Trail segments
1755
Viewpoints
2

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
3.6 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.

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