2
Pull-thru
USACEWhitney Lake · Texas
Kimball Bend Park
Overview Kimball Bend Campground is located on Whitney Lake off the main channel of the Brazos River in Central Texas.
Sites36all reservable
Elev.564ft
Comf.Jan-Dec8 months
Max rig45 ft2 pull-thru
Electric3636×50-amp
From Dallas1h28real 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 564 ft, Kimball Bend Park has a 8-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 40°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 36 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Of the sites, 2 pull-through, 36 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 45-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 1 peak, 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 · Aug
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
76%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Feb 28
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 18.
78°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Dallas
70 mi
1h28
02
Austin
146 mi
3h01
03
San Antonio
224 mi
4h28
04
Houston
241 mi
4h43
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.2 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 36 SITES
Color byShow only
34 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
36
50-amp
3
Accessible
0
Prime
36
Sites
★ The standout
Site 032
Outside Loop · pull-through · shaded.
To neighbor
137 ft
Max rig
45 ft
Type
Pull-thru
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Peaks
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0.2 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.