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USACESomerville Lake · Texas

Lake Somerville Marina & Campground

This recreation area is part of Somerville Lake
Sites0all reservable
Elev.243ft
Comf.Jan-Dec9 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Houston1h51real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 243 ft, Lake Somerville Marina & Campground has a 9-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 45°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. Within about 4 miles: 1 peak, lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on cool nights and quiet. Softest on quiet.

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 · Aug
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
77%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Feb 21
Last spring frost; first fall frost Dec 2.
78°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Houston
88 mi
1h51
02
Austin
93 mi
1h59
03
San Antonio
151 mi
3h09
04
Dallas
205 mi
3h50
By drive time
Houston · 1h51Austin · 1h59San Antonio · 3h09Dallas · 3h50Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.4 mi away.

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments
18
Peaks
1

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0.4 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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