24
Pull-thru
USACEHords Creek Lake · Texas
Lakeside (TX)
Overview The Lakeside Campground and Recreation Area is partially open year-round on the northern side Hords Creek Lake and fully open March 1 through September 30 .
Sites9593 reservable
Elev.1,929ft
Comf.Jan-Dec9 months
Max rig100 ft24 pull-thru
Electric9423×50-amp
From Austin3h25real 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 1,929 ft, Lakeside (TX) has a 9-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 38°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 95 sites total: 93 reservable and 2 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 24 pull-through, 23 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 100-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 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 · Jan
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
91%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Feb 28
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 10.
75°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Austin
178 mi
3h25
02
Dallas
196 mi
3h54
03
San Antonio
203 mi
3h54
04
Houston
340 mi
6h17
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.2 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 95 SITES
Color byShow only
95 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
23
50-amp
4
Accessible
0
Prime
95
Sites
★ The standout
Site T062
L2 · shaded.
To neighbor
185 ft
Max rig
48 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
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.