18
Pull-thru
USACEWhitney Lake · Texas
Mccown Valley
Overview McCown Valley is located on Whitney Lake on the main channel of the Brazos River in Central Texas.
Sites106all reservable
Elev.614ft
Comf.Jan-Dec10 months
Max rig50 ft18 pull-thru
Electric9353×50-amp
From Dallas1h33real 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 614 ft, Mccown Valley has a 10-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 42°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 106 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Of the sites, 18 pull-through, 53 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 50-ft rig.
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.
80%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Feb 25
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 26.
78°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Dallas
80 mi
1h33
02
Austin
152 mi
2h49
03
San Antonio
230 mi
4h16
04
Houston
226 mi
4h18
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 3.9 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 106 SITES
Color byShow only
106 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
53
50-amp
7
Accessible
0
Prime
106
Sites
★ The standout
Site 018
ELEC · shaded.
To neighbor
119 ft
Max rig
45 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
7
Water & Access
To nearest major road
3.9 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.