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Pull-thru
USACEBardwell Lake · Texas
Mott
Overview Mott Park is located on the western shore of Bardwell Lake, less than an hour south of the Dallas-Fort Worth area in north-central Texas.
Sites4129 reservable
Elev.459ft
Comf.Jan-Dec8 months
Max rig140 ft14 pull-thru
Electric343×50-amp
From Dallas0h54real 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 459 ft, Mott has a 8-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 41°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 41 sites total: 29 reservable and 12 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 14 pull-through, 3 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 140-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.
74%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Feb 28
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 26.
78°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Dallas
43 mi
0h54
02
Austin
168 mi
3h07
03
Houston
210 mi
3h47
04
San Antonio
246 mi
4h34
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 1.4 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 41 SITES
Color byShow only
39 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
3
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
41
Sites
★ The standout
Site 18
MOTT · pull-through · shaded.
To neighbor
106 ft
Max rig
140 ft
Type
Pull-thru
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
1.4 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.