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USACEGrapevine Lake · Texas
Murrell Park
Overview Murrell Park offers day use facilities, boat ramp access and primitive camping on scenic Grapevine Lake, in the middle of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex in Texas.
Sites2211 reservable
Elev.574ft
Comf.Jan-Dec10 months
Max rig20 ft
Electricnonesites
From Dallas0h39real 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 574 ft, Murrell Park has a 10-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 39°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 22 sites total: 11 reservable and 11 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 16 walk-in, and the longest takes a 20-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 1 peak, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. 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 · Jul
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
77%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Feb 28
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 21.
78°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Dallas
28 mi
0h39
02
Austin
222 mi
4h01
03
Houston
267 mi
4h50
04
San Antonio
300 mi
5h28
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 1.2 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 22 SITES
Color byShow only
22 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
16
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
22
Sites
★ The standout
Site 24
Hippy Point · good location · shaded.
To neighbor
122 ft
Location
Good
Max rig
20 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
2563
Peaks
1
Viewpoints
1
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
1.2 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.