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USACEBenbrook Lake · Texas

Mustang - Bear Creek Campground

This recreation area is part of Benbrook Lake
Sites0all reservable
Elev.696ft
Comf.Jan-Dec9 months
Max rigtents
Electricnonesites
From Dallas1h06real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 696 ft, Mustang - Bear Creek Campground has a 9-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 40°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. Within about 4 miles: lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

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

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 · Jul
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
78%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Feb 28
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 21.
77°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Dallas
55 mi
1h06
02
Austin
190 mi
3h27
03
San Antonio
268 mi
4h54
04
Houston
264 mi
4h56
By drive time
Dallas · 1h06Austin · 3h27San Antonio · 4h54Houston · 4h56Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 2.2 mi away.

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments
17

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
2.2 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.

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