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USACEWright Patman Lake · Texas
Oak Park (Wright Patman Lake)
Overview Oak Park is a day use area located just below the dam on Wright Patman Lake in northeastern Texas.
Sites1all reservable
Elev.236ft
Comf.Jan-Dec9 months
Max rigtents
Electric1sites
From Dallas3h18real 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 236 ft, Oak Park (Wright Patman Lake) has a 9-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 40°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 1 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Within about 4 miles: lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on shade and reservability. 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
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Sep
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
79%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 6
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 25.
76°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Dallas
185 mi
3h18
02
Houston
282 mi
5h23
03
Austin
337 mi
6h25
04
San Antonio
416 mi
7h52
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.6 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 1 SITES
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
1
Accessible
0
Prime
1
Sites
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0.6 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.