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Pull-thru
USACEPat Mayse Lake · Texas
Pat Mayse West
Overview Pat Mayse West Campground is on the banks of its namesake lake in the Red River Basin in Lamar County, Texas.
Sites8887 reservable
Elev.492ft
Comf.Jan-Dec10 months
Max rig90 ft2 pull-thru
Electric838×50-amp
From Dallas2h36real 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 492 ft, Pat Mayse West has a 10-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 37°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 88 sites total: 87 reservable and 1 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 2 pull-through, 8 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 90-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 · Jul
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
80%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 6
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 23.
76°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Dallas
128 mi
2h36
02
Austin
322 mi
5h59
03
Houston
318 mi
6h25
04
San Antonio
400 mi
7h26
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 5.3 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 88 SITES
Color byShow only
88 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
8
50-amp
1
Accessible
0
Prime
88
Sites
★ The standout
Site C14
C-LO · shaded.
To neighbor
191 ft
Max rig
55 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
10
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
5.3 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.