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Pull-thru
USACEWright Patman Lake · Texas
Piney Point
Overview Piney Point Park is situated on the shore of 30,000-acre Wright Patman Lake within the piney woods of northeast Texas.
Sites53all reservable
Elev.335ft
Comf.Jan-Dec10 months
Max rig55 ft8 pull-thru
Electric456×50-amp
From Dallas3h20real 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 335 ft, Piney Point has a 10-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 40°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 53 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Of the sites, 8 pull-through, 6 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 55-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 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 · Sep
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 19.
76°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Dallas
187 mi
3h20
02
Houston
279 mi
5h20
03
Austin
335 mi
6h22
04
San Antonio
413 mi
7h49
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 0.9 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 53 SITES
Color byShow only
46 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
6
50-amp
5
Accessible
0
Prime
53
Sites
★ The standout
Site A28
ALOO · shaded.
To neighbor
112 ft
Max rig
45 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
0.9 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.