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A photo of facility PLATTER FLATS with Waterfront
A photo of facility PLATTER FLATS with Boat RampA photo of facility PLATTER FLATS with Waterfront
USACELake Texoma · Texas

Platter Flats

Overview Platter Flats Campground is located on Lake Texoma in Oklahoma's Cross Timbers Region.
Sites6665 reservable
Elev.659ft
Comf.Jan-Dec10 months
Max rig65 ft
Electric6319×50-amp
From Dallas1h48real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 659 ft, Platter Flats has a 10-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 38°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 66 sites total: 65 reservable and 1 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 19 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 65-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

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
JFMAMJJASOND
avg highavg lowfrost-freedriest · Aug
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
79%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 5
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 28.
77°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Dallas
89 mi
1h48
02
Austin
284 mi
5h12
03
Houston
326 mi
5h56
04
San Antonio
362 mi
6h40
By drive time
Dallas · 1h48Austin · 5h12Houston · 5h56San Antonio · 6h40Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 4.1 mi away.

Picking your site

04 · 66 SITES
Color byShow only

66 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.

0
Pull-thru
0
Walk-in
19
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
66
Sites
★ The standout
Site B14
B · shaded.
To neighbor
128 ft
Max rig
40 ft
Type
Standard

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
4.1 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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