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A photo of facility SAN AUGUSTINE with Boat Ramp
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USACESam Rayburn Reservoir · Texas

San Augustine

Overview San Augustine Park is set along the Ayish Bayou tributary on the shores of Sam Rayburn Reservoir.
Sites10187 reservable
Elev.230ft
Comf.Jan-Dec9 months
Max rig104 ft
Electric101sites
From Houston3h20real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 230 ft, San Augustine has a 9-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 45°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 101 sites total: 87 reservable and 14 first-come, first-served.

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 · Jul
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
76%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Mar 3
Last spring frost; first fall frost Dec 3.
77°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Houston
167 mi
3h20
02
Dallas
218 mi
4h29
03
Austin
273 mi
5h30
04
San Antonio
361 mi
6h39
By drive time
Houston · 3h20Dallas · 4h29Austin · 5h30San Antonio · 6h39Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 5.5 mi away.

Picking your site

04 · 101 SITES
Color byShow only

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

0
Pull-thru
0
Walk-in
0
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
101
Sites
★ The standout
Site 87
LOOG · shaded.
To neighbor
154 ft
Max rig
50 ft
Type
Standard
0
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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