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Pull-thru
USACEPat Mayse Lake · Texas
Sanders Cove
Overview Sanders Cove Campground is on the banks of Pat Mayse Lake in the Red River Basin in Lamar County, Texas.
Sites9189 reservable
Elev.535ft
Comf.Jan-Dec10 months
Max rig80 ft1 pull-thru
Electric8714×50-amp
From Dallas2h17real 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 535 ft, Sanders Cove has a 10-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 38°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 91 sites total: 89 reservable and 2 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 1 pull-through, 14 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 80-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 · Jul
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 22.
76°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Dallas
119 mi
2h17
02
Austin
313 mi
5h40
03
Houston
309 mi
6h06
04
San Antonio
391 mi
7h07
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 1.1 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 91 SITES
Color byShow only
87 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
0
Walk-in
14
50-amp
11
Accessible
0
Prime
91
Sites
★ The standout
Site A006
A-LO · shaded.
To neighbor
228 ft
Max rig
25 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
11
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
1.1 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.