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Speegleville boat ramp at sunrise
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USACEWaco Lake · Texas

Speegleville Park

Overview Speegleville Park is perched on the south end of a scenic cove of Waco Lake.
Sites32all reservable
Elev.495ft
Comf.Jan-Dec8 months
Max rigtents5 pull-thru
Electric3030×50-amp
From Austin1h59real road time
The honest read
Synthesized from
RIDB · Open-Meteo
OSM · OSRM
Updated 2026-05-27

At 495 ft, Speegleville Park has a 8-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 42°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. All 32 sites are reservable in advance, so plan ahead. Popular weekends book out. Of the sites, 5 pull-through, 30 with 50-amp. Within about 4 miles: lake or river access.

The campground at a glance

01 · CHARACTER
QuietCoolRoomyShadeRV-fitReserv.

Reads strongest on reservability and quiet. 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.
Feb 25
Last spring frost; first fall frost Nov 30.
78°F
Average July low.

Getting there

03 · ACCESS
01
Austin
105 mi
1h59
02
Dallas
105 mi
1h59
03
San Antonio
183 mi
3h26
04
Houston
189 mi
3h38
By drive time
Austin · 1h59Dallas · 1h59San Antonio · 3h26Houston · 3h38Camp

Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 1.3 mi away.

Picking your site

04 · 32 SITES
Color byShow only

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

5
Pull-thru
0
Walk-in
30
50-amp
3
Accessible
0
Prime
32
Sites
★ The standout
Site 025
SPEEGLEVILLE PARK.
To neighbor
142 ft
Type
Standard

What's within four miles

05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER

Trails & Peaks

Trail segments
246

Water & Access

Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
1.3 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.

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