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Pull-thru
USACESomerville Lake · Texas
Yegua Creek
Overview Yegua Creek is located at Somerville Lake near Somerville, Texas.
Sites8177 reservable
Elev.266ft
Comf.Jan-Dec9 months
Max rig104 ft
Electric6666×50-amp
From Houston1h55real 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 266 ft, Yegua Creek has a 9-month comfortable window (Jan-Dec). Winter nights average around 45°F, so the shoulder seasons turn cold fast. 81 sites total: 77 reservable and 4 first-come, first-served. Of the sites, 66 with 50-amp, and the longest takes a 104-ft rig. Within about 4 miles: 2 peaks, lake or river access.
The campground at a glance
01 · CHARACTER
Reads strongest on reservability and shade. 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 · Aug
Jan-Dec
Comfortable window: nights stay above 35°F, days below 90°F.
77%
Of summer weekend-days are dry.
Feb 21
Last spring frost; first fall frost Dec 2.
78°F
Average July low.
Getting there
03 · ACCESS
01
Houston
90 mi
1h55
02
Austin
90 mi
2h01
03
San Antonio
148 mi
3h12
04
Dallas
209 mi
3h55
By drive time
Routed road time (OSRM). Nearest major highway 2.1 mi away.
Picking your site
04 · 81 SITES
Color byShow only
81 mapped sites · dot color = seclusion · click a dot for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap.
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Walk-in
66
50-amp
0
Accessible
0
Prime
81
Sites
★ The standout
Site 057
YCRE · shaded.
To neighbor
122 ft
Max rig
52 ft
Type
Standard
What's within four miles
05 · TRAILS · PEAKS · WATER
Trails & Peaks
Trail segments
22
Peaks
2
Water & Access
Lake / river access
yes
To nearest major road
2.1 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.