Lake Somerville - Birch Creek Unit State Park - Cedar Elm Camping Area in TX -- Campground & RV Camping

The Birch Creek Unit of Lake Somerville State Park sits on the 11,630-acre lake's north shore, featuring an 85-mile shoreline created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers beginning in 1962. The park offers over 150 designated campsites, most with water and electricity, plus primitive camping along the 13-mile trailway. Visitors enjoy nearly 40 miles of multiuse trails for hiking, biking, and horseback riding, plus water recreation including fishing, boating, paddling, and swimming. Wildlife includes wintering bald eagles, osprey, sandhill cranes, and waterfowl alongside largemouth bass, crappie, and white bass for anglers.

• Moderately separated here.
• Sits on broad, near-level ground.
• The Somerville Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
• Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.