Lake Somerville - Birch Creek Unit State Park - Post Oak Camping Area in TX -- Campground & RV Camping

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Lake Somerville - Birch Creek Unit State Park - Post Oak Camping Area in TX

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6.2 mi from Somerville

9.2 mi off US 290 (straight line)

Maps Reviews 268 ft

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Setting

Some privacy

Thirty waterfront electric campsites in Post Oak woodland at the northern shore of 11,000-acre Lake Somerville, where rolling Texas scrubland transitions to water. Each site includes water hookup, 30-amp electric service, picnic table, and fire ring; five sites feature ADA-accessible paved pathways from parking areas. Fishing from shore without license, boating, kayaking, and hiking through live oak and post oak forest. Brown pelicans and waterfowl frequent the lake during migration seasons. Between Houston and Austin.

  • Moderately separated here.
  • Sits on broad, near-level ground.
  • The Family Fishing Pond 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.

Climate averages

October normals 57–83°F, 4.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy

Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 98 of 100.

Tree cover37%30m sat. est.