Army Corps of Engineers · Somerville Lake · Somerville, TX

Lake Somerville Marina & Campground

This recreation area is part of Somerville Lake

First-come, first-served

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1fire
active
Rx Bastrop 9278 (prescribed burn) · 45 mi away · 85 acres
Interagency incident data as of 2026-10-16
Incident details ↓

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →
Weather by month near Lake Somerville Marina & Campground40°50°60°70°80°90°January: 3.17 inches of precipitationFebruary: 2.92 inches of precipitationMarch: 3.22 inches of precipitationApril: 3.33 inches of precipitationMay: 4.73 inches of precipitationJune: 3.94 inches of precipitationJuly: 1.88 inches of precipitationAugust: 2.81 inches of precipitationSeptember: 3.41 inches of precipitationOctober: 4.34 inches of precipitationNovember: 3.55 inches of precipitationDecember: 3.65 inches of precipitationJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanuary: 48.6°F averageFebruary: 52.4°F averageMarch: 59.2°F averageApril: 66.3°F averageMay: 74.2°F averageJune: 80.7°F averageJuly: 83.5°F averageAugust: 83.9°F averageSeptember: 78.1°F averageOctober: 68.2°F averageNovember: 58.3°F averageDecember: 50.6°F average0 in1 in2 in3 in4 in5 inTemp °FInches
The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Somerville Dam, 2 miles from the campground at 263 feet, station USC00418446 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 41 inches a year.

Getting there

Nearest townSomerville, Texas
Coordinates30.3104° N, 96.5172° W · Directions ↗

Fire nearby

  • Prescribed
    Rx Bastrop 9278

    45 mi from the campground · 85 acres · 0% contained

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Call the managing office before you drive.

Supplies & services

Dump stationDump station ↗1.6 mi
RV sales & serviceRV Station ↗23 mi

Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Call ahead; hours change seasonally.

Limited data for this unit

No site-by-site records, no amenities, no fee schedule, no directions or photos in the Recreation.gov record. What is here comes from the agency's own listing. The rest lives there.

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Guidebooks for Texas

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  • Best Tent Camping: Texas
    Wendel Withrow, 2018
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    Joy Emshoff, 2018
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    Carolyn Tracy and Julie Wernersbach, 2017
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Reference

Questions people ask

Do I need a reservation at Lake Somerville Marina & Campground?

No. Lake Somerville Marina & Campground is first-come, first-served. Sites are taken on arrival and paid at the fee station.

Source: Somerville Lake Website

Is there cell service at Lake Somerville Marina & Campground?

FCC coverage maps show Verizon 4G LTE, AT&T 4G LTE, and T-Mobile 5G at the campground point. Terrain changes that from one site to the next.

Source: FCC Broadband Map

What is the nearest town to Lake Somerville Marina & Campground?

Somerville, Texas.

Source: Getting there

What if Lake Somerville Marina & Campground is full?

The nearest public campgrounds are Yegua Creek (1.7 mi), Rocky Creek (Somerville Lake) (3.1 mi), and Kelly's Pond Campground (52.8 mi, first-come).

Source: Campgrounds nearby