Lake Somerville, Texas Camping

Somerville, Texas is located about 20 miles southwest of College Station. Somerville features Lake Somerville, the only large body of water within 30 miles of the city. Lake Somerville covers more than 11,000 acres, and it features a state park and campgrounds around its border that offer visitors easy access to water activities like boating, fishing and swimming.
  1. Lake Somerville Marina & Campground

    • Located about five miles from Somerville in Brenham, Lake Somerville Marina & Campground allows campers to stay right on the lake. The campground features almost 100 RV sites with electric and water connections and 40 primitive tent sites. Lake Somerville Marina & Campground includes bath, shower and laundry facilities, boat ramps and storage on Lake Somerville and fishing and swimming activities on the lake. The marina at the campground has groceries and camping items, as well as gas and propane.

      Lake Somerville Marina & Campground
      505 Marina Drive
      Brenham, TX 77833
      979-289-2321
      lakesomervillemarina.com

    Lake Somerville State Park

    • Lake Somerville State Park offers 120 tent and RV campsites with electric and water connections. The park has sites that are just a short walk to Lake Somerville. The park features bath, shower and laundry facilities, hiking, mountain biking and equestrian trails and boating, fishing and swimming activities. Lake Somerville State Park is about a 30-minute drive to restaurants and grocery stores, so campers should make sure to have what they need before they arrive at the park.

      Lake Somerville State Park
      14222 Park Road 57
      Somerville, TX 77879-9713
      979-535-7763
      tpwd.state.tx.us

    Rocky Creek Park

    • Rocky Creek Park is an Army Corps of Engineers facility that is located on Lake Somerville. The park offers 82 RV sites with electric and water connections and 121 primitive tent sites. Rocky Creek Park has sites that are just a short walk to the water of Lake Somerville. The park includes bath and shower facilities, a playground, hiking trails and boat ramps on the lake. Rocky Creek Park is open year-round.

      Rocky Creek Park
      1560 Thornberry Drive
      Somerville TX 77879-6347
      979-596-1622

    Weather

    • Camping in Somerville, Texas during the summer months means one thing: hot temperatures. Tent campers in Somerville during June through August face high temperatures that hover around 100 degrees. Somerville camping during December and January brings high temperatures around 60 degrees and lows in the high 30s. Somerville is relatively dry, with only May, June and October bringing more than four inches of precipitation.

    Attractions

    • Lake Somerville is the backbone of the attractions in Somerville, Texas. Whether it is at Lake Somerville State Park and its 300 acres of land, or out on the lake on a boat, the water at Lake Somerville offers visitors plenty of outdoor entertainment. Visitors to Lake Somerville can fish, water ski, swim and ride jet skis. In addition to the water activities on Lake Somerville, the state park has hiking, mountain biking and equestrian trails.

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