City, County & Regional Parks · Texas
Lake Limestone Public Use Area #5
City, County & Regional Parks · Texas, United States
- Season
- Year-round
- Cost
- Free; 10-day limit
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- No
- Elevation
- 463 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 2
- Nearest town
- Thornton
- Address
- East end of dam; official directions from US 79/FM 1146
- Phone
- 903-529-2141
About
Brazos River Authority campground. The operator publishes no confirmed site count, so none is recorded here. Restrooms. Open year round. Reservations: first-come; no reservation. A ten-acre primitive area at the east end of the dam. The authority publishes tables and grills but no site count, so none is recorded. Free, first-come, ten-day limit.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 38° | 16° | 78° | 7 of 11 |
| February | 65° | 43° | -1° | 80° | 6 of 11 |
| March | 71° | 53° | 29° | 90° | 1 of 11 |
| April | 78° | 59° | 44° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 86° | 68° | 60° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 90° | 75° | 64° | 101° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 93° | 77° | 69° | 105° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 98° | 80° | 73° | 105° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 89° | 72° | 62° | 101° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 81° | 60° | 45° | 95° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 72° | 53° | 28° | 85° | 2 of 10 |
| December | 63° | 44° | 31° | 80° | 1 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Limestone County Park No. 2 · City, County & Regional Parks · 6 mi
- Limestone County Park Public Use Area #3 · City, County & Regional Parks · 6 mi
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- Fort Boggy State Park · Texas State Parks · 31 mi · 8 sites
- LIBERTY HILL (Navarro Mills Lake) · Army Corps of Engineers · 41 mi · 101 sites
All public campgrounds in Texas · Every state and province · Facts read from the operator 2026-09-02. Confirm fees, rules and current status with the operator before you go.