Army Corps of Engineers · Texas
Kimball Bend Park
Army Corps of Engineers · Texas, United States
- Sites
- 36
- Hookups
- 36 electric, 36 with water
- Season
- Year-round
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 564 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Cell coverage
- AT&T good · T-Mobile none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Whitney Lake
- Nearest town
- Kopperl
- Address
- 3351 Highway 174, Kopperl, TX, 76652
- Phone
- 254-622-3332
- Activities
- Boating, Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Historic Sites, Swimming, Water Skiing, Wildlife Viewing
34 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
Kimball Bend Campground is located on Whitney Lake off the main channel of the Brazos River in Central Texas. The campground offers thirty four 50 amp campsites.
Recreation
Boating, fishing, swimming, canoeing and kayaking are popular activities on the river and downstream at Whitney Lake. Anglers can fish for a variety of bass, crappie and catfish.
Visitors enjoy hiking the Chisholm Trail, a historic route followed by upwards of ten million cattle as they traveled northbound from southern Texas to Kansas and adjacent destinations between 1867 and the 1880s. It crosses through the campground and past several historic structures.
Facilities
This year-round campground offers 34 sites with water and electric hookups. Amenities include flush toilets, showers, drinking water, a dump station and boat ramp.
* Please note that water for this facility is supplied by an onsite Public Water Supply (PWS) and in the event of a power ouatage that lasts more than 24 hours visitors may be asked to evacuate the park since water cannot be provided.
Natural Features
The Brazos River flows gently over sand and rocks at Kimball Bend. The surrounding rolling hills are covered with cedar, live, and post oak trees.
Nearby Attractions
The 12.5 mile Hopewell Trail is nearby. It allows hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding. Visitors can travel south to Lakeside Village and Powelldale Mountain.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 37° | 15° | 78° | 7 of 11 |
| February | 65° | 42° | -1° | 83° | 7 of 11 |
| March | 73° | 53° | 27° | 88° | 1 of 11 |
| April | 78° | 60° | 41° | 95° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 85° | 68° | 57° | 101° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 92° | 74° | 62° | 106° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 96° | 78° | 71° | 106° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 97° | 80° | 71° | 108° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 91° | 72° | 58° | 102° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 80° | 60° | 43° | 96° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 71° | 51° | 25° | 87° | 2 of 10 |
| December | 61° | 42° | 28° | 85° | 2 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
- Plowman Creek · Army Corps of Engineers · 4 mi · 44 sites
- Cleburne State Park · Texas State Parks · 11 mi · 50 sites
- Cedron Creek · Army Corps of Engineers · 12 mi · 58 sites
- Mccown Valley · Army Corps of Engineers · 14 mi · 106 sites
- Lake Whitney State Park · Texas State Parks · 16 mi · 135 sites
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