Army Corps of Engineers · Texas
Sanders Cove
Army Corps of Engineers · Texas, United States
- Sites
- 91
- Hookups
- 86 electric, 87 with water, 4 no hookups
- Season
- Year-round
- Max RV length
- 80 ft
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 535 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 2
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T good · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Pat Mayse Lake
- Nearest town
- POWDERLY
- Address
- PO BOX 129, POWDERLY, TX, 75473-0129
- Phone
- 903-732-4955
- Activities
- Accessible Swimming, Biking, Boating, Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting, Swimming, Water Access, Water Activities
87 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
Sanders Cove Campground is on the banks of Pat Mayse Lake in the Red River Basin in Lamar County, Texas. Easy access to developed park areas has made the lake a haven for families who enjoy camping, picnicking, swimming, boating, fishing and other outdoor recreation.
Recreation
The lake provides excellent opportunities for boating, swimming and fishing. Anglers fish for largemouth bass, white crappie, sunfish, striped bass and channel and flathead catfish, among other species.
Hunting is a very popular activity in the area. The surrounding lands are managed for upland game and whitetail deer. Other species present include fox squirrel, gray squirrel, bobwhite quail, mourning dove, cottontail rabbit, raccoon and fox. Opossum, beaver, mink, skunk and nutria are also present.
The lake also provides resting and feeding habitat for migratory waterfowl. A few miles north of the project area are the famed Red River Bottoms where waterfowl congregate in impressive numbers.
Facilities
This year-round campground offers 85 sites with electric hookups. Amenities include flush and pit toilets, showers, drinking water, a dump station and boat ramp.
Natural Features
Pat Mayse Lake covers almost 6,000 acres and has 67 miles of shoreline. It is situated among gently rolling grasslands and mixed hardwood forests studded with mature pines. Wildlife is abundant in the surrounding area.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 34° | 12° | 73° | 8 of 11 |
| February | 60° | 40° | 0° | 75° | 8 of 11 |
| March | 66° | 49° | 29° | 80° | 1 of 11 |
| April | 74° | 56° | 37° | 88° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 82° | 66° | 53° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 89° | 73° | 63° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 91° | 75° | 65° | 105° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 95° | 78° | 70° | 108° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 89° | 70° | 61° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 75° | 57° | 42° | 89° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 66° | 50° | 26° | 84° | 2 of 10 |
| December | 57° | 41° | 28° | 76° | 3 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
- Pat Mayse East · Army Corps of Engineers · 3 mi · 26 sites
- Pat Mayse West · Army Corps of Engineers · 4 mi · 88 sites
- Kiamichi Park · Army Corps of Engineers · 14 mi · 93 sites
- Virgil Point · Army Corps of Engineers · 17 mi · 52 sites
- Mahaffey Point · Army Corps of Engineers · 17 mi · 4 sites
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