National Park Service · Texas
McBride Canyon and Mullinaw Creek Campgrounds
National Park Service · Texas, United States · in Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
- Sites
- 40
- Season
- Year-round
- Cost
- Camping Fees: free. No charge for camping.
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- No
- Dump station
- No
- Laundry
- No
- Elevation
- 2,943 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
- Nearest town
- Fritch
- Phone
- (806) 857-3151
About
These areas are located south of the lake off of State Highway 136. There are large cottonwood trees that provide shade. The Mullinaw Creek area features the expanded Mullinaw Trails System . This trail system is open to hiking, biking, and horseback riding. NO OFF ROAD VEHICLES ALLOWED. No drinking water or flush toilets; vault-evaporator toilets only. Picnic tables, shade shelters, and grills. Horse corrals are located at Mullinaw Campground. The dirt roads can become impassable after rain.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 30° | 8° | 75° | 10 of 11 |
| February | 59° | 32° | -15° | 84° | 9 of 11 |
| March | 68° | 43° | 25° | 88° | 5 of 11 |
| April | 78° | 51° | 30° | 93° | 1 of 11 |
| May | 83° | 59° | 45° | 101° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 93° | 70° | 55° | 106° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 96° | 73° | 63° | 109° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 94° | 72° | 64° | 105° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 89° | 67° | 40° | 103° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 76° | 51° | 34° | 96° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 67° | 42° | 11° | 84° | 3 of 10 |
| December | 56° | 34° | 14° | 76° | 10 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
- Harbor Bay Campground · National Park Service · 11 mi · 25 sites
- Blue West Campground · National Park Service · 13 mi · 30 sites
- Chimney Hollow Campground · National Park Service · 13 mi · 15 sites
- Fritch Fortress · National Park Service · 14 mi · 15 sites
- Blue Creek · National Park Service · 14 mi · 50 sites
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