Texas State Parks · Texas
Lake Somerville State Park - Birch Creek Unit
Texas State Parks · Texas, United States · in Lake Somerville State Park and Trailway
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 276 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Lake Somerville
- Nearest town
- Somerville
- Address
- 14222 Park Road 57, Somerville, TX, 77879-9713
- Phone
- (979) 535-7763
About
Lake Somerville State Park - Birch Creek Unit is a Texas State Park with camping.
Fees
TPWD (Birch Creek Unit): Campsites with Electricity $20/night (99 sites; 21 have 50-amp, rest 30-amp); Campsites with Water (Equestrian) $12/night (10 sites, #104-113). All plus entrance fee.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 43° | 18° | 78° | 5 of 11 |
| February | 66° | 45° | 3° | 81° | 3 of 11 |
| March | 75° | 55° | 32° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| April | 80° | 61° | 46° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 88° | 70° | 62° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 91° | 76° | 65° | 101° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 92° | 77° | 73° | 106° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 98° | 79° | 74° | 104° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 91° | 74° | 61° | 99° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 83° | 62° | 48° | 97° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 74° | 56° | 29° | 86° | 2 of 10 |
| December | 64° | 46° | 35° | 82° | 0 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
- Lake Somerville State Park - Nails Creek Unit · Texas State Parks · 4 mi · 50 sites
- Rocky Creek (Somerville Lake) · Army Corps of Engineers · 4 mi · 150 sites
- Yegua Creek · Army Corps of Engineers · 5 mi · 81 sites
- Lake Somerville Marina & Campground · Army Corps of Engineers · 7 mi
- Lake Fayette Oak Thicket Park Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 26 mi · 20 sites
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