Since I have the Texas State Parks Pass and get my daily entrance fee waived, I also come out to these parks sometimes just to walk the trails alone or with my dogs and I have been to geocaching and letterboxing events there. The Pass also gives you a discount on items in the Park stores.
Birch Creek Unit, Lake Somerville State Park
14222 PR 57, Somerville, Texas, USA 77879
979-535-7763
Type of Park: State
Check In: 2p Check Out: 12p
Length of Stay: 2 Nights
Regular cost per night $20 + $5/person daily
Discounts: Texas State Parks Pass - daily fee waived, half off 2nd night
My Total Cost 💲30
📋 Site #71, Old Hickory Loop:
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🔙 Back In
- Site Pad: level, asphalt, long enough for camper. If I stayed connected, my truck would barely fit. Disconnecting, I had to pull the truck in at an angle. Not very wide.
- 💧 Water - about knee height
- ⚡ Max amp: 30 - all green lights
- 🔥 Square Fire Ring w/adjustable-height grate
- Picnic Table: wood with metal legs, concrete slab with cover
- Lantern hook
- Trail directly to the Lake from the site
- Privacy from neighbors due to vegetation - wind block can be a plus or a minus depending on the time of year
👎🏻 Cons:
- 💩 No Sewer - dump station available in each camping area
- 📶 No Wifi
- 📺 No Cable
- No Standing Grill
- The "Lake Trail" runs between this site and 69 so there are people walking by on one side
📝 Park Notes:
- 🚻 Restrooms
- 🚿 Showers
- 🛒 Store
- 💩 Dump Station
- 🔎 Munzees and Geocaches in the Park
- 🚶🏻♀️ Trails
- 🌊 Water access
- 🛶 Canoe & Kayak rentals
- 🐦Birds: Cardinals (they are early risers), Buzzards, Pelicans, shore birds, small perching birds, Woodpeckers, No Eagle sightings.
- 🦌 Deer, Squirrels, Frogs.
- Friendly and helpful staff
- ❗ Beware: Site 65 has lots of leafcutter ant mounds. Might not be the best for children or pets.
🗺 In the Area:
- 🛒Dollar General, Kovasovic's (General Store & Meat Market, firewood)
- 🍽 Several restaurants/cafes on PR 57, more in Lyons/Somerville
- 🍺 Bottleneck's in Deanville has beer, food and music. Half price appetizers on Thursday and Karaoke. Good bands to dance to on weekends. Got a good cheeseburger, fries and fried mushrooms.
💜 Highlights of this trip:
- 🚶🏻♀️🐕 Walked several of the trails: Sunset Loop, Wilderness Run, Eagle Point Loop, Bluestem Bend. Started using the All Trails app which is quite handy.
- 🐕 Camping with Pepper
- My brother stopped by Saturday morning and we walked the dogs
- First trip with the screen door bar. It helps! (I installed it myself)
- 🚘 49.9 miles round trip - 9.85 mph
- While I was away, I had a guest at my Boondockers Welcome site.
Other stays at this State Park Complex:
Birch Creek Unit - Map
Yaupon Loop
Site #12 - in my old pop-up - January 2013
Site #23 - one of my favorites - August 2020
Post Oak Loop
Site #42 - the answer to life - on my birthday - August 2021
Old Hickory Loop
Site #69 - spontaneous adventure - January 2022
Site #73 - before Christmas - December 2021
Nails Creek Unit - Map
Bent Tree Camping Area
Site #26
- Fall camping - December 2021
Cedar Creek Camping Area
Site #54 - in my old pop-up - April 2013
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