Fall Camping at Lake Somerville

Nails Creek Unit, Lake Somerville State Park

A nice, quiet fall camping weekend on Lake Somerville. It was a solo trip and since the weather was warm, I brought my kayak on this trip. 🍂

6280 FM 180

Ledbetter, TX 78946-7036
Burleson County
(979) 289-2392
Type of Park: State
2 Nights
Check In: 2p Check Out: 12p

⛺ Site #26 - Back-In
💲20 per night + $4/person/day
Parks Pass Discount saved $18.00 (no daily fees and 1/2 off second night camping fee)

Water
Max Electric: 30 amp
Fire Ring with grate
Picnic Table: wood with metal legs, concrete base
Site Pad: Asphalt, level, long enough for my camper and truck with room to spare
Corrals for horses

👍🏻 Pros:

Extra parking places across the street
Can see the lake from this spot
Directly across from the trail to the restrooms/showers
Nice green space between this site and neighboring sites. Plenty of room for slideouts, awnings, etc.

👎🏻 Cons:

There's not a direct trail to the lake shore other than animal trails through some of the tall grass
The table and fire ring are on the non-camping side so it was a little strange. Very dark at night on that side.

📝 Park Notes:

There are two Units in Lake Somerville State Park. Nails Creek (this park) and Birch Creek (where I stayed recently)
Dump Station
The Bent Tree and Cedar Creek Camping Areas have a portable trailer for the restrooms and showers. The main buildings are closed from the previous flooding episodes.
There are Munzees and Geocaches here
Miles of trails in the park and between this and the Birch Creek Unit
Great trails for equestrians 🐎 (Equestrians can only access the trails from the Nails Creek Unit. Birch Creek equestrian areas are under reconstruction)
🚫 Some of the trails and areas of the park were closed this weekend due to public hunts
Enclosed Group Shelter is available for events (no kitchen). There is a small parking lot next to it though.
Family Fishing Pond in the Cedar Creek Camping Area 🎣
The open style pavilion near the entry gate doesn't appear to be open. Looks like it's is structurally unsound from previous flooding as well.
Eagles have been seen around the Lake but I didn't see any on this trip 🦅

🐦 Wildlife:

Crocs are not the recommended hiking shoes

💜 Highlights of this trip:

🔥 Campfires and breakfast over the fire (and a good steak too)
🐕 My brother came for a short visit to walk the dog. We hit some of the trails and drove around the park.
💚 Found a couple geocaches and put out a few Munzees
🛶 I took the kayak out and there was only ONE other boat on the lake
🍂 Nice fall colors, but a lot of leaves are starting to fall off already
🌟Warm temperatures and clear nights. Lots of stars are visible out here.
💲 Renewed my Texas State Parks Pass
🐴 Several people had their horses with them
🎂 Came home for Mama's birthday and time with the family 💕
🚘 77 miles round trip - 10.5 mph

Only saw ONE other boat while out kayaking for about 45 minutes