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I made a decision at 3:30pm on Friday to reserve a site for the weekend just to relax and camp. Allergies have given me the CONSTANT dripping in my throat and this horrible cough, but I thought I could cough at home or cough at the lake…LAKE! Clocked out of work at 4:32 pm, drove home, threw some things in the camper and was heading out the driveway at 5:40 pm. Left somewhat early on Sunday to get home for our 70th Annual Vajdak family reunion.
Dates: 🌞 June 7-9 , 2024
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S M T W T F S
Birch Creek Unit, Lake Somerville State Park
Somerville, TX
Check In: 2 pm Check Out: 12 pm
🚧 No locked gates
👩🏻💼 Staff was friendly and helpful
✔️ 🚻 Restrooms
✔️ 🚿 Showers
✔️ 💩 Dump Station
✔️ 🚶🏻♀️🚴🏻♀️ Trails
✔️ 🌊 Water access - fishing, boating, kayaking, swimming
❌ 🏚 Cabins
❌ 🐕 Off-leash dog park
❌ 🧺 Laundry facility
✔️ 🛒 Store
📋 Site #25
🔙 Back In
🅿 Site Pad:
↔ Spacing: Spacious
🌳 Partial Shade, Sun over the pad, trees around 3 sides
✔️ 💧 Water
✔️ ⚡ Electric 20/30
❌ 💩 Sewer, but luckily no line at the dump station
✔️ 🔥 Fire Ring w/Grate
✔️ Picnic Table on concrete, full sun
Notes:
Lantern Hook
Nice big site. A little close on the driver side.
Regular cost per night $25 ($20 + $5/person/day)
Discounts: Texas State Parks Pass
My total cost for 2 nights: $30 = Avg $15/night
🚘 52.7 miles round trip - 9.8 mph
⛽ Gas price $2.74 (with Fuel Rewards)/gal = $14.78
Trip cost $44.78
💜💜💜 Highlights of this trip💜💜💜
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| Hiking with my bro |
👩🏻 Who I went with: Solo, my brother visited for a little while Saturday morning and we hiked and went to grab a bite for lunch.
👀 Things I saw: Lake is up to normal. Horsemint, Partridge Peas (bees and green flies love them) and Indian Blankets are in bloom.
🐦 Wildlife I encountered: Cardinals, Squirrels, Cottontails, Blue Heron, Black Vulture
🚶🏻♀️Trails I walked: Bluestem Bend - Eagle Point Loop. 1.48 mi
🚵🏻♀️ Trails I biked: Just on the roads. 3.03 mi
🛒 Where I shopped: Dollar General, Kovasovic's Meat Market & Grocery (Good meat, produce, good weekly sales)
🍽 Where I ate: Spanky's Backstreet Diner (no beer sales, but a little liquor store next door that you can bring over. Several combos with a sandwich/burger, fries and tea for only $7! Try the hot ketchup), Bottlenecks Bar and Grill (Food, live music, pool tables. Met a friend for beers and pizza.)
👢 Dances I attended: Jody Nix at Diamond I Venue in Dime Box. It was not far and I always have jeans and boots in the camper.
🤣 A laughable moment: Fun times with friends at Diamond I
😮 A surprising moment: The stars were beautiful and the Big Dipper hung directly over the camper. The water was cooler than I expected. It was nice sitting in it for a while, even with the waves, to get a little sun.
🙃 An unforeseeable moment: I forgot coffee! I bought coffee and could only get whole bean. I forgot to grind it. Hence the shopping trip to Dollar General.
🛍️ My favorite souvenir: A new medallion for my walking stick
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| You can see the lake from the front of the site |
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