3/22/2023 0 Comments Park somervilleThe dam was completed in 1967 and the new reservoir was dedicated in 1968. In an effort to control the flooding, construction of the Somerville Dam began in 1962. Between 19 (46 years), residents here experienced significant flooding 43 times. Somerville Lake (or as we've always called it: Lake Somerville) was built by the US Army Corps of Engineers in response to consistent flooding in the Brazos River Valley. Looking Out Over Lake Somerville The History of Lake Somerville: we still had sticker burrs in our campsite, although luckily, mostly soft ones. The staff treats the grass in the actual campsites with weed killer here, probably in an effort to keep the sticker burrs out of the campsites. we had great views and plenty of shade without having to run the power cord and waterhose underneath the RV. But we decided against it when we realized the shade tree would block our awning. We thought about pulling in instead of backing into the site so we would have a water view out the windshield. Site 91 also had a shade tree on our driver side that was a big help in keeping cool. Since most folks reserve waterfront campsites, we only had neighbors on either side of us for one or two nights during our week-long stay. We also had a picnic table, fire pit, lantern hook and BBQ grill. Our campsite (and all of the currently open RV sites in Rocky Creek Park) had 20/30/50 amp electricity and water hookups. The sunrises over the lake were worth getting up early for and, again, we had a perfect view of the sunrise on most mornings. For most of the week, we had a clear view of the water, since even during the summer, there weren't many campers there during the week. It sits up on a bit of a hill overlooking the lake (with another row of lakeside camping between us and the water). This was a HUGE site that could fit any size rig. Saturday was the only day that all of the campsites in our loop filled up. And, with fewer campsites open, the park had very light traffic and was super quiet for most of the week. Perhaps because of fewer people, the deer were very active here, and fun to watch. While it was a bit odd, camping in a park that was less than 50% open, it was also very relaxing. The boat ramp and courtesy dock in the peninsula next to the open tent camping loop were also open. Also closed due to flood damage: one of the park's two boat ramps, the amphitheater, playground, and restrooms in the closed areas.Īll of the hiking trails were open and well-maintained. So we weren't really sure what to expect.ĭuring our visit in June 2020, 68 of the park's 189 campsites were open, 121 were closed. At the time of our visit, the park had recently reopened, at least in part, following flood damage in the previous year. Rocky Creek Park is one of two current COE operated parks on the shores of Somerville Lake. So it's a bit ironic that our first COE park visit was at Rocky Creek Park on Lake Somerville. But every time we have a reservation, a storm comes through and floods the park, canceling our reservation. We've heard so many great things about them, and we've booked a lot of reservations to visit different COE parks. For years, we have tried to camp at Corps of Engineers (COE) parks.
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