Lake Somerville State Park & Trailway - Nails Creek & Birch Creek Units — Horse Camping
Ledbetter, Texas VERIFIED FEE
$20/night (Nails Creek equestrian sites with electricity) or $12/night (water-only equestrian sites at Nails Creek and Birch Creek), plus daily park entrance fee; weekly non-peak rates Dec-Feb ($120 electric / $72 water-only at Nails Creek)
✓ Fee last verified Oct 27, 2026 — checked against the facility's own published information. How we verify
Trail access
13-mile Lake Somerville Trailway connects the Nails Creek and Birch Creek units and is open to horses
| Location | FM 180 |
|---|---|
| Facility type | State park |
| Corrals & stalls | Horse pens in the Bent Tree Equestrian Camping Area (Nails Creek); horse corrals and hitching posts in the Nails Creek Equestrian Camping Area; equestrian area at Birch Creek |
| Hookups | 30-amp electric and water hookup at 20 Nails Creek Bent Tree equestrian sites; water-only at 10 Nails Creek and 10 Birch Creek equestrian sites |
| Water on site | Yes - water hookup or water nearby at all equestrian sites |
| Reservations | Texas State Parks reservations (online via ReserveAmerica or (512) 389-8900) |
| Phone | (979) 289-2392 |
| Official website | tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/lake-somerville |
| Source | Source: official site |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
Good to know
Equestrian camping at both units: Nails Creek (Ledbetter) has 20 electric equestrian sites (Bent Tree, sites 21-40) and 10 water-only equestrian sites (sites 1-10); Birch Creek (Somerville) has 10 water-only equestrian sites (sites 104-113, two wheelchair friendly). Camping without horses is allowed in the equestrian areas. Birch Creek Unit phone: (979) 535-7763.
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