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BUCKHORN CREEK

On a cold and wet January day in 2021 I loaded up the motor home and headed out to Lake O The Pines so I could camp at Buckhorn Creek Park.

BUCKHORN CREEK — Dude RV field still

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What we noticed on the ground

On a cold and wet January day in 2021 I loaded up the motor home and headed out to Lake O The Pines so I could camp at Buckhorn Creek Park. Constructed by the U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers in the early 1950's Lake O The Pines is a beautiful recreation haven. Buckhorn Creek Park provides to RV camping loops and two tent camping areas. There is also a boat ramp and lots of accessible shore line. A quick drive takes you to a nearby fishing dock, the lower dam fishing area as well as the Lakeside day use area just over the dam. At the Lake O The Pines Lakeside Day use area there are two swimming areas, a boat ramp, a disk golf course as well as basketball and volley ball courts. There is so very much do do and see at Buckhorn creek park at Lake O The Pines! Come along with me as I explore Buckhorn Creek Park on Lake O' The Pines! https://www.patreon.com/DudeRVTexas

Mapped with our U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers stops.

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What the weather is usually like at BUCKHORN CREEK

NOAA's 1991-2020 climate normals for the Jefferson, TX weather station, 7.9 miles from BUCKHORN CREEK, show that the warmest month is August (average high 94.5 F) and the coolest is January (average low 34.2 F).

May is usually the wettest month, at about 5.11 inches of rain, and August the driest, at about 2.42 inches. The monthly figures add up to about 49.7 inches in a typical year.

Average high, average low and rain by month (1991-2020 normals)
MonthHigh (F)Low (F)Rain (in)
January56.934.24.08
February61.237.14.23
March69.144.44.83
April76.651.54.74
May83.461.25.11
June90.669.35.10
July94.072.22.96
August94.570.82.42
September88.763.63.77
October78.751.54.47
November67.042.13.61
December58.935.44.42

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (monthly), station Jefferson, TX (USC00414577), 7.9 miles from the park. Station elevation about 211 ft; the map pin is at about 256 ft (USGS). Data retrieved 2026-10-02.

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