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Lakeside Park

On this Virtual Tour of The Lakeside Day-use Area on Lake O' The Pines you will see Two swim areas, a boat ramp, a disk glof course and lots of beautiful east Texas Piney Woods.

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What we noticed on the ground

On this Virtual Tour of The Lakeside Day-use Area on Lake O' The Pines you will see Two swim areas, a boat ramp, a disk glof course and lots of beautiful east Texas Piney Woods. On a cold and wet January day in 2021 I loaded up Little Red and headed out to Lake O The Pines so I could create this Virtual Tour Of The Lakeside Day-use Area on Lake O' The Pines. Constructed by the U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers in the early 1950's Lake O The Pines is a beautiful recreation haven. 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 and see at this park and this Virtual Tour of The Lakeside Day-use Area on Lake O' The Pines will show you what you need to know for camping! Come along with me on this Virtual Tour of The Lakeside Day-use Area 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 Lakeside Park

NOAA's 1991-2020 climate normals for the Jefferson, TX weather station, 9.1 miles from Lakeside Park, 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), 9.1 miles from the park. Station elevation about 211 ft; the map pin is at about 244 ft (USGS). Data retrieved 2026-10-02.

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