Hickory Creek Campground
Lewisville Lake · Texas · 129 sites
Imagery: USGS The National Map
Overview
Hickory Creek Campground is a US Army Corps of Engineers campground in Lewisville Lake, Texas, with 129 sites. Mostly shady: most sites have good shade. T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T report coverage at every site.
72 of 107 mapped sites shaded
24 of 107 mapped sites in full sun
66 of 107 mapped sites with clear sky
Map of the campground
Every site from the Recreation.gov listing. Choose a layer to see it across the campground; tap a site to open it in Roam.
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Questions
Which sites at Hickory Creek Campground are the shadiest?
Most of them. 72 of 107 sites have good shade, much of it from the afternoon sun; the other 35 are more open. These counts cover the 107 of 129 sites with a mapped location.
See the tree canopy in RoamWhich sites at Hickory Creek Campground get the most sun?
Some. 24 of 107 sites are open to the southern sky, good for solar panels, and 19 more get some sun. These counts cover the 107 of 129 sites with a mapped location.
See the tree canopy in RoamWill Starlink work at Hickory Creek Campground?
Easy here. About 66 of 107 sites have open sky for a Starlink dish, and 19 more have a partial gap. These counts cover the 107 of 129 sites with a mapped location. Satellite texting on a phone needs less open sky, but still works best from the most open spot you can find. This is our estimate from tree heights — check with the Starlink app's obstruction check when you arrive.
See the tree canopy in RoamWhich sites at Hickory Creek Campground are the most level?
15 of 107 sites are flat, and 33 more have a gentle slope most RVs can level with blocks; 59 are steeper, better for tents. Sites that take RVs or trailers fit rigs up to 70 ft. These counts cover the 107 of 129 sites with a mapped location.
See the slope at each site in RoamDoes Hickory Creek Campground have cell service?
Yes. T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T all report coverage at every site at Hickory Creek Campground. That's the coverage each carrier reports to the FCC, not a measured signal, so under trees or below a ridge it can be weaker.
See the coverage map in RoamWhen is the best time to see fall color at Hickory Creek Campground?
October. In a typical year the leaves around Hickory Creek Campground are at their best in mid-October, though any one fall can run a week or two early or late. Much of the forest here stays green, so expect color in patches. Roam’s fall foliage map shows how far the color has come this week, free every September through November.
See this week’s fall color in RoamWhat’s the weather like at Hickory Creek Campground in October?
In October, expect highs around 78°F and lows around 56°F, with about 4.5 inches of rain over the month. Every month’s averages are in Roam Premium.
Open Hickory Creek in RoamCampground facts
- Sites
- 129
- Kinds
- 119 for RVs or trailers · 10 tent-only
- Hookups
- 119 with electric
- Longest rig
- 70 ft
- Accessible
- 31 sites
- Elevation
- 523–549 ft
- Every site
- Pets allowed · Campfires allowed · Check-in 3 PM, check-out 2 PM
- Managed by
- US Army Corps of Engineers
- Booking
- Reserve on Recreation.gov
How we know Sources and limits
Shade, sun and Starlink are our estimates from Meta and the World Resources Institute’s canopy-height model (about 2 m pixels, from satellite imagery calibrated with space lidar; CC BY 4.0). From 2 m above each site we trace 72 lines out to 60 m and note the tallest tree in each direction. Shade counts trees overhead, the canopy within 30 m and how much of the afternoon sky is blocked. Sun counts how open the southern sky is. Starlink needs open sky above 35°, with the northern half counted twice because US dishes tilt north, and we keep the best spot within 8 m of the site’s post. The model sees tree heights only, not trunks, buildings or hills, so check with the Starlink app when you arrive.
Slope is the ground at each site’s post over about 4 m, from USGS 3DEP 1 m lidar: level under 2%, gentle to 4% (most rigs level on blocks), sloped to 8% (fine for a tent), steep beyond.
Cell coverage is from the FCC Broadband Data Collection (carrier filings as downloaded May 2026): each site is tested against each carrier’s modelled outdoor 4G/5G coverage. It is what the carriers report, not a measured signal.
Fall color is the typical peak from NASA’s MODIS satellite record of when leaves change (2001–2023), limited to deciduous and mixed forest with USGS land cover (NLCD), calibrated to the USA National Phenology Network’s ground reports of colored leaves (CC BY 4.0). It is an average of many autumns, so the page gives a window, not a date.
Weather is NOAA’s 1991–2020 climate normals for the campground. Sites and facts are from Recreation.gov’s open data (July 2026). Map imagery: USGS The National Map.
From the campground’s Recreation.gov listing: “The large campground boasts 121 sites with electric hookups. Tent primitive walk-in sites are not available at this time. Park amenities include hot showers, a dump station, and boat ramp. The lake stems from the Elm Fork of the Trinity River in northern Texas, and offers little visibility, but plenty of room for boating and watercraft. The park sits on the Hickory Creek Arm of Lewisville Lake, very near to the suburbs of Dallas, Texas.”
Page data as of October 15, 2026. Full source notes are in each layer’s info in the app.