McCown Valley
Location
McCown Valley Park is located on the east side, approximately halfway up the lake off of FM 1713 Spur.
Facilities
There are 54 campsites in McCown Valley Park. Thirty-one sites have water and 30 amp electrical hookups (sites 0 - 28, 33, and 35). Fourteen sites have water and 50 amp electrical hookups (sites 32, 34, and 36-47). Seven sites have water hookups only (sites 48-54). Five cabins are also available for overnight camping (sites 61-65). All sites have upright BBQ grills and a ground cooker/fire ring. The park has two restrooms with showers, horseshoe pits, a trailer dump station, and a large, three lane boat ramp. McCown Valley Park also contains one of the two swimming beaches on the lake. A large day use group shelter may be reserved by calling the Whitney Lake Office at 254/622-3332. For more information on the McCown Valley Day Use Group Pavilion and other group facilities available at Whitney Lake.
McCown Valley Day Use area also hosts an Equestrian Trail Riding Area, including equestrian camping and day use areas see McCown Equestrian Area. A new 29-site equestrian camping area is expected to open in 2004. Please contact the project office for more information. (254) 622-3332.
Fees
Campsites
March 1 to September 30 : Water only sites are $12 per night. 30 amp electrical sites are $16 per night. Fifty amp electrical sites are $20 per night.
October 1 to February 28 : Water only sites are $10 per night. 30 amp electrical sites are $14 per night. Fifty amp electrical sites are $18 per night.
Cabins
Cabins with RV hookups (30 amp) can be reserved for $30 per night.
Cabins without RV hookups are $24 per night.
Day Use Group Pavilion
$45 per day (6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.)
Boat Launching
People not camping (or visiting someone who is camping) in the park will have to pay a $3 fee per day to use the boat ramp. Campers and their visitors do not have to pay a separate launch fee.
Day Use Pass/Golden Age/Access Passports
A convenient $30 annual day use pass may be purchased that will allow use of the boat ramp without paying a fee at the gatehouse. The day use pass can be used at any Corps of Engineers Park in the nation that charges a day use fee (i.e.. boat launch and swimming beach fees). The pass may be purchased from most Corps of Engineers gatehouses and any Corps of Engineers Lake Office.
The use of a Golden Age or Golden Access Passport will cut all fees mentioned above in half. You must be 62 years of age or older and pay a $10 fee in order to obtain a Golden Age Passport. To obtain a Golden Access Passport, you must be eligible for receiving Federal benefits for a permanent disability. There is no charge for a Golden Access Passport. Golden Age and Golden Access Passports are available at all Corps of Engineers Lake Offices.
Park Hours
The gates open at 6:00 a.m. and close at 10:00 p.m. There is a night exit that allows a person to exit the park after hours.