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The beauty of Thompson Lake is reason enough to stop by. This place, Thompson Lake, it simply has so much outdoors entertaining stuff. You can run the rapids of Childress Creek in the neighborhood of Thompson Lake, and since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always take a look at nearby Bass Lake. There's so much to do here at Thompson Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Towkaw Falls RV Park is a glorious site for that, and if you need a location
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| | to stay Super 8 Waco/Mall area TX is a nice choice. Dry warm beds await you at La Quinta Inn and Suites Woodway, and Wildcat Canyon is also a glorious place to discover. This lake is so wonderful. If you came to camp Quail Crossing RV Park is a perfect spot to do that, and some exciting geology is available here, Horseshoe Bend is right here. Hog Creek is a good whitewater spot near Thompson Lake. Lakes? Sure, Markum Lake Number 1 is nearby. This lake is so | |
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wonderful. Why not stop by Thompson Lake Dam since you're here, and there's perfect hiking along the Cameron Park Hike and Bike Trail. From a rainfall point of view Thompson Lake is a relatively common spot; the month of May is
the wettest with most of the rain, and January on the other hand is the driest. Hiking is a popular thing to do around Thompson Lake; Lake Whitney State Park Hiking Trail is a wonderful local trail, and you'll in all probability meet
some people from Waco here. At Thompson Lake throughout the summer months highs are in the 90's. When the night sets in temperatures dip down into the 70's. High temperatures through the wintertime are normally in the 50's with winter lows in the 30's overnight here at Thompson Lake.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 31.65833 Longitude: -97.36
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Childress Creek, Bosque McLennan CountyCounty, 5 miles away Class II-III - 17 miles long (Cayote to FM 2490) |
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Hog Creek, McLennan CountyCounty, 6 miles away Class II - 13 miles long (Patton Church to Speegleville Road) |
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Middle Bosque River, McLennan CountyCounty, 8 miles away Class II-III - 7 miles long (Crawford to FM 3047) |
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Bass Lake, McLennan CountyCounty, 3 miles away |
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Hog Creek
 | Speegleville Road is not a good takeout point. A better trip would start from the low water crossing at Shiloh Baptist Church about 1 mi north of Hwy 185. Go all the way down to Lake Waco, cross the lake NE for 1 mi and take out at the City of Woodway Park at the end of Estates Dr. Total River distance is 12 miles. Water has to be 100-200cfs or better to be navigable upstream of the private road bridge on McLennan Crossing Rd which is 3.5 miles up from the mouth of Hog Creek at Lake Waco. Springtime fishing is good for white bass, largemouth bass, and crappie from McLennan Crossing Bridge to Lake Waco along Hog Creek.... |
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