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Welcome to Sam Rayburn Lake
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District welcomes you to Sam Rayburn Reservoir, located north of Jasper, Texas, in the heart of the East Texas Pineywoods. Our mission: to provide flood control to the Angelina & Neches River basins in Southeast Texas (including Beaumont and Port Arthur), supply water to the Lower Neches Valley Authority, the Beaumont area, the city of Lufkin, and to offer some of the best fishing, camping and boating in Texas.
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ATTENTION:
The Sam Rayburn Project Office no longer accepts cash payments for any USACE operated campground or boat ramp. If you need assistance, please contact us at (409) 384-5716. We appreciate your cooperation.
For information on Mobility Assistance Device use in Corps Parks, please read the Policy here . For more information or to be issued a permit please contact the lake Manager.
Facility Closure Report
This report last updated on Fri Mar 14 2025 11:15:35 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)
| LAKE NAME | FACILITY NAME | STATUS | CLOSURE TYPE | CATEGORY | UPDATED DATE | COMMENTS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAM RAYBURN RESERVOIR | |||||||||
| SAM RAYBURN RESERVOIR | EBENEZER | PARTIALLY CLOSED | FLOOD | PARK | 2/26/2025 7:41:49 AM | Equestrian Site 1 & 7 closed due to pending horse corral repairs. The swim beach is closed due to high water and flood damage. | |||
| SAM RAYBURN RESERVOIR | ETOILE | FULLY OPEN | NONE | PARK | 7/15/2024 2:05:49 PM | ||||
| SAM RAYBURN RESERVOIR | HANKS CREEK | PARTIALLY CLOSED | FLOOD | PARK | 2/26/2025 7:39:09 AM | Campground partially closed due to flooding and damage and debris from Hurricane Beryl, please check Recreation One Stop (R1S) at https://www.recreation.gov/ to review individual parks and current closures. Day Use Boat Ramp & Campground Boat Ramp - closed due to high lake elevation. Aluminum gangways removed from Day Use and Campground boat ramps. Swim beach closed at Day Use Area - beach is covered by water and starting to go into the parking lot. Several trees have fallen throughout the day use and campground recreational areas of the park and caused damage and heavy amounts of debris. | |||
| SAM RAYBURN RESERVOIR | MARION FERRY | FULLY OPEN | NONE | PARK | 5/12/2024 2:55:15 PM | ||||
| SAM RAYBURN RESERVOIR | MILL CREEK | PARTIALLY CLOSED | FLOOD | PARK | 2/26/2025 7:47:10 AM | Swim Beach is closed due to impacts from flooding. The beach parking is submerged under water. The Boat Ramp is open. Sites 56-63 & 87 are closed to new reservations. Campsites are closed due to flooding impacts and debris, please check Recreation One Stop (R1S) at https://www.recreation.gov/ to review individual parks and current closures. | |||
| SAM RAYBURN RESERVOIR | MONTEREY RAMP | FULLY OPEN | NONE | BOAT RAMP | 2/26/2025 7:41:12 AM | ||||
| SAM RAYBURN RESERVOIR | OVERLOOK | FULLY OPEN | NONE | PARK | 7/20/2021 2:11:45 PM | ||||
| SAM RAYBURN RESERVOIR | RALPH MCALISTER | FULLY OPEN | NONE | PARK | 3/14/2025 10:33:01 AM | Ralph McAlister Ramp: re-opened as of 13 MAR 2025. Trees removed from roadway and overhead power line repaired. | |||
| SAM RAYBURN RESERVOIR | RAYBURN | FULLY OPEN | NONE | PARK | 8/11/2024 12:33:13 PM | ||||
| SAM RAYBURN RESERVOIR | SAN AUGUSTINE | PARTIALLY CLOSED | FLOOD | PARK | 2/26/2025 7:52:11 AM | The boat ramp is open. Swim Beach is closed due to flooding. Sites 1-28 are closed to new reservations. Please check Recreation One Stop (R1S) at https://www.recreation.gov/ to review individual parks and current closures. | |||
| SAM RAYBURN RESERVOIR | TWIN DIKES | FULLY OPEN | NONE | PARK | 3/12/2025 8:17:02 AM | Two lanes of one Boat Ramp is currently closed due to flood impacts causing unsafe launching conditions of underwater debris. | |||
| SAM RAYBURN RESERVOIR | TWIN DIKES PUBLIC RAMP | FULLY OPEN | NONE | BOAT RAMP | 2/26/2025 7:40:03 AM | ||||
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