Midway
- Right now
- Taking bookingsSites offered on 30 of the next 30 nights read 16:03 UTC
- A night
- $20–$52Across the site types the agency prices
- Sites
- 3837 on recreation.gov
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 14 notices
In the agency’s own words
Midway Park is ideal for families and friends to enjoy sightseeing and water activities, all while staying within the Waco city limits. Keep reading
Recreation
The main lake shoreline has a large amount of submerged timber, which typically holds fish year-round. Anglers will find plenty of catfish, crappie, large and smallmouth bass as well as sunfish. A boat ramp and dock help visitors enjoy the lake.
Facilities
Midway Park campground has 37 campsites. There are 32 sites with water and electric hookups, and 11 that also have sewer hookups. The campground has 5 tents sites. Other perks include hot showers, an accessible playground and a boat ramp.
Natural Features
Midway Park is located on the southeast shore of Waco Lake. The lake boasts 79,000 acre feet of water, providing irrigation and drinking water to residents of the Waco area. Contact Info For local information, please call (254) 756-5359 or call (877) 444-6777 for general information.
Nearby Attractions
Midway Park is located within the City of Waco and is 10 miles from Magnolia Market. About 15 min from Midway Park, Waco Lake Wetlands offers educational tours that take visitors through a six-acre nursery of aquatic plants and more than 130 species of birds. Cameron Park Zoo is also located nearby.
Charges & Cancellations
A $10.00 service fee will apply if you change or cancel your reservation. Late cancellations are subject to additional fees. For full details see NRRS Reservation Policy.
What the agency tells you
Park gates are locked at 10 pm and do not reopen until 6am. There is a night exit to leave after 10pm, but no vehicle entry between 10pm and 6 am.
Maximum stay at Waco Lake Project is 14 days in any 30 consecutive day period, regardless of campground.
Camping equipment is limited to one RV/Trailer and up to two tents per site or a total of three tents.
Everything else this campground posts · 11
Campsites are limited to 10 people per campsite, including visitors. No more than 4 vehicles per site.
Quiet hours are from 10 pm to 6 am. All visitors that are not camping must leave the campground by 10pm.
All pets must be on a leash no longer than 6 foot at all times.
Off-road vehicles are not permitted
No firearms, ammunition, fireworks, or weapons allowed in any area of Waco Lake.
Campsites must be kept clean, and trash collected at all times.
Fires are allowed only in designated rings and cookers. No trees may be cut for firewood. Fires are not permitted during burn bans.
Don't Move Firewood: Protect your forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.
Bounce houses are prohibited in all areas of the parks excluding reserved group shelters. A permit is required prior to the use of bounce houses at any group shelter (size limitations may apply). Bounce houses that include water features are prohibited throughout the entirety of the parks, including group shelters. Bounce houses must be attended by an adult at all times.
Small swimming pools are permitted in the parks. Swimming pools may not exceed a water depth of 5 inches, height of 7 inches, width of 36 inches, and length of 36 inches. Swimming pools must be moved to a new location each day to prevent damage to the ground surface. Pools must be attended by an adult at all times unless the pool is empty. Waterslides, slip ‘n slides, and waterslide-like structures are prohibited in all areas of the parks.
All recreation users at Waco Lake are subject to following Title 36 at all times. Title 36 can be found here: https://www.swf-wc.usace.army.mil/waco/pdf/Title36.pdf
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 38 · 5 tent-only
- Hookups
- 32 electric, 33 water, 11 sewer
- Longest rig
- 60 ft
- Paved pads
- 33 of 38
- Accessible sites
- 5
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- Every site
Facilities
- Showers
- Yes, the record doesn’t say what kind
- “Other perks include hot showers, an accessible playground and a boat ramp.”
- Drinking water
- Yes
- “…feet of water, providing irrigation and drinking water to residents of the Waco area. Contact Info For…”
- Dump station
- Yes
- recreation.gov lists “Dump Station”
- Boat ramp
- Yes
- Playground
- Yes
- Stay limit
- 14 nights
- recreation.gov facility rule maxStay
Around the campground
- On the water
- Lake, Beach
- Boating
- Fishing
- Swimming
- Night sky · 139th darkest of 154 in TX
- Bortle 5
9 of 74 site-nights open this Friday and Saturdayread 16:03 UTC
recreation.gov lists 37 of the 38 campsites the agency files here. The rest aren’t on its booking system, so a reservation won’t get you one.
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What you actually pay
Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rates for this season, $20–$52 a night, plus one $8 recreation.gov reservation fee for the booking. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night, booked once. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.
“A $10.00 service fee will apply if you change or cancel your reservation.” · this campground’s own terms
Who keeps the booking fee
The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →
How we know this receipt · 6
recreation.gov availability, read 16:03 UTC · rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
38 sites · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 37 mapped sitesAll 38 sites
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 38 of the 38 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
| MIDWAY | 01 | rv electric | 20/30 amp | 68 ft | 345 ft | $32–$52 | ||
| MIDWAY | 02 | rv electric | 20/30 amp | 68 ft | 349 ft | $32–$52 | ||
| MIDWAY | 03 | rv electric | 20/30 amp | 80 ft | 290 ft | $32–$52 | ||
| MIDWAY | 04 | rv electric | 20/30 amp | 93 ft | 266 ft | $32–$52 | ||
| MIDWAY | 05 | rv electric | 20/30 amp | 91 ft | 277 ft | $32–$52 | ||
| MIDWAY | 06 | rv electric | 20/30 amp | 48 ft | 226 ft | $32–$52 | ||
| MIDWAY | 07 | rv electric | 20/30 amp | 48 ft | 232 ft | $32–$52 | ||
| MIDWAY | 08 | rv electric | 20/30 amp | 50 ft | 248 ft | $32–$52 | ||
| MIDWAY | 09 | rv electric | 20/30 amp | 58 ft | 360 ft | $32–$52 | ||
| MIDWAY | 10 | rv electric | 20/30 amp | 58 ft | 364 ft | $32–$52 | ||
| MIDWAY | 11 | rv electric | 20/30 amp | 78 ft | 345 ft | $32–$52 | ||
| MIDWAY | 12 | rv electric | 60 ft | 20/30 amp | 95 ft | 286 ft | $32–$52 | |
| MIDWAY | 13 | rv electric | 20/30 amp | 64 ft | 380 ft | $32–$52 | ||
| MIDWAY | 14 | rv electric | 20/30 amp | yes | 64 ft | 409 ft | $32–$52 | |
| MIDWAY | 15 | rv electric | 20/30 amp | 65 ft | 398 ft | $32–$52 | ||
| MIDWAY | 16 | type not stated | 20/30 amp | yes | 281 ft | $26 | ||
| MIDWAY | 17 | rv electric | 20/30 amp | 76 ft | 450 ft | $32–$52 | ||
| MIDWAY | 18 | rv electric | 20/30 amp | 101 ft | 574 ft | $32–$52 | ||
| MIDWAY | 19 | rv electric | 20/30 amp | 78 ft | 483 ft | $32–$52 | ||
| MIDWAY | 20 | rv electric | 20/30 amp | yes | 78 ft | 525 ft | $32–$52 | |
| MIDWAY | 21 | rv electric | 20/30 amp | 48 ft | 612 ft | $32–$52 | ||
| MIDWAY | 22 | rv electric | 20/30 amp | 48 ft | 611 ft | $32–$52 | ||
| MIDWAY | 23 | rv electric | 20/30 amp | yes | 77 ft | 470 ft | $32–$52 | |
| MIDWAY | 24 | rv electric | 20/30 amp | 55 ft | 595 ft | $32–$52 | ||
| MIDWAY | 25 | rv electric | 20/30 amp | 58 ft | 483 ft | $32–$52 | ||
| MIDWAY | 26 | rv electric | 20/30 amp | 55 ft | 607 ft | $32–$52 | ||
| MIDWAY | 27 | rv electric | 20/30 amp | yes | 58 ft | 466 ft | $32–$52 | |
| MIDWAY | 28 | rv electric | 20/30/50 amp | 51 ft | 870 ft | $32–$52 | ||
| MIDWAY | 29 | rv electric | 20/30/50 amp | 37 ft | 827 ft | $32–$52 | ||
| MIDWAY | 30 | rv electric | 50 amp | 37 ft | 792 ft | $32–$52 | ||
| MIDWAY | 31 | rv electric | 20/30/50 amp | 44 ft | 753 ft | $32–$52 | ||
| MIDWAY | 32 | rv electric | 20/30/50 amp | 40 ft | 714 ft | $32–$52 | ||
| MIDWAY | 33 | rv electric | 20/30/50 amp | 40 ft | 679 ft | $32–$52 | ||
| MIDWAY | 34 | tent only nonelectric | 64 ft | 549 ft | $20 | |||
| MIDWAY | 35 | tent only nonelectric | 60 ft | 499 ft | $20 | |||
| MIDWAY | 36 | tent only nonelectric | 80 ft | 412 ft | $20 | |||
| MIDWAY | 37 | tent only nonelectric | 60 ft | 485 ft | $20 | |||
| MIDWAY | 38 | tent only nonelectric | 74 ft | 412 ft | $20 |
OpenStreetMap has no toilet mapped within 1 km of this campground, so no site here carries a toilet distance. That’s a gap in the map, not a finding about the campground.
25 of 38 listed
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Speegleville Park2.1 mi
Reynolds Creek4.6 mi
Airport Park5.9 mi
Winkler Park24 mi
White Flint Park25 mi
Lofers Bend East26 miFrom I-35, take the exit for Hwy 6 N toward Meridian (330B) for about 5 miles. Immediately before crossing the lake, exit right at Midway Park Exit. At the exit, drive under the bridge and the park is a quarter-mile down the east-bound service road.
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Waco, TX
Typical weather
Typical October night 57°F, day 80°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical January night 36°F. Bring the bag rated for it.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more
A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Augusts are colder than the August line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
who answers for it
Who answers for this land
Midway is in Texas’s 17th congressional district. Its representative, Pete Sessions (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →