Lake Nueces — Highway 55 Bridge

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Lake Nueces — Highway 55 Bridge

Water Locations TX • Real County County
Coordinates: 29.6650, -100.0140
Elevation: 0 ft
Description
Nueces River swim and picnic area below the Highway 55 bridge south of Camp Wood — grills, shallows, and dam pool.
Historical Notes
Below the Highway 55 bridge south of Camp Wood, families gather on the Nueces River shallows above the short Lake Nueces dam. Texas Highways describes weekend cookouts and floating in the pint-sized reservoir pool held back by the dam. Free informal access near the bridge; combine with visits to the Quince and Wes Cooksey Park farther south on the Nueces. Coordinates mark the Highway 55 bridge crossing on the Nueces River south of Camp Wood.
Status / Verification active — Legendary or approximate

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