Revised
The links at the bottom of this page will take you to other sites
with a list of Texas campgrounds. I have
added some small RV parks near Interstates and on major highways that would be
ok for a one night stop. They offer pull
through sites (10-15) and are priced as low as $10. These are for those who desire something more
than a Wal-Mart parking lot and wish electric hookups. With gas prices going up, one can spend time
and fuel driving 10-20 miles out of the way to a State Park just to have a
place to sleep. And some are getting
unreal. One State Park in Texas charged
the two of us $24 for about a 13 hour stay.
CAUTION: Texas State Parks charge
you a day use fee, per person, even if you are just there for the night. It’s cheaper to just stay at most private
parks if you just desire a place to stay for the night with hook-ups.
A list
of city parks, free camping for Texas can be found on the Yahoo Camping Tips
Group.
Abilene:
TYE RV Park
325-691-0398 Overpriced Junk per
RVParkReviews.com reviews..
Buck Creek RV Park, our campground in
Abilene, is conveniently set off Interstate 20 via exit 294. 12445 Buck Creek Rd.
Abilene, TX 79601
Phone: 325-672-2825 $25.00 OK per RVParkReviews.com Ratings 6 &
7. Appears to be the best in Abilene.
Abilene RV Park Ratings 3,2,1.
Abilene KOA Ratings 5 5 5 7 8 8
10 8 7 5 Latest Rate $32
Seebee City Park, 3 day limit for free camping. From I-20, FM 600 go N on local road E on Elm
St. Fishin. Boat ramp.
Albany: City Park.
Webb Park. US 180 Railroad St. NW 3 blocks. 6 sites. W/E & Dump.
Amarillo :
Overnight RV Park (east side off I-40)
Great for one night or multi-night stays, especially if headed
east bound. Nicer park that West View or Sun Down. Wide spaces and 4 fenced dog runs. Far enough off I-40 that there is no noise.
900 South Lakeside Dr. - Amarillo, Texas 79118
(806) 373-1431Free Cable and Wi-Fi wireless InternetOvernite RV Park is located just off I-40 at exit
75. Then head 2 blocks north and look for us on the left hand side of the road.
We were there 7-2007. John Adams
All of our sites are PULL-THRU's
up to 90' long with easy access in and out. We have 50 amp service
available. http://www.overnitervpark.com/
West View RV Park (west side off I-40)
Pull-thrus are 16'x60'. Great for a one
night stop, especially if you have a long rig as we do, (54') and are west
bound. The new Gander Mountain store is also at this exit. (I-40 and Hope Road,
Exit 72 or 70, on south service road) Next door to Sundown CG which is also
reviewed on this list. We have stayed at both, but most of the Sundown sites
are only 50'. TL rating in 2000 was "park: 4. 5, Restroom: 5. 5, scenic:
5" Phone 806-352-8567. Open all year. It appears that the 2000 Trailer
Life was the last year that this CG and Sundown were listed. We
camped in a Travel Trailer in September 2005.
John A. (older park, may have new
name as of 2007)
Sun-Down Campground
(west side off I-40)
Pull-thrus are only 50’. Great for a
one night stop if headed west bound. The new Gander Mountain store is also at
this exit. (I-40 and Hope Road, Exit 72 or 70, on south service road) TL rating
in 2000 was "park: 5, Restroom: 7, scenic: 5. Phone 806-359-0921. Open all year. It
appears that the 2000 Trailer Life was the last year that this CG and
Amarillo West were listed. We camped here in a Travel Trailer in
September 2004. This was the week for
the county fair and a lot of families were camped here. Nice grassy area for play ground and
activities. 2004 John A. (may have new
owner and name as of 2007)
Palo Duro RV Park
Palo Duro RV Park
5707
(806)488-2548 Locally
1(800)540-0567 Toll
Free!
Just West of Park (5 miles?) $22 Ratings 6 Easy access from I27 with big rig access in
park. Sites are close together but mostly level. Good for visiting local
attractions such as Palo Duro Canyon as there is not
much to choose from in the area. Wi-fi works great
and is free. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Palo
Duro Canyon
State Park
Write up with
photos of campsites. From 2007
Arlington "Treetops
RV Village, Good Sam Park, Arlington, Texas"
Andrews City Park on SR 176, Full Hookups. free
Austin " Pendernales
Falls St Park
About 50 miles west of Austin. Near LBJ Ranch (tours avail) and
Caverns of Sonora. Beautiful wooded and isolated sites, water and elect.
Bathhouse showers. Hiking. Security. One of the best I have ever been in if you
don't like to have your neighbors right next to you. My site was 55' deep so I
did not have to unhook since just staying one night. Picnic table and tent pad
behind parking pad. Should have planned for several nights. "
(JA) 830-868-7304 Photo Falls
Austin
(60 miles East)
Sonny’s RV Park,
50 sites, full hookups, in center of
small town, $15 in 2006-2007. Great reviews in www.rvparkreviews.com . Now has wifi. No cable TV.
1-888-232-0749 8816 N Hwy
77. Near Linda’s Café. Based on Google Earth there are places
within walking distance. ( 95 miles NW of Houston)
Big Bend
National Park " Cottonwood Camp.
30 or so sites. Level, picnic tables, no fires, nice desert setting. Several
water spigots and restroom. No shower, no elect. Nice view at sunset. Fenced in
attenpt to keep Javalina
and other animals out…….RV park and main camp at visitor center. Looked ok. RV
Park usually sells out in winter months and is a tight pack. Many RV’s wind up
in the “tent” area with no hookups. " (JA) Sunset RV park with hookups. “Tent” area. (no hookups) They have a
newsletter at http://www.nps.gov/bibe/daily_report.htm
.
Note: Rio Grande Village
Visitor Center
Open
November through April
8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
May through October Closed 
Location
The Visitor Center is
located a quarter-mile to the north of the Rio Grande Village developed area.
Closures
The Rio Grande Village
Visitor Center is open seasonally (November through April).
The only RV hookups in the park are located
at the 25-site RV hookup
area near the Rio Grande Village Store. It is operated on a first
come, first served basis (register at the store). The hookups provide water,
sewer, and electricity. You must have a three-inch sewer connection to stay at
the RV area.
A limited number of campsites in Rio Grande
Village are reservable through Reserve USA.
Sites are reservable for the time period from
November 15 to April 15. Reservations may be made up to 240 days in
advance by visiting www.reserveusa.com
or by calling 1-877-444-6777.
Near N.E. entrance to Big Bend. Stillwell
Ranch and RV Park. Full hookups
(50amp) down to remote primitive sites that will accommodate a Motorhome or trailer (or tent). (2004 $16, full hookups) Store has a little
of everything. Owners very
friendly. Museum next to store. Park Ranger does a slide show once a
week. Bath house old but clean. Nice laundry.
My photos with captions. RV
Parks web site. We stay there each
year in February, John A.
Big
Bend Ranch State Park; Grassy Banks Primative
Camp. Beautiful. Room for 24-36 camping units. No designated sites. Nothing
but a toilet facility. Walk to river. Flat gravel. No problem with 27' trailer.
Near Closed Canyon hiking trail and about 11 miles West of LAJITAS, TX. One
other camp on the west side of park. Not checked out. Full Primative
also. (Near Presidio, TX.) (Border crossing at Presidio) Our
Site. -- View across river from
our site.
Bonham
State Park
We took our "new" popup on it’s (our) maiden voyage
here. It’s only a couple of hours outside of Dallas where we live. The
area is very nice but small. With only 21 campsites, we were lucky to get in
for this weekend. The campsites are much closer together than we like, but
there are trees separating most of them. There were 3 other PUs,
4 motor homes and many tents when we were there. Somehow, we were able to get
campsite #8, which they deem to be the primo site. It looked over the lake but
when backing in our popup, our awning faced the wrong way. In my opinion,
campsite #7 would have been better for us.
The lake was very serene and the swimming was fabulous for the
kids (ages 5 & 7). There’s a platform out in the lake for jumping off of -
they loved that. The sandy bottom made it nice.. There was also a sand
volleyball court, horseshoe pits and a swing set. They have built shiny new
bathrooms and showers across the road from the headquarters but this requires
crossing the main road to get to it from the campsites. The hiking trails are
the stick by which my children measure camping grounds. These were just right
for them. They didn’t go out to the middle of nowhere and they followed the
park map relatively closely with signs posted throughout.
Fishing was good in the lake. Many kids caught small fish (I’m no
fisherwoman, so my descriptions will be less than informational).
All in all, we would go back to this park. It makes for a quick,
relaxing getaway.
Anne, August 31 - September 1, 2003 http://www.texascamper.com/Bonham%20State%20Park.htm
Brownfield: City Park, E/W/ free located 40 miles SW of Lubbock on US
62/82. S of US 380. Dump
Buffalo:
Buffalo RV Park
Lake Buffalo Campground, Highway 79, Oakwood, TX 903-322-3854
(near Palestine)
Horseshoe RV Park, Highway 79 Buffalo, TX 75831 (near Palestine)
903-322-4537
Dallas See Arlington or
Grapevine
Daingerfield State Park (SW of Texarkana)
From: "venus_in_orbit"
Subject: Re: Texas State parks
Hahahaha!...well gee...we must be attracted to the
same kind of nature places cuz we ALSO really like
Meridian with it's rooting armadillos and great fishing as well as
Daingerfield. We love campgrounds with their own small lakes because of the
lack of powerboat noises.
Del
Rio:
Buzzards
Roost
..
Buzzard
Roost was the 3rd campground we have stayed at in Del Rio. It is the closest to town and just north of
Wal-Mart. Our sites (3) for 2 nights, were
about 38 feet long pull thru. For $14
we had full hookups but no cable tv. Other parts of the park had larger sites and
cable. We have stayed at Holiday Travel
Park and Lonesome Dove. For our use, I
would rate Holiday as the best and Buzzard as #2. Lonesome Dove had tight sites and little or
no shade. Holiday is about 5 miles out
of town and has large spread out sites.
JA 3/2006. Revised 3/2007: We had
4 sites on the north side of the campground and they were larger and
better. We did make reservations in
order to get those. One RV even got a 50
amp site. JA. We stayed there in 2006 and 2007.
For 2007, we reserved larger sites.
John A.
Fort
Davis: Davis Mtns
St. Pk.
Good sites, security, cable tv
available, several areas to visit. Good stopover for a day or two on way to Big
Bend. South of I-20 and I-10 merger." Reservations: 915-426-3337 Nice
campground, but warnings to watch pets and children due to Javalina
and other animals. 2006 was our 3rd year to spend several days
there. Here are pictures of site #9, one
of the best. Reservations are hard to
make. All loops have the same name. To get full hookups, be sure you get the most
expensive sites. Sites 1-14 are level
and have full hookups. 
.
Fort
Stockton:
Hi
We stayed at the Wal-Mart in Fort Stockton TX, This is not a super Wal-Mart and
closes at 10 pm
We got there about 5 pm and there were two or three other rigs
there. After parking we went in and did
some shopping and when we came out there where about a dozen rigs there.
After that we watched a constant parade of rigs come in. There had to be about
fifty in all by the AM.
So if you want a good spot at Wal-Mart in Fort Stockton you need to make
reservations. <G>
I also was able to get a open WiFi signal there.
Don't think it was from the store. Whenever we stop I put my laptop on and
check for a signal, you would be surprised at how often I find an open one.
Mitch
Ft. Worth
See Arlington or Grapevine or
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FORTH WORTH, TX RV Ranch Campground Review: This is by far the
most luxurious campground we've stayed in on this trip, maybe ever.
There are 166 sites, most are long pull-thrus.
This park also boasts two laundry buildings, one of them just as large
as some commercial Laundromats and two swimming pools, one of them for adults
only. And the price was not bad. We've paid a lot more for a lot
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All of the sites are full hook-up that includes cable-TV and
free WiFi. One word of caution. The
owners advised us that the water pressure in the park is extremely
high...over 110lbs. As nice as it is this park is far from ideal. It is
situated along busy I-35W so there is a lot of road noise. Veteran
campers are probably used to this but it can be irritating at times.
Second, the sites are very close together, especially in the front of the
park. The sites towards the rear are just as long but the separation is
somewhat better. Last, the cable-TV is awful. Only a few channels
are clear with the rest ranging from snowy to unwatchable. When you walk into the office to register one of the first
things you notice are two huge TV monitors hanging on the wall next to the
registration desk. On each monitor there are 16 or so individual
pictures from webcams situated all around the park. I asked about them
wondering if the cameras indicated a problem in the park. I was told
that the cameras prevented problems in the park. Maybe so and during
our 3-night stay we didn't encounter any problems but I can't help but wonder
if these cameras were a reaction to previous issues. The managers told us that the ranch is usually full and
reservations are encouraged but during our stay we saw numerous empty
spots. The owners are adding an additional 100 campsites. All in
all, we'd probably stay there again. (Review by Rich and Donna) (MH) |
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Relay Station RV Park, 1 mi. west on Hy 79. From Camp ½
Price “Page 196: RV Relay Station – New Rate: $18.00, Happy
Rate: $9.00.” Some will honor the
rate even if you are not a member. J
Adams 9/03
Fredericksburg,
Kerrville, Mason
Guadalupe River RV
Resort (south of Fredericksburg, 25 miles, and I-10 near Hwy 16)
We stayed here for the whole month of March. This is and
excellent park, well cared for, and very friendly employees. They have three
swimming pools, one of which is heated and indoors for adults only. In the same
building is a hot tub, steam room, sauna, exercise equipment, showers, and
laundry. There are also three other laundrys and
bathrooms located in the park. The sites are very roomy and well kept. No seasonals that are obvious except for about a dozen new and
well kept park models around the outside of the back row. There is even an
onsite "River Rock Saloon" which has a happy hour each day and live
western entertainment on Saturday evenings. All in all, a VERY nice place to
stay for a long term or winter. Central to many Hill Country attractions. We
would definitely stay here again. About $30. http://www.guadaluperiverrvresort.com/
Mason
LLano River RV Park (N of I-10 and Fredericksburg )
Our Texas RV Park is located 30 miles north of Fredericksburg,
Texas, and 12 miles south of Mason Texas on US Highway 87 - whether you are
interested shopping for antiques, visiting the state and national historical
parks, the wildlife management areas, the wild flower trails, or the many
wineries in the area, the nearby Hill Country attractions are rich with
beautiful German architecture, history and natural beauty. The RV Park's
location is ideal for those who want to experience the Hill Country to its
fullest. ………… This park is a real sleeper. It is only about two years old
and everything is very nice. The people that run the park are friendly and
helpful. Even though there is no wireless internet, there are high-speed ethernet connections at many of the sites and they are
free. While this is a good spot to stop on the way north from the Texas Valley,
it would also be a great place to come and stay for a while. It is close to
many of the hill country attractions. We definitely plan to return for an
extended stay. About $25 per night
(review by unknown) The Adams
Family has driven through this town and plan to try this park out one year.
Freeport Area: See Houston below.
Garner State Park area (see Rio Frio):
Grand Prairie:
Loyd Park is located in
Grand Prairie, Texas on Joe Pool Lake.
It is a City of Grand Prairie Park, not a Texas State Park although on the
Corp. of Engineer list.. It's a large park with 221 water and electric sites.
Map of sites: http://www.swf-wc.usace.army.mil/joepool/Loyd_map.htm Directions: From I-20, go south on SH 360,
turn east on Ragland Rd to Loyd Park Entrance.
Physical address 3401 Ragland Rd., Grand Prairie, TX 75052, phone
817-467-2104. Used by the North Texas
Camping Association (NTXCA). South of
I-20 between Fort Worth and Dallas.
Grapevine: (North of Ft. Worth)
The
Vineyards (formerly Silver Lake Campground)
Silver Lake, good sites, hookups, number of motorhomes,
good security, lake, close to town, BassPro, North
loop around Ft. Worth. On a Corp. of Eng. Lake with a large marina adjacent but
it is run by the city of Grapevine. Open all year. 12 miles or so from Six
Flags, tents ok, 2003 rate $14" (JA) Park completely redone. Now (2007) more of a resort with higher
rates. $31 but great ratings at www.RVParkReviews.com
Houston:
(East near
bay) Green Caye RV Park at
I was going
to stay at Bay RV Park and leave my trailer there for the weekends, but I was
so displeased with the appearance of the managers there. I found this great RV
park with wonderful amenities and decided to stay. Green Caye is wonderful
clean, people are nice, the bathrooms are great with tubs to sit, soak and
relax. They have a golf course, laundry room, video store, store, WiFi. I think
everyone should stay here at least once. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel. $25
Green Caye
RV Park is nestled in the rural tranquility of Dickinson, TX which lies conveniently between Houston and Galveston.
Many
exciting attractions are close at hand which make your visit worth writing home
about. On the grounds of the Green Caye RV Park there
are plenty of wonderful recreations that include but are not limited to,
fishing, golf, and nature walks.
Quintana Beach
County Park, fronting the Gulf of Mexico, is uniquely located on Quintana Island.
This park is filled with History (historical characters, colonization, Spanish
exploration), Nature (beaches, dunes, wildflowers, cattails), Birds (migratory,
seabirds, shorebirds), and Recreation (fishing, boating, birding, sports).
Day-use, first-rate facilities include paved off-beach parking, boardwalks,
covered and/or shaded pavilions, air-conditioned cabins overlooking the water
for overnight visitors, community house, hiking trails, restrooms and showers,
wooden lighted fishing pier, a playground, pedestrian-only beach with palapas for relaxing.
RV facilities are exceptional. These include paved and level camping sites,
individual picnic tables and outdoor grills, group camping areas, premium and
full service hookups, bathhouse with restrooms, showers, and laundry
facilities.
Directions from Houston: HWY. 288 south to Freeport, until it dead ends. Turn
right on F.M. 1495 and cross bridge. Turn left on C.R. 723 (3 miles). Turn
right at dead end! PARK ENTRANCE. Houston: Freeport Area:
Quintana Beach County
Park, fronting the Gulf of Mexico, is uniquely located on Quintana
Island. This park is filled with History (historical characters,
colonization, Spanish exploration),
Nature (beaches, dunes, wildflowers, cattails), Birds (migratory, seabirds,
shorebirds), and Recreation (fishing, boating, birding, sports). http://www.brazoriacountyparks.com/Quintana/index.asp From Corpus Christi: HWY. 35 intersects
HWY. 36 at West Columbia, Take 36 south to Freeport and it dead ends at F.M.
1495. Turn right and cross bridge. Turn left on C.R. 723 (3
miles). Turn right at dead end! PARK ENTRANCE.
From:
"Dave and Sheri"
Subject: Report from Quintana Beach County Park.
Got back on Saturday from our Spring Break trip to Quintan Beach County Park. I highly recommend
this place. The campground is well laid out and sites are spacious.
Full hookups at each site, backin
and pull-through. The bathouse, while a
bit rustic, was clean and all showers, sinks, toilets worked. Plenty of all to go around. Great green
grass all around the campsites.
Plenty of good open grassy areas for you tent campers. Beach is great and is a pedestrian only
beach, so no cars to deal with. About two and a half
miles of beach to wander and collect shells. The place was pretty crowded during Spring
Break, but we never felt crowded. Having
camped at Galveston Island State Park, Mustang Island State
Park and several private RV parks along the coast, I would recommend Quintana over them all. DAVE.
RV
facilities include 56 paved and level camping sites, full hookups, pull-thru
sites with 30 and 50 amps, bathhouse with restrooms, showers, and laundry
facilities. All sites approximately 200 yards from the beach. Tent sites
$12.
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Spoonbill
Circle Premium Pull-Thru 30 and 50 Amps: Water, Electric and Sewer 21
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October - April Off Season |
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Day - $18.00 |
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Lajitas
" Big Bend Ranch State Park, Big Bend
National Park, plus local RV park with full hookups. On Rio Grande River."
NOTE: Texas State Parks charge both for the campsite and charge
for a pass for each person? Or vehicle?.. This added $4 a night for us on top
of a $12-16 rate.
Lubbock Area
I also found a wonderful small town CG in Levelland
TX. Free w/e and a dump station. Nice little community just 30
miles west of Lubbock
(neat Buddy Holley museum) a friendly West Texas community with great
services. Nick
Meridian State Park (west of Fort Worth)
venus_in_orbit"
Subject: Re: Texas State parks; Hahahaha!...well gee...we must be attracted to the same
kind of
nature places cuz we ALSO really like Meridian with
it's rooting armadillos and great fishing.
Montgomery (N.W. of Houston, near Lake
Conroe, Hy 105)
Havens Landing RV Resort
19785 Highway 105 W
Montgomery TX 77356
866-496-6370
GPS Coordinates: 30 23 09N/95 40 12W
$24.00 per night
Campground Review: This was by all measures the largest and
most luxurious campground we had stayed in so far on this trip. To call
it a campground is completely inadequate. This is truly an RV
resort. Havens Landing boasts around 240 concrete RV sites, each with full
hook-ups (20/30/50 amp) plus Cable-TV and wi-fi.
87 of those sites are pull-thru. They also have 10 1-bedroom and 15
2-bedroom cottages that surround a small, stocked fishing pond. There are
two laundry buildings and a huge indoor, heated pool with a hot tub.
There are shuffle board courts, tennis courts, a basketball court, Koi pond, table-tennis, TV room, meeting rooms and
more. This resort not only caters to winter Texans and everyday RV'ers like ourselves, they host a number of RV rallies
throughout the year. Havens Landing accepts the Passport America and Good
Sam discount cards although their weekly and monthly rates are much less
expensive. (Review by Rich)
New Braunfels,
Potter's Creek Park (CoE)
Location:
Potter's Creek is located on the northwest side of Canyon Lake
off of the Hwy 484 junction. From IH 35 take FM 306 exit no.191 located
just north of New Braunfels, travel west on FM 306
for 26 miles, or from US 281 take FM 306 east 10 miles. Turn south at
Potters Creek Road and continue two miles to reach the park entrance.
RV Campsites ;
Potter's Creek Park on Canyon Lake has been recently upgraded to
include modern RV camping sites. One Hundred-Nine (109) sites have been
completed. All new sites include covered table, 60 ft long parking spurs
with 40 ft level parking areas, 50 amp electrical service and water
hook-ups. Restrooms at camper service buildings have heated showers, lavatories,
and flushing toilets. Tent Sites
Tent camping sites are available in Potters Creek. Each
site provides a covered shelter area, cooker, fire ring, 30 amp electrical and
water hook ups along with parking spaces.
Family Sites:
Family Sites are available for those folks who like to camp with
family and friends. Four triple sites and one double site each with a
central large table shelter are will be available for small groups to
share. Each site will have 50-amp electrical service and water hook-ups
with flush toilets and showers located nearby.
http://www.swf-wc.usace.army.mil/canyon/PCpark.htm
Oakwood
Palestine
Buffalo: Buffalo RV Park
Lake Buffalo Campground,
Lake Buffalo Campground, Highway 79, Oakwood, TX 903-322-3854 (near Palestine)
Buffalo: Horseshoe RV Park, Highway 79
Buffalo, TX 75831 (near Palestine)
903-322-4537 (these two look ok for a 1
night stop along HY 179)
Port Aransas at City Hall $6.00 for permit & you can camp on the beach of the Gulf.
Rio Frio (Garner State Park area): Photos at: http://www.theadamssfamily.com/CG/TX1.htm
Campground Name: Parkview Riverside
Campground's website: http://www.parkviewriversiderv.com Number of
sites: 90
Hookups: Electric: yes
50 AMP: yes
Water: yes
Sewer: yes
Cable TV: yes Telephone hookup at
site: no Modem hookup in office: yes WiFi wireless internet: yes, $3.95 per day
Shade trees: yes Waterfront
sites: yes-river Pull
Thru sites: yes Big
Rig access: yes Swimming
Pool: no
Clean restrooms: yes, ?, ?, ?
Clean showers: yes, ?, yes, ?
Pets allowed: yes Tents
allowed: yes Family
type: yes
Nightly rate $: 25, 12, 22, 21
All Ratings (1=poor 10=excellent): 9, 9, 10, 8
Very well run campground. The people there are very helpful and the atmosphere is very relaxed. It is on the bluff above the Rio Frio and Garner State Park. Easy access to the river for paddle boating, wading, swimming, fishing or tubing. Beautiful hill country with plenty in the area to see. Nearest sizeable town is 30 miles (Uvalde) March 2005.
The
actual address for this campground is Concan,
Texas. Best sites in the park are
numbers 21-23. The views were to die for
- huge cypress trees and the river was shades of jade green. I took lots of
pictures and walking along the river was fantastic. May 2005. March 2006, the Adams Family stayed there.
Seguin::
(TX I-10, apx exit
609, about 40 mi. NE of San Antonio)
From: "Greg" <crowface1@yahoo.com> Subject: First
private park Stayed in a private park for the first time. Dusty Oaks near Seguin,
TX. Very clean and quiet. Full hookups for $15 a night and 2 people. Odd because some people obviously are
permanent residents in their TTs.
Little fences and decks built around them show they are not going anywhere
soon. Almost post-apocalypitcal in mood. Monthly rate
was $200. So if one owns a TT it is a much better deal to stay there than rent
an apartment. $200 all bills paid and someone cleans the bathroom for you? Good
deal.
Sonora:
Caverns of Sonora. RV park and Campground next to cave, just
off of I-10.
http://www.cavernsofsonora.com/ The Caverns of Sonora is a natural cave that
is one of the most active caves in the world, with more than 90% of the
formations in the cave still "growing" and is known as a Natural /
National Landmark. There are forty-eight sites complete with good water and
electricity. Several of the sites are pull-through. Phone: 325-387-3105 
.
Temple, Texas area. ( 10 miles West)
Belton Lake
U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers
3110 FM 2271
Belton, TX 76513-6522
Phone: (254) 939-2461
Westcliff Campground: (N 31
06.893, W 97 30.037)
Electric Campsites
Dump Station
Pull Through Campsites
The Westcliff
Campground is located 3.3 miles west of the 439/2271 intersection. Continue
west on FM 439 for 2.3 more miles, turn right on Eagle Point Way, go 0.8 mile
and turn right on Westcliff Park. Travel about 0.2
miles to campground. These directions are verified using MapSource
software and Google Earth. The pull
through sites are semicircles and face the lake. The campground looks great from Google Earth.
Reservations available through ReserveUSA 1-877-444-6777 Factoid: Historical sites include
the old "Charter Oak" on the Leon River, near the City of Belton, and
the Stage Coach Inn in nearby Salado. Tour Miller
Springs Nature Area located below Belton Dam. The nature area includes a hiking
trail along the Leon River, a restored historic bridge, and several
wildlife-viewing points. Belton Lake is located adjacent to the Fort Hood Army
Base, which has several points of interest for the military buff. The mural
painted on the spillway wall of Belton Dam depicts the history of the Bell
County area.
NOTE: PER WEBSITE: From Belton, 3 miles
north on TX 317, 2 miles west on FM 439, 1 miles north on FM 2271, across the
dam, to the central part of the park or to an office. Something indicates you
may need a gate code. I would recommend you call the park for info, but I can
see a check in station at the entrance to the campground.
Texarkana
(also see Tyler, TX)
Bob Sandlin State Park
(about 100 miles east of Dallas off I-30)
From: "venus_in_orbit"
Subject: Re: Texas State parks; We love campgrounds with their own small lakes because of
the lack of
powerboat noises. However, we did like Bob Sandlin State Park because the
campsites were large.
Anyone looking for a nice park in NE Texas should try the Atlanta State Park just below Texarkana on Lake Wright Patman. There are
many
nice lakefront tent sites and large RV sites from basic to full hookups.
Fishing is good and sites are wooded, large and quiet.
Restroom/Showers are good and the rates are in the $12-14 range with a $2 park
fee per person. I highly recommend this spot if you are
looking for a good park in this part of Texas. http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/atlanta/
Tyler (N.E. near Texarkana)
Tyler State Park
From: "venus_in_orbit"
Subject: Re: Texas State parks Tyler is great if you hit it out of
season...less crowds.
Tyler: Stairway Ranch RV
Park. Hy 35 W of Tyler on Hy 31. Looks nice from road. J. Adams 3/2004 unable to find any
info or phone number. Should
be ok for a 1 night stop.
Tyler: Shallow Creek: I-20 near Tyler
|
Gladwater |
903-983-3466 |
Golf
and RV resort. So much for a “cheap” place
to spend the night. But, the pictures
really look nice. I had to look it up.
$25 per night or $150 per week. All rates for RV plus one vehicle.
Water, sewer, & Satellite TV included.
Tyler area:
Lake of Pines, I-20 near exit 603-604 and ….
near exit 597,
Exxon RV park, looks ok from road for a 1 night stop. J. Adams 3/2004
I found a useful
link for campgrounds and parks in
Texas. http://wildtexas.com/parks/search.php From “Ron” (2007)
Search by County, just click on any county on
the Texas map. http://www.campgroundsofamerica.com/texas/robertsoncounty.html .
Southpoint Texas Campground list: http://www.southpoint.com/databases/txcampA-C.htm
.
Southpoint and
these other sites have dozens of campgrounds not in Trailer Life or Woodall’s
Directory.
Happy Camper Texas List: http://www.rvs-r-us.com/happycamper/Texas.htm
.
RVParks USA, Texas list: http://www.rvparksusa.com/tx-a.htm
.
BisDirectory of
Texas campgrounds, http://www.bisdirectory.com/camping/txcamping.htm
Below is a
good site that covers the entire United States. BUT, I don't believe you will find all of the above sites listed.
http://www.gocampingamerica.com/texas/
Thanks for visiting.