Texas

Buckhorn Lake Resort, Kerrville Texas

Dates: January 22-30, 2011
Location: Interstate 10 exit 501 Kerrville, Texas
Our Site Number: 6094B an "Executive Site"


Reason Selected: We had driven thru this park the year before and were impressed with the well manicured and paved park and amenities.
Setting: Off the interstate but far enough away that the traffic noise isn't noticeable. Well manicured lawns, paved streets and sites. Several out buildings including a "Big Red Barn" for social events.


Big Rig Friendly: Yes, several pull through sites.
Hook-ups: Full Hook-ups including WiFi and cable TV
Laundry: Yes, clean facilities
Price & Discounts: We paid for an executive site (splurged) that backed up to the lake. Weekly rate @ $38 a day plus electric @ $3 a day.
Other Factors: Not far from Kerrville, a full schedule of social activities.
OVERALL RATING: 7
A very nice park, not the type we usually frequent. It was nice but perhaps overpriced.

Comanche Land Rv Park (No website)

Fort Stockton, Texas 

Location: I-10 Between exit 259 A and B on the north side of the interstate
Date: January 21, 2011.
Setting: It's just a dirt/gravel parking lot on the North side of I-10. No amenities other than cable.
Price: We paid $16 for the night (regular rate) with 30 amp, water and sewer. $18 for 50 amp. Payment is Cash Only.
Overall Rating: 5.5
Restrooms are deplorable so be prepared to be self-contained. It's just fine for an overnight when passing through as it's right off the interstate.

Cottonwood Creek RV Park

Dripping Springs/ Henly Texas

Dates: March 22- April 10, 2010, March 1-June 6, 2011

Location: 2951 Ranch Road 165 Dripping Springs, Tx 78620. Rural area about 13 miles west of Dripping Springs.
Our Site Number: 11 and 7

Reason Selected:  We wanted to visit the Texas Hill Country and it was centrally located. Moreover, it was recommended by another blog. 

Setting:  Gravel roads and sites set amongst a hilly property. Many sites are shaded by trees. The park is small and friendly with a small creek cutting through it. Owner managed park.
Big Rig Friendly: No problems with handling big rigs. 

Hook-ups: 50 amps, water and sewer. Very hard water. Very good Wifi throughout the park.

Laundry: Small but well maintained laundry. 

Price & Discounts: They have weekly and monthly rates. We stayed 3 weeks and paid about $20 a day including electric. 

Other Factors: The owners, Sherry and Les Ems are RVers. She screens her guests and many become regulars.  There are no park models or permanent residents. The owners often organize social activities with their guests. 

OVERALL RATING: 8.5

One of the nicest campgrounds we’ve stayed at to date. However, there are no amenities to speak of to include no bath house. Although centrally located in the Texas Hill Country, the closest town is 13 miles away. The area is not bicycle friendly as Ranch Road 165 is two lanes with a speed limit of 60 mph and riding a bike on the dirt trail in the back of the park is not permitted.


Guadalupe River RV Resort
Kerrville, Texas

Dates: April 11-18, 2010
Location: 2605 Junction Hwy 27 • Kerrville, TX 78028  West of San Antonio, south of I-10

Our Site Number: 81 

Reason Selected:  The park was hosting the Carriage Travel Club Texas National Rally

Setting:  A very large park on the Guadalupe River, complete with pools, a rally club house and a saloon-out door bar.
Big Rig Friendly: Can accommodate large rigs. Hook-ups: Full hook-ups 

Laundry: Two laundry facilities 

Price & Discounts: We paid the rally rate of $28 a day. Refer to their website for rates. 

Other Factors: Good WiFi throughout the park. A resort setting with at least three sections. 

OVERALL RATING: 6.5

A nice park, but dated. The sites were very small and subject to flooding when it rains. Overpriced for the quality of the campsites. Majority of sites are pull-throughs.


Parkview RV Park
Fort Stockton, Texas

Dates: April 19, 2010
Location: 735 S. Highway 285 Lot 1 Fort Stockton, TX 79735 South off I-10 in Fort Stockton on Hwy. 285.
Our Site Number: 12
Reason Selected:  Passport America park. We were headed west along I-10 to Carlsbad Tx
Setting:  A large dirt field with RV hook-ups bordered by open fields and/ or mobile homes.
Big Rig Friendly: Can accommodate large rigs.
Hook-ups: Full hook-ups to include cable
Laundry: Available but we didn’t check them out.
Price & Discounts: Passport America Rate of $10 plust $2 for 50 amp and $2 for cable
Other Factors: WiFi is advertised but we couldn’t get a signal. 

OVERALL RATING: 5.0

Perhaps the worst park we have been in. The clerk was rude and we had to move from our first site due to a sewer problem. There are a number of long term Rvs belonging to construction workers.  Lots of ghetto dogs in the area. The park is only adequate for an overnight stay.

Yequa Creek C.O.E. PARK

Somerville Lake, Texas

Dates: March 17-21, 2010

Location: 12563 Yegua Creek Park Rd., Burton, TX 77835 US Army Corps of Engineers Park on Somerville Lake near Somerville Texas, north west of Houston.
Our Site Number: Forgot in first loop. 

Reason Selected:  Our first C.O.E. park and it was on the way to the Austin Area. 

Setting:  On a lake.  Campground has two RV loops and a loop for primitive camping. The RV sites are crushed gravel and in wooded areas. Another C.O.E. park, Rocky Creek is about a mile away. Yegua Creek is the smaller of the two.
Big Rig Friendly: Big Rig Friendly but watch for low tree branches. 

Hook-ups: Yegua Creek only has 30 amp and water.  Rocky Creek has 30/50 amp and water. Both campgrounds have a dump station. Laundry: None 

Price & Discounts: $20 a night for 30amp and water. 

Other Factors: Remote setting, beautiful full views of the lake.  OVERALL RATING:  7 out of 10.

The campground is very nice and has great potential. However, it’s showing its age.  The bathhouses were old and awful.  Both parks really get a lot of use on the weekends from the locals.  Unfortunately we experienced really foul windy weather during our short stay.  There are plenty of deer in the area that are not shy!




Shields Park NAS Recreation Area, Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas

Dates:  January 31-February 28, 2011. June 9-13, 2011.
Location:  Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, (military base)
Our Site Number: several

After an ice storm!

Reason Selected:  Visiting our daughter and son-in-law Setting: Two campgrounds a couple hundred yards apart. Paved loops and pads in the newer campground set in an empty grass field near the water.
Big Rig Friendly: YES, the majority of the sites are back-ins. Hook-ups: Full Hook-ups and WiFi Laundry: Yes..no cost Price & Discounts: $17 a day. 

Other Factors: We were the guest of our son-in-law stationed at the NAS. Electric was included in the $17 a day rate. OVERALL RATING: 6

We stayed for a month to visit. However, we were moved to three different sites during our stay. The campground is very exposed to the wind and salt spray from the surf. The wind constantly blows and everything gets a salty coating.

Pecan Valley RV Park, Junction Texas.  (325) 446-3065

Date:  June 14, 2011

Location:  6716 West Ranch Road 1674, Junction, TX

(325) 446-3065.  7 miles west of Junction on RR 1674.

Our site: 5

Reason Selected:  Overnight stop off I-10.

Setting:  A few miles from the interstate and set in an old Pecan Grove. A very small park.

Big Rig Friendly:  Yes the majority of sites are pull through and not all are shaded.

Hook-ups:  Full hook-ups with only 30 amp service. No Wifi, No Cable and no digital TV reception.

Price:  $22 dollars cash

Other factors:  Poor Verizon cell service. The park is good for a stop over if passing through Junction Texas.  There is a herd of deer that wander freely in the park.

Overall Rating: 6

As stated good for a stop over if you can get by with 30 amp and want solitude. It's a quiet park with no noise from the interstate.

Eagles Nest RV Park, Van Horn, Texas

Date:  June 15, 2011

Location: 1605 W. Broadway Van Horn, TX 79855 ph: 432-283-2420 alt: 410-975-6086

Our site:  6

Reason Selected:  Passing through on I-10 and needed an overnight park. 

Setting:  A medium size park with primarily pull-throughs set amongst some medium size trees. The grounds and roads are clayish gravel. Only a couple blocks from the interstate and in town.

Big Rig Friendly:  Yes plenty of room to manuever. Park was nearly empty when we stayed. Majority of sites are pull through.

Hook-ups:  Full Hook-ups. Not all sites have 50 amp. Wifi was very good. 

Price: It was self register and pay. We didn't see any staff personnel during our stay. We paid $29. 70 with Good Sam discount.

Other Factors:  Close to the interstate. Easy on and off. Restaurants within walking distance.

Overall Rating:  6  Good for a stop over. It was 105 degrees when we stopped over for the night so we didn't spend much time outside or exploring.

Circle Bar RV Park in Ozona Tx.

March 15, 2012

I don't believe there is a website for the park but, it's at exit 372 off I-10 in Texas. It's not much more than a dirt parking lot. Cost was $27 for the night including cable TV, 50 amp and Sewer. It's first come first serve and it seems to be common practice to park your tow vehicle in the adjacent site if it doesn't fit in the site with your rig. We were told to pick our own site and the office didn't care to know which ones we took. Very relaxed.