Park Review – Riverside RV Park

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Location: Brownwood, TX
Type: I believe this is part of the City Park and possibly managed by a third party.
Check-in/Check-out times: 1:00/11:00
Site Quality / Amenities: Sites are full hookup with 30/50A service and no other amenities. There are separate bathrooms for men and women in the RV park.
Access: Easy access from US-84. Turn left onto Riverside Park Dr. and the RV sites are about 1/2 mile up on the right. Do not go into Riverside Park as some directions suggest.
Staff: There is no onsite staff. The park will text you on the day of arrival to confirm your reservation and site number. We did meet the person who texted us as he showed up when we were getting set up and he was nice and helpful with activities going on in town that night.
Cellular/WiFi: We had good Verizon service with speeds fast enough to stream. We did not set up our Starlink due to just an overnight stop but we likely would have had problems with it anyway due to limited north view because of trees.
Restaurants: We ate at the Cotton Patch Cafe which is just outside the park and it was decent but not necessarily unforgettable.
Nearby parks: We did not look at any other parks during our stay but Harlowe’s RV Park on the east end of town looks like it might be OK for a one night stay as well.
What we liked: The Pecan Bayou River flows right in front of the RV park, just 50 yards from the sites. There is a deck with chairs to sit out and enjoy the river. In addition the City of Brownwood also has a large city park adjacent to the RV park so there’s lots of room for a walk or to just get out and enjoy the outdoors. There are numerous opportunities nearby for food and stores like Walmart.
What we didn’t like: Many of the sites had issues like low tree limbs or other issues getting out of the sites.
Verdict: One of these sites should work for us 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, or 23. We were on site 23 this time. Do not pick a site below 14 with a big rig unless you can back out and then get turned around to exit because of a big dip in the road to get out of the sites. Any other site not listed above has trees that would likely be too low or might interfere with getting out of the site. This is a great park for a one night stopover or maybe even a few days.