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Circle B RV Park

June 27, 2018 Jerry Comments 0 Comment

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Location: Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico
Site Quality: Gravel pull thru spots with picnic tables. Quite a few trees that can lead to some tight situations with a big rig.
Type: Mix of longer term residents and short term. Long term seem to be mostly the eastern side with short term on the west.
Access: Just off highway 70 with easy access for big rigs.
Staff: Could be more friendly (seemed to improve once they got to know us) but were helpful.
Amenities: Showers and restrooms (both close from 10PM to 7AM), picnic tables at each site. There was a community room with bi-weekly card games. This room could also be reserved for personal activities.
Cellular/WiFi: AT&T and Verizon 4 bars. WiFi was strong with speed about 1.7 Mbits which seems typical for many parks.
What we liked: Quiet, peaceful atmosphere. Felt safe and secure. Spacious, gravel pull-thru sites.
What we didn’t like: Views of the surrounding mountains were somewhat limited. Our view to the East was of a storage area. Our porch side was opposite to the mountains. …

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Ole Towne Cotton Gin RV Park

June 20, 2018 Jerry Comments 0 Comment

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Location: Goodlett, Texas
Site Quality: Nice pull thru spots with crushed granite pads.
Type: Mostly short term overnight stays.
Access: Just off highway 287, 21 miles East of Childress. Easy access for big rigs.
Staff: Very friendly and hospitable staff, particularly the owner. Online reservations.
Amenities: Showers and restrooms, swimming pool, picnic tables at most sites. Mini store on site. Cotton Gin with some equipment to look at, now used as a common area which was great for Anna to use while I took my class A driving test in Childress. Covered outdoor seating areas also available.
Cellular/WiFi: Good Verizon and AT&T (4 bars without booster). WiFi was available but we did not use it.
What we liked: Friendly staff. Easy pull-thru sites. Cotton Gin and common areas.
What we didn’t like: Some road noise from hwy 287 and train tracks across the highway. …

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Hords Creek Lake – Lakeside Campground

June 16, 2018 Jerry Comments 0 Comment

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Location: Coleman, Texas
Site Quality:  Nice large spots available with most if not all having large trees to provide shade at least over the picnic table area. Limited 50A sites.
Type: Short term, US Army Corps of Engineers
Access: Just off highway 153, 8 miles West of Coleman. Easy access for big rigs.
Staff:  Gate attendant was helpful. Online reservations.
Amenities: Showers and restrooms, fishing pier, swimming area, covered picnic tables and fire rings or grills at most sites.
Cellular/WiFi:  AT&T Ok with booster. No Verizon at all. No WiFi.
What we liked: Quiet, peaceful atmosphere. Secure, gated park. Nice breeze while we were there. Spacious, pull-thru sites. Asphalt pads and driveways. Lots of stars visible in the dark sky. Abundant wildlife.
What we didn’t like: No Verizon service. Weekends more crowded. Some sites did not have walkways to the picnic tables because they needed to be farther away to be under trees. …

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Rio Bonito Cabin and RV Park

May 30, 2018 Jerry Comments 0 Comment

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Location:  Liberty Hill, Texas
Site Quality:  Nice large spots most having cedar trees to provide shade.
Type:  Almost all long term
Access:  Only one of the three routes to get to the park is good for a larger unit (3405 to 257 to 256). Once in the park access via the middle entrance allows good access to all of the sites.
Staff:  The staff here was fantastic and took good care of us throughout our stay.
Amenities:  Laundry room(2), Pool, Community Center, Walking trails, Playground, Picnic Tables at Site
Cellular/WiFi:  AT&T and Verizon was Ok in certain places. From site 36, a cellular booster was needed. WiFi seemed slow and we never used it.
What we liked:  Sense of community, friendly neighbors. Mail and package service for longer term visitors. Quiet, peaceful atmosphere. Secure, gated park.
What we didn’t like:  Cellular service is sporadic.
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