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Lubbock, TX

Lubbock, TX

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Park Review – Lubbock RV Park

Lubbock RV Park site 120

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Location: Lubbock, TX
Type: Commercial
Check-in/Check-out times: 12:00/11:00
Site Quality / Amenities: The roads are a mix of both asphalt and gravel and the sites are gravel or concrete. The sites at the very back of the park have concrete pads and seem to be used for transient guests. There are a couple of restroom with showers and laundry facilities. There is also a library, workout room, playground and picnic area as well as a dog park. Propane is available on site for sale.
Access: Easy access from exit 9 on I-27 north of Lubbock. Pay close attention to directions from the office back to your site as there are lots of turns and some trees.
Staff: The staff was very friendly and helpful.
Cellular/WiFi: 5 bars on T-mobile and about 340 Mbps downloads with 47 Mbps uploads. For Starlink there is generally good views of the sky to the north and from our site we saw speeds of about 192 Mbps download and 18.7 Mbps upload. I believe they had WiFi but we didn’t use it.
Restaurants: The Escondido Grill is very close by with many Texas favorites along with good steaks. As a bonus, the grounds are very nice and there are Peacocks outside on the patio area that can be fed.
Nearby parks: The Retreat RV Resort south of Lubbock on I-27 and Mesa Verde in Wolfforth on the west side.
What we liked: Sites at the back of the park (sites 116-121) have concrete pads and there is no noticeable noise from I-27 nearby. Other than occasional airport noise it is very quiet there.
What we didn’t like: Lots of stickers in the “grass” and gravel areas of the park. There are also prairie dogs around the sites in the back of the park. They didn’t cause us any problems but they can eat exposed wiring. The park is on the west side of the Lubbock airport so there can be some airplane noise although we didn’t find it too objectionable. It’s west Texas so be prepared for wind and dust!
Verdict: We would stay here again although our preference is either Mesa Verde or The Retreat because they are closer to the places we go when in town.

Wichita Falls, TX

Wichita Falls, TX

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Park Review – Crossroads Luxury RV Park

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Rating: ⭐⭐⭐1/2
Location: On US-287 (Northwest Loop) on the north side of Wichita Falls.
Type: Commercial
Check-in/Check-out times: 1:00/11:00
Site Quality / Amenities: At the time of our visit, this park was new and not yet fully operational. At that time it would be hard to call it a luxury park. Roads and pads are concrete. Each site has a concrete patio along with a picnic table. There is a large dog park as well as a club house and pool. The club house apparently serves mixed drinks some times but they never did the 5 days we were there. It also includes a laundry room and an exercise room. The pool was also not yet open as they were waiting for approval from the city.
Access: Even though it’s at the crossroads of US-287 and Interstate 44 it can be slightly challenging to get to as there are a lot of roads converging and quite a few large businesses.
Staff: The staff were friendly and basically consisted of a front desk person and a couple who live on site and basically do everything.
Cellular/WiFi: Starlink had an unobstructed view of the sky so speeds were good. T-Mobile had 5 bars and achieved nearly 1 Gbps down and 80 Mbps up. The park had WiFi but we didn’t use it.
Restaurants: We tried Cracker Barrel due to it’s close proximity and honestly it was not a good experience. The chicken fried steak I had seemed to be semi warm from a microwave. The catfish was only slightly better but mostly tasteless. We decided the chain is really going down hill fast after visiting several other locations and I think we’ll pass on them for a while. They’ll either improve or go out of business. We also went to Texas Roadhouse and it was very good – both service and food. It also ended up being less expensive than CB.
Nearby parks: We didn’t investigate any nearby parks.
What we liked: The park is all concrete – roads and pads which was nice during the rain we got. Overall the park has lots of possibilities as they finish it out. Sheppard Air Force base is close by so we got to see a lot of T-38C Talon jets practicing which was very cool but added to the noise (see below).
What we didn’t like: Most sites aren’t very level, requiring leveling blocks on one side the ground the wheels. Grass has been planted but in many places there are more weeds than grass. The park is right on two highways and near railroad tracks which normally doesn’t bother us but here it was quite noisy day and night. Also new for us was that there was a underground petroleum pipeline going through the park and right by our site.
Verdict: We would stay here again, for a short stay although at least for now it’s hard to call this a “Luxury” park.

Quanah, TX

Quanah, TX

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The nearest town to the State Park is Quanah, Texas. Quanah is a small city in north west-central Texas with a rich and layered history tied to Native American heritage, the expansion of the railroads, and the growth of the Texas ranching industry.

Quanah Parker, for whom the city is named, was the last chief of the Comanche Nation and the son of Comanche chief Peta Nocona and Cynthia Ann Parker, a white settler who had been kidnapped as a child and assimilated into the tribe. Quanah became a symbol of adaptation and leadership during a difficult transition period when Native American tribes were being relocated to reservations.

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Abilene, TX

Abilene, TX

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Park Review – Ridgeview RV Resort

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Location: Abilene, TX
Type: Commercial Park
Check-in/Check-out times: 12:00/11:00
Site Quality / Amenities: Asphalt roads and gravel pads. We arrived just after a hard rain and there was a minimal amount of water standing around the park. The park has a dog park area, a pool with a playground, and community pergolas and fire pits.
Access: Easy access from Interstate 20 on the east side of Abilene.
Staff: The staff member we talked to was very friendly and efficient.
Cellular/WiFi: There are only small trees in the park so Starlink service was unobstructed. T-Mobile was 5 bars and achieved about 365 Mbps downloads and 10 Mbps uploads. The park has WiFi but we didn’t use it.
Restaurants: Oscar’s Mexican Restaurant – Decent Mexican food.
Nearby parks: We didn’t look at any other parks this time but we have stayed just up the road at Whistle Stop.
What we liked: The interior roads are asphalt and the trailer pads are small gravel. Each site has a small area of artificial grass. Unlike nearby Whistle Stop, you can easily book sites online.
What we didn’t like: Most sites are somewhat un-level. Being right off I-20 there was some road noise. There are no site amenities like picnic tables or fire pits.
Verdict: We will definitely stay here again when passing through Abilene.

Moody, TX

Moody, TX

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Mother Neff State Park

Mother Neff State Park is a small but historic state park located in Central Texas, near the town of Moody, about halfway between Waco and Temple. It’s actually the first and one of the oldest state parks in Texas, established in the 1930s, and it’s named after Isabella Eleanor Neff, the mother of former Texas Governor Pat Neff. He donated the land in her memory, and a lot of the original park infrastructure was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the 1930s, which adds a cool historical element to the place.

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