rynosback Posted December 31, 2017 Report Share Posted December 31, 2017 Looking for suggestions on campgrounds to stay at or avoid in the Big Bend, TX area. Just need full hookups, nothing over the top. Thanks for the advise. 2015 Ram 3500 RC DRW CTD AISIN 410 rear 2016 Mobile Suites 38RSB3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al F Posted December 31, 2017 Report Share Posted December 31, 2017 http://www.rvparkreviews.com/regions/texas/big-bend-national-park/rio-grande-village-rv-campground-full-hookups-4221 Full hookups inside the park. Pretty cramped parking spots on asphalt. To bad you don't dry camp. The RGV (Rio Grande Village) campground is very nice, well separated campsites, nice grass to put your lawn chairs on, big cottonwood trees. I don't know of any RV Parks I would avoid. There are several RV Parks in Study Butte & Terlingua: http://www.rvparkreviews.com/regions/texas/terlingua Big Bend Motor Inn is closest to the park. Can be dusty if windy. About a 45 minute to an hours drive to the park headquarters in the center of the park. Stillwell RV Park, several miles outside the north entrance to BBNP is were a lot of people stay. It is a little over an hours drive to the park headquarters in the center of the park. http://www.rvparkreviews.com/regions/texas/alpine/stillwell-store-and-rv-park-2691 Al & Sharon 2006 Winnebago Journey 36G 2020 Chevy Colorado Toad San Antonio, TX http://downtheroadaroundthebend.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al F Posted December 31, 2017 Report Share Posted December 31, 2017 If you are coming from the east, take US-90 out of San Antonio or Del Rio and spend a couple of nights at Seminole Canyon SP about 40 miles west of Del Rio. Take the guided hike to the pictographs. https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/seminole-canyon https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/seminole-canyon/park_events After Seminole SP stop at the Texas Hwy Dept visitor center in Langtry and take 30 minutes to an hour to tour the desert nature garden & Judge Roy Bean, Law-West-of-the-Pecos exhibit. Well worth the stop. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langtry,_Texas Or if you are coming from the west, take US-90 east to Langtry and Seminole SP after you visit BBNP. Al & Sharon 2006 Winnebago Journey 36G 2020 Chevy Colorado Toad San Antonio, TX http://downtheroadaroundthebend.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtgeodog Posted December 31, 2017 Report Share Posted December 31, 2017 I would recommend Stillwell's or one of the parks in Alpine. I have stayed at Big Bend Motor Inn and it can be very dusty when the wind is blowing. Make sure you make a drive to Presido. The trip is very scenic. ShortyO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butchkaren Posted December 31, 2017 Report Share Posted December 31, 2017 And as long as you are there.....a river rafting trip on the Rio Grande is well worth it, too. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynosback Posted December 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2017 3 hours ago, butchkaren said: And as long as you are there.....a river rafting trip on the Rio Grande is well worth it, too. Enjoy! I think it is a bit cold there this time of year. But looking to go there in a month. We will see. I have white watered the New River on class 4 & 5 rapids so it is hard to beat that. 2015 Ram 3500 RC DRW CTD AISIN 410 rear 2016 Mobile Suites 38RSB3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2gypsies Posted December 31, 2017 Report Share Posted December 31, 2017 If you need hookups I'd recommend Rio Grande Village RV in the park itself. Yes, your neighbor will be close but you will be out siteseeing anyway. Also, there's a nice grassy, treed area behind all the RVs for sitting and meeting your neighbors. Why drive unnecessary miles to visit the park. Stay inside it! We enjoy the dry camping area which is right next door to the RV park for more space. Full-timed for 16 YearsTraveled 8 yr in a 2004 Newmar Dutch Star 40' Motorhome and 8 yr in a 33' Travel Supreme 5th Wheel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynosback Posted January 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2018 9 hours ago, 2gypsies said: If you need hookups I'd recommend Rio Grande Village RV in the park itself. Yes, your neighbor will be close but you will be out siteseeing anyway. Also, there's a nice grassy, treed area behind all the RVs for sitting and meeting your neighbors. Why drive unnecessary miles to visit the park. Stay inside it! We enjoy the dry camping area which is right next door to the RV park for more space. My wife called them and they are booked. I agree that staying in the park would have been the best option. 2015 Ram 3500 RC DRW CTD AISIN 410 rear 2016 Mobile Suites 38RSB3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rover Posted January 1, 2018 Report Share Posted January 1, 2018 We stayed in Lajatis at Maverick RV Resort at the Lajatis Golf Resort. FHU and located between the National Park and the State Park. It’s on the really nice scenic river road that goes to Presidio. I also recommend taking the drive there. Vicki Vicki, Mark and Sadie Fulltime and having fun! 2016 Newmar Ventana LE 2019 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kb0zke Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 We stayed at Parkview RV Park in Fort Stockton, TX last winter and drove down to Big Bend three times. Each time we left before sunrise, spent the day at the park, then drove back, getting back to the RV after dark. Of course, this was Christmas/New Year's, so days were pretty short. We enjoyed the day we went across the river to Mexico. Unique experience! Well worth the few dollars it cost us. David Lininger, kb0zke 1993 Foretravel U300 40' (sold) 2022 Grand Design Reflection 315RLTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalkie Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 On 12/31/2017 at 6:03 AM, Al F said: Stillwell RV Park, several miles outside the north entrance to BBNP is were a lot of people stay. It is a little over an hours drive to the park headquarters in the center of the park. http://www.rvparkreviews.com/regions/texas/alpine/stillwell-store-and-rv-park-2691 We just spent a few days here. The old part of the park is a little tight but not bad. The management was very friendly and helpful. Yes, it does take about 45-60 minutes to get to the Park Headquarters at Panther Junction but that is not due to distance but rather a 45MPH speed limit in the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynosback Posted January 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 How is the water in these Parks. A lot of reviews I have read state the water is Ok To shower and clean cloths, but they would not drink it. Any truth to this? Should I bring in cases of water with me? 2015 Ram 3500 RC DRW CTD AISIN 410 rear 2016 Mobile Suites 38RSB3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2gypsies Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 In 16 years of full-timing we always drank the water from our holding tanks and filled it at many types of places. We did use filters though - one on incoming water and one at the kitchen sink. As far as the national park's water - like all national parks; it's tested regularly. The same would be true of state parks. They wouldn't take a chance on masses of people getting sick. Private parks? I don't know. Full-timed for 16 YearsTraveled 8 yr in a 2004 Newmar Dutch Star 40' Motorhome and 8 yr in a 33' Travel Supreme 5th Wheel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynosback Posted January 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 1 hour ago, 2gypsies said: In 16 years of full-timing we always drank the water from our holding tanks and filled it at many types of places. We did use filters though - one on incoming water and one at the kitchen sink. As far as the national park's water - like all national parks; it's tested regularly. The same would be true of state parks. They wouldn't take a chance on masses of people getting sick. Private parks? I don't know. We use two filters. The blue one at the faucet pre hose and then it goes through a house filter. Both are 5 micron with charcoal. Plus I filter through a Berkey for drinking and cooking purposes. 2015 Ram 3500 RC DRW CTD AISIN 410 rear 2016 Mobile Suites 38RSB3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al F Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 14 hours ago, rynosback said: How is the water in these Parks. A lot of reviews I have read state the water is Ok To shower and clean cloths, but they would not drink it. Any truth to this? Should I bring in cases of water with me? Big Bend just redid the water system at RVG (Rio Grande Village) within the last 12-18 months, so the water should be good. There used to be some warnings about the water at RGV several years ago. There were some minor things that were above some limits, but not high enough to need to close the water system. We have been camping in one form or another for 48 years and have always filled our fresh water tanks and drank the water from the tank, and never had an issue. We always travel with a full fresh water tank and before we fill we look at the water in a clear glass and taste it before filling the tank. There have been a few times we did not fill because of the taste of the water. Al & Sharon 2006 Winnebago Journey 36G 2020 Chevy Colorado Toad San Antonio, TX http://downtheroadaroundthebend.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynosback Posted January 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 The water in the park does not matter as they are booked up. How are the campgrounds outside of Big Bend? 2015 Ram 3500 RC DRW CTD AISIN 410 rear 2016 Mobile Suites 38RSB3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rover Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 We used the water at the Maverick RV Park at Lajatis and it was fine. Ran it thru our regular filter first. Vicki Vicki, Mark and Sadie Fulltime and having fun! 2016 Newmar Ventana LE 2019 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTexRex Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 We stayed at the Lost Alaskan RV Park in Alpine, TX---a really nice park. We always use an On-the-Go water softener, which you'll especially need in West Texas and New Mexico--it drastically improves the taste of the water. Filters will not remove dissolved minerals. Rex & Karen Libre y pobre en La Casa Rodante Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ms60ocb Posted April 18, 2018 Report Share Posted April 18, 2018 About a week ago we stayed 4 nights at the Marathon Motel & RV Park. Easy Excess to the East side of the Big Bend. The utilities were better than average in my book At the Big Bend visitors center there is a wall hanging of a satellite View. I studied the picture and can't imagine any place that that much color and rugged landscape. Added highlight of staying at Marathon is the Fort Davis Observatory has a couple telescopes set up at the RV Park grounds and after sun down this fellow gives quite presentation for the novice (Me). WE happened to be there a couple dark clear nights. Clay & Marcie Clay & Marcie Too old to play in the snow Diesel pusher and previously 2 FW and small Class C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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