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7.2 Good
Windmill RV Park
2398 FM 1235 Merkel, Texas 79536 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 54 | Recent Rate: $$$$ |
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Rating: 7 8 7 4 9 Clean Restrooms: Clean Showers: Park is just off I-20. Easy to get to. Owner very friendly and accommodating. Wasn't in the office when we arrived, but checked on us later that evening. Sites are nice and long, gravel and packed dirt base. Fairly level. Park was only about 1/4 full. Utilities were easily accessible about mid-way on the site. Most of the residents appear to be permanent residents and some of the trailers are very run down (tarps over roofs, lots of "stuff sitting around", not well maintained,) and appear to have been there a few years. Only complaint I had was the site we were in was littered with cigarette butts. As a non-smoker, I find most unpleasant that people don't clean up after themselves or their pets. Travel trailer next door to us had 2 dogs that owner let roam without a leash. Smaller dog did "its business" on our site and owner didn't clean up. (Probably because she wasn't paying attention to them.) Area is pretty flat, open, and it was very windy. Not much in the way of fencing to stop litter from invading the park from the nearby businesses. - usamacdonald2
Nice, clean and roomy spot. Site surface was gravel. Sunny and open exposures. Stayed the night on the way to Texas. - Kenjr
View more reviews and a full list of amenities for Windmill RV Park »This park is really a home to men and families working on the oil line with one space for people traveling through. The owner is very kind the space is very large, hook ups easy but not sure I would come back. Train is nearby and the place is really quiet by 9:00 but by 5:30 there is a lot of noise as the men leave for the day. - Bev&Dick
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4.7 Average
Tye RV Park 8.61 miles E
441 N Access Rd # 1-20 Tye, Texas 79563 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 40 | Recent Rate: $$$$ |
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Pull-Thru SitesPool AccessBig Rig AccessPets AllowedWaterfront AccessTents AllowedReviews of Tye RV Park
Rating: 8 8 8 6 6 Clean Restrooms: Clean Showers: The owners are so friendly and helpful. Many new long level pull-thrus have been added since our last stay. Only had planes flying over 3 days, never at night. Some train and road noise outside but not inside coach with air running in 103 heat. 50 amp was good but you do need a lift for your sewer hose as connection is high. Only negative is no WiFi. Owners were out every day keeping the park clean and grading roads after severe storm came through. We definitely recommend this park if you are in the area. - mrk
The owner was very friendly. Good spaces - not much shade. Problems encountered were the park lies right in the pathway of Dyess Air Force Base flight pattern and it is really loud as the planes are not very far above ground at takeoff. We also encountered trouble cleaning our lines as the sewer drains are too high and we had to keep picking up the line to drain. - DRBurns
View more reviews and a full list of amenities for Tye RV Park »A basic RV park with good access from I-20. Fuel close by. Mostly filled with pipeline workers who are there long term. Residents were quiet and considerate. W/E/S worked well. Interior roads have washed a bit, but sites were solid and level as well as shaded. Highway noise was minimal, but Train noise was noticeable. Honestly, if you don't like train noise, then anywhere along I-20 is probably not for you. Staff was very friendly and helpful. A good solid park that meets your needs. - BounderPounder
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6 Average
Dyess AFB FamCamp (Military FamCamp) 11.89 miles E
926 Louisiana Rd Abilene, Texas 79603 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 21` | Recent Rate: $$$$ |
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Pull-Thru SitesPool AccessBig Rig AccessPets AllowedWaterfront AccessTents AllowedReviews of Dyess AFB FamCamp (Military FamCamp)
Rating: 8 4 4 8 Clean Restrooms: Clean Showers: This is a nice campground. There are no trees but the sites are laid out in easy in and out fashion (most are pull through). The campground is close to Outdoor Recreation and the camper storage area. All hookups worked fine. The Wifi is excellent. The ladies bathroom had 2 stalls and two large shower stalls with locker space. The men's room had one stall and one urinal with the same large shower area. The cable tv worked fine. The laundry room was sufficient. The campground is fairly new. Our charcoal grill had not even been used. There was parking space at the campsite to fit our tow vehicle. The $35 fee is high for a military campground (most are $20). - Melodycthomas
Dyess FamCamp is overpriced for the area, for the campground, for the space, and for what it offers. Many much better, much nicer military Famcamps are way less money.
This is basically a parking lot, with short sites, spaced closely together. The back in sites are not even numbered so that those arriving with reservations know which site to park in! Sites are short, and pretty close to neighbors considering the vacant base land all around.
There are many homesteaders, and they occupy many of the pull thrus. Move the homesteaders to the back ins, and let those passing through have the pull thru sites.
The bathrooms don't even have hand soap at the sinks. The information board on the outside of the laundry/shower facility has no information on it. The folder with "base maps" inside the laundry room has no maps in it. We have stayed in Famcamps across the nation, and even at $25 per night this one would still be overpriced. Truly, this Famcamp is a disgrace in the overall system.
The only thing saving this campground financially and for occupancy appears to be the long term homesteaders paying by the month. - AC7880View more reviews and a full list of amenities for Dyess AFB FamCamp (Military FamCamp) »We went to the campground coming in off the road and there were no available sites. The next day we went back and got a site and the next morning we were told we had to leave because our site was assigned to someone else. We were not told this the day before. It appears that Dyess FamCamp is for homesteaders or people living on base who choose to stay in the campground instead of living in base housing or off base. Don't bother to stop here hoping to get a place to stay for the night or multiple nights because the homesteaders have it locked up. - Debby W
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7.3 Good
VFW Post 6873 RV Park 12 miles E
1049 Vapor Trail Abilene, Texas 79605 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 23 | Recent Rate: $$$$ |
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Rating: 8 9 7 7 5 Clean Restrooms: Clean Showers: Very friendly workers. We were literally parked along one end of the paved parking lot with 50 amps & water. We stayed 2 nites & there was a 3 nite max. The rate was $35/nite which was high to us, but we are not VFW MEMBERS anywhere. Members I'm sure must get a discount. It was very safe we felt, but there are cars coming & going until about 11:30 pm. - slawrence
We are staying on there newly opened part. It just opened up 2 weeks ago. Brand new laundry and bathrooms with showers. Large sites large, level and gravel. The staff is very friendly and helpful. I would stay here again if I am in the area. My daily rate was based on the weekly rate. - rynosback
View more reviews and a full list of amenities for VFW Post 6873 RV Park »Five electric and water hookups. Dump station provided. No shade. Site surface is a concrete pad. We have friends in the area and it is a good place to park for a few days. - Trvl4Evr
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6.7 Good
Abilene KOA 13.32 miles E
4851 West Stamford Street Abilene, Texas 79603 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 89 | Recent Rate: $$$$ |
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Pull-Thru SitesPool AccessBig Rig AccessPets AllowedWaterfront AccessTents AllowedReviews of Abilene KOA
Rating: 8 8 8 5 6 Clean Restrooms: Clean Showers: Very clean KOA with a charming “General “ store full of knickknacks and RV decor (best we’ve seen at any RV park). Sites are grass but spacious and a decent dog park that’s well maintained (our pooch appreciated all the grass after weeks making do with the sand and gravel of Arizona!). Easy hookup but our satellite dish had a little difficulty with the surrounding trees so we just put it on the roof and all was good. - Mountain RV User
This is a very nice park, 'conveniently' located at the junction of I-20 and US 277. Getting there East bound quite easy, just exit I-20 at exit 282 and proceed to the KOA. If you are West bound, you still exit at 282, but go back East to the CG. However, leaving is a different story. The park is on a one-way East bound road, tucked in the I-20/US277 interchange. When you leave, you go East, then turn South, turn left under US277, then left to get on US277. From there you can go east or west on I-20. We were headed West and the whole trip was 3 miles from exit 282 and back. We arrived just before sunset and the sun shinning through the leafless mature mesquite trees was very warming. Most of the pull-thru sites are reverse entry, and vary in length. Some are quite shallow. We were in the longer sites. The interior roads are dirt, but quite smooth, except right in front of our site (#42) which had some major potholes. The sites are also dirt, but very level. We had a concrete patio w/ table. The utilities are a little forward in the site, but still convenient. The sewer, which we did not need, was at ground level and hard to find. The water pressure was a little weak, but the voltage was strong. Check in was pleasant and easy. We were presented with a cable box to connect to the TV. I needed to de-winterize the MH and did not want to mess around with digging into the TV wiring, so we declined. There was adequate antenna TV. The strongest WiFi signal came from the Motel 6 next door, but in the morning the KOA was stronger. It appeared that most of the residents were permanent workers; I did not see another motorhome. I had not been to this park in several years, but I was quite satisfied and will return if the opportunity arises. - Martini
View more reviews and a full list of amenities for Abilene KOA »Nice park for overnight stay. Seemed to be a large number of spaces in use by "full-timers." Closeness of sites made things seem a little crowded. Camp grounds are on south side of Interstate 20. If traveling west bound, be sure to call ahead to get directions as to which exit to take. Also expect some, but not bad, I20 traffic noise. - CG1314
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The Honey Hole Rv Park 16.29 miles E
493 Crows Nest Rd Abilene, Texas 79601 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 20 | Recent Rate: $$$$ |
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6.3 Average
Lake Sweetwater Municipal Park 17.15 miles W
326 FM 2035 Sweetwater, Texas 79556 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 32 | Recent Rate: $$$$ |
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Pull-Thru SitesPool AccessBig Rig AccessPets AllowedWaterfront AccessTents AllowedReviews of Lake Sweetwater Municipal Park
Rating: 6 5 8 5 7 Clean Restrooms: Clean Showers: Strange campground, but with W/E sites for $15/night, it was worth a stay just to run the electric heater and the furnace on a windy, very cold February night. And the cottonwood and oak trees around the edges of the campground helped reduce the constant north wind. The sites were fairly widely spaced, but each power post/faucet had two sides--one on gravel and one on grass/weeds. We picked the grass side of our site because it was a little more level, but we could still put the truck on the downhill side because we weren't unhooking the trailer. This would probably be a great park for fall or spring camping with its two campgrounds, a lake for fishing and boating, a marina, a golf course, and a general store. There was some noise from the nearby highway and there were very few OTA TV stations. But for us, it worked well as a brief stop on a long, cold Texas plains night even though the price was just raised from $10 to $15/night on Jan. 1, 2018. - fanrgs
This place is a few miles off the interstate and signs are few and far between however the GPS coordinates were spot on. Roads and sites are gravel. Sites are just kind of scattered around in amongst the trees. You find power (30 & 50 amp) and water that are close to one of the wide spots, park and hook up! Most areas are level and range in size from small to huge. No problem finding an open spot for satellite and Verizon 4G was strong. Very quiet sparsley populated with campers. Great place for an overnight stop to get away from the interstate noise. - Pjoe
View more reviews and a full list of amenities for Lake Sweetwater Municipal Park »Nice park located below the dam of lake. Trees and shade available. Dump station located near exit of park. Power pedestal located next to site. We camped during motorcycle rally and cook-off. - TnL Thomas
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8.5 Good
Whistle Stop RV Resort 17.38 miles E
695 E Stamford St Abilene, Texas 79601 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 98 | Recent Rate: $$$$ |
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Pull-Thru SitesPool AccessBig Rig AccessPets AllowedWaterfront AccessTents AllowedReviews of Whistle Stop RV Resort
Rating: 9 8 10 8 9 Clean Restrooms: Clean Showers: Nice RV park with very long (90') level gravel pull-thru's. (Most sites are pull-thru.) FHU-50, Cement patio with picnic table. Lots of grass space between sites. Sometimes wifi. Cable. Some spots have fire and BBQ. Large rec room - good for rallies. Exercise equipment. Pool. Very good internal roads. Park is excellent for big rigs. Is right off the I-20 so there is road noise. Staff is superb and very helpful. Definitely would stay here again. - DrM Traveler
The park is well laid out and easy to navigate. The roads and site pads are crushed rock and very dirty when windy or raining. The sites are level and well spaced with more than the usual room between them. All utilities worked as needed. Not a very strong Verizon or At&t signal but usable. Wifi worked great for us during the day. Some highway noise but not unbearable. - Ghettomedic
View more reviews and a full list of amenities for Whistle Stop RV Resort »I was a little hesitant to stay here but was most pleasantly surprised. This was an excellent campground from all aspects. The WiFi was great, the sites were gravel with grass around the edges. Check in was easy, host were supportive and friendly and everything worked. We would stay here again any time we were thru this area. - Bob Stillwell
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8.3 Good
Abilene State Park 17.55 miles SE
150 Park Road 32 Tuscola, Texas 79562 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 96 | Recent Rate: $$$$ |
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Pull-Thru SitesPool AccessBig Rig AccessPets Allowed-stream Waterfront AccessTents AllowedReviews of Abilene State Park
Rating: 8 8 10 7 9 Clean Restrooms: Clean Showers: We were with a group in the Wagon Circle and it was perfect for us as we could all visit in the center grassy area and had our group supper in the hall, which is very well equipped. Our group moved on but we had to stay to take care of a medical emergency. It was a good place to be stuck, a pleasant environment and plenty of nature trails to walk our two dogs. It was fun to see families and friends enjoying all the park amenities. Plus, the rangers could not have been more accommodating, directing us to reputable medical care, helping us figure out the cheapest way to stay, even checking to make sure our air conditioner was running for our dogs when we were gone to the hospital all day. They have wifi, which is rare in a state park, but it is nearly useless. Of the three bathhouses, the one at Brushy Trail has the largest and cleanest showers. The water is hot and the pressure is good. - janci
typical of most Texas state parks. nicely spaced with utilities where you need them. nice and quiet. second stay here and will probably return again. - rockhill
View more reviews and a full list of amenities for Abilene State Park »We often stop at Abilene State Park when headed through west Texas and did so last night. It is alway clean, well care for, and the personnel are friendly and helpful. Brushy Trail section is woodsy and home to deer and other wildlife. Sites are asphalt and fairly level, and are water and 50 amp electric only. There is a dump and trash station conveniently located. If you are a walker or biker, there are some hiking trails; in addition, the park has a lovely swimming pool. The price is right at $18 per night. We have stayed in several of the sites over the years in Brushy Trail, but last night we were in #58. We stayed here in a 40' Fifth Wheel. - the Fishers
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5.5 Average
Sweetwater RV Park 22.77 miles W
201 W Florida Ave Sweetwater, Texas 79556 (map) | Click To View Phone
Sites: 30 | Recent Rate: $$$$ |
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Pull-Thru SitesPool AccessBig Rig AccessPets AllowedWaterfront AccessTents AllowedReviews of Sweetwater RV Park
Rating: 4 7 6 4 6 Clean Restrooms: Clean Showers: In town right off the interstate. Not in a very nice/safe looking neighborhood. Some pull thru sites but they are very short. Check in was not ideal. When you enter, there is a very run down house that looks like it should be condemned. The office is a little further in. When we arrived it was closed and it said to check in at a certain site number or to call a phone number. The site numbers were not visible so it was impossible to locate the site they referred to. By the looks of the mostly permanent trailers, I would not want to risk knocking on the wrong door. I called the number and the lady came right over.
We checked into a site right in front of the office. When we plugged our EMS/ surge protector it read high voltage! Needless to say we could not stay. They were very nice about refunding our money.
Most of the sites were occupied with what appeared to be permanent residents or maybe rentals working in the oilfields.
Unless you are really desperate I would recommend passing Sweetwater on by. - jvkATXSites are scattered over the campgound, but dispersed so you are not close. First electric we tried had open ground, but the one on the other side of the pole was good. Managed by the city and had a very friendly host on site. Great little park for an over night or a few days. We will come back. - Orlan
View more reviews and a full list of amenities for Sweetwater RV Park »Limited sites, good overnight stop. - twocoots
